Transcripts Unit 9


9.1 Marcus My name’s Marcus and I’m a psychology student in my third year. In a typical week, I have about 15 contact hours. I have eight lectures and two seminars, and a lab session of three hours. The rest of the time I study in the library or at home. In a typical week, I study for 30 hours. I really like the lab sessions. We do experiments and then we write a lab report about it later. It’s a really interesting part of the course.


Hamid I’m Hamid and I’m a first-year student on a Business programme. I have about 15 hours of teaching time, a mix of lectures and seminars. I have five courses this term, and for each course I have one lecture and one seminar a week. The lectures are an hour long and the seminars are two hours. The rest of the time I study on my own. I guess I study about 35 hours a week, including weekends. I really like the seminars. The groups are small, about 20 students, plus the teacher, of course. In the seminars, we have group discussions and sometimes we give presentations.


Franco I’m Franco and I’m a second-year chemistry student. I have about 23 hours of teaching a week. In a typical week, I have six lectures, four seminars, and two lab sessions of four hours. Some of the lectures are very interesting, but there’s never time to ask questions so I just listen and take notes. I also have a tutorial once a week. I like the tutorials. I get feedback on my essays and assignments, and I can talk about any problems with the course. The rest of the time I study on my own. I guess I study about six hours a day, so about 30 hours a week.


9.2 a It’s quarter to six. It’s five forty-five.


c It’s quarter past two. It’s two fifteen.


e It’s half past ten. It’s ten thirty.


9.3 It’s ten to eight. It’s five past six. It’s half past twelve. It’s two o’clock. It’s quarter past six.


9.4 a twice a month c once a year e almost never


b It’s twenty past seven. It’s seven twenty.


d It’s ten to nine. It’s eight fifty.


f It’s six o’clock. It’s six.


It’s seven thirty. It’s twenty past eleven. It’s six forty-five.


b four times a week d every year


9.5 a A How often do you study in the library? B Every day. It’s always very quiet so it’s a great place to work.


b A Do you ever skip meals? B Not usually. I sometimes skip breakfast when I have an early lecture.


c A Do you ever work all night? B Almost never. When I’ve a lot to do, I sometimes work until nine or maybe ten, but never later.


d A How often do you go to the gym? B About twice a week, but I cycle to work every day and that’s very good exercise.


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Unit 10


10.1 the Sahara Desert the River Nile Bondi Beach the island of Crete


10.2


north north-east east south-east


south south-west west north-west


10.3 Nobody lives on Rock Island, but visitors come every day in the summer. You can take a boat to visit the island. It’s a very beautiful island and perfect for walking and trekking. The big lake in the centre of the island is called Lake Lemon. On the west side, the Monkey Forest has some very old trees. For mountain climbers, Mount Apu in the north is very exciting.


The coast is very beautiful. The two big beaches in the south have very white sand. They are called Shark Beach and Coral Beach. In the summer, many visitors come by boat on day trips. Shark Beach is on the south-west side, and is very popular for swimming. You can also visit some of the islands. Seal Island is an interesting island for birdwatching on the east side of the main island.


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