Speech during Freshmen's Week - 英语听力

[00:01.000]Speech during Freshmen's Week
[00:03.647]I would first of all like to welcome you all to the college
[00:08.561]I know you have all worked hard in order to get here
[00:12.197]And I hope you will find all your effort has been worthwhile
[00:16.019]And that we will be able to help you achieve your ambitions as far as possible
[00:22.298]Please make use of our facilities to the full
[00:26.485]And if you are in any doubt of what we have to offer,
[00:29.981]Please do not hesitate to ask,
[00:32.556]I would like to make clear to you your part of the contract,
[00:37.195]Which you must fulfil if you wish us to fulfil ours.
[00:41.252]Learning,
[00:42.434]As I'm sure you realise is a two way process
[00:46.061]And without a significant investment from you,
[00:48.765]All our efforts will come to nothing
[00:51.672]Now，about class attendance.
[00:55.133]You are required to attend 80% of classes.
[00:59.350]If you do not do so,
[01:01.240]We will not be able to give you a certificate of attendance
[01:04.995]Should you require one for any particular purpose
[01:08.020]In other words,
[01:09.705]We will not regard you as having followed the course at all.
[01:13.495]The compulsory courses are those classes you take in your assigned groups.
[01:19.046]In a minute,
[01:20.302]Mr. Lucas will tell you which group you are in.
[01:24.280]The extra,
[01:25.790]Individual work available in the laboratory or the computer room is,
[01:30.396]Of course, optional.
[01:32.294]In addition to classwork,
[01:34.506]You are supposed to put in 3-4 hours a day of private study.
[01:39.821]This year we have changed our methods of assessment,
[01:44.540]In an effort to get away from the formal examination
[01:47.698]And move towards a system which better reflects work done throughout the year.
[01:52.750]You are required to hand in 5 pieces of written work as part of your final assessment
[01:59.670]These you may choose from your class assignments
[02:03.047]At the end of the course there will a formal examination consisting of 3 three-hour papers
[02:11.343]You do not have to take the last of these
[02:14.114]You can submit a 10,000 word extended essay instead
[02:18.661]You should discuss the title of this with your tutor
[02:22.213]You can obtain more details about the examination from your tutor
[02:27.262]On a more practical note
[02:29.531]We do not want to have too many rules and regulations
[02:33.779]But for the sake of public safety and comfort there must be some
[02:37.941]It is expressly forbidden to smoke in the classrooms as this poses a fire hazard
[02:44.223]We also ask that you do not take food and drink into the classrooms
[02:49.757]About your dorm
[02:52.000]You are not permitted to put up overnight guests in your rooms
[02:56.800]Similarly,
[02:58.087]We can't allow you to entertain more than 5 guests during the day in your rooms
[03:03.663]As this causes a disturbance
[03:05.821]If you wish to hold larger parties
[03:08.724]Please reserve the common room for that purpose
[03:12.210]We hope that you will find these rules reasonable and enjoy your stay with us
[03:17.585]I will now hand you back to Miss Johnson
[03:20.478]Who will assign you to your groups.