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Section three.
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You will hear a conversation between a counselor and a student named John.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25.
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Now listen carefully to the conversation and answer questions 21 to 25.
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Hello, John.
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What can I do for you?
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Well, I heard about these counseling sessions from a friend doing a science course, and I was really interested.
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I think they should be compulsory, really.
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Well, to be quite honest, John, I think they would be useful for everybody, but, well, everybody has their own way of going about things.
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I prefer people just to drop in when they can.
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I find that talking to students about the requirements of a course helps to clarify what needs to be done.
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I mean, the biggest difference between college and school is that new college students really have to do a lot of work on their own, and it's sometimes useful to get advice on how to take control of your time and work effectively.
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I mean, it seems like a very light workload until assignment time comes, and then I seem to be working all night sometimes.
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I'm not the only one.
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It's ridiculous.
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The resource center is is very good, but it closes so early.
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It's in the library, and so you think you could use it more.
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It's a real problem for me.
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Well, you're certainly not the only person in that position as I'm sure you've found.
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It really comes down to using every available hour in a systematic way.
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If you do this with a plan, then you'll find that you still have time for yourself and your hobbies as well.
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I've heard from Thomas that you made him a sort of plan like this, and he's going away for the weekend with all his work handed in, whereas I haven't even started.
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I need to find out a few more things about you first.
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I'll give you this form to fill in about your lectures and things before you leave.
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You now have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.
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Now listen to the rest of the conversation and answer questions 26 to 30.
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Now what are your main problems?
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Well, what most concerns me is I'm still not doing very well in my assignments.
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Well, I know that you plan your writing carefully, but this can come to nothing if the assignment doesn't answer the question.
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That really is the key.
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You must read the question carefully and give it a great deal of thought before you even start planning or writing your first draft.
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It's also vital to check your work for errors.
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Everybody makes them, and they can influence the person marking the work.
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So always take time at the end to check what you've written.
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As far as listening is concerned, I find it hard to keep up sometimes in lectures, especially two hour ones.
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I sometimes just seem to go off into a dream.
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It's a good idea to find out from your lecturers if they mind you recording the lectures.
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You only need one of those small cassette recorders.
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The quality is pretty good, and a second listening can really clarify things.
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Something else you can do is check your notes with a friend after the lecture.
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That's a good idea.
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It's hard to do all that all the time, though, especially when there's so much reading to do.
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It it's important, though, not to confine yourself to reading on your subject.
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You should also read things of general interest that appeal to you, you know, novels, newspapers, that kind of thing.
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Do you have a good dictionary?
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Not really.
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I've never bothered with one.
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It would probably be a good idea to get one.
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Dictionaries aren't expensive, and they can help a lot.
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Also, you can underline or highlight new words, and then you've got a
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That is the end of section three.
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You will now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section four.
