good afternoon king's place tennis courts how can i help you

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hi i play tennis and am interested to
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know more about your facilities
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lessons fees and so on okay that's great
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well we are the biggest tennis facility
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in the local region
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and we have two badminton courts as well
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the man says that they are the biggest
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tennis facility
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in the local region and they have two
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badminton courts as well
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so badminton has been written in the
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space
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now we shall begin you should answer the
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questions as you listen
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because the recording will not be played
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again
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[Music]
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listen carefully and answer questions
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one to five
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good afternoon king's place tennis
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courts how can i help you
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hi i play tennis and am interested to
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know more about your facilities
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lessons fees and so on okay that's great
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well we are the biggest tennis facility
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in the local region
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and we have two badminton courts as well
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i don't play badminton
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so i'm more interested in your tennis
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facilities
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how many courts do you have in terms of
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tennis we have 15 courts
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most of them are outdoors but we have
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two indoor courts too
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we also have a few machines for
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practicing returns
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and a device for measuring the speed of
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your save
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oh that's good also i may need some
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equipment
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do you have a shop there there are a few
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things i still need to buy
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we do we have a pro shop where you can
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buy high quality rackets and tennis
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balls
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that's good as i do need to pick up some
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new balls
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and could you tell me about the lessons
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oh
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i don't have very much experience well
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if that's the case
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we have a few classes that may be
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appropriate
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there's one class for complete beginners
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which is once a week for two months
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sorry my mistake it actually takes place
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twice a week
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and involves working closely with our
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instructor
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i wouldn't describe myself as an
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absolute beginner
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well the next level up would be the
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beginner two class
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that's a bit less intense only once a
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week but the teachers work very closely
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with you
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then there is the intermediate class
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which is very popular and allows you to
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play full games in a charity tournament
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at the end
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hmm i'm not actually sure where i would
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fit in
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to be honest i've played in a
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competitive tournament
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but it was just a bit of fun well you
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can meet with our instructor
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and he can play a game with you to
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determine your level
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okay will do
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before you hear the rest of the
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conversation you can read through
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questions six
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to ten
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now listen and answer questions six to
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ten
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now what kind of membership are you
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interested in
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what's on offer i want to play often as
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i'm semi-retired and looking for
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a way to keep fit our most comprehensive
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package
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may suit you then as it includes
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unlimited access to all facilities and
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priority bookings for tennis courts
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while everyone else has to join a queue
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you also get discounts on products in
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the pro shop
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and on tennis lessons well
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that does sound good how much does that
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package cost
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that would be 130 pounds per month but
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since you are joining for the first time
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we can offer you 10 pound off to make it
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120 pounds
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and we can bring it down to 100 pounds
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if you have a friend join
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wonderful although i don't have anyone i
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can think of to invite
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so i'm still not sure i could afford
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that option
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what are the cheaper packages i would
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recommend the learner package
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with this you will get access to all the
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tennis courts
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but you have to pay extra to use the
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machines you can use the changing rooms
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and the pro shop of course
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and you will also get 10 off the classes
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all for only 90 pounds per month
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okay well let's go for the learner
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package
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great and when would you like to come
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down for your trial with our instructor
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would today work let me see
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no our instructor is fully booked today
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how about tomorrow at 11 a.m
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can't do 11 it would have to be 12 at
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the earliest
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okay we can fit you in then so just call
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back to confirm once you know for sure
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of course you can ask for me daniel
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elliot
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when you come tomorrow please bring some
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form of id and
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that is the end of section one
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you now have half a minute to check your
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answers
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now turn to section two
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section two you will hear
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a guide at a natural history museum
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talking to a group of visitors
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first you have some time to read through
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questions 11 to 16.
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now listen carefully and answer
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questions 11 to 16.
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good morning ladies and gentlemen we're
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very happy to welcome you to the museum
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of natural history today
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my name is patrick and i'll be your
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guide for today's tour
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before we get started i'll first go over
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a few of the museum's highlights
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to start with our dinosaur exhibits are
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some of the most popular in the museum
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these include actual skeletons and
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remains from these prehistoric animals
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there are also numerous interactive
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displays
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which share information about the
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different dinosaur species
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and be sure not to miss the life-size
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replica models of the colossal
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tyrannosaurus
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and brontosaurus on exhibit just beyond
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the prehistoric timeline display
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in the main foyer we have a few amazing
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displays about ocean life as well
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our life-size model of a blue whale is
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in the main courtyard
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and we have a spectacular under the sea
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room which includes lots of models of
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fish and mammals
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our dolphin display is possibly our most
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famous
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it draws loads of people to see actual
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size models of the creatures
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and learn about how they swim we also
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have a display about
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fish evolution which is especially
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interesting as it shows how they started
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as simple organisms
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and developed into complex species and
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we have a very interesting display
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focusing on the life cycle of sharks it
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shows how they develop from an embryo in
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an egg
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until they are fully grown and features
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models of
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infant sharks adolescents and fearsome
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adult hunters
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and then there is our plant life exhibit
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which is contained in the museum's
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indoor botanical garden colorful and
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rare species of plants
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trees and shrubs have been imported and
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put on display for you to view
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including specimens from the amazon
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rainforest and the tundra of greenland
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we are proud to house the country's
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rarest assortment of wildflowers
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many of which you can grow yourself with
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seeds from our shop
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one special area of note is our activity
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zone
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which has several interactive displays
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and activities
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you can watch a short film on the
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evolution of our human ancestors
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showing how we evolved through time and
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also check out our stage area
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which hosts a variety of interesting
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presentations
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demonstrations and talks throughout the
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day
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in addition visit our 3d planetarium
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where you can view incredible images of
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the stars and universe before you hear
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the rest of the talk
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you can read through questions 17 to 20.
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now listen and answer questions 17 to
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20.
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now i'd like to tell you a bit about the
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building before we get started
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where we're standing now is right
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outside the ground floor lobby
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where you are welcome to purchase
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tickets for any of our special exhibits
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taking place today
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the ticket counter is just to the right
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as you come in the main entrance
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opposite the ticket counter across the
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foyer is the information center
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you can go there if you have any
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questions
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all of the exhibits and displays are
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located on the first and second floors
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of the museum
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but we have a few other facilities
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situated on the ground floor here
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while food and drink are not permitted
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in the exhibit areas
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there is a cafe on this floor just go
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straight through the main entrance
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turn right down the corridor and it's on
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your left
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if you want to leave your coats or other
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belongings somewhere while you look
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around the museum
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you can visit the cloakroom which is
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between the cafe
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and the ticket counter now if you turn
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left from the main entrance and walk
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down the corridor past the information
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center
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before you come to a corner you will
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find our children's activity area
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which has some toys and educational
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materials for your kids to play with
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the gift shop where visitors can buy
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souvenirs
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is located down the corridor at the rear
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of the building
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from the foyer head down the corridor on
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the left
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turn right when you pass the children's
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activity area
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and then take another right walk down
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the corridor and the gift shop is the
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last door on the right before the stairs
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for today only we're giving away free
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dinosaur t-shirts in a raffle which you
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can enter at the gift shop
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all right i think we're ready so please
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follow me through these doors and get
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ready to marvel at the wonders of
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natural history
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that is the end of section two
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you now have half a minute to check your
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answers
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now tant section 3.
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section three you will hear a
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conversation between two students
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and a psychology professor about a
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research project
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first you have some time to read through
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questions 21-24
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now listen carefully and answer
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questions 21-24
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so what have you come up with for your
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research project topic
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well tracy and i have been thinking
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about focusing on the benefits of art
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therapy for different age groups
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i see why did you choose that topic in
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particular
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raymond and i thought it would offer an
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interesting perspective
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art therapy helps people of various ages
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in different ways
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it might be good to explain that to our
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class
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we've also discovered a large number of
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studies about art therapy sessions
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conducted with particular age groups
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the topic would be easy to research as
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there are a lot of sources out there
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okay that seems reasonable so what have
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you found out about the effects of art
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therapy on different age groups
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there is an interesting study about art
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therapy and preschool children
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creating art not only encourages them to
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be creative
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but an extra benefit is that it helps to
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develop their hand-eye coordination
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and other motor skills yes and it also
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helps improve their attention span and
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cognitive ability
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okay that sounds interesting what about
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the effects on other age groups
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with adolescents there is one study that
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reveals art therapy improves their
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ability to talk to people
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therapists working with teenagers
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suffering from depression
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found that they were able to communicate
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the issues they faced through their art
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which helped them express these feelings
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verbally
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and there is lots of other research too
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which shows the benefits of art therapy
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for adults
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what sorts of benefits did you discover
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specifically
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we read a study on adults coping with
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post-traumatic stress disorder
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or ptsd these people had all dealt with
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a serious trauma
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and art therapy was a significant part
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of their healing process
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we also researched studies showing that
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art therapy improves the memory
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functions of senior citizens
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if i remember correctly doing artwork
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requires the use of both sides of the
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brain
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which improves both short and long term
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memory
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art therapy works really well for those
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losing their memories
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due to alzheimer's or dementia
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before you hear the rest of the
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discussion you can read through
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questions 25
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to 30.
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now listen and answer questions 25 to
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30.
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that's all excellent it sounds like
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you're off to a good start
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how are you collecting your data mostly
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online journals and websites
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however i have scheduled some interviews
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with a few psychologists
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to find out from them what they consider
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to be the greatest benefits of art
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therapy
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for their patients excellent it's
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important to get the perspective of art
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therapy practitioners
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and you'll get lots of practical
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information conducting the interviews as
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well
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i think you will have a wide range of
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materials available for your project
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now do you have any concerns so far it
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seems like there will be a lot of
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material to cover
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if we include data about each age group
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i'm not sure we'll be able to fit
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everything in considering the time we
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have left
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that is quite true
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in that case there are some ways to
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narrow down your research
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for example you may wish to compare the
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benefits of art therapy for preschool
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children
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to those experienced by senior citizens
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because the therapies provided to both
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age groups are
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fairly similar you mean in terms of the
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activities they do
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yes often preschoolers and seniors are
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given sketchbooks and asked to draw how
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they feel that day
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the younger patients take to drawing
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very quickly but the older ones can be
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reluctant and
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often struggle to come up with ideas
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they are more likely to produce
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abstract expressions of how they feel
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whereas preschoolers will often draw
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things they see around them
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oh yes i also found that both age
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brackets participated in a lot of group
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therapy sessions
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and the benefits were similar for
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patients from both groups
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the sessions included interacting
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socially with peers
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which in both cases stimulated better
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thought processing
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that's an excellent point to include and
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another method that is being used more
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frequently with both these age groups
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is art therapy sessions that incorporate
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music
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several studies have been done on that
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and the results are very interesting
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oh i've heard about that there are
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several ways music is used
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one involves patients drawing or
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painting how the melody makes them feel
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and it can be a very effective means of
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getting rid of tension
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yes we should definitely look into that
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technique tracy
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well then let's look into the existing
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research on art therapy using music
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and start compiling some data great
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it sounds like you're headed in the
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right direction so
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we should try to schedule our next
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that is the end of section three
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you now have half a minute to check your
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answers
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now turn to section four
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section four you will hear a lecture
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from a professor
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in a history class about the development
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of railways
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first you have some time to read through
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questions 31 to 40.
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now listen carefully and answer
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questions 31 to 40.
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last time i briefly introduced our next
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topic
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which is the development of locomotives
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and their effect on history
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we looked at the invention of the first
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locomotive
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by richard trevithick in 1804 in wales
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and i explained the basic concepts and
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designs of the first locomotives
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today i'd like to move ahead and discuss
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the development of trains and railway
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systems thereafter
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locomotive was not a financial success
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unfortunately
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but there was modest development of
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small rail systems in great britain
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after that
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however it wasn't until the early 1830s
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that large-scale railway construction
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began
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and this was mainly due to
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industrialization sweeping across
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great britain which increased demand for
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faster and cheaper transport
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centers of industry which contained new
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factories
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needed connections to port cities where
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manufactured products could be shipped
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abroad
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likewise raw materials needed to be sent
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to manufacturing plants
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and it wasn't just in the uk that
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railways were being built
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but all around the world and this caused
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international trade to grow
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at a rapid rate the mid 1800s saw an
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explosion of railway construction on
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large landmasses
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continental europe was also seeing an
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explosion of train rails
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because of the demand of
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industrialization
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rail transports spread around the globe
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quickly
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notably in north america
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in the u.s some rail projects began in
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the early 1800s
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but it was not until the baltimore and
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ohio railroad
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in 1828 that a railroad fully connected
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cities in an entire region
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it was also the first railway to be
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totally open to the public
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rather than for a limited clientele
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canada also joined in
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and began building railways extensively
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in the 1850s
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the discovery of gold in the western
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part of north america
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offered an additional incentive and by
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the end of the century
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the us and canada each had built
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transcontinental railways
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connecting the east and west coasts
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in the 20th century there were several
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historic occasions that affected railway
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construction
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most early trains ran by coal-powered
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steam engines
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but in 1912 the first diesel-fueled
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engine was introduced
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which allowed for larger weights to be
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transported at faster speeds than ever
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long distance land trips which had
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previously taken
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weeks or even months could now be
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accomplished in just a matter of days
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railway construction continued at a fast
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rate
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as demand was growing for both
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commercial transport
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and passenger transit the occurrence of
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world war 1 and world war
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ii slowed down the growth of railway
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systems a bit
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as often they were military targets and
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required reconstruction
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after being destroyed or damaged during
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battles
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but another period of rapid growth
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occurred in the 1950s
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as europe and other parts of the world
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rebuilt
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following the aftermath of world war ii
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following that trains were the most
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popular method of land transportation
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until usage of automobiles and aircrafts
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became more widespread and popular
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so why did train transport experience
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such rapid growth and success within
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such a relatively short period of time
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before locomotives land transport was
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primarily limited to wagons pulled by
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animals
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travel times were incredibly long making
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trade rather expensive and difficult
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so world trade even trade within the
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united kingdom
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was limited industrialization drove the
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development of railways
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as the period demanded larger quantities
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of materials
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and a better way to transport products
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manufacturers insisted on having a way
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to transport their goods more rapidly
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and cheaply to consumers
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or centres of commerce and because of
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that
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consumers started seeing a drop in the
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cost of manufactured products
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another reason rail systems grew so
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quickly
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for europeans and the british in
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particular is that they allowed
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countries to have
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greater control of their colonies around
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the world
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soldiers and military equipment could
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easily and quickly be moved to wherever
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they were needed
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needed supplies were easily transported
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across great distances to more remote
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areas
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were it not for rail systems control of
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foreign territories
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would have been impossible and these
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days the popularity of passenger trains
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continues to grow
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and they have become even more
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innovative and cost efficient
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cleaner fuels are being used and with
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the development of electric trains
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railway systems are more environmentally
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friendly
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these days we have very sleek and modern
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trains in many countries that travel at
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speeds of up to 430 kilometers per hour
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and now we are seeing the further
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construction of electromagnetic train
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systems
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which run on perfectly clean energy
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rapid development of advanced railway
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systems in east asia
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and continental europe have made trains
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the most popular method of travel in
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those regions
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many believe that trains will become the
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most popular form of transport in the
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future
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as they are fast efficient and
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affordable
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now before i talk about some of the
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positive and negative historical
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consequences of railway development
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i would like to briefly
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that is the end of section four
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you now have half a minute to check your
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answers
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that is the end of the listening test
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please take 10 minutes to fill in the
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answer sheet with your responses
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you now have two minutes left
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you now have one minute left
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you can now stop and wait while the
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question booklet is collected
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