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Section1
GoodMorning.YouthCouncil.Carolinespeaking.
Oh,hello,I'minterestedinstandingforelectiontotheYouthCouncil,andIwastoldtogiveyouacall.
That'sgood.CouldIhaveyourname,please?
Yes,it'sRogerBrown.
Thankyou.I'mCaroline,theYouthCounciladministrator.
SodoyouknowmuchaboutwhattheCouncildoes,Roger?
I'vetalkedtoStephanie—Ithinkshe'sthechairoftheCouncil.
That'sright.
Andshetoldmealotaboutit.
Howit'sawayforyoungpeopletodiscusslocalissues,forexample,
andmakesuggestionstothetowncouncil.That'swhatmademeinterested.
Fine.Wellletmetakedownsomeofyourdetails.
Firstofall,howoldareyou?
YouknowtheCouncilisforyoungpeopleagedfrom13to18?
I'vejustturned18.
Andwheredoyoulive,Roger?
Well,that'sabitcomplicated.
AtthemomentI'mlookingforaflattorenthere,sol'minahosteIfromMondaytoFriday.
Igobacktomyparents'placeattheweekend.
OK,sowhere'sthebestplacetosendyousomeinformationabouttheCouncil?
Oh,tomyparents'address,please.
That's17,BuckleighStreet—B-U-C-K-L-E-I-G-HStreet,Stamford,Lincolnshire,
thoughyoudon'treallyneedthecounty.
Oh,IknowStamford—it'salovelytown.Andwhat'sthepostcode?
PE97QT.
Right,thankyou.Soareyouworkinghere,orareyouastudent?
Istartedstudyingattheuniversityacoupleofweeksago,
Thismeansfewerseatsintotalbutwe'vetakentheopportunitytoinstallseatsthatcaneasilybemoved,tocreatedifferentactingspaces.
We'vealsoturnedafewstoreroomsovertootherpurposeslikeusingthemformeetings.
Wetryhardtoinvolvemembersofthepublicinthetheatre.
Onewayisbyorgnisingbackstagetourssopeoplecanbeshownroundthebuildingandlearnhowatheatreoperates.
Theseareprovingverypopular.
Whatwe'refindingisthatpeoplewanttohavelunchoracupofcoffeewhilethey'rehere,
sowe'relookingintothepossibilityofopeningacafeinduecourse.
Wehaveabookshopwhichspecialisesinbooksaboutdramaandthatattractsplentyofcustomers.
Thentherearetwolargeroomsthatwillbedecoratednextmonth,
andthey'llbeavailableforhire,forconferencesandprivatefunctions,suchasparties.
We'realsoconsideringhiringoutcostumestoamateurdramaclubs.
NowIwanttotellyouaboutourworkshops.
Werecentlystartedaprogrammeofworkshopsthatanyonecanjoin.
Eventuallyweintendtoruncoursesinacting,
butwe'rewaitinguntilwe'vegottherightpeopleinplaceastrainers.
That'sprovingmoredifficultthanwe'dexpected!
There'sabigdemandtolearnaboutthetechnicalsideofputtingonaproduction,
andourlightingworkshophasalreadystartedwithgreatsuccess.
We'regoingtostartoneonsoundnextmonth.
Anumberofpeoplehaveenquiredaboutworkshopsonmake-up,andthat'ssomethingwe'reconsideringforthefuture.
Asurprisesuccessistheworkshoponmakingpuppets
wehappentohavesomeoneworkingherewhodoesitasahobby,andsheofferedtorunaworkshop.
Itwassopopularwe'renowrunningthemeverymonth!
Now,awordaboutthelayoutofthebuilding.
Theauditorium,stageanddressingroomsfortheactorsareallbelowgroundlevel.
Hereonthegroundfloorwehavemostoftheroomsthatthepublicdoesn'tsee.
Themajorityareinternal,sotheyhavewindowsintherooftolightthem.
Standinghereinthefoyer,you'reprobablywondering
whytheboxofficeisn'there,wherethepublicwouldexpecttofindit.
Well,youmighthavenoticeditonyourwayin
althoughit'spartofthisbuilding,it'snextdoorwithseparateentrancefromtheroad.
Forthetheatremanager'sofficeyouacrossthefoyerandthroughthedoubledoors,
turnrightandit'stheroomattheendofthecorridorwiththedoorontheleft.
Thelightingboxiswherethecomputerisestagelightingisoperatedandit'satthebackofthebuilding.
Whenyou'rethroughthedoubledoorsturnleft,turnrightatthewatercooler,andrightagainattheend.
It'sthesecondroomalongthatcorridor.
Thelightingboxhasawindowintotheauditorium,whichofcourseisbelowus.
Theartisticdirector'sofficeisthroughthedoubledoorsturnright
andit'sthefirstroomyoucometoontheright-handside.
Andfinally,forthemoment,theroomwhereI'lltakeyounext—therelaxationroom.
Soifyou'dliketocomewithme...
Section3
I'vebroughtmynotesonourBiologyFieldTriptoRockyBay,Colin,
sowecanworkonourreportontheresearchwedidtogether.
OK.I'vegotminetoo.Let'slookattheaimsofthetripfirst.
Right.Whatdidyouhave?
Ijustputsomethingaboutgettingexperienceofthedifferentsortsofproceduresusedonafieldtrip.
Butweneedsomethingaboutwhatcausesdifferentorganismstochooseparticularhabitats.
Iagree.Andsomethingaboutfindingouthowtoprotectorganismsindangerofdyingout?
Inouraims?
Butweweren'treallylookingatthat.
Isupposenot.OK,nowthere'sthelistofequipmentweallhadtobringonthefieldtrip.
Whatdidtheytellustobringarulerfor?
Itwassomethingaboutmeasuringtheslopeoftheshore,
butofcoursewedidn'tneeditbecauseweweremeasuringwinddirection,andwe'dbroughtthecompassforthat...
Butnotthepieceofstringtoholdupintheair!
Didn'tMrBlakemakeafussaboutusleavingthatbehind.
Yeah.Hedoesgoon.Anywayitwaseasytogetonefromanotherofthestudents.
Now,thenextsection'stheprocedure.Isentyouthedraftofthat.
Yeah.Itwasclear,butIdon'tthinkweneedallthesedetailsofwhattimeweleft
andwhattimewegotbackandhowwedividedupdifferentresearchtasks.
OK.I'lllookatthatagain.
Thenwehavetodescribeourmethodofinvestigationindetail.
Solet'sbeginwithhowwemeasuredwavespeedIwassurprisedhowstraightforwardthatwas.
I'dexpectedustohavesomesortofhigh-techdevicenotjuststandthereandcountthenumberofwavesperminute.
Notveryprecise,butIsupposeitwasgoodenough.
Butthewaywemeasuredtheamountofsaltwasinteresting.
Inthewaterfromtherockpools?
Yeah,oh,Iwantedtocheckthechemicalsweusedinthelabwhenweanalysedthosesamples
wasitpotassiumchromateandsilvernitrate?
That'sright.
OK.Andweneedthemapoftheseashore.Youjustleftthattome.
AndIhadtodoitwhilethetidewaslow,wellthatwasOK,
buttheplaceIstarteditfromwasdownonthebeach
thenIrealisedIshouldhavegoneuphighertogetbettervisibility,soIhadtostartalloveragain.
ButatleastI'dgotthesquaredpaperorI'dhavehadproblemsdrawingitalltoscale.
Yeah.Itlooksgood.
Wecouldgetamapoftheregionofftheinternetandseeifweneedtomakeanychanges.
IhadalookbutIcouldn'tfindanything.
Butyoutooksomepictures,didn'tyou?
Yeah.I'llemailyouthemifyouwant.
OK.I'llmakemyamendmentsusingthosethenIcanscanitintoourreport.Great.
NowwhenwegettoourfindingsIthoughtwecoulddividethemupintothedifferentzones
weidentifiedontheshoreandtheproblemsorganismsfaceineachzone.
Soforthehighestarea.....
Thesplashzone?
Yeah,wefoundmostlythosetinyshellfishthathavestronghardshellsthatactasprotection.
Butnotfromotherorganismsthatmighteatthem,predators?
No,that'snotthemaindangerforthem.
Buttheshellspreventthemfromdryingoutbecausethey'reintheopenairformostofthetime.
Right.Andsincethey'reexposed,theyneedtobeabletofindsomesortofshelter,
orcoverthemselvesup,sotheydon'tgettoohot.
Theninthemiddleandlowerzones,nearerthesea,weneedtodiscusstheeffectsofwaveaction...
Yes,andhoworganismsdevelopstructurestopreventthemselvesfrombeingsweptaway,
orevendestroyedbybeingsmashedagainsttherocks.
Ihaven'tdoneanythingonthegeologicalchanges.Idon'tknowwhattoputforthat.
No,weweren'tconcentratingonthat.Maybeweneedtofindsomewebsites.
Goodidea.I'vegotthelecturenotesfromMr.Blake'sgeologycourse,butthey'retoogeneral.
ButwecouldaskhimwhichbooksonourReadingListmightbemosthelpful.
Right.OK,nowIdidadraftofthesectionofsourcesofpossibleerrorinourresearch,
butIdon'tknowifyouagree.
Forexample,thesizeofthesample,andwhetherit'sbigenoughtomakeanygeneralconclusionsfrom.
ButIthoughtactuallywedidhavequiteabigsample.
Wedid.Andourgeneralmethodofobservationseemedquitereliable.
Butwemightnotbeallthataccurateasfarastheactualnumbersgo.
Yeah,wemighthavemissedsomeorganisms—iftheywerehidingunderarockforexample.
Iwasn'tsureaboutthewaywedescribedtheirhabitats.
IdecideditwasprobablyOK.
Yeah,andthedescriptionswegaveofthesmallerorganisms,theyweren'tverydetailed,
buttheywereadequateinthiscontext.
I'mnotsureweidentifiedallthespeciescorrectlythough.
OK,we'dbettermentionthat.Now,howwe...
Section4
We'vebeendiscussingthefactorsthearchitecthastoconsiderwhendesigningdomesticbuildings.
I'mgoingtomoveonnowtoconsiderthedesignofpublicbuildings,
andI'llillustratethisbyreferringtothenewTaylorConcertHallthat'srecentlybeencompletedhereinthecity.
So,aswithadomesticbuilding,whendesigningapublicbuilding,anarchitectneedstoconsiderthefunctionofthebuilding
forexample,isittobeusedprimarilyforentertainment,orforeducation,orforadministration?
Thesecondthingthearchitectneedstothinkaboutisthecontextofthebuilding,
thisincludesitsphysicallocationobviouslybutitalsoincludesthesocialmeaningofthebuilding,
howitrelatesto