Listening Part 2 You will hear five conversations. Listen to the conversations and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer. You will hear each conversation twice. Conversation 1 You hear two people discussing the first year at university. Are you looking forward to starting university? To be honest, I'm a bit nervous. As a second year student, do you have any advice for me? Let's see. Well, firstly, get involved in university life immediately. Enjoy societies that match your interests. It's a great way to make friends quickly. Right. But I'm worried about managing my time effectively. It's good to be concerned because it's very important. You need to have a clear record of your lecture times and study hours and deadlines for university work. But above all, never forget to give some time for social activities and looking after yourself. What do you mean? Personal safety. Actually, I was thinking more about getting enough sleep, eating healthy meals and doing things to lower your stress level. All this will help you do better in your studies. That makes sense. By the way, what should I do if I need help with my coursework? I guess the tutors will help. Certainly. My tutor was amazing. And I know that your university can give you a hand with your academic skills, writing and reading and so on. That's a relief. My reading skills are pretty good, but I was feeling stressed about my essay writing. I'm not sure it's good enough at the moment. Conversation 1. You hear two people discussing the first year at university. Are you looking forward to starting university? To be honest, I'm a bit nervous. As a second year student, do you have any advice for me? Let's see. Well, firstly, get involved in university life immediately. Enjoy societies that match your interests. It's a great way to make friends quickly. Right. But I'm worried about managing my time effectively. It's good to be concerned because it's very important. You need to have a clear record of your lecture times and study hours and deadlines for university work. But above all, never forget to give some time for social activities and looking after yourself. What do you mean? Personal safety. Actually, I was thinking more about getting enough sleep, eating healthy meals and doing things to lower your stress level. All this will help you do better in your studies. That makes sense. By the way, what should I do if I need help with my coursework? I guess the tutors will help. Certainly. My tutor was amazing. And I know that your university can give you a hand with your academic skills, writing and reading and so on. That's a relief. My reading skills are pretty good, but I was feeling stressed about my essay writing. I'm not sure it's good enough at the moment. Conversation 2. You hear two psychology students talking about a joint project they are working on. We need to figure out how to do this research project. Any thoughts on how we should approach it? I think it's important to play to our strengths. So let's start by setting out the different components of the project and the skills required for each. That sounds reasonable. So we have data collection, then data analysis, and finally report writing. Exactly. You have experience of data collection. So do you. Not as much. I'm not comfortable doing it. If it was web research, it would be different. But what are you going to do while I'm talking to the interviewees? I can set up the spreadsheets to put the data in. Oh, come on, I love doing spreadsheets. Okay, let's do it the other way around. No, fine. Stick to Plan A. And for the report writing, we could work together and divide it into sections. That way, we can both contribute our thoughts to the final report. That works for me. We should also set deadlines for each phase of the project. I agree. We don't want a last-minute rush. Conversation 2. You hear two psychology students talking about a joint project they are working on. We need to figure out how to do this research project. Any thoughts on how we should approach it? I think it's important to play to our strengths. So let's start by setting out the different components of the project and the skills required for each. That sounds reasonable. So we have data collection, then data analysis, and finally report writing. Exactly. You have experience of data collection. So do you. Not as much. I'm not comfortable doing it. If it was web research, it would be different. But what are you going to do while I'm talking to the interviewees? I can set up the spreadsheets to put the data in. Oh, come on, I love doing spreadsheets. Okay, let's do it the other way around. No, fine. Stick to plan A. And for the report writing, we could work together and divide it into sections. That way, we can both contribute our thoughts to the final report. That works for me. We should also set deadlines for each phase of the project. I agree. We don't want a last-minute rush. Conversation 3. You hear a secondary student called Michael talking to his careers guidance officer. Hi, have a seat. Do you want to talk about possible careers? Yes and no. I'm in my last year here and I'm feeling stressed about choosing a university course. Well, the first thing is to take some time to reflect on your interests, then think about your long-term goals. What subjects do you enjoy the most? I've always been fascinated by science and I enjoy conducting experiments. I'm also really interested in the environment. So you could consider exploring the curriculum for courses in environmental science or ecology. You might find them particularly interesting. Right, but I'm also concerned about future work opportunities. That's an important consideration, but the demand for experts in those areas is growing all the time. Check out the number of job opportunities and the typical salaries you can expect. They're good now and they'll probably be even better by the time you graduate. Is there anything else I should keep in mind while making this decision? Think about factors like the university's reputation in the specific field, the available resources and the teaching facilities. It's also helpful to attend university open days or virtual events to get a feel for the campus. because you'll be living there for at least three years. Thank you so much for your advice. It's my job. Conversation 3. You hear a secondary student called Michael talking to his careers guidance officer. Hi, have a seat. Do you want to talk about possible careers? Yes and no. I'm in my last year here and I'm feeling stressed about choosing a university course. Well, the first thing is to take some time to reflect on your interests, then think about your long-term goals. What subjects do you enjoy the most? I've always been fascinated by science and I enjoy conducting experiments. I'm also really interested in the environment. So you could consider exploring the curriculum for courses in environmental science or ecology. You might find them particularly interesting. Right, but I'm also concerned about future work opportunities. That's an important consideration, but the demand for experts in those areas is growing all the time. Check out the number of job opportunities and the typical salaries you can expect. They're good now and they'll probably be even better by the time you graduate. Is there anything else I should keep in mind while making this decision? Think about factors like the university's reputation in the specific field, the available resources and the teaching facilities. It's also helpful to attend university open days or virtual events to get a feel for the campus because you'll be living there for at least three years. Thank you so much for your advice. It's my job. Conversation 4. You hear two students talking about a university society. Okay, so I'm off to my society meeting now. Which society is that? Didn't I tell you about it? It's called Creative Minds. It's for people who love the arts, including painting, writing and music. Sounds good. I wish there was a society like that for photography. Oh, we have photographers too. It's an art form, isn't it? Not when people are just taking selfies with their mobile phones all the time. But I've spent a fortune on kit over the years. So why not come along now if you're free? The meetings last two hours. Not sure. What exactly do you do there? Is it lectures on theory from people working in the field? It's more practical than that. We're given a subject at the beginning of each meeting and we have to produce something in our medium by the end. Well, before the end so that we can show it around and get comments. The trouble is so often comments are really brutal, even when people aren't professionals. The organiser reminds people before asking for feedback that it must be constructive. Personally, I think negative criticism can be good too, but that's avoided. Okay, I'll go and get my camera. Cool. Conversation 4. You hear two students talking about a university society. Okay, so I'm off to my society meeting now. Which society is that? Didn't I tell you about it? It's called Creative Minds. It's for people who love the arts, including painting, writing and music. Sounds good. I wish there was a society like that for photography. Oh, we have photographers too. It's an art form, isn't it? Not when people are just taking selfies with their mobile phones all the time. But I've spent a fortune on Kit over the years. So why not come along now if you're free? The meetings last two hours. Not sure. What exactly do you do there? Is it lectures on theory from people working in the field? It's more practical than that. We're given a subject at the beginning of each meeting and we have to produce something in our medium by the end. Well, before the end so that we can show it around and get comments. The trouble is so often comments are really brutal. even when people aren't professionals. The organiser reminds people before asking for feedback that it must be constructive. Personally, I think negative criticism can be good too, but that's avoided. Okay, I'll go and get my camera. Cool. Conversation 5. You hear two university students discussing a flat they have looked at. So what did you think of that? As I see it, there's potential, but I'm also worried about a few things. Really? I don't have any issues with the flat itself. It's close to the campus, there are shops nearby, and it's on a regular direct bus route, which would make our daily commute much easier. Plus, it's very big. Agreed, but the sofa and chairs are a bit old-fashioned, and the bathroom could use some renovation. I didn't feel that, but I did note that the rent's a bit higher than we anticipated. Yes, I was coming to that. However, on the bright side, the landlord seems willing to discuss any maintenance issues, so we should put together a list of issues and get a response before we come to a decision. Don't you agree? In principle, but the flat may have been snapped up by other students by the time we've done all that. I guess that's a chance we'll have to take. Okay, I'll get some paper. Conversation 5. You hear two university students discussing a flat they have looked at. So what did you think of that? As I see it, there's potential, but I'm also worried about a few things. Really? I don't have any issues with the flat itself. It's close to the campus, there are shops nearby, and it's on a regular direct bus route, which would make our daily commute much easier. Plus, it's very big. Agreed, but the sofa and chairs are a bit old-fashioned, and the bathroom could use some renovation. I didn't feel that, but I did note that the rent's a bit higher than we anticipated. Yes, I was coming to that. However, on the bright side, the landlord seems willing to discuss any maintenance issues, so we should put together a list of issues and get a response before we come to a decision. Don't you agree? In principle, but the flat may have been snapped up by other students by the time we've done all that. I guess that's a chance we'll have to take. Okay, I'll get some paper. That is the end of part 2.