Transcript for test 31

Section 1

Fred: Mary! Thank god, you're here. We've a ton of work to do if we're going to get everything
ready for tonight. Whose idea was it to have this going away party for Christ anyway?

Mary: It was your idea Fred, remember.

Fred: Hey I suggested a small get together for a few close friends. I didn't mean inviting half the
university.

Mary: Well it's too late now. We have about three hours to get everything under control. Have
you got that list of things we need to do?

Fred: Yeah it's in my room, hang on I'll go get it. Hell! I can't find it.

Mary: What do you mean you can't find it?

Fred: I can't find it, what do you think I mean? Damn! I remember I left it in the library.

Mary: Okay - okay cool down. We'll manage. I can remember what's on it. Let's check the food
and drink situation. Did you arrange the beer?

Fred: Yeah Jim said he'd bring ten cases of cold budweiser ice and a couple of big bins to keep
it cold. Says he'll get here around five.

Mary: Huh you know Jim, he'll probably turn up drunk around midnight.

Fred: No problem, I phoned him a few minutes ago. He's at Jenny's place. She's keeping him
away from alcohol until he's delivered everything safe and sound. What about the wine? You
said you'd look after it.

Mary: Oh my God. I completely forgot, what's the time?

Fred: Half past three!

Mary: Okay. I'll go to the liquor store and sort it out. Will they deliver?

Fred: No problem. But you'll have to pay up front.

Mary: I reckon about 60 people will turn up, allow for half a bottle per person. That makes 30
bottles half red half white. What do you think?
Fred: That should be enough. Better to have too much than too little. Why not make it 40? 25
red and 15 white.

Mary: Yeah! I guess most people prefer red. Where's the nearest liquor store?

Fred: Not far. Go out the front door turn right sorry left. Take the second street on your right and
it's 300 yards down on the left just before you get to the park.

Mary: Okay i'll go in a few minutes. Let's first make a quick list to make sure we haven't
forgotten anything. Glasses - glasses what about glasses?

Fred: Sally borrowed a hundred beer glasses and a hundred wine glasses from the student bar.
They're in the cupboard should be enough.

Mary: Yeah should be. What about the barbecue?

Fred: I've got two barbecues and plenty of charcoal out the back and Jane and I spent three
hours yesterday getting these steaks, chicken legs and sausages ready. They're all in the big
fridge and should taste terrific. Tons of garlic pepper and soy sauce, no MSG.

Mary: Sounds good, what about plates and things?

Fred: Sally has looked after that as well, she's borrowed them from the bar too. They're in the
cupboard with the glasses. You know Sally refuses to use, throw-away things, bad for the
environment.

Mary: Good for her!

Fred: Oh just remembered. Could you pick up another 20 loaves of french bread and a few
packets of paper napkins?

Mary: No problem. Is there a shop on the way?

Fred: There's a supermarket just before you get to the liquor store. Can you manage everything
or should I go with you?

Mary: I'll manage, I've got this huge rucksack. No problem, damn just remembered. I'm over my
limit on my credit card. Have you got five hundred dollars on you? We'll work out who owes who
and how much later.

Fred: No problem, I took out a thousand dollars this morning. Here's 500.

MAry: Okay, I'll get going. I'll see you in a while.

Section 2

Good morning everybody and welcome to Royal Hospital College. What a beautiful September
day you've brought with you! My name is Richard Thomas. I'm the head of the chemistry
department and today it's my pleasure to introduce our wonderful college to you. Normally the
dean professor John Thomas, yes, we share the same surname, likes to do this. But
unfortunately he has a bad case of flu so he's doing the sensible thing and staying in bed. He
sends his apologies but you'll be meeting him soon. So no big problem. I'm sure you are all so
excited at the thought of studying here that you have read all about the history of our school. But
for those who haven't, I'll give you a brief summary as we walk around.

The college was originally founded in. Anybody know? Yes, 1694 by William and Mary of
Orange. Can you remember your high school history? Right. William of Orange was a Dutch
prince married to king James II's eldest daughter Mary. 1694, poor queen Mary died of smallpox
the same year. Actually the school was not a school in those days it was a hospital for retired
sailors of the royal navy and it wasn't here in the beautiful countryside of east England. It was
located in what is now east London on the banks of the river Thames. Back in those days it was
also in the countryside but London grew and grew and by the end of the 19th century it was
surrounded by houses and smoky factories. So after the second world war at New Zealand
millionaire named Sir Gifford Reed kindly gave the school 65 million pounds to move to here he
was an architect and he designed much of the beautiful school that you see today. It opened in
1933 and if you look to your right there is a statue of Sir Gifford Reed facing that other large
statue of Queen Victoria.

Okay let's jump back to the 1700s. In the 1780s the royal hospital was changed into a school for
the orphans of officers and men of the royal navy and they added the word college to the
name. For nearly a hundred years it was co-educational. But in 1868 the board of governors
decided to make it boys only. Much more boring don't you think? And it stayed that way right up
until 1991 when the school became co-educational again. Okay and here we are at the school
church. Do we have any musicians with us? You, wonderful. What do you play? Piano and
Organ. Oh! You'll love it here. Our church has the largest organ in England and we often have
recording companies, the BBC etc coming here to record. And our staff and students are more
than welcome to play it. In fact there's a waiting list. It's very popular.

In fact the school is very well known for its choir and orchestra. I sing in the choir and last
summer we toured North America. Great fun. A healthy mind in a healthy body as the Romans
used to say, which brings us to our gym and swimming pool. Both are open from six in the
morning till eleven at night seven days a week. The gym has everything you need for aerobics,
weight training, martial arts, basketball, gymnastics and even an indoor running track. So there's
no excuse for not keeping fit and of course we have all the usual team sports. Soccer,
basketball. Our women's basketball team won the all England universities championship this
year. Rugby, water polo, no American football. So you see we are quite a sporty lot here and we
also study sometimes. Here's the main library. I'm afraid we can't go in because it's being
redecorated. It's supposed to open again this wednesday but it looks to me that it'll be a bit late
and here's the coffee shop. Why don't we stop here for a drink? Agree, jolly good.

Section 3

College Tutor: Hi, can I help you?

Brian: I was told to come here because I'd like to talk to someone about taking a management
course.

College Tutor: Right, I'm one of the tutors. So I should be able to help you.

Brian: Oh! good. My name's Brian Ardley. I've decided to enroll on a part-time management
course. A friend of mine took one last year and recommended it to me.

College Tutor: Right!

Brian: Is there anything I should do before the course like reading or anything?

College Tutor: We prefer to integrate reading with the course. So we don't give out a reading list
in advance. But we like people to write a case study describing an organisation they know.

Brian: I've already done that, as my friends told me you wanted one. But would it be possible to
sit in on a teaching session to see what it's like. I haven't been a student for quite a while.

College Tutor: Fine, just let me know which state and evaluate it with the tutor.

Brian: Now could I ask you about the college facilities please?

College Tutor: Anything in particular?

Brian: Well the course is one day a week all day, isn't it? So presumably it's possible to buy
food.

College Tutor: Yes, there are factories open all day.

Brian: Does it cater to special diets? I have some food allergies.

College Tutor: Provided you more than a refectory in advance is going to be a problem.
Brian: Good, what about facilities for young children? I'd like to bring my daughter here while I'm
studying.

College Tutor: How old is she?

Brian: Three.

College Tutor: Then she's eligible to join the nursery which is supervised by a qualified nurturing
nurse. The waiting list for a place is quite long though. So you ought to apply now.

Brian: Okay

College Tutor: I don't know if our careers advice service would be of any interest to you.

Brian: Yes it might help me decide how to develop my career after the course.

College Tutor: The centre has a lot of reference materials and staff qualified to give guidance on
a one-to-one basis.

Brian: I noticed the fitness center next to the college. Is that a student?

College Tutor: It's open to everyone. But students pay an annual fee that's much less than the
general public pay.

Brian: And presumably the college library stocks newspapers and journals as well as books.

College Tutor: Yes and there's also an audio visual room for viewing and listening to videos,
cassettes and so on.

Brian: Is there also access to computers?

College Tutor: Yes, your tutor will need to arrange for the technical support thing for you to get a
password so ask him or her about it when you start the course.

College Tutor: By the way, do you know about our business center?

Brian: No, what's that?

College Tutor: A training resource, a collection of materials for people to study on their own or
use in their own organizations.

Brian: You mean books and videos?

Brian: Does it have anything that I could use to improve my study skills? I don't have much idea
about report writing and I'm sure i'll need it on the course.

College Tutor: Oh yes, there's plenty of useful material, just ask one of the staff.

Brian: Does the center cover all the main areas of business?

College Tutor: Yes projects like finance and of course marketing. That's a popular one. Local
managers seem to queue up to buy the videos.

Brian: So it isn't just what students think?

College Tutor: No, it's for members only but anyone can join.

Brian: How much does it cost?

College Tutor: A hundred pounds a year for a company and 50 pounds for an individual with no
discount for students, I'm afraid.

Brian: Well that's very helpful. Well, I think that's all. I'd better go home and fill in the enrollment
form. Thanks for all your help.

College Tutor: You’re welcome.

Brian: Goodbye!

College Tutor: Goodbye!

Section 4

In the last few weeks we've been looking at various aspects of the social history of London and
this morning we're continuing with a look at life in the area called the East End. I'll start with a
brief history of the district and then focus on life in the first half of the 20th century. Back in the
first to the fourth centuries A.D when the Romans controlled England, London grew into a town
of 45 000 people and what's now the East End, the area by the river Thames and along the
road heading North East from London to the coast consisted of farmland with crops and
livestock which helped to feed that population. The Romans left in 410 at the beginning of the
fifth century and from then onwards the country suffered a series of invasions by tribes from
present-day Germany and Denmark, the Anglo Saxons and Jutes many of whom settled in the
East End.

The technology they introduced meant that metal and leather goods were produced there for the
first time and as the East End was by the river, ships could transport goods between their and
foreign markets. In the 11th century, in 1066 to be precise, the Normans conquered England
and during the next few centuries London became one of the most powerful and prosperous
cities in Europe. The East End benefited from this and because there were fewer restrictions
there than in the city itself, plenty of newcomers settled there from abroad bringing their skills as
workers, merchants or money lenders during the next few hundred years.

In the 16th century the first stop was dubbed where ships were constructed. Eventually making
the East End the focus of massive international trade and in the late 16th century when much of
the rest of England was suffering economically. A lot of agricultural workers came to the East
End to look for alternative work. In the 17th century the East End was still a series of separate
semi-rural settlements. There was a shortage of accommodation. So marshland was drained
and built on to house the large numbers of people now living there. By the 19th century, London
was the busiest port in the world and this became the main source of employment in the East
End. Those who could afford to live in more pleasant surroundings moved out and the area
became one where the vast majority of people lived in extreme poverty and suffered from
appalling sanitary conditions.

That brief outline takes us to the beginning of the 20th century and now we'll turn to housing. At
the beginning of the century living conditions for the majority of working people in East London
were very basic indeed. Houses were crowded closely together and usually very badly built
because there was no regulation. But the poor and needy were attracted by the possibility of
work and they had to be housed. It was the availability rather than the condition of the housing
that was a major concern for tenants and landlords alike. Few houses had electricity at this time.
So other sources of power were used like coal for the fire which heated perhaps just one room.
Of course the smoke from these contributed a great deal to the air pollution for which London
used to be famous.

A tiny damp unhealthy house like this might well be occupied by two four families possibly
including several children, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Now before I go on to the health
implications of this way of life I'll say something about food and nutrition.