Basic Listening and Pronunciation Skills

New words Dictation lesson Lesson 3

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librarian ____________________________________________________________________________
library ____________________________________________________________________________
welcome ____________________________________________________________________________
circulation ____________________________________________________________________________
swiped ____________________________________________________________________________
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photograph
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purposes
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professors ____________________________________________________________________________
student ____________________________________________________________________________
ensuring ____________________________________________________________________________
picture ____________________________________________________________________________
anyone ____________________________________________________________________________
guess ____________________________________________________________________________
cash account ____________________________________________________________________________
weird ____________________________________________________________________________
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particular
connect
group Note:
recognize ___________________________________________________________________________
impossible ___________________________________________________________________________
exist ___________________________________________________________________________
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exactly
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intention
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regard ___________________________________________________________________________
affiliated ___________________________________________________________________________
assign ___________________________________________________________________________
attach ___________________________________________________________________________
ensure ___________________________________________________________________________
barcode ___________________________________________________________________________
orientation. ___________________________________________________________________________
purpose ___________________________________________________________________________
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identification
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borrow
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Dictionary
librarian = a person who works in a library
library = a building, room or organization which has
a collection, especially of books, for people to read
or borrow usually without payment<>The library has
three levels, with a conference centre at ground
level.
welcome = to be pleased about and encourage or
support something<>This move towards improving
childcare facilities has been widely welcomed.
circulation = when something such as information,
money or goods passes from one person to
another<>I heard that there are several stolen
paintings in circulation.
swiped = to hit or try to hit something, especially
with a sideways movement<>She opened the
window and swiped at the flies with a rolled-up
newspaper to make them go out.
photograph = a picture produced using a
camera<>My parents took a lot of photographs of
us when we were small.
purpose = why you do something or why
something exists<>I can see no useful purpose in
continuing this conversation.
professors = a teacher of the highest rank in a
department of a British university, or a teacher of
high rank in an American university or
college<>She's a professor of nutrition at Columbia
University.
student = a person who is learning at a college or
university, or sometimes at a school<>He was a
student at the University of Chicago.
ensure = to make something certain to
happen<>Officials will ensure that the election is
carried out fairly.
picture = a drawing, painting or photograph,
etc.<>I hate having my picture taken
anyone = used in questions and negatives to mean
'a person or people'<>I haven't spoken to anyone all
day.
guess = to give an answer to a particular question
when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be
certain if you are correct<>I didn't know the answer,
so I had to guess.
cash = money in the form of notes and coins,
rather than cheques or credit cards<>Do you have
any cash on you?
account = (also bank account )an arrangement with
a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to
take it out when you need to<>I paid the money
into my account this morning.
weird = very strange and unusual, unexpected or
not natural<>Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's
all right.
particular = especially<>What in particular did you
like about the last apartment that we saw?
connect = to join or be joined with something
else<>Can I connect my printer to your computer?
group = a number of people or things that are put
together or considered as a unit<>I'm meeting a
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exactly = used when you are giving or asking for
information that is completely correct<>The journey
took exactly three hours.
intention = something that you want and plan to
do<>It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the
list - I just forgot her.
regard = to consider or have an opinion about
something or someone<>Local people regard this
idea of a motorway through their village with horror.
affiliated = to cause a group to become part of or
form a close relationship with another, usually larger,
group or organization<>The school is affiliated with
a national association of driving schools.
assign = to give a particular job or piece of work to
someone<>If you assign a time for a job or activity,
you decide it will be done during that time .
attach = to fasten, join or connect; to place or fix in
position<>I attached a photo to my application
form.
ensure = to make something certain to
happen<>The airline is taking steps to ensure safety
on its aircraft.
barcode= a small rectangular pattern of thick and
thin black lines of magnetic ink printed on a product,
or on its container, etc. so that its details can be read
by and recorded on a computer system<>A hand-
held scanner is used to read bar codes.
orientation = to aim something at someone or
something, or make something suitable for a
particular group of people<>We employ people
without regard to their political or sexual
orientation.
purpose = why you do something or why something
exists<>We haven't yet managed to find new
premises that are suitable for our purposes.
identification = when you recognize and can name
someone or something, ID an official document that
shows or proves who you are<>Most of the bodies
were badly burned, making identification almost
impossible.
borrow = to get or receive something from someone
with the intention of giving it back after a period of
time<>Could I borrow your bike from you until next
week?
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W:
blanks
Lesson 3
All first-year students are required to do a ________________ with a librarian or a librarian’s aid their first
semester. So welcome!
M: Thank you.
W: Okay, so the first thing I’m going to do is walk you through ___________________________. Okay, so what
you need to do first is make sure your ________________ is registered at the front desk. The circulation desk
officer will, urn scan your card and then assign you a kind of, well a ________________ that will be swiped every
time you borrow a book.
M: But why is that attached to my ________________? I mean, couldn’t I get a separate library card? That’s
how things were at my public library ________________.
W: Well no, it’s really important that your library card ___________________ for, um, for identification
________________. See, only students and professors and people affiliated with the university are allowed to
borrow books from this library. So by attaching a barcode to your student ID, we’re pretty much ensuring
________________ this university. Plus, since your ID already has your picture on it, we don’t, um, we don’t have
to worry about anyone else using your ID and ________________books.
M: Okay, I guess I can understand that. It’s just a little weird to me to have one card ________________. I
mean, it already has my meal plan and a ________________ on it, not to mention, it lets me back into my dorm.
W: Well that’s kind of a good thing. You don’t end up ___________ a lot of cards.
M: Well, it’s kind of bad, too. If I lose it, I can’t do anything. I guess I have to be really careful.
W: I guess you do. It’s not so hard. Don’t worry.
M: Thanks. Okay, so the first thing I have to do before I can borrow books is, um, take my student ID to
the ________________?
W: That’s right! Once you do that, you can start borrowing books!
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Listen to part of this conversation and find the right answer

1.What is the conservation mostly about? Note:
a. The librarian is telling the student how to start borrowing books __________________________
b. The librarian tells the student how to get to the circulation
c. The student tries to figure out where he left his library card
__________________________
d. The student is talking about the many uses for his ID card __________________________
2. Why is the student worried about losing his ID card? __________________________
a. Because he thinks that someone will steal his money if he loses it __________________________
b. Because he will not be able to check out library books without it
__________________________
c. Because there are a lot of accounts on this card
d. Because it will be very difficult to replace __________________________
__________________________
Complete the following summary with the words given below. __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
A librarian is ____(1)_______to the book borrowing process.
__________________________
She tells him the first step is to ____(2)______to his student identification card. She __________________________
says that it is important that he have photo identification when borrowing books __________________________
because only people _____(3)_______the university are allowed to borrow books. __________________________
The student worries about having another ______(4)_________his ID card because it
__________________________
already______(5)___________, meal plan, and dorm entrance.
He’s afraid he will lose it. The ______(6)________him that he will be fine. __________________________
affiliated with orienting a student __________________________
get a barcode attached account attached to
librarian reassures holds his money accounts

Useful Tips! - Focus on the beginning part of the conversation or lecture. Listen carefully to the key words that can
lead you to the main idea.
And
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Lesson 3
W: All first-year students are required to do a one-on-one orientation with a librarian or a librarian’s aid
their first semester. So welcome!
M: Thank you.
W: Okay, so the first thing I’m going to do is walk you through how to borrow books from library. Okay, so
what you need to do first is make sure your identification card is registered at the front desk. The circulation
desk officer will, urn scan your card and then assign you a kind of, well a barcode that will be swiped every
time you borrow a book.
M: But why is that attached to my student ID card? I mean, couldn’t I get a separate library card? That’s
how things were at my public library back home.
W: Well no, it’s really important that your library card have a photograph of you on it for, um, for
identification purposes. See, only students and professors and people affiliated with the university are allowed
to borrow books from this library. So by attaching a barcode to your student ID, we’re pretty much ensuring
that you belong to this university. Plus, since your ID already has your picture on it, we don’t, um, we don’t
have to worry about anyone else using your ID and taking out books.
M: Okay, I guess I can understand that. It’s just a little weird to me to have one card for everything here.
I mean, it already has my meal plan and a cash account on it, not to mention, it lets me back into my dorm.
W: Well that’s kind of a good thing. You don’t end up carrying around a lot of cards.
M: Well, it’s kind of bad, too. If I lose it, I can’t do anything. I guess I have to be really careful.
W: I guess you do. It’s not so hard. Don’t worry.
M: Thanks. Okay, so the first thing I have to do before I can borrow books is, um, take my student ID to
the circulation desk for a barcode?
W: That’s right! Once you do that, you can start borrowing books!
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Answers
1.A 2.C
1.orienting a student 2. get a barcode
attached
3. affiliated with 4. account attached to
5.holds his money accounts 6.librarian
reassures
Dictation

dictate = to speak something aloud for a person or machine to record the words said, so that they can be
written down
1. How can he afford to buy himself a brand new car?
2. Have you ever wondered how to invest in stock but just don't know where to
begin?
3. His researches in the field of disease prevention produced unexpected results.
4. If you reserve something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a
restaurant, you arrange for
it to be kept for your use.
5. A shipment of urgent medical supplies is expected to arrive very soon.
6. I have a few favorite restaurants that I tend to go back to, but I'm always
open to new suggestions.
7. He said that he would be bringing a friend with him but, significantly, didn't
say who it was.
8. How much material will you need to make the skirt?

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