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Basic Listening and Pronunciation Skills New words

librarian library welcome circulation swiped photograph purposes professors student ensuring picture anyone guess cash account weird particular connect group recognize impossible exist exactly intention regard affiliated assign attach ensure barcode orientation. purpose identification 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 handheld 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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Lesson Listen to the conversation, and fill in the blanks W: All first-year students are required to do a ________________ with a librarian or a librarian’s aid their first semester. So welcome! M: W:

Thank you. 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! Download link http://www.4shared.com/file/134214723/e8e4adf2/Sidney_Lesson_3.html Listen to part of this conversation and find the right answer

1.What is the conservation mostly about? 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

Note: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

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Basic Listening and Pronunciation Skills Answers listening exercise W:

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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: W:

Thank you. 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! Download link http://www.4shared.com/file/134214723/e8e4adf2/Sidney_Lesson_3.html 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

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