雅思IELTS 9分听力17

17. Section 2. You will a member of staff from the university giving a talk to a group of potential students. Before you listen you have some time to look at questions 11 to 17. Now as you listen answer questions 11 to 17.
Good morning, everyone. I am Treeshelf from the accommodation office here at South Coast University. If you decide to study here next year you will obviously need somewhere to live. The staff at the accommodation office can provide you with assistance in finding accommodation both on campus and off campus. First, I’d like to tell you about the options of living on campus. Most of the students currently living in the residential college are first year students. This is not to say that they are the only students living there, but many new students prefer to live close to the university, especially if they are new to the area. Some students continue to live at the college until they graduate, but many move into independent accommodation after a year or two. Usually students choose to move into shared accommodation off campus, because they’ve made friends with people they met will living at the college and want to live with them. Others just want to experience a bit more independence. One of the best parts of living in the residential college is that you have freedom and are independent, but you don’t have to worry about the added responsibilities that go with renting a house or an apartment. Students living in houses and apartments have to deal with real estate agents, trade with people, take care of household both, cook their own meals, and manage money. Of course students living on campus also have to budget their money, but the added costs of living off campus can be hard to handle. This is the most difficult part for most students living on their own or in shared accommodation. There are many reasons to live on campus. To begin with, all of your meals are cooked for you. This doesn’t mean that you can’t ever eat anything else. But it does mean that you don’t have to budget much for food and after a long day of studying you know that dinner is waiting for you. Another obvious advantage is that you are close to classes. So you save money on transport, and don’t have to get up quite early in the morning. Security is always an issue nowadays. So there is a security office at the college, and there are guards on duty 24 hours a day who patrol the area and money to footage from cameras locked around the college. Another aspect of college life that a lot of students enjoy is the community environment. There are lots of activities held at the college such as barbeques, dances and sporting events. And even if you don’t feel like joining in all the time it’s nice to know that there are people around. As already mentioned all meals are included in the weekly cost of living at the residential college. The fee of electricity and using the laundry and recreation facilities are also included.
Before you listen to the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 18 to 20. Now as you listen answer questions 18 to 20.
Now let’s take a look around the college. If you follow me through the main entrance you can see the security office right in front of us. If we walk pass here to our right is the woman’s dormitory, behind that is the laundry with the student car park nearby. Through the courtyard we have the man’s dormitory to the left. Behind that is the outdoor recreation area and to the right in the corner are the tennis courts. The kitchens in dining hall are in the left hand corner near the main entrance. The recreation launch which is a great place to hang out and relax, especially when the weather is not so good, is to our right, opposite the tennis courts. If there aren’t any questions let’s head back to the accommodation office to talk about other housing options.
That is the end of section 2. You now have half a minute to check your answers. Now turn to section 3 of your listening questioning paper.