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Examiner: So, Paris must be a lovely to place to study. You’re very lucky.
Student: Mm, yes and no. Of course, there are some amazing buildings and the tourists love it. For a poor student like me, though, everything’s a bit too expensive.
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Examiner: What do you think of that amazing new museum they’ve just built?
Student: Mm, if I’m honest with you, I’m not very keen on it. Some people say it’s a blot on the landscape.
087 Unit 8 Consolidation – Speaking
C Look at the tapescript and listen again. [Play
086 again]
088 Workbook Unit 8 Listening
A Listen and match each social exchange with a situation. Write the number of the situation as your answer. Exchange A Woman: Hello. Student: Hello, I’m phoning about the place advertised in The Gazette. Is it still available?
Woman: Yes … well, I think so, anyway. Some people saw it yesterday, but they haven’t got back to me.
Student: Oh that’s good. I expected it to be gone. Places are going so quickly now term’s started. I know there are four bedrooms, but there are actually five of us looking. Are any of the bedrooms big enough to share or could the dining room be another bedroom?
Woman: Mm, there isn’t really a separate dining room – it’s part of the living room. The biggest bedroom is quite big, but there’s only one bed. You’d have to get another bed yourselves and it’d be a bit of a squash with five in the house. I think we’d have to talk about that.
Student: OK, well we can decide on that if we come over and take a look. It might depend on the number of bathrooms – five of us trying to share one – especially when we’re all getting ready in the morning – might be impractical.
Woman: There’s only one bathroom, but there’s a cloakroom downstairs. I’m afraid you would all be fighting over the bathroom.
Student: And is there any outside space – I mean some kind of garden?
Woman: There’s a small yard. It’s been paved over and there are a few shrubs in pots. It’s not really a garden, though.
Student: That’s fine – as long as there’s somewhere to sit out when it’s nice. Anyway, I think the best thing is to come over and see it. Would this evening be OK?
Woman: Mm, let me think. I’m busy till six, but I could get over there by about half past. Does that suit you?
Student: That’d be fine. Lorna Road’s near the church on West Hill, isn’t it?
Woman: Yes, that’s right. It’s number 35. If you wait outside, I’ll see you there. Will you all be coming?
Student: I’m not sure. Probably not – but three or four of us perhaps.
Woman: OK, I look forward to meeting you all. Bye.
Exchange B Male: So, this is the Court of the Lions. I’ve heard about this part.
Female: Yes, I’ve been reading a bit about it – it’s one of the most important parts of the whole palace.
Male: So, tell me about these lions then. Female: This is the Fountain of the Lions. There are 12 of them and, apparently, they represent strength and courage.
Male: They’re not very big, though, are they? I mean, you’d expect them to be a bit more imposing.
Female: I don’t know about that. Male: So, what are they made of … marble? Female: Yes, they’re made of marble. The basin of the fountain’s alabaster, but the lions are marble.
Male: Well, you certainly did do a bit of reading up. I wouldn’t have expected you to know what the basin of a fountain was made of. Perhaps I should’ve made a bit more effort …
Exchange C Interviewer: So, how did you decide to go into this particular line?
Architect: It was all very natural. Teachers and family friends recognized from an early age that I had talents that seemed to combine both science and art. I was drawing plans of buildings and town layouts as a hobby – rather a strange one, I guess – from the age of ten.
Interviewer: So, tell us what you really do. I mean, it’s not just about drawing a plan is it?
Architect: No, there’s far more responsibility than that and the role changes as the project develops. To start with, it’s all about making sure that the plan allows the client to envisage the finished building. They want to know exactly what it’s going to be like – not wait until it’s finished and then be horribly disappointed. It’s the architect’s job to organize and manage the engineers and the various designers involved in the project right through the process.
Interviewer: What is it you enjoy most about what you do? Architect: There’s huge satisfaction as a project comes to fruition and you realize that what you’ve achieved will have an impact on people’s lives. I wouldn’t enjoy doing this nearly so much if it were just an art form – I mean, if people simply looked at and admired my work. For me, the joy is creating something that’ll be used by people.
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