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Dictation A Difficult Calculation A study shows that a group of second year high school students last spring / had the same scores on the same maths test that first year students had six years ago./ In the opinion of the researchers / the main factor influencing this decline is/ the pupil’s inability to do mental arithmetic / as a result of the emphasis on calculators./ But the government gave its blessing to the use of calculators in schools / in a report published five years ago./ The report suggested that “properly used in the classroom,/ calculators can help and encourage children to improve their skills”. / Inspectors thought that it was essential to make sure that / youngsters knew how to use them correctly and sensibly. / The report suggests that not only should calculators be allowed in schools/ but they should be introduced as a compulsory piece of equipment / for every secondary school pupil. Conversation 1 W: Hello James. M: Deborah! Hello! Enjoying yourself? W: Yes, thank you. I dont know many of Shirleys friends, though. M: Nor do I. W: Are you here on business? M: Oh dear. Do I look that old? It must be the jet lag! No, Im still a student. Im just here on holiday. W: Oh, thats good. How do you like our city so far? M: So far, I love it. There are so many things to do here, and so many things to see. W: How do you like the food? M: Very much. It makes Western food seem quite dull by comparison. I especially like the dim sum here. Shirley and I went to a dim sum restaurant this morning and it was excellent. Im a great fan of Asian cuisine. W: Really? Such as..? M: Oh, Korean food, Malaysian, Indonesian, Japanese and Thai. W: You know, sometimes tourists are a little hesitant about trying the local food. M: I think thats a shame really. I mean, why bother going to another country if youre not prepared to try new things? W: I agree. When you are traveling, you ought to try all kinds of things. M: You should really. Conversation 2 W: I want to register fo