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SECTION 1

Hello?

Oh, hello. I wanted to enquire about hiring a room inthe Village Hall, for the evening of September thefirst.

Let me just see...Yes, we have both rooms availablethat evening.

There's our Main Hall-that's got seating for 200people. Or there's the Charlton Room...

Sorry?

The Charlton Room - C-H-A-R-l-T-0-N.That's got seating for up to one hundred.

Well, we're organising a dinner to raise money for a charity, and we're hoping for at least 150people,

so I think we'll go for the Main Hall.

How much would that cost?

Let's see. You wanted it for the evening of September 1st?

Yes, that's a Saturday.

So from 6 p. m. to midnight that'd be 115 pounds-that's the weekend price, it's 75 pounds onweekdays.

That's all right.

And I have to tell you there's also a deposit of 250 pounds, which is returnable of course aslong as there's no damage.

But we do insist that this is paid in cash, we don't take cards for that.

You can pay the actual rent of the room however you like though cash, credit card, cheque...

Oh, well I suppose that's OK.So does the charge include use of tables and chairs and so on?

Oh, yes.

And what about parking?

Yeah that's all included.

The only thing that isn't included is that...you said you were organising a dinner?

Yeah.

Well, you'll have to pay extra for the kitchen if you want to use that. It's 25 pounds.

It's got very good facilities — good quality cookers and fridges and so on.

OK, well I suppose that's all right.

We can cover the cost in our entry charges.

Right. So I'll make a note of that.

Now there are just one or two things you need to think about before the event.

For example, you'll have to see about getting a licence if you're planning to have any musicduring the meal.

Oh, really?

It's quite straightforward, I'll give you the details later on.

And about a week or ten days before your event you'll need to contact the caretaker, that's MrEvans,

to make the arrangements for entry- he'Il sort that out with you.

And do I give him the payment as well?

No, you do that directly with me.

Right.NowisthereanythingIneedtoknowaboutwhathappensduringtheevent?

Well,asyou'llbeaware,ofcoursethebuildingisnosmokingthroughout.

Ofcourse.

Now,areyouhavingaband?

Yes.

Well,they'llhavealotofequipment,

soratherthanusingthefrontdoortheyshouldparktheirvanroundthebackandusethestagedoorthere.

Youcanopenthatfrominsidebutdon'tforgettolockitattheend.

OK.

Andtalkingofbands,I'msureIdon'tneedtotellyouthis,

butyoumustmakesurethatnoonefiddlesaboutwiththeblackboxbythefiredoor

that'sasystemthatcutsinwhenthevolumereachesacertainlevel.It'salegalrequirement.

Sure.Anyway,wewantpeopletobeabletotalktooneanothersowedon'twantanythingtooloud.

Oh,thatremindsme,we'llbehavingspeeches-arethereanymicrophonesavailable?

Yeah.Justletthecaretakerknow,he'llgetthoseforyou.

Right,nowwhentheeventisoverwedoaskthatthepremisesareleftingoodcondition.

Sothere'salockedcupboardandyou'Ilbeinformedofthecodeyouneedtoopenthat.

It'sgotallthecleaningequipment,brushesanddetergentandsoon.

Right,sowhatdoweneedtodoaftereveryone'sgone?

SweepthefloorsIsuppose?

Wellactuallytheyhavetobewashednotjustswept.

Thenyou'llbeprovidedwithblackplasticbags,

soalltherubbishmustbecollectedupandleftoutsidethedoor.

Ofcourse.We'llmakesureeverything'slefttidy.

Oh.andIforgottoask.

Ipresumewecanhavedecorationsintheroom?

Yes,butyoumusttakethemdownafterwards.

Sure.

Andthechairsandtablesshouldbestackedupneatlyatthebackoftheroom.

I'llmakesureI'vegotafewpeopletohelpme.

Section2

WelcometotheFiddyWorkingHeritageFarm.

Thisopen-airmuseumgivesyoutheexperienceofagricultureandrurallifeintheEnglishcountrysideattheendofthenineteenthcentury.

Soyou'llseeatypicalfarmofthatperiod,andlikeme,allthestaffaredressedinclothesofthattime.

Imustgiveyousomeadviceandsafetytipsbeforewegoanyfurther.

Asit'saworkingfarm,pleasedon'tfrightenorinjuretheanimals.

Wehavealothere,andmanyofthemarebreedsthatarenowquiterare.

Anddostayatasafedistancefromthetools:

someofthemhavesharppointswhichcanbeprettydangerous,sopleasedon'ttouchthem.

Wedon'twantanyaccidents,dowe?

Thegroundisveryuneven,andyoumightslipifyou'rewearingsandals

soI'mgladtoseeyou'reallwearingshoes-wealwaysadvisepeopletodothat.

Now,childrenofallagesareverywelcomehere,andusuallyevenveryyoungchildrenlovetheducksandlambs,

sodobringthemalongnexttimeyoucome.

Idon'tthinkanyofyouhavebroughtdogswithyou,butincaseyouhave,

I'mafraidthey'llhavetostayinthecarpark,unlessthey'reguidedogs.

I'msureyou'llunderstandthattheycouldcausealotofproblemsonafarm.

Nowletmegiveyousomeideaofthelayoutofthefarm.

ThebuildingwhereyouboughtyourticketsistheNewBarn,immediatelytoyourright,

andwe'renowatthebeginningofthemainpathtothefarmland—andofcoursethecarparkisonyourleft.

Thescarecrowyoucanseeinthecarparkinthecornerbesidethemainpath,

isatraditionalfigureforkeepingthebirdsawayfromcrops,butourscarecrowisapermanentsculpture.

It'stallerthanahumanbeing,soyoucanseeitfromquiteadistance.

Ifyoulookaheadofyouyou'llseeamaze.

It'soppositetheNewBarnbesidethesidepaththatbranchesofftotherightjustoverthere.

Themazeismadeoutofhedgeswhicharetootallforyoungchildrentoseeoverthem,

butit'squitesmall,soyoucan'tgetlostinit!

Nowcanyouseethebridgecrossingthefishpoolfurtherupthemainpath?

Ifyouwanttogotothecafegotowardsthebridgeandturnrightjustbeforeit.

Walkalongthesidepathandthecafe'sonthefirstbendyoucometo.

Thebuildingwasoriginallytheschoolhouse,andit'swelloverahundredyearsold.

Asyoumayknow,werunskillsworkshopshere,

whereyoucanlearntraditionalcraftslikewoodworkandbasket-making.

Youcanseeexamplesofthework,andtalktosomeoneaboutthecourses,intheBlackBarn.

IfyoutakethesidepathtotherightherejustbytheNewBarnyou'llcometotheBlackBarnjustwherethepathfirstbends.

NowImustn'tforgettotellyouaboutpicnicking,asIcanseesomeofyouhavebroughtyourlunchwithyou.

Youcanpicnicinthefield,thoughdoclearupbehindyou,ofcourse.

Orifyou'dpreferacoveredpicnicareathere'sonenearthefarmyard:

justafteryoucrossthebridgethere'sacoveredpicnicsspotontheright.

AndthelastthingtomentionisFiddyHouseitself.

Fromhereyoucancrossthebridgethenwalkalongthefootpaththroughthefieldtotheleftofthefarmyard.

Thatgoestothehouse,andit'llgiveyoualovelyviewofit.

It'scertainlyworthafewphotographs,butasit'saprivatehome,I'mafraidyoucan'tgoinside.

Right.Well,ifyou'reallready,we'llsetoffonourtourofthefarm.

Section3

OK,Greg,soIfinallymanagedtoreadthearticleyoumentionedtheoneaboutthestudyongenderinphysics.AboutthestudyofcollegestudentsdonebyAkiraMiyakeandhisteam?

Yeah.Iwasinterestedthattheresearcherswereactuallyamixofpsychologistsandphysicists.

That'sanunusualcombination.Yeah.Igotalittleconfusedatfirstaboutwhichstudentsthestudywasbasedon.Theyweren'tactuallymajoringinphysics—theyweremajoringinwhat'sknownastheSTEMdisciplines.

That'sscience,technology,engineeringand...-...andmath.

Yes,buttheywerealldoingphysicscoursesaspartoftheirstudies.

That'scorrect.SoasIunderstoodit,Miyakeandcostartedfromthefactthatwomenareunderrepresentedinintroductoryphysicscoursesatcollege,

andalsothatonaverage,thewomenwhodoenrolonthesecoursesperformmorepoorlythanthemen.

Noonereallyknowswhythisisthecase.

Yeah.Butwhattheresearcherswantedtofindoutwasbasicallywhattheycoulddoabouttherelativelylowlevelofthewomen'sresults.

Butinordertofindasolutiontheyneededtofindoutmoreaboutthenatureoftheproblem.

Right.Nowlet'sseeifIcanremember...itwasthatinthephysicsclass,

thefemalestudentsthoughtthemalestudentsallassumedthatwomenweren'tanygoodatphysics...wasthatit?

Andtheythoughtthatthemenexpectedthemtogetpoorresultsintheirtests.

That'swhatthewomenthought,andthatmadethemnervous,sotheydidgetpoorresults.

Butactuallytheywerewrong...Noonewasmakinganassumptionsaboutthefemalestudentsatall.

Anyway,whatMiyake'steamdidwasquitesimple—gettingthestudentstodosomewritingbeforetheywentintothephysicsclass.

Whatdidtheycallit?

Values-affirmation—theyhadtowriteanessayfocusingonthingsthatweresignificanttothem,

notparticularlytodowiththesubjecttheywerestudying,

butmoregeneralthingslikemusicorpeoplewhomatteredtothem.

Right.Sotheideaofdoingthewritingisthatthisgetsthestudentsthinkinginapositiveway.

Andputtingthesethoughtsintowordscanrelaxthemandhelpthemovercomethepsychologicalfactorsthatleadtopoorperformance.Yeah.

Butwhattheresearchersinthestudyhadn'texpectedwasthatthisoneactivityraisedthewomen'sphysicsgradesfromtheCtotheBrange.

Ahugechange.Pityitwasn'ttoanA,butstill!

No,butitdoessuggestthatthewomenwereseriouslyunderperformingbeforehand,incomparisonwiththemen.

Yes.Mindyou,Miyake'sarticleleftoutalotofdetails.

Like,didthestudentsdothewritingjustonce,orseveraltimes?

Andhadth