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Person: Nothing else, really. But I diet. I’m very strict about what I eat. Oh, and I do 
yoga, although that’s not very energetic—more a form of relaxation, and to tighten my 
muscles. 
Rep.: They’re both important, of course, but what about sport? Do you undertake any 
sporting activities? This could be very infrequent. In the past, for example. 
Person: My husband plays basketball at the local school, and I sometimes watch. When 
he was younger he was in a basketball team, but I never participated. 
Rep.: Have you done anything at all? 
Person: I used to hike in a nearby national park. 
Rep.: Well that’s a definite physical activity, so I’ll put that—but not basketball. Alright, 
that just leaves future exercise intentions. Do you plan, or expect to do, at some stage, 
any form of exercise? 
Person: I once dreamt of doing modern dance, but that’s never going to happen. 
Realistically, I’m thinking about going swimming, at the local aquatic centre, although 
my husband thinks we should just jog. I can’t see myself doing that, though—too tiring. 
Rep.: I can understand. I used to jog, too, and it really makes you sweat. I’d 
say swimming’s a much better option. 
Person: But I’ll be starting this job as a cook in my husband’s restaurant. I imagine I’ll be 
very tired doing all those late shifts. But if I have any energy left over, I might go to the 
aquatic centre to release some stress. 
Rep.: Alright. Well, that’s the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your time. 
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You will hear the director of a language-centre library explaining about its facilities to 
some new students. 
Welcome to the library, or the I.L.C.. which means Independent Learning Centre, and let 
me explain about some of its facilities. We're standing here at the entry gales, next to the 
borrowing desk. That's where you check out any books, but you are also advised 
to study in the library here, since most of our material cannot be borrowed. Thus, we 
have Seating along the middle of the library, and in that far corner in front of us. on the 
left, we have the Quiet Reading Section, for some serious reading activity. 
We used to have the computers there but then realised that that corner was very quiet, and 
thus better suited for the purpose it now has. The computers were instead shifled to a 
more central location, right beside us here, on the left. Again, somewhat confusingly, this 
area once housed the Newspaper and Magazine Section, but the people in the Quiet 
Reading Area had to walk loo far to collect this literature, so it was moved to right beside 
them, in the adjacent corner. So, feel free to read the newspapers there. But the reference 
books, those huge weighty dictionaries, atlases, and encyclopedias, were all situated at 
the opposite end of the building, against the wall. This was because they weren't 
generally that popular, and we wanted more space for the magazine racks, always a 
favourite with readers. 
Okay, as well as reading, you need to work on your listening skills, and for that you need 
the Audio Section. Again, such an activity needs a quiet area, so we put this in the last 
remaining corner, up there on your right, as you can see. There are CD players and 
headphones, so just borrow the listening packs, sit down there, and listen away. 
Right, that just leaves the main library. In other libraries, that's often right beside the 
Newspaper and Magazine Section, allowing freedom to choose from all genres of 
literature, but here, we've got them further apart. For the main library, just follow your 
nose, past the central settling there, and it’s there among all that shelving, upon which 
you’ll find an abundance of interesting hooks and listening packs to use. 

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