劍橋6TEST1聽力文本

C6T1

TAPESCRIPTS

SECTION1

MAN:Right,gotthat.Andwhat’sthenexttype?

WOMAN:Well,that’sSilver—it’sthesameasGoldexceptyouhavetopayasmallfeeof￡1,00perlessonforanyyoudoandyoucanonlyusethecentreatcertaintimes.

MAN:Isee.Sowhenexactly？

WOMAN:Youcanonlyusethefacilitiesbetween10amand4:30pm.

MAN:SoIcouldn’tusethepoolat8inthemorningorevening,then?

WOMAN:That’sright.

MAN:OK.Andthepriceforthat?IsthejoiningfeethesameasforGold?

WOMAN:Actually,it’sslightlylessthanthe￡250—it’s￡225,buttheannualfeeisonly￡300.Doesthatsoundmorelikewhatyouwant?

MAN:Well,it’sstillrathermoreexpensivethanIthought.I’mastudenthereinEnglandandI’monlyhereforsixmonths.

WOMAN:Ah,thentheBronzeschemewouldprobablysuityoubest.

MAN:Howisthatdifferent?

WOMAN:Well,someofthefacilitieshaverestricteduse.

MAN:AnddoIhavetopayforclasses?

WOMAN:Yes,it’s￡3foreachclassyoujoin.

MAN:Isee.Andwhatarethehoursthen?

WOMAN:Between10.30and3.30weekdaysonlyandyoupaya￡50joiningfee.Theannualfeeis￡180—itworksoutat￡15amonth,sothatwouldbequitealotcheaper.

MAN:Oh,thatshouldbeallright.Icouldcomeinmyfreeperiods.WhatdoIhavetodoifIwanttojoin?

WOMAN:Well,webookyouinforanassessmentwithaninstructor,whowillshowyouhowtousealltheequipment.Ifyouwanttoorganizeatrialsessionandlookaroundthecentre,you’llneedtospeaktoDavidKynchley.

MAN:Hmm.Couldyouspellthatplease?

WOMAN:Yes,DavidK-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y.I’llgiveyouhisdirectlinenumber.It’soh-four-five-eight-nine-five-three-doubleone.

MAN:Thanks.

WOMAN:ThankyouforcallingKingswellClub.

SECTION2

MAN:AndhereonRadioRivendenwehaveLynneRawley,thePublicRelationsOfficerofourownRivendenCityTheatre.Hello,Lynne.

LYNNE:Hello.

MAN:Now,thetheatreisreopeningsoonafteritsthree-yearredevelopmentprogram,isn’tit?

LYNNE:That’sright,andtherearealotofimprovements.Thefirstthingpeoplewillseewhentheygoinisthatthefoyerhasbeenrepaintedintheoriginalgreenandgold.Thentheboxofficehasbeenreorientedwithitsownaccessformthesideofthebuildinginsteadofthroughthefoyer,whichmeansitcanbeopenlongerhours,andhasmorespace,too.Theshopthatusedtobeinthefoyer,whichsoldbooksandCDs,istheonepartoftheredevelopmentwhichisn’tyetcomplete.Theplanistofindnewpremisesforitnearthetheatre,andwe’vehaddifficultyfindingsomewheresuitable.Wehopetoreopentheshopinthenextfewmonths.

MAN:Willaudiencesfindanydifferenceintheauditorium?

LYNNE:Yes,we’veincreasedtheleg-roombetweentherows.Thismeansthattherearenowfewerseatsbutwe’resureaudienceswillbemuchhappier.Andwe’veinstalledairconditioning,soitwon’tgetsohotandstuffy.Wealreadyhadafewseatswhichweresuitableforwheelchairusers,andnowtherearetwiceasmany,whichwehopewillmeetdemand.Somethingelsethatwillbenefitaudiencesisthenewlifts.Thetwoweusedtohaveweresmallandslow.They’venowgone,andwe’vegotmuchmoreefficientones.

MAN:Anythingfortheperformers?

LYNNE:Yes,we’vemadeanumberofimprovementsbackstage.Thesmalldarkdressingroomsweusedtohavehavebeenconvertedintotwolargeairyrooms,sothey’remuchmorecomfortablenow.Andthestate-of-the-artelectronicsoundandlightingsystemshavebeeninstalled.

MAN:OK,sowhat’sthefirstplaythataudiencescanseewhenthetheatrereopens?

LYNNE:We’vegotaveryexcitingproductionofPeterShaffer’sRoyalHuntoftheSun,whichiscurrentlytouringthecountry.ThatstartsonOctoberthe13thandrunstillthe19th.We’reexperimentingbitwiththetimethecurtaingoesup.Weusedtostartallourperformancesat7.30,butthatmadeitdifficultforpeopletogohomebypublictransport,soinsteadwe’rebeginningat7.Becauseat9.45,whenitfinished,therearestillbusesrunning.Ticketsarealreadysellingfast.TheFridayandSaturdayperformancessoldoutalmostimmediatelyand,nowthereareonlyticketsforMondayandThursday.

MAN:Howmucharethey?

LYNNE:We’veintroducedasimplerpricestructure.Ticketpricesusedtorangefrom￡6to￡30butnowthey’reall￡18.They’reavailablefromtheboxoffice,inperson,byphone,faxorpost,oronline

MAN:OK,Lynne,nowifyou’dliketogivethecontactdetailsforthetheatre.

SECTION3

TUTOR:Hello,canIhelpyou?

BRIAN:Iwastoldtocomehere,becauseI’dliketotalktosomeoneabouttakingamanagementcourse.

TUTOR:Right.I’moneofthetutors,soIshouldbeabletohelpyou.

BRIAN:Oh,good.Myname’sBrianArdley.I’vedecidedtoenrollonapart-timemanagementcourse.Afriendofminetookonelastyear,andrecommendedittome.

TUTOR:Right.

BRIAN:IsthereanythingIshoulddobeforethecourse,likereadingoranything?

TUTOR:Weprefertointegratereadingwiththecourse,sowedon’tgiveoutareadinglistinadvance.Butwelikepeopletowriteacasestudy,describinganorganizationtheyknow.

Intheseventeenthcentury,theEastEndwasstillaseriesofseparate,semi-ruralsettlements.Therewasashortageofaccommodation,somarshlandwasdrainedandbuiltontohousethelargenumbersofpeoplenowlivingthere.

BythenineteenthcenturyLondonwasthebusiestportintheworld,andthisbecamethemainsourceofemploymentintheEastEnd.Thosewhocouldaffordtoliveinmorepleasantsurroundingsmovedout,andtheareabecameonewherethevastmajorityofpeoplelivedinextremepoverty,andsufferedfromappallingsanitaryconditions.

Thatbriefoutlinetakesustobeginningofthetwentiethcentury,andnowwe’llturntohousing.

Atthebeginningofthecentury,livingconditionsforthemajorityofworkingpeopleinEastLondonwereverybasicindeed.Houseswerecrowdedcloselytogetherandusuallyverybadlybuilt,becausetherewasnoregulation.Butthepoorandneedywereattractedbythepossibili