新标准大学英语视听说教程2(听力材料文本及答案)

CollegecultureUnit1

Unit1Collegeculture

Insideview

Conversation1

Janet：SothisistheCherwellBoathouse–it’slovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooksquiteeasy.

Mark：I’mnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,there’ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We’vedecidedtogetinvolved.

Janet：Raisingmoneyforcharity?Right.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudentsdon’tusuallydothat.

Mark：Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we’rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.

Janet：Sponsoredpunting!What’sthat?

Kate：Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething–likerunalongdistance.Sopeoplewouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.

Janet：Whatagreatidea!I’dlovetojoinyou!

Mark：That’swhywe’retellingyouaboutit.Sothat’sdecidedthen.Let’smakealistofthingsweneedtodo.

Kate：I’lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.

Mark：Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I’vegotonehere.

Kate：Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.Whowantstodothat?

Mark：I’lldothat.Whathavewegotsofar?

Kate：Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform

…Um…Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.

Mark：CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.

Kate：I’mwithyouonthat.

Janet：Metoo…

Conversation2

Janet：I’mnotusedtoboats–Woah!

Mark：Whoops!

Kate：Watchout!Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!

Mark：Sorry!Ididn’tmeanto.…OK,we’reoff!

Kate：MaybeIshoulddothepunting.

Mark：It’sfine.I’vegotthehangofitnow–givemeachance.

Kate：Well,I’dliketohaveago.

Mark：SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantakeoverforawhile,ifyouwantto.

Kate：Yes,great.

Janet：You’rereallygoodatit,Mark!Thisisfantastic!It’sexactlyhowIimaginedlife

here!Lookoverthere–isn’titlovely!

Kate：Yes,itis.

…

Janet：Kate,everything’sorganized,isn’tit,for8collectingthesponsorshipmoney?

Kate：Yes,I’vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday–iftheyhaven’tpaidonline.I’llcountitallup.

Janet：Good.We’dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don’tyouthink?Howmuchhavewe

raised?

Kate：About600.

Janet：Fantastic!I’msoenjoyingthis!

Mark：Heyguys,I’vegotasuggestion–howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveour

picnic!Hey,look,there’sLouiseandSophie!

Mark：Whoo…

GirlsMark!

Janet：Areyouallright?

Mark：Er…OfcourseI’mallright.Kate,Ithinkit’syourturntopunt!

Outsideview

V/O

HarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlexJude,theuniversity’sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.

Alex

Harvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofgovernment,fortheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.

V/O

WeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.

Ashley

Um,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and…Um,there’sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothegym,run.Sothat’swhatIdo.

Adam

Itiswhateveryouwantittobe.It’sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.

Brian

Socially,likeyousaid,it’s,it’salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon’thavefraternitieshere,andso,youknow,that’s,it’sobviouslynotassocial.There’snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeonanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10o’clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe’llgooutandhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.

Jodie

Noteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit’s,Ithinkit’safunplacetobe.

Int.

Haveyoumadealotoffriends?

Jodie

Oh,definitely.

Int.：Mm.

Jodie

Many.

Int.

What,whatdoyoudowithyourfriends?

Jodie

Um,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I’minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsalsduringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.

V/O

WeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusethe

Internet.

Ashley

Um,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.

Int.

Sohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,aday?

Ashley

Um,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.

Brian

Ohyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,IdoalotofresearchthroughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,that’showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthee-mail.

John

Um,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I’dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,Iuseitforalotof,Idon’t,wedon’thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there’ssomelittlegamestoplayovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igototoseewhat’shappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon’tusuallyuseitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.

Listeningin

Passage1

V/O

Hi,I’mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers–nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear–thequestion,“Howareyoufindinguni?”Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.

Speaker1

It’scool.It’severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I’mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I’vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI’vegotmyfootontheladderalready.

Speaker2

I’mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI’vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI’mveryhomesick.I’mNigerianandmyfamily’ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth–thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.

Speaker3

“HowamIfindinguni?”It’sgreat.It’snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I’vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI’vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn’tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI–ItalkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI’mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.

Speaker4

Actually,I’vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I’mabitshy…everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently–yeah,theyhave.I’vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah–I’mfeelingalothappiernow.

Speaker5

Uni’sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem–andit’squiteabigproblem–ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan’thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn’t–it’sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI’vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress–alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon’twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.

Speaker6

Ilovemysubject,History,andI’m,I’mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.

Passage2

OxfordandCambridge–twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras

“Oxbridge”.They’rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld’sbestuniversities.

Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,

wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.

Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.

InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it’snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.

Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.

Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.

Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld’smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge’scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK’smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere’stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.

Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it’snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.

Unit2

Insideview

Conversation1

Kate：Comein.Hey,Janet.

Janet：HiKate,areyoubusy?

Kate：Yes,I’mjustdoinganessay.Butit’sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat’snew?

Janet：Well,nothingmuch.

Kate：Youlookabitfedup.What’sbuggingyou?

Janet：Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappensevery

timetheycall,anditgetsmedown.

Kate：I’msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butI

alwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.

Janet：Mydaddoesn’tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.

Kate：Don’tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn’tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswers

thephone,andsays,“Hi,I’llpassyoutoyourmother.”It’sreallyirritating.

Janet：ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.

Kate：Justtellhimwhatyou’reupto.

Janet：SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.

SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.

Kate：Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It’snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,but

Ibeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You’llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon’tyoudowhatIdo?

Janet：What’sthat?

Kate：Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIget

tohearhisvoice!

Janet：Maybe.I’msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!

Kate：Waitaminute…!

Conversation2

Kate：IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.

Mark：Whathappened?

Kate：Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.She’dhadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.

Mark：Poorkid!Itmustbetoughonyouguys,livingsofarawayfromhome.

Kate：Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeelmiserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,“Imustgonow”andleftmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifI’dsaidsomethingwrong.

Mark：Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworkinganddidn’twanttodisturbyou.

Kate：Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldn’t

havetriedtomakeherlaugh?PerhapsshethoughtIwasn’ttakingherseriously.

Mark：Iwouldn’tworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.HowwouldyoufeelifyouwereastudentatcollegeinChina?

Kate：Iknow.That’swhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!IwishIcouldhavehelpedhermore.

Janet：Hey,everyone!

Mark：HiJanet,youlookcheerful!

Janet：Yes,I’vejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!

Kate：Whatanamazinggrade!Welldone.

Mark：I’mreallyhappyforyou,Janet.

Janet：Ifeelontopoftheworld!

Outsideview

Sebastien

Hi.I’mSebastien.I’mfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpowerhasbeenaroundforawhile,butrecentlythere’sbeenthisnewideaoftheEQ–youremotionalquotient.Andbynow,it’sactuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,businesseswill…Well,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQcannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoeshaveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,…Imean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasicgeneralknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthedifferencebetween

IQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea“brainiac”,andtheywillbegreatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcan’tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan’tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he’snotreallythatuseful.

Kim

Hi.ThisisKim.I’moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ–IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,in…WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadtotake…IthinkI’dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCalifornia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringabout…It’sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,how

youmakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.

Ithinkthey’reequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,there’sabettermixtureofthetwoIthink.There’sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.

Ted

Hello.MynameisTed,andI’mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I’mgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ–whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,“IQ.What’syourIQ?TakeanIQtest.”ButthenEQ,youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey’re…thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ–howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople–isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowI’mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening–listeningtoothers–anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.

Listeningin

Passage1

Presenter

We’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?

DrHudson

Well,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’softenusedto

suggestsomethingispureandfresh.

Whataboutred?

Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.

Whataboutyellow,forinstance?

Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotinadvertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.

Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.Butmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.

Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimes

usedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.

Fascinating.Thankyouverymuch,Dr

Scripts

Hudson.MarketColoursbyDrJenna

Hudsonisonsalefromnextweek,

priced￡15.99…

Passage2

Presenter：Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?

Sally：Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouupset?

Sally：Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.

Presenter：Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?

Jake：Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouangry?

Jake：Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.

Presenter：Andrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?

Andrew：Iliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyoujealous?

Andrew：Well,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican’tseethepointofit.

Presenter：Monica,whatmakesyouproud?

Monica：I’mproudwhenI’msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I’mveryproudofthem.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyounervous?

Monica：EverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI’mverynervous.Youdon’tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey’regoingtolikeyou.

Presenter：Anythingelse?

Monica：Doinginterviewslikethis.

Unit3Crimewatch

Insideview

Conversation1

Kate：So,whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?

Mark：ItwasgoodbutIthoughtitwastoolong.

Kate：Yes,metoo.

Kate：Hey,where’smybike?Idon’tbelieveit!It’sgone!

Mark：Itwasnexttomine,youchaineditup!

Kate：Someone’sstolenit!Oh,howcouldthey!

Mark：Oh,Kate!

Kate：Howcouldsomeonehavedonethis!Thecreep!

Mark：It’sareallymeanthingtodo,stealabike.

Kate：Itwasamountainbikeanditcostafortune–Idon’thavethemoneytobuyanotherone.

Mark：Listen,I’llgodownthestreetandseeifIcanseeanyonewithit.Whydon’tyougointo

thatshopandseeifthey’veseenanythingsuspicious?I’llbebackinaminute.

Kate：OK.

…

Kate：Well?

Mark：Noluck.Whatdidtheysayintheshop?

Kate：Iaskedtheshopkeeperifshe’dseenanything–

Mark：And?

Kate：Shesaidshehadn’t.Iguessitwasalongshot.Sheadvisedmetoreportittothepolice.

Butaccordingtoher,bikesgetstolenallthetimearoundhere.

Mark：Listen,let’sgetbacksoyoucanreportit.

Kate：I’vegotnobike.I’mjustsoupset!

Mark：It’snotfartocollege.Comeon!

Conversation2

Mark：Sodidyouringthepolice?

Kate：Yes.Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportit.

Mark：Whatdidtheysay?

Kate：Noone’sfoundit.ThiswomansaidthatOxfordhasthefifthhighestrateofbiketheft

inthecountry!

Mark：You’rejoking!

Kate：That’swhatshesaid.

Mark：Whatelsedidshesay?

Kate：Shetoldmethatsometimesyoudogetbikesback–thethievesusethemandthenabandonthem,apparently,andthenpeoplefindthemandreportthem.

Mark：Soyoumightgetitback.

Kate：Ihopeso,Mark,Ireallydo.It’sjusttoomuchyouknow?But…um…whatelse?Shetoldmetogotothissaletheyhaveofabandonedbikes.ShethinksImightfinditthere.Butit’sonlyeverytwomonths,Ican’twaittillthen!Honestly,Mark,I’mreallyfurious!

Mark：YoucanalwaysbuyacheapbikeoneBay.

Kate：Hello…Speaking…Youfoundit!Wherewasit?Isit…?Oh,that’sfantasticnews!

Therewasalampandabasketonit…Right…OK,thankyou,I’llbeintomorrowmorningtopickitup.Unbelievable!Thisguyfoundit!

Mark：Brilliant!Wasthatthepolice?

Kate：Yes.Whattheysaidwas,someonedumpeditoutsidethisguy’sbackyard.

Mark：That’ssostrange!

Kate：Thelamp’sbeenstolenandthebasket.

Mark：Forgetaboutit!You’reluckytogetitback!

Outsideview

Part1

Presenter

Dodgydealsaren’ttheonlyproblemsassociatedwithdoorstepsellers.Yourdoorsteppresentstheseunannouncedvisitorswitharealopportunitytoundertakedistractionburglarywheretheyoftenposeasbogusofficialstogainaccesstoyourhome.

I’mjoinednowbyIanHolt,fromThamesValleyPolice.Ian,justoutlineformewhatdoesdistractionburglaryactuallyentail?

Ian

Holt

Wellbasicallywhathappensis,somebodyusesastorytogetinsidesomebody’shouseandthentheystealitems,usuallycashorsmallitemsofjewellery.

Presenter

Andwhatarethedifferenttechniquesthatarecommonlyused?

Ian

Holt

Wellbasicallytheer…thepeoplethatcommitthiscrimemovefromareatoarea,er…theywilllookatanarea,theywilltryandpickaparticulartargetandtheycanfindthatbylookingatproperty,itmaybeer,anuncutgarden,itmayberepairsthatneeddoingtotheproperty.Somethingthatindicatesthatthere’s,there’savulnerablepersoninthere.It…usually,it’sanelderlypersonthatlivesthere.Isthisquiteacommonproblemnow?Itisbecomingmorecommon.Togetitinperspective,ofthe14,000burglariesthatwereinThamesValleylastyear,wehad

reported800crimesofdistractionburglary.

But,it…there’saslightincreasethisyearoverlastyear’sfigures.

OK,youmentionedsomeofthevictims

beingelderly.Whatotherpeopleare

targeted?

Well,unfortunately,withthistypeofoffence,itisthevulnerableinsocietyandtheelderly.The,thenationalaverage,ifthere’ssuchathingasa,avictimforthistypeofcrime,isawhitefemaleaged81years.

Andwhataboutthingsthatpeoplecandotopreventithappening,basically?

Wellthethingstheycandoarevery,verysimple.Thedifficultycomes,isthatsomeofthesepeople,er…it’sverydifficultforthemtorememberwhattodo.Butthethreethingswe,wealwayssayis:stop,chainandcheck.Andthat’sstopbeforeyouopenthedoortomakesurewho’sontheotherside.Alwaysapplyachain.Ifyouhaven’tgotachain,fitachaintothedoor,oradoorbarifyou’vegotdifficultyinhandlingachainwitharthriticfingers.

Butalsowhenyouanswerthedoor,checktheidentityofthepersonthere.GenerallytheoffenderssaytheyarefromtheWaterBoardorfromutilities.Theymaysaythey’refromacharityorevenfromlocalauthority.Butgenerally,autilitywillbeinuniform.

Askfortheiridentification.Agenuinepersonwillnotmindyoudoingthatandwillwaituntilyoucancheckthemout.Ifyoudoneedtocheckthem,phonethenumberon,onyourlastbill.Whatwon’thappenisthatifitisaboguscaller,theywillbecomeunnervedbythisreactionandtheywillleave.

Presenter

OKandthere’salsoacoupleofgadgetsnewonthemarketthatalsocanhelpaswell.Justtalkusthroughthat.

Ian

Holt

Certainly,yes.The…aspyer…viewerisfairlystandard.Butforelderlywhomayhavepooreyesightthere’saspyscopewhichactuallymakesitaloteasierforthemtoseewho’soutside.

AsImentionedbeforeaboutthedoorbar,again,itcanbeeasiertoapplythanthechain.Veryreasonablepriceder,andsomethingthatisfairlynew…asImentionedbeforeit’sverydifficultforsomeofthesepeopletorememberwhattheyhavetodowhentheygotothedoorandthat’swhytheybecomevictims.

AndthisitemiscalledaMemoMinderandactuallyyoucanrecordamessageonthereandit’snicetohaveagrand-daughterorsomebodytorecordamessage,buteverytimethepersonapproachesthedooritremindsthemwithavoicetosay“Put

yourchainon.”

Listeningin

Passage1

Patrick：Ireadafunnystorytodayinthepaper–truestory.

Steve：Goon,then.

Patrick：OK.This72-yearoldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.A

securitymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.

Steve：He