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学生と大学の司書が、彼が書いているエッセイについて話します。

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  1. What is Ravi's problem at the start of the conversation?
    • a) He has lost a library book
    • b) He cannot find enough different information online
    • c) He has missed the deadline for his essay
    • d) He does not understand the essay question
  2. What mistake did Ravi make when he searched yesterday?
    • a) He searched with just one general word
    • b) He searched the wrong library
    • c) He spelled the name of the city wrongly
    • d) He only looked at photographs
  3. What does the librarian think about Ravi's deadline?
    • a) It is too soon to write a good essay
    • b) He should ask his teacher for more time
    • c) He has enough time to do the work
    • d) He should finish the essay this week
  4. What can Ravi find in the local history room?
    • a) Recordings of old radio programmes
    • b) Essays by other students
    • c) Computers for searching online
    • d) Old maps and photographs
  5. What is one disadvantage of the local history room?
    • a) It is only open at certain times
    • b) It is very noisy
    • c) Students have to pay to use it
    • d) It is in a different building
  6. What does the librarian suggest doing after finding one good book?
    • a) Ask a librarian to recommend similar books
    • b) Check the list of sources at the back of it
    • c) Read all of it before borrowing anything else
    • d) Copy the most useful pages
  7. How does Ravi feel at the end?
    • a) Still confused
    • b) Annoyed with the librarian
    • c) Much more relaxed
    • d) Worried about the deadline

細かい点を聞き取る

もう一度聞いて、抜けている単語または数字を入力しましょう。数字は単語でも算用数字でも書けます。

  1. Ravi's essay is due in ___ weeks.
  2. The essay should be about ___ words long.
  3. The local history room is on the ___ floor.
  4. The librarian books a desk for Ravi on Thursday at ___.
  5. Students can borrow up to ___ books.
  6. Students can keep the books they borrow for ___ weeks.

解答

会話を理解する

  1. b) He cannot find enough different information online彼は、いつも同じ3つのウェブサイトばかり見つかるので、少し途方に暮れていると言っています。
  2. a) He searched with just one general word彼は parks とだけ入力したので、何百もの結果が出ます。司書は、都市名と時代を加えることを提案しています。
  3. c) He has enough time to do the work彼女は、それなら十分な時間だと言っています。
  4. d) Old maps and photographsその部屋には、古い地図と、公園が造られていたころの写真があります。
  5. a) It is only open at certain times週に2回の午後しか開いておらず、席の予約が必要です。
  6. b) Check the list of sources at the back of it彼女は、巻末の情報源のリストを見るように言っています。ほかの本につながるからです。
  7. c) Much more relaxed彼は、今はずっと気が楽になったと言っています。

細かい点を聞き取る

  1. two / 2ラヴィは、エッセイの締め切りは2週間後(two weeks)だと言っています。
  2. two thousand / 2000 / 2,000 / 2 000約2000語(two thousand words)にする必要があります。
  3. second / 2nd司書は、それは3階(second floor)にあると言っています。
  4. two / 2 / two o'clock / 2 o'clock / 2pm / 2 pm / 2:00 / 2.00 / 14:00 / 14.00彼女は木曜日の2時を提案し、ラヴィは受け入れます。
  5. eight / 8学生は最大8冊(eight books)まで借りられます。
  6. three / 3本は3週間(three weeks)借りられます。

スクリプト

Ravi: Hi, sorry to bother you. I'm writing an essay about the history of parks in the city, and I'm a bit lost. I've searched online, but I keep finding the same three websites.

Librarian: Don't worry, that happens to a lot of students. When is it due?

Ravi: In two weeks. It needs to be about two thousand words.

Librarian: Okay, that's plenty of time. First, try our catalogue instead of a general search. If you just type parks, you'll get hundreds of results, so add the name of the city and a time period.

Ravi: Ah, I only typed parks yesterday. That explains a lot.

Librarian: Then I'd recommend the local history room on the second floor. It has old maps and photographs of the parks when they were being built. It's only open on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, though, and you need to book a desk.

Ravi: Can I book one here?

Librarian: Yes, I can do that for you now. How about Thursday at two?

Ravi: Perfect. And how many books can I take out?

Librarian: Students can borrow up to eight books for three weeks. Here's a useful tip: when you find one good book, look at the list of sources at the back. It'll lead you to others.

Ravi: That's clever. I'd never thought of that.

Librarian: And write down where every idea comes from as you go. Students who leave it until the end always regret it.

Ravi: Thanks so much. I feel much less stressed now.