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Test1

Section1

A:

Hi，George!

Gladyou'reback.Loadsofpeoplehavephonedyou.

B:

Really?

A:

Ifeltjustlikeyoursecretary!

B:

Sorry!

IwentintothelibrarythisafternoontohavealookatanewspaperandIcameacrosssomethingreallyinteresting

A:

What?

Abook　?

B:

No，abrochure（EXAMPLE）fromasummerfestival-mainlySpanishmusic.Look，I'vegotithere.

A:

Spanishmusic?

Ireallylovetheguitar.Let'shavealook.Sowhat'sthisgroup‘Guitarrini'?

B:

They'rereallygood.TheyhadavideoQ1withallthehighlightsofthefestivalatastandinthelobbytothelibrary，soIheardthem.Theyplayfantasticinstruments-drumsandflutesandoldkindsofguitars.I'veneverheardanythinglikeitbefore.

A:

Soundsgreat.

B:

Okay.Shallwegothen?

Spoilourselves?

Yes，let's.

A:

Theonlyproblemistherearen'tanycheapseats...it'salloneprice.Well，inthatcasewecouldsitrightatthefront-we'dhaveareallygoodview.

B:

Yeah，thoughIthinkthatifyousitatthebackYoucanactuallyhearthewholethingbetter.Q2

A:

Yes.Anywaywecandecidewhenwegetthere.

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B:

Ifonly!

Section2

Hello,andthankyouforaskingmetoyourteachers'meetingtotalkabouttheDinosaurMuseumandtotellyouabitaboutwhatyoucandowithyourstudentsthere.

Well,letmegiveyousomeofthebasicinformationfirst.Inregardtoopeninghours,we'reopeneverydayoftheweekfrom9.00amto8.00pmexceptonMondayswhenwecloseat1.30pm.And,infacttheonlydayintheyearwhenwe’reclosedisonthe25thofDecemberQ11&12.Youcanbookaguidedtourforyourschoolgroupanytimethatwe'reopen.Ifyoubringaschoolgrouptothemuseum,whenyouarriveweaskyoutoremainwithyourgroupinthecarpark.OneormoreofthetourguideswillwelcomeyouthereandbriefyouQ13aboutwhatthetourwillbeabout.Wedothistherebecauseourentranceisquitesmallandwereallyhaven'tgotmuchroomforbriefinggroupsintheexhibitionarea.

Asfarastheamountoftimeyou'llneedgoes,ifyoubringaschoolgroupyoushouldplanonallowingaminimumof90minutesforthevisit.Thisallows15minutestogetonandoff

thecoach,45minutesQ14fortheguidedtourand30minutesforafter-touractivities.

Ifyou'regoingtohavelunchatthemuseumyouwill,ofcourse,havetoallowmoretime.Therearetwocafésinthemuseum,withseatingfor80people.Ifyouwanttoeatthereyou'lIneedtoreservesomeseating,astheycangetquitecrowedatlunchtime.ThenutsidethemuseumatthebacktherearetablesQ15,andstudentscanbringtheirownlunchandeatitthereintheopenair.

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Whenthestudentscomeintothemuseumfoyerweaskthemtocheckintheirbackpackswiththeirbooks,lunchboxes,etc,atthecloakroombeforetheyenterthemuseumproper.I'mafraidinthepastwehavehadafewthingsgonemissingafterschoolvisitssothisisastrictrule.Also,someoftheexhibitsarefragileandwedon'twantthemtobeaccidentallyknocked.Butwedoprovideschoolstudentswithhandoutswithquestionsandquizzesonthem.Q16-18There'ssomuchthatstudentscanlearninthemuseumandit’sfunforthemtohavesomethingtodo.Ofcourse!

They’llneedtobringsomethingtowritewithforthese.Wedoallowstudentstotakephotograph.Q16-18Forstudentswhoaredoingprojectsit'susefultomakesomekindofvisualrecordofwhattheyseethattheycanaddtotheirreports.Andfinally,theyshouldnotbringanythingtoeatintothemuseum,ordrinksofanykind.Therearealsoafewthingsthestudentscandoafterthetour.Inthetheatreonthegroundfloortherearecontinuousscreeningsofshortdocumentariesaboutdinosaurswhichtheycanseeanytime.Q19&20Weusedtohaveanactivityroomwithmoreinteractivethingslikemakingmodelsofdinosaursanddrawingandpaintingpictures,evenhuntingfordinosaureggs,butunfortunatelytheroomwasdamagedinabadstormrecentlywhenwatercameintheroof,sotha1'sclosedatthemoment.ButwedohaveanITCentrewherestudentshaveaccesstoCDROMswitharangeofdinosaurgames.Q19&20Thesegamesarealotoffun,buttheyalsoteachthestudentsaboutthelivesofdinosaurs,howtheyfoundfood,protectedtheirhabitat,survivedthreats,thatkindofthing.

And...Ithinkthat'sall1havetotellyou.Pleasefeelfreetoaskanyquestionsifyouwouldliketoknowanythingelse.

Section3

T:

Right,Sandra.Youwantedtoseemetogetsomefeedbackonyourgroup'sproposal.Theoneyou'resubmittingfortheGeographysocietyfieldtripcompetition.I'vehadalookthroughyourproposalandIthinkit'sareallygoodchoice.Infact,Ionlyhaveafewthingstosayaboutit,buteveninanoutlinedocumentlikethisyoureallyhavetobecarefultoavoidtyposandproblemswithlayoutintheproposal,andeveninthecontentspage.soreaditthroughcarefullybeforesubmittingit,okay?

S:

Willdo.

T:

AndI'vemadeafewnotesontheproposalaboutthingswhichcouldhavebeenbettersequencedQ2I.

S:

Okay.

T:

Asforthewritingitself,I’veannotatedtheproposalasandwhereIthoughtitcouldbeimproved.Generallyspeaking,Ifeelyou'veoftenusedcomplexstructuresandlongsentencesforthesakeofitandasaconsequence...althoughyourparagraphingandinclusionofsub-headingshelp...it'squitehardtofollowyourtrainofthoughtattimes.Socutthemdownabit,canvou?

Q22

S:

Really?

T:

Yes.Anddon'tforgetsimpleformattinglikenumbering.

S:

Didn'tIusepagenumbers?

T:

Ididn'tmeanthat.Look,you’verememberedtoincludeheadersandfooters,whichisgood,butlistingideasclearlyisimportant.Q23Numberthemorusebulletpoints,whichisevenclearer.Thenyou'llfocusthereaderonyourmainpoints.IthoughtyoursuggestiontogototheNavajoTribalParkwasaverygoodidea.

S:

I'vealwayswantedtogothere.MyfatherwasagreatfanofcowboyfilmsandtheWildWestsoIwassubjectedtoseeingalltheepics,manyofwhichwereshotthere.Asaconsequence,Q24itfeelsveryfamiliartomeandit'sawesomebothgeographicallyandusually,soit'ssomewhereI'vealwayswantedtovisit.Q24ThesubsequentresearchIdidandtheonlinephotographsmademeevenkeener.

T:

Interesting.Right,let’slookatthecontentofyourproposalnow.

S:

Didyoufinditcomprehensiveenough?

T:

Well,yesandno.You'velistedseveraldifferenttopicsonyourcontentspage,butI'mnotsurethey'reallrelevant.

S:

No?

Well,Ithoughtthatfromtheperspectiveofafieldtrip,onethingIneededtofocusonwasthesandstoneplateauxandcliffsthemselves.Q25-27thewaytheytowerupfromtheflatlandscapeisjustamazing.Thefactthatthesurroundingsofterrockswereerodedbywindandrain,leavingthesehugeoutcropshighabovetheplain.It'shardlysurprisingthattouristsflocktoseethearea.

T:

Well,yes,I’dagreeewithincludingthosepoints...

S:

Andthenthefactthatit'sbeenhometonativeAmericanNavajosandallthesocialhistorythatgoeswiththat.Thehardshipstheyenduredtryingtosavetheirterritoryfromtheinvadingsettlers.Theircultureissorich-allthosewonderfulstories.

T:

Well,Iagreeit'sinteresting,butit'snotimmediatelyrelevanttoyourproposal,Sandra,soatthisstage,Isuggestyoufocusonotherconsiderations.IthinkanindicationofwhatthestudentsonthetripcouldactuallydowhentheygetthereshouldbefarmorecentraI,Q25-27sothatcertainlyneedstobeincludedandtobeexpandedupon.AndI'dliketoseesomethingaboutthelocalwildlife,andvegetationtoo,Q25-27notthatIimaginethere’smuchtosee.Presumablythetouristinvasionhasn'thelped.

S:

Okay,I’IIdosomeworkonthosetwoareasaswell.Butyou'reright,there'snotmuchapartfromsomeveryshallow-rootedspecies.Althoughit'scoldandsnowythereinthewinter,theearthisbakedsohardinthesummersunthatrainwatercan'tpenetrate.soit’sacaseoffloodordrought,really.

T:

So,Iunderstand.Now,beforewelookateverythinginmoredetail,I’vegotfewactualquestionsforyou.Itwouldbeagoodideatoincludetheanswersinyourfinishedproposal,becausethey'remissingfromyourdraft.

S:

Fine.

T:

so,youmentionedthemonolithsandthespires,whichwasgood,butwhatareadoesthetribalparkcover?

Doyouknow?

S:

I2,000hectares,Q28andtheplainisatabout5,850metersabovesealevel.

T:

LargerthanIexpected.Okay.Where'sthenearestaccommodation?

That'sapracticaldetailthatyouhaven'tincluded.Haveyoudoneanyresearchonthat?

S:

Yes.There'snowheretostayintheparkitself,butthere'sanoldtradingpostcalledGouldingquitenear.AIIkindsoftoursstartfromGoulding,too.

T:

Whatkindoftours?

S:

Well,themostpopularareinfour-wheeldrivejeeps-butIwouldn'trecommendhiringthose.Ithinkthebestwaytoappreciatetheareawouldn’tbetohirehorsesQ29insteadandtrekaroundonthose.Bikingisnotallowedandit'simpossibletodrivearoundtheareainprivatevehicles.Thetracksaretoorough.

T:

Okay,lastly,whatelseisworthvisitingthere?

S:

Thereareseveralcaves,butIhaven’tlookedintoanydetails.I'IIfindoutaboutthem.

T:

Okay,good.NowwhatI'dliketoknowis...

Section4

So,welcometoyourintroductorygeographylecture.We’llbeginwithsomebasics.Firstlywhatdowelearnbystudyinggeography?

Well,welearnagreatdealaboutalltheprocessesthathaveaffectedandthatcontinuetoaffecttheearth'ssurfaceQ31.Butwelearnfarm