1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 UNIT ONE NAMES AND PLACES 7 PART 1 THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET 7 STEP 1 LET’S GET STARTED 7 STEP 2 LET’S LISTEN 8 Exercise 1 Identifying the letters of the alphabet Track 01 8 Exercise 2 Names of places Track 3 9 STEP 3 OVER TO YOU 9 PART 2 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER 10 STEP 1 LET’S GET STARTED 10 STEP 2 LET’S LISTEN 11 Exercise 1 What is his name? Track 4 11 Exercise 2 What is your subject? Track 6 12 Exercise 3 Introducing yourself (1) Track 7 12 Exercis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT ONE: NAMES AND PLACES PART 1: THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .7 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN Exercise 1: Identifying the letters of the alphabet Track 01 Exercise 2: Names of places Track STEP 3: OVER TO YOU PART 2: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER .10 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .10 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 11 Exercise 1: What is his name? Track 11 Exercise 2: What is your subject? Track 12 Exercise 3: Introducing yourself (1) Track 12 Exercise 4: Are you from Australia? Track .13 Exercise 5: What’s your last name? Track 14 Exercise 6: The maps of some countries Track 10 .15 Exercise 7: That sounds interesting Track 11 .16 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 17 HOMEWORK 17 Exercise 1: Common abbreviations Track 17 Exercise 2: Introducing yourself (2) Track 18 Exercise 3: Where are they from? Track 19 UNIT TWO: NUMBERS 21 PART 1: CARDINALS 21 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .21 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 22 Exercise 1: Reading the numbers Track 13 22 Exercise 2: Number dictation Track 14 22 Exercise 3: Number practice Track 17 22 Exercise 4: Discriminating between teens and tens Track 18 23 Exercise 5: Reading the numbers Track 19 23 Exercise 6: Number dictation Track 20 24 Exercise 7: Airports in the Southeast of Britain Track 22 .24 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 24 PART 2: ORDINALS 27 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .27 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 28 Exercise 1: Reading the ordinal numbers Track 25 .28 Exercise 2: Ordinal number dictation Track 26 .28 Exercise 3: Practice with ordinals Track 27 29 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 29 HOMEWORK 30 Exercise 1: Circulation of British newspapers Track 21 .30 Exercise 2: Practical problem-solving Track 23 31 PART 3: DECIMAL FRACTIONS .32 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .32 Decimal fractions: Track 28 32 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 32 Exercise 1: Traffic at Britain’s main airports Track 29 32 Exercise 2: Migration Track 31 33 Exercise 3: Interview about the earthquake Track 32 34 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 35 HOMEWORK 37 Exercise 1: Household expenditure Track 30 37 Exercise 2: British trade Track 33 .37 PART 4: MONEY 38 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .38 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 40 Exercise 1: How much is it? Track 34 40 Exercise 2: How much does it cost? Track 35 40 Exercise 3: Living in London (1) Track 36 41 Exercise 4: Write the price of each item Track 36x .42 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 43 HOMEWORK 46 Exercise 1: Living in London (2) Track 37 46 Exercise 2: Living in London (3) Track 38 46 PART 5: TIME 47 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .47 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 48 Exercise 1: Can you tell me the time? Track 39 48 Exercise 2: What time does the next train arrive? Track 40 48 Exercise 3: Daily schedules Track 41 49 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 49 HOMEWORK 51 Exercise 1: Can you tell me the time? Track 39 51 Exercise 2: Mike, Susan, and Ellen’s day Track 42 .51 PART 6: THE TELEPHONE 52 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .52 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 52 Exercise 1: Inquiry Track 43 52 Exercise 2: Making an appointment Track 44 53 Exercise 3: Telephone message (1) Track 45 .54 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 54 HOMEWORK 55 Exercise 1: Telephone message (2) Track 46 55 Exercise 2: Telephone message (3) Track 47 56 PART 7: DATES .57 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .57 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 58 Exercise 1: Days and months Track 48 58 Exercise 2: Accommodation Track 49 59 Exercise 3: When does school start? Track 50 .60 Exercise 4: Great names in British history Track 51 61 Exercise 5: Find the difference Track 52 .62 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 63 HOMEWORK 64 Exercise 1: When does school start? Track 50 .64 Exercise 2: Find the difference Track 52 .65 Text 4: As you listen, read the text below and underline the EIGHT changes in the text .68 UNIT THREE: SURVIVAL ENGLISH 69 PART 1: HEALTH PROPLEMS 69 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .69 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 70 Exercise 1: Health problems (1) Track 52x1 70 Exercise 2: Health problems (2) Track 52x2 70 Exercise 3: Health problems (3) Track 52x3 72 Exercise 4: Health problems (4) Track 53 .72 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 72 PART 2: IN THE RESTAURANT 73 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .73 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 73 Exercise 1: In the restaurant (1) Track53x 73 Exercise 2: In the restaurant (2) Track 55 74 Exercise 3: In the restaurant (3) Track 55x1 75 HOMEWORK 75 Exercise 1: In the restaurant (4) Track 55x2 75 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 76 PART 3: HOTEL SERVICES 77 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .77 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 77 Exercise 1: At the reception desk in a hotel (1) Track 56 .77 Exercise 2: Who is each person calling? Track 56x1 .78 Exercise 3: At the reception desk in a hotel (2) Track 56x2 78 Exercise 4: Can I help you? Track 56x3 79 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 79 PART 4: FESTIVALS 80 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .80 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 81 Exercise 1: Festival of the Winds Track 56x4 81 Exercise 2: National Day in Singapore Track 56x5 .82 Exercise 3: Christmas activities Track 57 83 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 84 PART 5: DIRECTIONS 85 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .85 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 86 Exercise 1: Giving directions (1) Track 59x1 .86 Exercise 2: Giving directions (2) Track 59x2 .87 Exercise 3: Giving directions (3) Track 59x3 .88 Exercise 4: University campus Track 60 .89 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 90 PART 6: SPORTS 91 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .91 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 92 Exercise 1: Sports (1) Track 66x1 92 Exercise 2: Sports (2) Track 66x2 93 Exercise 3: Sports (3) Track 67 93 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 94 UNIT FOUR: POPULAR SCIENCE 95 PART 1: FARMS 95 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED .95 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 96 Exercise 1: Crops Track 67x1 .96 Exercise 2: Growing crops Track 67x2 97 Exercise 3: How to grow chives Track 68 98 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 99 PART 2: INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS 100 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 100 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 101 Exercise 1: What’s the invention? Track 77x1 101 Exercise 2: What’s it for? Track 77x2 102 Exercise 3: Inventor of the telephone (1) Track 78 103 Exercise 4: Inventor of the telephone (2) Track 79 104 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 105 HOMEWORK 106 Exercise 1: Who invented popcorn? Track 69 106 Exercise 2: How crossword puzzles are created Track 73 107 Exercise 3: Inventors of the airplane (1) Track 80 108 Exercise 4: Inventors of the airplane (2) Track 81 109 Exercise 5: Invention of the telegraph (1) Track 82 110 Exercise 6: Invention of the telegraph (2) Track 83 111 PART 3: ANIMALS 112 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 112 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 113 Exercise 1: The dolphin Track 73x 113 Exercise 2: Koala Track 74 115 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 115 HOMEWORK 116 Exercise 1: Lobsters Track 70 116 Exercise 2: Where ants go in winter? Track 72 117 PART 4: UNDERSTANDING THE BODY 118 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 118 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 119 Exercise 1: Looking inside the body Track 76x1 119 Exercise 2: Helping patients Track 76x2 120 Exercise 3: How the heart works Track 76x3 121 Exercise 4: Microscopes Track 76x4 121 Exercise 5: Our body systems Track 77 122 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 123 UNIT FIVE: ACADEMIC ENGLISH 125 PART 1: CAMPUS LIFE 125 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 125 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 126 Exercise 1: Being involved in campus life Track 86 126 Exercise The first-year undergraduates Track 87 127 Exercise Be a successful student Track 88 128 Exercise Controlling concentration Track 91 129 Exercise How to become a confident student Track 94 129 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 130 PART 2: LANGUAGE LEARNING 131 STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 131 STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN 131 Exercise About language learning Track 95 131 Exercise How to take notes Track 96 132 Exercise 3: About the course Track 85 133 Exercise The dean’s speech Track 97 135 Exercise English letter writing Track 93 136 Exercise How to write a summary Track 98 137 Exercise Homestay programme Track 89 138 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU 138 CONSOLIDATION 139 Exercise 1: In a camera shop Track 54 139 Exercise 2: Trip to Stonehenge Track 58 139 Exercise 3: Music in New Orleans Track 61 140 Exercise 4: Talking to a landlady Track 62 141 Exercise 5: The news Track 63 141 Exercise 6: Some interesting places to go Track 64 142 Exercise 7: Trip to Belfast Track 65 143 Exercise Oxford Track 90 144 Exercise 9: TV and radio Track 66 145 Exercise 10: Stamp collecting Track 75 146 Exercise 11: University’s calendar Track 84 147 Exercise 12: Marriage Track 59 148 UNIT ONE: NAMES AND PLACES PART 1: THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 1/ Are these first names or last names? Write them in the chart Then add two more names to each list Can you spell these names? David Brian Kennedy Abrams Susan Jackson Cruise Smith First names David Nancy Nancy Wilson Bob Tom Last names Cruise Kennedy Brian Susan Abrams Bob Tom Smith Jackson Wilson 2/ Match the statements with the correct cities Can you spell these names? Paris San Francisco Rio de Janeiro Sydney brazil Hong Kong Montreal It’s a beautiful city with a very famous beach Thousands of people attend Carnival here every year It’s a popular city for tourists from all over the world It is famous for its cable cars It’s a beautiful city on a harbor It has a famous opera house It’s a noisy city and it’s very crowded People there speak English and Chinese It’s a modern city where people speak both French and English It has very cold winters It is a romantic city with some beautiful old buildings It has a very famous tower Rio de Janeiro San Francisco ……………………… Sydney ……………………… Hong Kong ……………………… Montreal ……………………… Paris ……………………… STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN Exercise 1: Identifying the letters of the alphabet Track 01 A Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker Capital letters: Small letters: B Listen to the recording and write down the letters p……… ……… l f ……… ……… h j ……… ……… k o ……… m ……… r ……… 10 ……… l 11 w ……… t 12 ……… 13 ……… u 14 ……… x s 15 ……… 16 ……… a b 17 ……… 18 ……… e Exercise 2: Names of places Track Listen to the following places and write them down Do you know where these places are in Britain? Edinburgh swansea …………… 11 sheffield …………… 16 …………… glasgow …………… newport …………… 12 leicester …………… 17 …………… aberdeen …………… belfast …………… 13 liverpool, …………… 18 …………… dundee …………… manchester 14 …………… birminghan …………… 19 …………… cardiff …………… 10 leeds …………… …………… 20 …………… 15 STEP 3: OVER TO YOU Can you think of one word in English that begins with each letter of the alphabet? Animal, banana, computer Can you continue until z? What's your favourite word in English? How many letters are there in the English alphabet? Is this the same in your language? In English we usually write from left to right - which languages are different? How quickly can you say the alphabet in English? PART 2: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED 1/ Work with a partner Imagine these people are joining your class Choose one of the people What would you like to ask? Ask at least three questions What’s your name? ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… What would you tell about yourself? Say at least five things My name’s ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… 2/ Change partners Find a classmate you don’t know very well Ask at least three questions Tell your new partner about yourself 10 Circle the correct letters What’s the emphasis on in the second part of each unit? A Being able to use language yourself B Knowing the language C Understanding the language D Describing the language Who is the course designed for? A People who want to know English B People who want to understand written English C People who want to use English D People who want to study English What assumptions are made in the course? A To study the spoken English B To study English grammar rules C To study reading D To learn to use effectively the words you know already E To use authentic materials The speaker’s aim is to A introduce students to course design B introduce students to university expectation C introduce students to university life D warn students about the difficulties of studying 134 Exercise The dean’s speech Track 97 Questions 1-5 Circle the correct letters When are tuition fees going to increase? A October 2000 B December 2000 C September 2001 D December 2001 The reasons that cause the fees to increase: A Faculties and staff salaries have increased B International students office has been enlarged C New staff has been added in the home office D Tuition fees have been increased in many other universities Since 1998 the tuition fees A have been increased many times B have been increased once only C have been increased continually D have never been increased The University College of the Caribou is raising its fees to A $3,600 per term B $3,800 per term C $13,800 per term D $13,800 per year At many institutions, the tuition fees for academic courses _ A in the first two years are higher than those for the last two years B in the last two years are higher than those in the first two years C for the four years are the same D are different in each year 135 Questions 6-8 Indicate whether the following statements are true of false by writing T for true and F for false in the boxes below The university has decided to charge the same tuition for all four years The speaker would like to discuss only the fees with students in the office The speaker’s office is in Building 539 Exercise English letter writing Track 93 Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the notes below Before you write a letter, you should write your address in the top corner and write below your address Don’t write before your address In formal letters, you should write the on the left-hand side of the page If you don’t know the person’s name, use _ to begin a letter It’s a custom to write the when you know the person and don’t begin with in a letter You should write a short final sentence on a line, and write one of the following sentences: I’m looking forward to _ from you soon, or I hope _ from you soon In formal letters, you should end with if you began with Dear Sir And you normally end with if you begin with Dear Mr X In informal letters, you can end with , , or 136 Exercise How to write a summary Track 98 Listen to the talk and fill in the missing information in the notes below Today’s lecture is on how to write a summary One word will help you to write a summary The word is This word represents to writing a good summary Study the text You should read it first _ to get a sense of the general meaning Then read more , following the writer’s agreement It is often helpful to summarise each paragraph in a few words at this stage Identify the key points You must the text again and mark the places where is given You can underline or highlight with a coloured pen Make notes This is a very important stage You should write down the _ you’ve identified in note form in _ words It is also important in an exam because the examiner needs to know you _ what you have written and that you are not just copying from the text Put points in order You should look at the you have made and see if there are any which go together Then decide the to put the points in Number the points in order 137 Leave out unnecessary detail This stage is much like the who cuts off unnecessary parts for making clothes You should choose the important facts and unnecessary detail Edit your first draft You should check the , and count the number of words Exercise Homestay programme Track 89 Listen to the conversation and write down the missing information in the notes below The Homestay Programme is designed to promote 1. _ and language learning and to provide the opportunity for 2. exchange between Canadians and international students who attend the university Local people 3. _ their homes to students so that they may experience and exchange of friendship across cultures Many friendships that last a 4. _ have developed from these stays All kinds of families participate in this Homestay Programme All hosts will speak English fluently, but some may have 5. _ Each family understands the responsibilities of the host Most of the hosts are kind and friendly and 6. meeting students from other countries They also 7. that the programme is not designed for their financial gain Students must be willing to 8. with their hosts to establish 9. _ relationship with their hosts This communication will require 10. , patience, and effort because cultural and language differences sometimes create misunderstandings and confusion The hosts will be 11. about the students and will want to help They will 12. the students to discuss their thoughts and feelings 13. with the host family If a problem arises that you cannot resolve in this way, the homestay coordinator is always 14 to help you STEP 3: OVER TO YOU What languages you speak? Do you think learning languages is important? Why? What are benefits of joining a Homestay Programme? 138 CONSOLIDATION Exercise 1: In a camera shop Track 54 Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the notes below The customer wants to buy a kind of camera which would be and to handle The shop assistant recommended one which is and has a good The price is only The customer liked the one the shop assistant recommended but she disliked the Finally, the customer bought a camera Exercise 2: Trip to Stonehenge Track 58 Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the notes below Sue went to Stonehenge at the weekend with her family Stonehenge is the best known and the most remarkable of prehistoric in the UK It has stood on Salisbury Plain for about years There have been many different theories about its use One theory is that it was a place from where could be observed But no one is certain why it was built It has been discovered that the positions of of the stones relate to the movements of the , so that the stones could be used as a 139 Exercise 3: Music in New Orleans Track 61 Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the notes below Around 1900, people from many countries lived in New Orleans was an important part of life in this city Musicians in New Orleans started to play a different kind of music It was called Most early jazz musicians were They played in small bands and they didn’t write down their music They learned to work together to produce a loose and that was so powerful that listeners could not help but dance, or at least move their feet along with the music Soon were playing jazz too Around 1920, jazz music began to Jazz musicians moved from city to city People listened to jazz records They heard jazz on the radio In the , jazz was popular in the U.S and Canada The music was called It was played by big bands Now, there are still a few bands made up of playing the old-style jazz in a club in New Orleans They play jazz for 10 each evening so many tourists go there The audience can make some 11 for the songs, but they should pay a little 12 for the request 140 Exercise 4: Talking to a landlady Track 62 Mrs Tiger’s new lodger is asking what he is allowed to Listen to the conversation and make a cross (X) if it is not allowed and fill in the table below Items Not allowed Posters on the walls Allowed under certain conditions Yes, but don’t use sellotape Smoke Cook in the kitchen Pets Watch TV Have friends to visit Have a bath Exercise 5: The news Track 63 Questions Listen to the news and tick () the three items which are mentioned in the headlines News Headlines Tick A Two planes crashed in North America B Bush fire out of control in West Alabama C A powerful earthquake rocked Seattle and rolled Victoria D Nurses on strike in Vancouver E Bus drivers strike threats British Columbia F Millionaire to become first ocean tourist G Millionaire to become first space tourist 141 Questions 2-14 Fill in the gaps numbered 2-14 below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided A strong earthquake hit Seattle at ………………………… on Wednesday According to the National Earthquake Information Centre in Golden, the magnitude ………………………… quake was centred 123 kilometres ………………………… of Victoria and 56 kilometres southwest of Seattle About ………………………… people were reported injured in Seattle and Olympia, at least three of them are in ………………………… condition In Victoria, the earthquake caused ………………………… to sway and shook ………………………… off walls but damage was ………………………… Russian officials gave the 10 ………………………… to California millionaire Dennis Tito to become the first tourist in space Tito is 11 ………………………… years old He took his 12 ………………………… Tito will reportedly pay 13 ………………………… dollars for the flight He will spend about 14 ………………………… on the station Exercise 6: Some interesting places to go Track 64 Questions 1-3 Listen to the talk and choose the right answers Where are most of London’s big department stores? A In Trafalgar Square B In Oxford Street and Bond Street C In Oxford Street and Regent Street D In Soho and Bond Street Where is Nelson’s statue? A In the middle of Leicester Square B In the middle of Trafalgar Square C Behind the National Gallery D In the centre of Soho 142 Which country sends a huge Christmas tree to Britain every year? A Sweden B Denmark C Germany D Norway Questions 4-12 Fill in the notes below Piccadilly Circus is the centre of in the West End It is usually at the top of everyone’s list of things to see in London, because it is so It is actually quite small and most people are rather when they see it for the first time because they thought it would be much To the north of Piccadilly Circus is , which has been the foreign quarter of London since the century Now it has restaurants offering food from a variety of different 10 , especially Chinese and Italian ones London is famous for its live 11 , and there are over 12 theatres within a square mile If you want to know what is on in London, the best place to look is in a newspaper Exercise 7: Trip to Belfast Track 65 Questions 1-13 Listen to the talk and fill in the missing information in the notes below Belfast is one of the capital cities in the world and it has grown very fast Today the city has a population of , nearly a third of the entire population of Northern Ireland, but in the 17 th century it was only a Then, during the 19th century, the development of industries like linen, rope-making, , tobacco and sea trade doubled the town’s size every ten years The city is well known for It was here that the “Titanic” was built and set out on her maiden voyage 143 Plan for the trip to Belfast Time First day – what to Second day – what to Visit Ulster Museum and see 10 Visit an Morning years of human , Belfast Cathedral and history in Ireland and the 16th century Spanish 11 treasure Visit the botanic Gardens and Afternoon Visit the zoo see 12 and visit the Palm House Evening Go to a at Ulster Free time, you can go to some Hall 13 pubs Exercise Oxford Track 90 Questions 1-11 Listen to the talk and fill in the missing words or figures in the notes below Oxford became a town before Oxford University began to establish itself in the middle of the century and by 1300 there were 3. students At this time Oxford was a town, but by the middle of the 5. , it was poorer because of in trade and the terrible plague Relations between the students and the townspeople were very and there was often in the streets On 10th February 1355, a began, which lasted two days Sixty two 10 were killed One of the punishments was that the University was given 11 of the town for nearly 600 years 144 Questions 12-15 Circle the appropriate letter 12 How many students are there in Oxford? A 12,000 B 20,000 C 2,000 D 120,000 13 Oxford English Dictionary contains entries A 5,000 B 50,000 C 500,000 D 5,000,000 14 “Bulldog” in Oxford is the name given to A sportsmen B fast runners C university policemen D university teachers 15 In Oxford and Cambridge, the word “punt” refers to A a fast runner B a policeman C a flat-bottomed boat D a long pole Exercise 9: TV and radio Track 66 Questions 1-12 Listen to the talk and complete the notes below There are two main broadcasting companies in Britain One is , the other is National radio is controlled by the There are four stations Station Programmes Radio music, news and magazine-style programmes Radio music and reports on sport Radio Radio , and general interests 145 The BBC has TV channels has more serious programmes and news features The IBA is responsible for looking after independent TV companies 10 There is a break for advertisements about every minutes 11 Channel is an independent channel It has more programmes than the main channels 12 Many people think the programmes on British TV have a standard, but some people the amount of violence on TV Exercise 10: Stamp collecting Track 75 Listen to the talk and write down the missing information in the notes below Stamp collecting is a hobby that interests persons of and in all walks of life There are over stamp collectors in the United States and Canada The most valuable stamp in the world is the British Guiana magenta of Only one copy is known to ; this is valued at about $ Most stamps are not expensive There are hundreds of stamps worth dollars and many more hundreds that you may buy for a few So stamp collecting is not only man’s hobby 146 Each stamp collector finds his 10 stamps fascinating because there is always 11 behind postage stamps The countries of the world use them as 12 telling the world about their industries, their culture, and their great men They also use stamps to celebrate 13 in their history So while a stamp collector is 14 his hobby, he is also storing up knowledge about 15 things from every corner of the globe Usually a beginner collects 16 that comes his way Later on he may decide to 17 in certain kinds Exercise 11: University’s calendar Track 84 Listen to the talk about the university’s calendar Write down the missing days and dates in the correct place Activity Orientation (new students) Day Thursday Date August 31st Labour Day (no school) First day of class Thanksgiving Day Last day of class Exam Fill in the missing information in the notes Regular attendance at this school is in all classes and lectures We expect at least attendance Attendance is taken by each teacher You cannot in school if attendance is irregular Absences of 5. or more will result in students being placed on probation for 6. _ Continued absences may result in the students being required to from the school It’s our expectation you will all to realise your full potential and 9. your talents to this year’s activities 147 Exercise 12: Marriage Track 59 Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the notes below American families are different from ones in several ways People in the USA get married Many of them get married before the age of A lot of women work after they Most women who have babies go back fairly soon 50% of them return to work within a year of having a baby A lot of Korean women and take care of their families The article says of women with children work And of children under six have two parents who work or a single parent who works 148