Audio Scripts - 369

Task #2 – Rent IncreaseMan: Fifty percent! Can you believe it? I thought living off campus would be
more affordable. Boy, was I wrong.

Woman: Didn’t your landlord warn you that your rent was going up?

Man: No. He just showed up the day before the rent was due and said, “By the
way, your rent just went up fifty percent.” Talk about a shock.

Woman: So what’re you going to do?

Man: I have no idea.

Woman: You know, increasing the rent like that without proper notice can’t be
legal. If I were you, I’d talk to a lawyer, get some legal advice. Serious.
There are laws that protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords.

Man: Aren’t lawyers really expensive?

Woman: Not if you go over to the law department. I bet you can find a third year
who’d help you pro bono.

Man: Pro bono? What’s that?


Woman: Hi, Greg. Do you have a minute?

Man: Sure, Anne. What’s up?

Woman: Professor Rogers just asked me to do a presentation. Lately, I’ve been
helping people find jobs. It’s this volunteer work I’ve been doing after
school. Anyway, Professor Rogers wants me to give a presentation about
it. Stupid me, I said yes.

Man: Why? What’s wrong with giving a presentation?

Woman: I’m terrified. I absolutely hate talking in front of a class.

Man: When do you have to present?

Woman: In two weeks.

Man: Well, you could always tell Professor Rogers you’re not comfortable doing
it. I’m sure he’d understand. The only problem is you made a promise
and if you break it, it might not look too good later on, especially if you
need Professor Roger’s recommendation or something.

Woman: Yeah, I know. The more I think about doing it, the more scared I get.
Look at me! I’m shaking.

Man: If you’re not comfortable speaking in a classroom, why not change the
location, you know, to a conference room? They’re definitely less formal
than a classroom. You could even have food and drinks. It’s a great way
to relax everybody. I’ve done it. Believe me, it works.


Woman: So go.

Man: I want to. But the problem is I’ve already promised Professor Wilson I’d
be his research assistant this summer.

Woman: What’s he want you to research?

Man: Early American pottery. Not exactly Arizona, is it?

Woman: Look, why don’t you explain the situation to Professor Wilson. I’m sure
he’ll understand. He’s a pretty cool guy. Besides, he can easily get
another research assistant.

Man: Yeah, but he’s famous. His name on my resume almost guarantees me a
teaching position after graduation.

Woman: Okay. Well, how about this. While you’re in Arizona, do research for
Professor Wilson online. Spend a few hours every day googling early
American pottery, then email him the results.

Man: Yeah. I never thought about that. That’s definitely doable. Hey, do you
want to work for Professor Wilson?

Woman: And be stuck in a library all summer? I’ll let you know, okay?


Woman: Great. Maybe I should just forget the whole thing. Maybe I should be
flattered that a professor borrowed my work, and just shut up about it.

Man: Marilynn, the man did not borrow your work. He stole it. If you’d done
this, stolen his work, you would’ve been kicked out of school in two
seconds. No. There’s no way you can back down. You’ve got to confront
the man. You need to take your essay and his paper to his office, and tell
him in no uncertain terms that what he did was wrong.

Woman: But he’s one of the most popular professors.

Man: He’s a thief.

Woman: He gave me an A+ - for the essay he plagiarized!

Man: Look, if you don’t want to confront him, then you’ve got to go to the
Dean. This is a serious breech of academic ethics. The sooner you
confront the man, the better. Who knows how many other student essays
he’s plagiarized?

Woman: But if I go to the Dean, it’ll be all over the school in no time.

Man: Yeah, well, I know what I’d do.

fruits and vegetables on our tables, such as bananas and peaches, would not be
there if mega bats did not pollinate plants and trees.

Next are micro bats. As the name implies, micro bats are quite small, about the
size of a mouse. To find food, micro bats use echolocation, high frequency sounds
they bounce off insects. The most common micro bat is the vesper or evening bat.
Like mega bats, micro bats play an important role in the environment. The average
vesper bat, for example, can eat one thousand mosquitoes in one night. By doing
so, they control the mosquito population. Track
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