BBC Learning English
Talk about English Academic Listening Part 2 - Lectures: Introduction
This programme was first broadcast in 2001.
This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript of the programme. ANNOUNCER:
It’s time for Academic Listening - a ries for students at English-speaking universities. Many students find that lectures are the most daunting aspect of their university life. In this programme we’ll start to look at a range of techniques to make listening to lectures easier with prenter Susan Fearn and members of the World Service class of 2001. CLIP: Lecture
“Taxes, Quality of Life and Happiness”
In this talk, I will first note a recent political emphasis on "quality of life". Secondly, I will suggest that this contrasts with economic growth as a main - or the main - concern of government …
Susan: Do you, like me, wish you had cond chance to hear tho university lectures?
CLIP: Lecture
“Taxes, Quality of Life and Happiness”
In this talk, I will first note a recent political emphasis on "quality of life". Secondly, I will suggest that this contrasts with economic growth as a main - or the main - concern of government …
Susan: Sadly it’s never quite like that in real life! You can re-read a book; you can replay
a castte, but you can’t rewind a lecturer.
CLIP: Simon Williams
The main point of a lecture for students must be to acquire information on a topic in a quick and efficient way. Susan: Simon Williams teaches English in the Language Centre at University College London.
CLIP: Simon Williams
Of cour, they could get a photocopy from another student later and not turn up, but it’s
