Look at the six sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a girl called Julia and her father, about choosing a course at university.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick in the box under B for NO. You now have twenty seconds to look at the questions for Part 4.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Dad: So you’d better decide which university course you’re going to do, Julia. You really can’t delay this much longer.
Julia: But I’m in no hurry, Dad. It’s ages before I have to decide. The main problem is that I know I’d really love to do business studies, but a lot of my friends say it sounds so boring, especially my friend Anna.
Dad: What’s she going to study?
Julia: Film studies. It does look exciting in comparison.
Dad: I can see that business studies might sound dull to your friends, Julia, but you know that’s far from the truth.
Julia: I know.
Dad: And don’t forget that with business knowledge, you might find it much easier to get a job at the end of your degree. I’m sure your friend Anna will enjoy doing film studies, and if she’s lucky, she’ll get a job she enjoys. But there aren’t many jobs in the film industry, so if I were her, I’d look for a different course.
Julia: You’re probably right, but it is what Anna wants to do. Oh, I find it really difficult to decide. You don’t think that business studies will be a bit too hard for me, do you?
Dad: Of course not!
Julia: And did I tell you? Jim Brooks said he’d employ me in their accounts department in the summer holidays if I chose business. I told him I really liked working with numbers and of course, I always got good marks in maths at school - not like French, which I never did well in.
Dad: Well, what about considering economics? That might interest you more and you might find a job working for an international bank or something.
Julia: I’d never have thought of that, Dad. No one at college has ever suggested economics. I’ll go and look up some information on the Internet right away. You’re such a help. Thanks.
