Listening Exercises A1 – Class schedules

Monika is taking five classes this term.

Culture Studies / 8.30am / Tuesdays and Thursdays

Social Change / 10am / Tuesdays and Thursdays

Language Development / 2pm / Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Education / 9.40am / Mondays

Communication Studies / 10am / Wednesdays and Fridays.

Transcript

(Yuri = Russian; Monika = German)

Yuri:   Have you got your schedule for this term, Monika?

Monika:   Yes, Yuri, I have. It’s going to be quite hard!

Yuri:   Really? What subject do you take?

Monika:   I’ve got Culture Studies, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30.

Yuri:   Oh, 8.30! That’s early. Do you have any classes after that?

Monika:   Yes. Straight after that at 10 I have a class on Social Change.

Yuri:   That sounds OK. Do you have the afternoon free?

Monika:   Yes, but only Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I’ve got Language Development, at two o’clock.

Yuri:   That sounds OK. Do you have the afternoon free?

Monika:   Yes, but only Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I’ve got Language Development, at two o’clock.

Yuri:   That sounds interesting. What other classes do you have?

Monika:   I’ve got Education on Monday morning, at 9.40, and Communication Studies on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10.

Yuri:   Wow. That’s a lot of classes.

Monika:   I know. I hope they’ll be good!

Dr Grimshaw / Study Skills / 12th / Room 173

Mr Collins / Life and Culture in the UK / 23rd / Lecture Hall

Prof Kaminski / The Future of Computer Languages / 26th / Theatre

a   All new students should go to Dr Grimshaw’s lecture?

b   Everyone should go to Mr Collins’ lecture.

c   Computer Science students should go to Prof Kaminski’s lecture.

Transcript

(The speaker = American)

OK, now before you go I want to tell you about some special lectures this month. Dr Grimshaw will give a lecture on Study Skills in Room 173 on the 12th. That’s Tuesday 12th in Room 173. I recommend that all new students attend this lecture. Also, on the 23rd, we have a guest speaker. Mr Collins from the British Council will be here to talk about Life and Culture in the UK. That’s of interest to everyone so I recommend you all go to the Lecture Hall for that … and on the 26th you can hear Professor Kaminski from Moscow State University talk on The Future of Computer Languages. That should be a very interesting talk for any Computer Science students, and that’s in the Theatre. I’ll put full details of these events and some others on the Student Noticeboard so …

d   The Future of the English Language

e   How to be a successful language learner

a   Grammar and pronunciation

c   Language Development

b   Language and Culture

a  exercises      b  2000 word      c  five      d  presentation      e  one-minute

a   tomorrow afternoon

b   Monday morning

c   Wednesday 17th

d   Monday 21st

e   next Friday

Transcript

(a = American; e = Australian)

a   OK, so for homework I want you to do the grammar and pronunciation exercises on page 28. Do this tonight, please, because we’ll look at the answers tomorrow afternoon.

b   Over the weekend I want you to write a 2,000 word essay on Language and Culture, and give it to me first thing on Monday morning.

c   OK, so this week I want you to read five articles on Language Development. Here is the reading list. Please do this in time for the seminar on Wednesday 17th.

d   Right, listen everyone. The details of this term’s assignment are on my website. We’ll discuss this more next week, but basically I want you to work in groups of three to prepare a presentation on The Future of the English Language. As I say, all the information is on my website. The deadline for this is Monday 21st.

e   Homework is to prepare a one-minute talk. The title of the talk is How to be a successful language learner. We’ll have the presentations next Friday, so make sure you’re ready by then.

a   his mid-term report

b  He’s been ill

c   today

d   next Friday (the 27th)

Transcript

(Dr Gupta = Indian)

Mike:   Dr Gupta.

Dr Gupta:   Yes?

Mike:   Er, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can hand the mid-term report in on time.

Dr Gupta:   I see. Why not?

Mike:   I’ve been ill this week and I couldn’t do any work. But I’m better now.

Dr Gupta:   OK, so when do you think you can do it?

Mike:   Well, I’ll start today. I have the reading list. I’ll go to the library this afternoon after class.

Dr Gupta:   It will take you a bit of time to do all the reading. Well, what about next Friday?

Mike:   You mean Friday 27th?

Dr Gupta:   Yes. Can you do it by then?

Mike:   That should be OK. Thanks a lot.