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Unit 1 An Education

Key to the Exercise

Listening Focus

Episode 1

III. Listening for Details

1. Tell the following statements are true or false according to what you hear.

(1) T; (2) T; (3) T; (4) F; (5) F

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

(1)take a lift

(2)music lover

(3)worried about your cello

(4)does a new cello cost

(5)next Thursday

(6)sit in the car with my cello

(7)live round the corner

Episode 2

III. Listening for Details

1. Choose the best answer to each of the following question according to what you hear.

(1) C (2) B (3) B (4) D (5)C

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

(1)more than happy

(2)we were married

(3)put a stop to that

(4) A wandering Jew

(5)watch yourself

(6)an expression

(7)nothing against you

(8)you had a sister

Episode 3

III. Listening for Details

1. Tell the following statements are true or false according to what you hear.

(1) F; (2) T; (3) F; (4) T; (5) F

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

(1)so hard to imagine

(2)before you came along

(3)the last 16 years

(4)Latin translation to do

(5)David went to Oxford

(6)every now and again

(7)Medieval Literature

(8)devour those books

(9)recommend driving home

(10)a bother

Episode 4

III. Listening for Details

1. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

(1) T (2) F (3) F (4) F (5) F

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

(1)my pleasure

(2)your application to read English

(3)the Faculty of Arts

(4)English books

(5)did my best

(6)predicted

(7)wide-eyed

(8)any other student

(9)go to Paris

(10)d ying to see Paris

Supplementary Listening

1. Listen to the following new item, and fill in the missing information while you are listening.

(1)in the library

(2)surrounded by books

(3)until midnight

(4)the national university entrance exam

(5)enroll their children

(6)pass this test

(7)lifts their social standing

(8)helps them get good jobs

(9) a prestigious university

(10)i n secondary school

(11)m ore than eight hours a day

(12)h igher education

(13)a competitive economy

(14)m ultiple choice questions

(15)t hink critically

(16)c onsistently choosing the one correct answer

(17)e ssential for business success

(18)a void high tuition fees

(19)h ave U.S. citizenship

(20)s pend years of their lives

Transcript

Episode 1

(00:02:30—00:09:37)

-Come on, girls. Anybody? Anybody else? Jenny, again.

-Isn’t it because Mr. Rochester is blind?

-Yes, Jenny.

-I’ve got an English essay to do by tomorrow morning.

-Right. So the only sound I want to hear coming through the ceiling is the sound of sweat dripping onto textbooks.

-Cello?

-No cello.

-I thought we agreed that cello was my interest or hobby.

-Well, it already is your interest or hobby.

-So when they ask you at the Oxford interview, "What is your interest or hobby?" you can say the cello and you won’t be lying. But you don’t have to practice a hobby. A hobby is a hobby.

-Can I stop going to the youth orchestra, then?

-No! No, no, the youth orchestra’s a good thing.

-That shows you’re a joiner-inner.

-Yes, but I’ve already joined in.

-So now I can stop.

-No! No, that just shows the opposite. Don’t you see? No, that shows you’re a rebel. They don’t want that at Oxford.

-No. They don’t want people who can think for themselves.

-No, of course they don’t.

-See you Wednesday.

-All right, okay. Bye.

-Jenny? Should I wear, like, Sunday best?

-Better, I’m afraid.

-Just to show my father you’re un jeune homme sérieux, not a Teddy Boy.

-God. Right.

-I’m going to go. It’s going to bucket down in a minute.

-Okay, right.

-I’ll see you at the weekend.

-Bye, then.

-Bye.

-Hello. Look, if you had any sense, you wouldn’t take a lift from a strange man, but I’m a music lover and I’m worried about your cello, so what I propose is you put it in my car and walk alongside me.

-How do I know you won’t just drive off with the cello?

-Good point.

-How much does a new cello cost? ￡10, ￡15? I don’t know. Let’s say 15. No? All right. Up to you.

-And that.

-Right.

-I’m David, by the way.

-Jenny.

-Very good.

-How did the concert go?

-It was a rehearsal.

-The concert’s next Thursday.

-What are you playing?

-Elgar.

-I think it’s a shame he spent so much time in Worcester, don’t you?

Because Worcester’s too near Birmingham, and you can hear that in the music. There’s a terrible Brummy accent in there, if you listen hard enough. Anyway, Elgar and the Jews don’t mix very well.

-I’m not a Jew.

-No, I am.

-I wasn’t accusing you.

-Can I sit in the car with my cello?

-Jump in.

-I’ve never seen a car like this before. C’est très chic.

-It’s a Bristol. Not many of them made.

-Where to, madam?

-I only live round the corner.

-Worse luck.

-I’ll see what I can do.

-I suppose cellists must go to a lot of concerts.

-We don’t go to any concerts.

-We don’t believe in them.

-They’re real.

-So people say.

-Smoke?

-I’d better not.

-I live just up there.

-Why don’t we believe in them?

-He’d say there’s no point to them.

-Your father, this is?

-Yes.

-They’re just for fun. Apart from school concerts, which are no fun at all, so we go to those.

-They don’t help you get on.

-Which, of course, is what’s so wonderful about them. Anyway, you’ll go one day.

-I know. I will. If I go to university, I’m going to read what I want and listen to what I want, and I’m going to look at paintings and watch French films and I’m going to talk to people who know lots about lots.

-Good for you.

-Yes.

-Which university?

-Oxford. If I’m lucky.

-Did you go anywhere?

-I studied what I believe they call "the university of life". I didn’t get

a very good degree, though.

-Well, thank you for driving me home.

-Are you all right? Have you got it?

-Yes, it’s fine.

-Thank you.

-My pleasure.

Episode 2

(00:12:52—00:18:05)

-Well, after I’ve been to university, I’m going to be French, and I’m

going to Paris, and I’m going to smoke and wear black and listen to Jacques Brel, and I won’t speak, ever. C’est plus chic comme ca.

-Crikey!

-What?

-Wait here.

-Hello!

-Hello.

-Hello. Thank you.

-How did it go?

-Fine, I think. I didn’t mess my bit up. Nobody got thrown out of the orchestra afterwards.

-Always the mark of a cultural triumph. Listen, I’m glad I ran into you.

-What are you doing on Friday?

-Going to school.

-I meant in the evening.

-Of course. Nothing.

-Because I’m going to listen to some Ravel in St. John’s Smith Square. My friends Danny and Helen would be coming, too, so it wouldn’t be...I’ll tell you what, I’ll come and pick you up, and if your mother and father disapprove, then you can have the tickets and go with one of them. How does that sound?

-Thank you. And I’d like to go with you.

-7:00? And, probably go for a spot of supper afterwards.

-Supper?

-If you want to.

-Well the thing is, we’ll probably have eaten.

-Well, if you’d like supper, then perhaps on Friday you could not eat? -Yes. Of course.

-A spot of supper?

-You’ve heard of supper.

-We’ve heard of it, but we’ve never eaten it.

-So you’re going to have to tell us everything.

-Otherwise it’s not fair.

-I won’t allow it!

-Fine! He’s more than happy for you to take me.

-Fine, I will.

-Good!

-Well, where is it?

-St. John’s Smith Square.

-Where’s that?

-I don’t know. I’m sure we could find out.

-It’s in Westminster. Right next door to the Abbey.

-How do you know that?

-I had a life before we were married, you know. You soon put a stop to that.

-Well, there you are.

-Where are we?

-We’re near Westminster Abbey. I’m not going all the way over there. -The trouble is that’s where St. John’s Smith Square is.

-Well, there must be something on locally. Where’s the paper?

-She wants to see someone who can play. She doesn’t want to see Sheila Kirkland scratching away. I’ll take her.

-And how do you propose to get there? RAF helicopter?

-That’s him.

-Bloody hell!

-Jack!

-By the way, David’s a Jew. A wandering Jew. So watch yourself.

-What does she mean by that? I’ve never said anything like that! It’s just an expression. I’ve got nothing against the Jews...

-Glad to hear it. Hello.

-I didn’t mean I’ve got nothing against you. No, of course I do mean that.

-Dad.

-No. It’s... Sorry, it’s just that...You’re not the sort of person that I would be against. Well, I wouldn’t, because I’m not the kind of person who would be against people. I’m Jack. This is my wife, Marjorie.

-You didn’t tell me you had a sister, Jenny.

-Please.

-You’re a lucky man, Jack.

-Yes, I suppose I am.

-This is lovely.

-Thank you.

-I’m sorry, David. Would you like a drink?

-I’d love one, Jack, but we’re running a little late. If Jenny’s ready, perhaps we’ll shoot off?

-Actually, David, Dad has something he has to tell you.

-No, no. Really. Well, it was just a question, a point of reference.

What’s the best way to get to St. John’s Smith Square from here?

-It’s a straight run, really. Up to Hammersmith, take the A4 through Kensington, you’re there.

-As simple as that?

-As simple as that.

-Shall I book us some tickets?

-No.

-Well, have her back by 10:00, David.

-Well, I was hoping she might come with me afterwards for a spot of supper with my Aunt Helen.

-Well...No, no, well...She’s usually in bed by then.

-What if I promise to have her back by 11:30?

-Well, it’s Friday night, and you are going all the way to the West End.

-Thanks, Jack. I appreciate it.

-All right.

-Bye.

-Bye-bye.

-Have a nice time.

-Come on.

Episode 3

(00:31:20--00:37:16)

-Test results for the Virgil translation. We’ll start from the bottom.

Patricia, Absent. Margaret, 48%.Jenny, 52%. That would just

about scrape a pass in the exam proper. Not good enough for

Oxford candidates.

-It’s her Latin, isn’t it?

-Everyone’s doing their best, Jack.

But what if everyone’s best isn’t good enough? What do we do then?

Well, perhaps the whole thing’s been a waste of money,

anyway.

-You don’t mean that.

-Well, what’s she going to do with an English degree? If she’s going to spend 3 years playing that bloody cello, talking in French

to a bunch of beatniks, well, I’m just throwing good money

after bad. Well, she might meet a nice lawyer there, but she

could do that at a dinner dance tomorrow!

-Because that’s the point of an Oxford education, isn’t it, Dad? It’s the expensive alternative to a dinner dance.

-What about private tuition?

-Can anybody hear me? How much is this going to cost me?

-5 shillings an hour, maybe a little more for A-level.

-5 bob? We spend 5 bob here, we spend five bob there. Next thing you know, that’s our savings down the drain. And what else

are we spending 5 bob on? What else are we spending

sixpence on? Nothing! No! Nothing. All of this is free. This

vase is free.

-It was, actually. It was a present from Auntie Vi.

-That chair, this sofa, it’s all free. We didn’t have to pay for any of it.

You see, that’s the beauty of life, Jenny. You don’t have to pay

for anything. You know, there’s a lovely Oxford tree growing

in the garden. Lucky for you, because that’s Oxford taken care

of. And there’s a whole orchard of school trees, so that school

is free, and I think there’s even a private tuition tree in there.

I’ll just go and check, shall I?

-Jack!

-It’s all right, Marjorie. Don’t worry, I’ll only be a second, because I think there’s a whole clump of them surrounding the pocket

money tree! I’ll just go and make sure they’re all nice and safe,

shall I? And by the way, you might be lucky. There might be a

man with deep pockets growing out there, because God

knows you’re going to need one!

-Well, you can always go to secretarial college with Hattie.

-Thanks.

-Charming!

-God. No.

-Hello!

-Hello, Graham.

-I haven’t seen you in ages.

-It went a bit wrong, didn’t it? The tea party, I mean. Was it because of the year off thing? Because I...

-No! I just have so much work to do if I’m going to get the grades I need.

-Yeah, she doesn’t have time for boys.

-Bye, Graham!

-Bye.

-And I’ll tell you what the first thing my grandfather did when he was to say to my grandmother when she expired.

-You do all the Goons?

-No, my Eccles is no good.

-No, you’ve got him.

-Hello.

-Jenny. David does the most fantastic Bluebottle.

-You came to see my parents?

-Why is that so hard to imagine?

-Why are you drinking? It’s not Christmas.

-Well, there’s a lot you don’t know about us, young lady. We had a life before you came along.

-That’s true. I’m only going on what I’ve seen for the last 16 years. -I’m trying to think what you missed.

-Nothing much comes to mind.

-Anyway, I’ve got a huge pile of Latin translation to do.

-But you didn’t tell us David went to Oxford.

-No! I didn’t.

-For all the good it did me.

-Isn’t that funny?

-Extraordinary.

-I was just telling Jack that I’m going back next weekend.

-I go and visit my old English professor every now and again.

-See, that’s what you need, Jenny. Someone on the inside track. It’s not always what you know, is it, David?

-Too true.

-Have you ever come across Clive Lewis?

-Dad’s never come across anyone.

-He wrote a children’s book called The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that did very well, I believe.

-C. S. Lewis.

-Well, to us he was just the old codger who taught Medieval Literature, but I came to know him very well. We just got

along.

-Jenny used to devour those books.

-I’d love to meet him.

-I’m sorry, am I being slow on the uptake? Would Jenny like to come at the weekend?

-Not this weekend, but sometime, perhaps. Yes.

-How often do you see him?

-Not very often. Every couple of years. Maybe next time.

-Well, I suppose...

-Would she have to stay the night?

-I wouldn’t recommend driving home after one of those Oxford dinners. Clive could get her a room at the college. It’s easy

enough.

-Seems like too good an opportunity to pass up.

-It wouldn’t be a bother, would it, David?

Episode 4

(01:29:58--01:36:10)

-How do you think we can help?

-I want to repeat my last year at school and take my exams.

-I got the impression last time we spoke that you didn’t see the point of school, or of me, or of any of us here.

-I know. I was stupid. The life I want, there’s no shortcut. I know now that I need to go to university.

-It gives me absolutely no pleasure whatsoever to see our young schoolgirls throwing their lives away. Although, of course,

you are not one of our schoolgirls any more. Through your

own volition.

-I suppose you think I’m a ruined woman.

-You’re not a woman. No, I’m afraid I think that the offer of a place at this school would be wasted on you.

-Come in.

-I didn’t expect to see you again.

-This is lovely. All your books and pictures and...

-Paperbacks and postcards, Jenny.

-That’s all you need, isn’t it?

-Just somewhere to...

-I’m sorry I said those silly things. I didn’t understand.

-Let’s forget about it.

-A Burne-Jones.

-Do you like him?

-I do. Still.

-"Still"? You sound very old and wise.

-I feel old, but not very wise. Miss Stubbs, I need your help.

-I was so hoping that’s what you were going to say.

-Thank you, Marjorie.

-It’s from Oxford.

-"It is my pleasure to inform you that your application to read English at Oxford has been accepted. On behalf of the Faculty of Arts,

the staff of the university look forward to welcoming you..." -So I went to read English books, and did my best to avoid the speccy, spotty fate that Helen had predicted for me. I probably looked

as wide-eyed, fresh and artless as any other student. But I

wasn’t. One of the boys I went out with, and they really were

boys, once asked me to go to Paris with him. And I told him

I’d love to, I was dying to see Paris, as if I’d never been. Supplementary Listening

1. Listen to the following new item, and fill in the missing information while you are listening.

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