tutorials. Be careful here. These could also cost you your degree. Is there any particular reason you missed these classes?


Joseph: I’d been training for our rugby match the night before and well, we went out afterwards, and I slept past my alarm clock.


Counsellor: Joseph. I know this culture must be very different from where you come from, but please try and be a little more conservative with your time. I think maybe you should spend more time on your studies and less time on socializing. The subjects you’ve chosen are intensive. I want you to spend three hours a night studying before you decide to do anything else. I’ll make an appointment to see you in a month, and we can assess your progress. I’ll give you my business card. All my contact details are there. Call me in three weeks to organize another meeting. Do you have any questions for me?


Joseph: No, none. Counsellor: OK, I’ll see you in a month.


That is the end of Section one. You now have half a minute to check your answers. (thirty-second pause)


Now turn to Section two. (four-second pause)


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You will now listen to a talk on bicycles. First, you have some time to look at questions 11–20. (fifteen-second pause)


Now listen carefully and answer questions 11–20.


Today, we’re going to talk about the latest bikes for professionals and novices. There’s something to suit everyone from price to function. The Atlantis is a touring frame. It’s also perfect for commuting and trail riding, and anything short of super-fast road riding. The tubes are stout, to take touring loads and trail abuses. The tyre clearances are majestic, so you can fit tyres up to 2.35 inches. It’s designed for cantilevers or V-brakes. If you have to limit yourself to just one bike, and you want to be able to ride just about anywhere, this is the bike to be on. It is our most popular model for just that reason, and there isn’t an unhappy Atlantis owner in the land. The Rambouillet, our all-around road bike, is available either as a frame with fork and headset for $1,400, or as a complete bike, for $2,300. Compared to the Atlantis it is a lighter frame, not intended for loaded touring or rough trail riding. As a road bike, it has sidepull brakes. The Quickbeam is our version of the single-speed bike.


We’ve done it a little better, though. The crankset has a 42/34 combination, running an 18-toothed freewheel cog in the rear. And the rear hub is threaded opposite the driveside, so you can install a fixed cog of your own choice. In


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essence, you can have four speeds on the Quickbeam, if you choose. The Quickbeam is available as a frame with fork and headset, for $900, or as a complete bike, for $1,300. This is a rugged, versatile bike that you can ride on the road, as well as on rough trail. The Saluki is our roadish, light-touring/randonneuring


frame. It’s designed for 650B wheels. If ‘650B’ means anything to you, you’ll either love it or think it’s marketing suicide. If you’re new to 650B and a follower, you won’t want it. If you’re new and a rebel, you will. Now, I’ll just talk a little about saddle comfort. The road bike,


for the most part, has turned into a high-tech, uncomfortable machine, and the proof is all around us. Look through any bike magazine or catalogue and you’ll see the saddle up to six inches higher than the handlebars. It is impossible to be comfortable on such a bike. It forces you to lean forward, putting more weight on your groin, hands and arms. People ride these bikes with straight, locked-out arms, and wake up with aching backs. They endure it, get used to it or buy recumbents. When we custom-design a bike for you, you’ll be able to get a comfortable position. Your back will be between 45 and 50 degrees and there will be a noticeable bend in the arms, and most importantly, your arms won’t be supporting your body weight. You won’t have to look up to look ahead, because you won’t be hunched over and low. That means our bikes are more accessible for riding on the flats, or even for short climbs. We consider this when we design and build your custom frame.


That is the end of Section two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. (thirty-second pause)


Now turn to Section three. (four-second pause)


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You will hear a conversation between two students, David and Claire.


First, you have some time to look at questions 21–24. (fifteen-second pause)


Now listen carefully and answer questions 21–24.


Claire: Hi, David. How are you going with your History studies? David: Very well. I’ve actually finished it. Claire: That’s great. What era did you write on? David: I researched Roman London, something I never thought I’d be interested in.


Claire: That sounds interesting. David: I wanted to tie it in to the work I’ve been doing on engineering, and I found it fascinating, and learnt many things along the way.


Claire: Such as? David: Well, although there were prehistoric settlements throughout the vast area now called London, strangely enough no evidence has yet been found for any such


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