Transcript for test 32

Section 1

Sports Club Receptionist: Good morning, sorry it's gone 12. I'll start again. Good afternoon!
Kingswell Sports Club. How can I help you?

Man: Oh! Good afternoon. I was wondering if you could give me some information about
membership and facilities.

Sports Club Receptionist: Of course, what would you like to know?

Man: Do you have tennis courts, for example?

Sports Club Receptionist: No, I'm afraid we don't. we're primarily a golf club.

Man: What about football? I heard you had a team.

Sports Club Receptionist: No I’m sorry. Perhaps you're thinking about Freshman Sports Center.

Man: Oh Right! I know it, I played badminton there.

Sports Club Receptionist: Have you? They've got a lot of facilities we don't have and vice versa.
We do have a keep fit studio which is very popular with members and then as well as that
there's swimming of course.

Man: That's good I like to swim every day.

Sports Club Receptionist: We have a range of classes too.

Man: Do you have judo classes? I'm keen to learn.

Sports Club Receptionist: Well at the moment we offer kickboxing. We're planning to add judo
and stretch classes soon. We're currently running a range of yoga classes too.

Man: What about relaxing after exercise? I assume you have a restaurant or something.

Sports Club Receptionist: At the moment we've got a salad bar which is very popular. We'll also
have a fully licensed restaurant by the end of the year.

Man: Sounds good!

Sports Club Receptionist: What kind of membership are you interested in?
Man: Um… not really sure! What are the options?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well, there are three different membership schemes.

Man: I see, what's the difference?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well the first one's called gold and you can use all the facilities at any
time of the day or week. You can also join in as many classes as you like for free.

Man: That sounds good. Is it very expensive?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well, you pay a 250 pounds joining fee and then it's 450, but oh no
i'm sorry it's just gone up by 50 pounds. Sorry about that. It's now 500 pounds for the annual
subscription fee.

Man: Right got that and what's the next type?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well, that's silver. It's the same as gold except you have to pay a
small fee of one pound per lesson for any you do and you can only use the center at certain
times.

Man: I see, so when exactly?

Sports Club Receptionist: You can only use the facilities between 10 a.m and 4: 30 p.m.

Man: So, I couldn't use the pool at eight in the morning or evening then.

Sports Club Receptionist: That's right!

Man: Okay and the price for that? Is the joining fee the same as for gold?

Sports Club Receptionist: Actually it's slightly less than the 250 pounds it's 225 pounds but the
annual fee is only 300 pounds. Does that sound more like what you want?

Man: Well it's still rather more expensive than I thought. I'm a student here in England and I'm
only here for six months.

Sports Club Receptionist: Then the bronze scheme would probably suit you best.

Man: How is that different?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well some of the facilities have restricted use.

Man: And do I have to pay for classes?

Man: I see and what are the hours then?

Sports Club Receptionist: Between 10:30 and 3:30 weekdays only and you pay a 50 pounds
joining fee. The annual fee is 180 pounds. It works out at 15 pounds a month so that would be
quite a lot cheaper.

Man: Oh that should be alright. I could come in my free periods. What do I have to do if I want to
join?

Sports Club Receptionist: Well, we book you in for an assessment with an instructor who will
show you how to use all the equipment. If you want to organize a trial session and look around
the center, you'll need to speak to David Kynchley.

Man: Could you spell that please?

Sports Club Receptionist: Yes, David K-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y . I'll give you his direct line number. It's
o four five eight nine five three double one.

Man: Thanks!

Sports Club Receptionist: Thank you for calling Kingswell Sports Club.

Section 2

Conversationalist 1: And here on radio Rivenden we have Lynn Rawley, the public relations
officer of our own Rivenden city theater. Hello Lynn.

Conversationalist 2: Hello!

Conversationalist 1: Now the theater is reopening soon after its three-year redevelopment
program. Isn't it?

Conversationalist 2: That's right and there are a lot of improvements. The first thing people will
see when they go in is that the foyer has been repainted in the original green and gold. Then the
box office has been reoriented with its own access from the side of the building, instead of
through the foyer which means it can be open longer hours and has more space too. The shop
that used to be in the foyer which sold books and CDs is the one part of the redevelopment
which isn't yet complete. The plan is to find new premises for it near the theater and we've had
difficulty finding somewhere suitable. We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months.
Conversationalist 1: Will audiences find any difference in the auditorium?

Conversationalist 2: Yes, we've increased the leg room between the rows, this means that there
are now fewer seats but we're sure audiences will be much happier and we've installed air
conditioning so it won't get so hot and stuffy. We already had a few seats which were suitable
for wheelchair users and now there are twice as many which we hope will meet demand.
Something else that will benefit audiences is the new lifts. The two we used to have were very
small and slow, they've now gone and we've got much more efficient ones.

Conversationalist 1: Anything for the performers?

Conversationalist 2: Yes, we've made a number of improvements backstage. The small dark
dressing rooms we used to have have been converted into two large airy rooms. So they're
much more comfortable now and the state-of-the-art electronic sound and lighting systems have
been installed.

Conversationalist 1: Okay, so what's the first play that audiences can see when the theater
reopens?

Conversationalist 2: We've got a very exciting production of Peter Schaffer's Royal Hunt of the
Sun which is currently touring the country that starts on october the 13th and runs till the 19th.
We're experimenting a bit with the time the curtain goes up. We used to start all our
performances at 7:30 but that made it difficult for people to go home by public transport. So,
instead we're beginning at seven because at 9:45 when it finishes there are still buses running.
Tickets are already selling fast, the friday and saturday performances sold out almost
immediately and in fact now there are only tickets for monday and thursday.

Conversationalist 1: How much are they?

Conversationalist 2: We've introduced a simpler price structure. Ticket prices used to range from
six pounds to 30 pounds but now they're all 18 pounds. They're available from the box office in
person by phone fax or post or online.

Conversationalist 1: Okay Lynn, now if you’d like to give the contact details for the theater.

Section 3

John: Hi Ann, how's it going? Thank goodness! I finished that survey on television watching and
reading ability. What was your survey on?

Ann: I told you before. I wanted to find out if there is any relationship between how fat students
are and how many times they eat at fast food restaurants.
John: That's right. I'd forgotten. Have you got your report finished, all the graphs and charts that
sort of thing?

Ann: Almost done, what about you?

John: All ready to present to the class apart from one or two small things. Actually my results
are really interesting. Want me to tell you what I found?

Ann: Sure, if you promised, let me tell you what I found.

John: No problem, anyway look at this graph here on the x axis, I have the dependent variable
reading level.

Ann: How did you measure reading level?

John: I used the english department test and on the y-axis I have a number of hours usually
spent watching television every week.

Ann: 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 to 59. What are these numbers?

John: The people's ages, I managed to get exactly 20 people from each age group to do the
test. Took me ages.

Ann: And what did you find out?

John: Well look at this. If we take the hundred people as one group, we see that the more
television people watch the worse their reading level.

Ann: That's not surprising, but did you find any significant difference between the different age
groups?

John: You bet, okay! This is the curve for the group as a whole. These lines are for the different
age groups. See what I see.

Ann: Wow, that's fascinating. The two youngest groups are very similar. Big difference between
the oldest two groups and the youngest two the older the people are the less the correlation
between reading level and hours spent in front of the tv. Why do you think that is?

John: Well, I need to do more research before I can say for sure. But from talking to the people
it's clear that over the past 30 years most people have been watching more television and
reading fewer books but the older people….
Ann: Don't tell me they spent more time reading when they were young than young people
nowadays. So they learnt to read well and even though they spend more time in front of the tv
than they used to, their reading levels stay the same.

John: Hey you're pretty smart! That's exactly what I think. But I need to do more research before
I can say for sure. How about your survey?

Ann: Nothing surprising. Well actually one thing is really interesting. Look this is the number of
times people usually go to a fast food place every week and these are the percentages of
people who are normal weight, overweight or obese meaning really really fat. Look no fast food,
only about five percent are obese, and look 12 or more about a third and another graph we have
the number of hours they exercise every week.

John: Wow, a big difference more junk food, less exercise, more fat, I didn't think it would be so
obvious. That's great work. Why do you think people who exercise more tend to eat less junk
food?

Ann: I asked everyone about that and found that people who care about their health do more
exercise and eat fewer french fries and all that other greasy food, fast food stuff simple.

John: That makes sense. But I see you found lots of people who eat the stuff more than once a
day on average. I can't believe it.

Ann: You'd be surprised. You're right!

John: Hey, who's this guy more than 12 a week. I bet it was Richard he must weigh 260 kilos
and he's pretty short, all fat and no muscle.

Ann: You're right and he drinks tons of soft drinks, all that sugar.

John: Okay, that's it. Healthy food only from now on.

Section 4

Good evening, welcome once again to criminology 201. I'm happy to see you all, looking so
alert and full of energy after a busy day. Tonight and for the next few weeks, we'll be looking at
what is clearly a very important topic “corporate crime”. First of all what do we mean by
corporate crime? The simple answer of course is crime committed by a corporation. Usually by
the heads of a corporation working together. But what about a crime committed by for example
the CEO of a company who without the knowledge of his colleagues bribes a government
official in order to get a big fat contract for his company.
Well, we won't be looking at this kind of white collar crime. Rather we'll restrict our study to
cases where the top people in a business entity work together and knowingly break the law and
especially those cases where, until they get caught. This type of unlawful behavior is actually
part of the corporate culture. First, why do they do it? The simple answer is to make more
money. Well most businessmen want to make more money but they don't break the law to do
so.

So, what factors make a group of men. Yes, they are usually men but women are by no means
immune from this temptation and decide to step outside the law. In the next few weeks we'll be
looking into this question with a lot of case studies in some depth. We will also try to divide
corporate crime into several categories and see what they share in common in terms of the
psychology and organizational culture of those who commit them, and we will also look into the
legal, social and political settings in which these crimes occur. A particularly interesting aspect
of corporate crime is the process of detection, trial and punishment. It often seems that this type
of crime goes on for an unreasonable length of time, before it is detected by the authorities. Is
this true and if so, why?

There is also a common perception that people found guilty of corporate crimes are treated
much more leniently by the courts than for example your common everyday thief or murderer
even. Is this true and if so why? I mentioned that we will divide corporate crime into several
categories and look at some specific cases. What categories can we think of, well, one is that of
product safety where a company markets a product that it knows to be unsafe. One of the
landmark cases in corporate criminology of this type is the Ford Pinto case. Ford was accused
of rushing the production of an unsafe car and in 1980 there was the criminal trial of the ford
motor company for reckless homicide.

We'll look at the research on white collar crime and studies on organizational culture and
structure to examine the lack of safety and recall regulations that may have contributed to as
many as 500 deaths. As one report put it, much of the literature on the Ford Pinto case focuses
on how consumer safety was willingly sacrificed in the face of corporate greed. Another
category of corporate crime is manipulation of a company's share price. One form of this is
insider trading. Closely related and sometimes very difficult to prove is a kind of creative
accounting whereby for example profits are exaggerated in order to drive up a company's share
prices.

Take the Enron scandal. On november 29 2001, the wall street journal ran an article in which
they reported that for years the company may have been president Bush's biggest financial
backers donating nearly 2 million to his campaigns, and it appeared that the bush
administration's national energy plan might have been in part ,an effort to help one of bush's
largest contributors. So, we see politics creeping into this corporate crime question.