[Dictation]InsuranceIssuesNow,listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaschoolclerk.M:Here'smyregistrationform.Ireallyhopenoneofthesecourseshaveclosedyet.W:I'llneedtoseeyourstudentinsurancecardfirst,please.M:Myinsurancecard?Whydoyouneedtoseethat?I'mheretoregisterforclasses,nottomakeaninsuranceclaim.W:Youmustbeanotheronewhohasn'theardaboutthenewrule.M:Whatnewruleisthat?W:Well,asofthissemester,anyoneregisteringforcourseshastoshowproofthattheyarecoveredbyahealthpolicy.M:Doesithavetobeapolicypurchasedthroughtheuniversityorwillanyhealthinsurancedo?W:Proofofcoverageisallthat'snecessary.Itdoesn'thavetobefromanyspecificinsuranceprovider.M:Ihavehealthinsurance,butIdon'thavethecardonme.DoIhavetogobackandgetitbeforeIcanregister?W:Sincethisisanewrule,theadministrationisallowingustodoconditionalregistrationsandtogivethestudentsaweektoshowproofofcoverage.Ifyoudon'tcomebackinwiththatproofwithinaweek,yourregistrationwillbecancelledandyou'llhavetostartalloveragain.M:Iwon'tneedaweek.Thecard'sjustbackinmyroom.Ihaveclassestherestofthedaytoday,butIcanbeherewithittomorrow.You'resureIwon'thavetogothroughthiswholeprocessagainwhenIgetback?W:LikeIsaid,aslongasyou'rebackwithinaweek,yourregistrationwillstillbeonfile.We'lljusthavetochangethe_statusfromconditionaltoconfirmed.It'lltakeabouttwominutes.M:Ibetyou'vehadanawfullotofstudentscomeinwhodon'thaveinsuranceorwhodidn'tbringtheircards.W:Wesurehave,abouttwentyorthirtypercentofthem,actually.M:Iguesstheadministrationdidn'tdoaverygoodjobaboutgettingtheword連讀out,asusual.W:Mostlyit'sthestudentswholiveoffcampuswhomissedhearingaboutit.M:Whatelseisnew?We'rethelasttohearaboutanythingthatgoesonaroundhere.W:Okay,wellifyou'lljustgivemethoseforms,I'llgetyourinformationenteredintothesystem.M:Ihaveonelastquestion.WhatifoneofthecoursesI'vechosenfillsupbeforeIbringmyinsurancecardin?W:There'snoneedtoworryaboutthat.Yourseatineachisreservedandthatwon'tchangeunlessyoutakelongerthanaweektoshowusyourinsurancecardOkay?M:GotitThanksandseeyoutomorrow.ToWithdraworNotNow,listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaclerk.W:Ineedtodropaclass.HowshouldIdothat?M:Well,you'djusthavetofill連讀outoneoftheseforms.Butit'salreadytoolatetodropclasses.Youdoknowthat,don'tyou?W:It'stoolatetodrop?M:I'mafraidso.It'sonly_permittedduringthefirstweek.W:Oh,no!YoumeanI'mstuckwith18credithours?M:Well,ifit'stoomuchforyoutohandle,whydidyou_signupforthatmanyinthefirstplace?Youradvisorshouldhavewarnedyouagainsttakingonsuchaheavy_courseload.W:Shetriedtotalkmeoutofit,butIdidn'tthinkitwouldbethatbad.Myroommatemanagedhandlethatmanylastterm.NowI'mfindingoutthatit'sjusttoomuchItisformeanyway.M:I'veheardstorieslikethisbefore.Happensallthetime,particularlywhenstudentshavelabcourses.Theydon'trealizethetimethat'srequiredtodoallthatwork.W:So,whatdothesepeopleusuallyendupdoing?M:Itdependsonthestudent.Someofthemstickitout（連讀）anddotheirbest.OthersdecidetotakeaW.W:WhatdoyoumeanbytakeaW?M:Well,it'stoolatetodropacourse,butyoucanstillwithdrawfromone,upuntiltheendofthefourthweek,anyway.Ifyoudothat,you'llgetaWonyourtranscript.W:DoIgetarefundofmycoursetuition?Theschoolcan'ttakeeverythingIpaidifI'mnotevengoingtogetagrade,canthey?M:No,ofcoursenot.You'reentitledtoarefund,butonlyhalfthetotalamountforthecourse,nottheeightypercentyou'dgetbackifyoudidadrop.W:Ouch!That'salotofmoneytolose.Besides,I'mnotsurehowaWwouldlook連讀onmytranscript.M:That'sthegoodpartItdoesn'tnecessarilyhavetostaythereIfyoutakethecourseagainandcompleteit,theWiserasedandreplacedwiththegradeyoureceive.Itjustcomesdowntowhetheryou'rewillingtolosethemoneyornot.W:ButifIstayinthecourseanddon'tdowellbecauseI'moverloaded,Ican'terasethatgrade,canI?M:No,youcan't.I'mafraidthatstaysonyourtranscript.W:IguessI'dratherhavea'W'thatIcangetridoflaterthana'D'oran'F'thatI'mstuckwithforever,evenifitdoescostmesomemoney.M:So,you'regoingtowithdrawfromthecourse?W:It'seitherthatorgowithoutsleepfortherestofthesemester.HowdoIdoit?Isitverycomplicated?M:Notatall.Justfilloutthisformandbesuretoletusknowbycheckingoneoftheseboxeswhetheryouwantyourrefundincashor_appliedascreditloyourtuitionforthenextsemester.W:IthinkI'lltakethecash.I’vebeenalittleshortlately.第三篇NarratorListentopartofaconversationbetweenastudentandauniversityemployee.EmployeeOh,hello...canIhelpyou?StudentUm...yeah...I,mlookingfOrProfessorKirk,isshehere?Imean,isthisheroffice?EmployeeYes,you,reintherightplace-ProfessorKirk,sofficeisrightbehindme-butno...she,snothererightnow.StudentUm,doyouknowwhenshe,llbeback?EmployeeWell,she'steachingallmorning.Shewon'tbebackuntil...letmecheck...hmm,shewon'tbebackuntil...afterlunch.Thafswhenshehasherofficehour.Perhapsyoucouldcomebackthen?StudentOh,unfortunatelyno.Ihaveclassthisafternoon.AndIwasreallyhopingtotalktohertoday.Hey,um,doyouknowif...she,sacceptinganymorestudentsintoherintroductiontoBiologyclass?EmployeeYouwanttoknowifyoucantaketheclass?StudentYes,ifshe,slettinganymorestudentssignup,I,dlike,I,dliketojointheclass.EmployeeIntroductiontobiologyisaverypopularclass,especiallywhensheteachesit.Alotofstudentstakeit.StudentYeah,that,swhythe_registrarsaiditwasfull.I,vegottheformtheregistrargaveme,um,withmetogetherpermissiontotakethedass.It,sallfilledoutexceptforhersignature.I,mhopingshe,llletmeineventhoughtheclassisfUll.You,seeI'ma seniorthisyear,anduh,...this'llbemylastsemester ,soit,smylastchance...EmployeeOh,wow,really.Imean,moststudentsfulfilltheirsciencerequirementthefirstyear.StudentWell,Imean,um...tobehonest,Ikeptputtingitoff.I,mnotreallyabigfanofscienceclassesingeneral,andwiththelabsandeverything,I7veneverquitefoundthetime.EmployeeYouradvisordidn,tsayanything?StudentWell,totellyouthetruthshe,sbeenaftermetotakeaclasslikethisforawhile,butI,mdoublemajoring連讀inartandjournalismandsomyschedule,sbeenreally tight withalltheclassesIgottatake,sosomehowInever...Employee[politelycuttingin]Well,perhapsyoucouldleavetheformwithmeandI,llseeifshe,llsignitforyou.StudentYouknow,Iappreciatethat,butmaybeIshouldexplaintheproblemtoherinperson...Ididn'twanttodoit,butIguessI,llhavetosendherane-mail.EmployeeHmm.Youknow,notallprofessorschecktheire-mailsregularly I...I,mnotsureifProfessorKirkdoesitornot.Here,sanidea...Whydon,tyoustickanoteexplainingyour__situation underherdoorandaskhertocallyouifsheneedsmoreinformation?StudentHey,thafsagoodidea;andthenIcanleavetheformwithyou-ifyoustilldon,tmind...第四篇：NarratorListentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaprofessor.ProfessorHey,Ellen.Howareyoudoing?StudentOh,prettygood,thanks.Howareyou?ProfessorOK.StudentDidyou,um,haveachancetolookatmygradschoolapplication...youknow,thestatementofpurposeIwrote.ProfessorWell,yeah.Infact,hereitis.Ijustreadit.StudentOh,great!Whatdidyouthink?ProfessorBasically,it,sgood.Whatyoumightactuallydoistakesomeofthesedifferenthere,andactuallybreakthemoutintoseparateparagraphsSo,um,one:your purposeforapplyingforgraduatestudy;uh,whydoyouwanttogotograduateschool,andanareaofspecialty;and,uh,whyyouwanttodotheareayou,respecified;um,andwhatyouwanttodowithyourdegreeonceyougetit.StudentOK.ProfessorSothoseare…they'reprettyclearonthosefourpointstheywant.StudentRight.ProfessorSo,youmightjustbreakthemoutintouh…youknow,separateparagraphsandexpandoneachpointsome.Butreallywhat'scriticalwiththeseisthat,um,you'vegottaletyourselfcomethrough.See,yougottaletthemseeyouinthesestatements.Ex-pandsomemoreonwhat'shappenedinyourownlifeandwhatshowsyour…yourmotivationandinterestsinthisarea-ingeology.Let'emseewhatreally,what…whatcapturesyourimaginationaboutthisfield.StudentOK.Somakeitalittlemore...personal?That,sOK?ProfessorThat,sfine.Theylookforthatstuff.Youdon,twannagooverboard...StudentRight.Professor…butit,scriticalthat…thatsomebodyseeswhatyourpassionis-yourpersonalmotivationfordoingthis.StudentOK.ProfessorAndthat,sgottacomeoutinhere.Um,andlet,ssee,uh,youmightalsogivealittle,uh-sincethisisyouronlychancetodoit,youmightgivealittlemoreexplanationaboutyouruniqueundergraduatebackground.So,youknow,howyouwentthrough,youknow,themusicprogram;whatyougotfromthat;whyyoudecidedtochange.Imean,it'skindofunusualtogofrommusictogeology,right?StudentYeah.Iwas…Iwasafraidthat,youknow,maybethepersonaltypestuffwouldn,tbewhattheywantedbut…ProfessorNo,infactit,s…um,giveanexample:I…Ihadafriend,whenIwasanundergrad,um,wenttomedicalschool.Andheputonhismedschoolapplication-andhecouldactuallytellifsomebodyactuallyreadit‘cause,um,hehadasthmaandthereasonthathewantedtogotomedschoolwashesaidhewantedtodosportsmedicinebecausehe,youk