English Department Listening & Speaking

University of Algiers 2 1st year , 13

Plastic Surgery

New data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals that
Americans want to put their best face and body forward as their annual plastic surgery
procedural statistics show a three percent growth in cosmetic procedures over the last year.
According to ASPS statistics there were 17.1 million surgical and minimally-invasive
(tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully). cosmetic procedures
performed in the United States in 2016. The data also shows new cosmetic trends in both
facelifts and fat.

Exercise one: Try to discuss the following statements:

 Some men are getting “facial hair implants” because they can’t grow full beards.
Plastic surgeons say more men have been getting the surgery in recent years as beards
have become trendier.
 The word ‘plastic’ in ‘plastic surgery’ is in no way a reference to the petroleum based
engineered material, but actually denotes ‘sculpting or reshaping’, from the Greek-
derived word ‘πλαστική’ (plastikē), “the art of modeling” of malleable flesh.
 Marilyn Monroe was naturally brunette and underwent plastic surgery on her chin and
nose early in her career.
 There is an organization that provides free plastic surgery to children who are bullied
for their appearances.
 The ‘Selfie’ craze has increased demand for plastic surgery procedures.
Of the nearly 1.8 million cosmetic surgical procedures performed in 2017, the top 5 were:

 Liposuction (246,354 procedures, up 5 percent from 2016) a technique in

cosmetic surgery for removing excess fat from under the skin by
suction.
 Nose reshaping (218,924 procedures, down 2 percent from 2016)
 Eyelid surgery (209,571 procedures, approximately the same as 2016)
 Tummy tuck (129,753 procedures, up 2 percent from 2016) removes loose skin
and excessive fat from the abdomen and tightens the abdominal
muscles for improved contour, tone and function.

Exercise two: find out the meaning of those idioms in the following sentences:

 I put my foot in my mouth when I called by brother's new wife by his ex-wife's name.
 It cost me an arm and a leg to get my car fixed.
 Stop telling me what to do.
  I saw my ex-girlfriend at a party but she wouldn't talk to me. She gave me the cold
shoulder.
 I'm getting cold feet about my wedding. I'm so nervous.
 Hi Frank. You're a sight for sore eyes. I haven't seen you for years.
 Because he's rich he seems to think that he's better than everyone. He really looks
down his nose at people.
 I don't know where we should go tonight. Let's just play it by ear.

Exercise three: listen to the following video and react to it.

Research Terms

The findings reveal that ……..

The results show that ………..

The study shows / indicates ………/ the research reveals

English department listening & speaking

University of Algiers 2 1st year, G13

Sitting for Examinations

Sitting your examination

Do Don't
Arrive just as your examination is scheduled to
Arrive 20 minutes before your examination start
Read carefully the instructions on the front of Leave your examination within the first or last
your examination paper 30 minutes
Write in black or blue ink Write in pencil
If you don't cross through your rough notes
they may be marked by an examiner
Cross through your rough notes ahandwritten font
Complete the question numbers you have Complete the examiners column on the front
answered on the front page of the script booklet page of the script booklet
Complete your candidate details on the front of Write your name, University ID or Student
our script booklet: candidate number, date, Self Service number on the front of the script
examination booklet
Examination conduct

Do Don't
Communicate with any person during the exam, other
Raise your hand if you have a question than the invigilator
Ask if you do not understand a word or phrase on the
Raise your hand if you suspect there is exam paper, neither examiner nor invigilator is
a mistake on the examination paper permitted to answer
Raise your hand if you need to leave
the room, for example in the case of Leave or re-enter the examination unless permitted by
illness an invigilator

What happens if you break the Code:

 you may be required to identify yourself to a Proctor or other University officer

 you will be told to leave the area immediately
 you may be fined a minimum of £80 by the University, the City, or the police
 You may be referred to a Proctors' Disciplinary Hearing / the Student Disciplinary
Panel (which can impose an unlimited fine, or rusticate or expel you).

Listening task:

Listen in as Scott registers by phone for a Spanish class at Jackson Junior College. Then
answer the following questions.

1. Did Scott successfully register for a Spanish class?

2. What campus did he want?

3. On which campus did the computer voice give him a Spanish class?

4. What did Scott ask for when he discovered the mistake?

5. Did the voice help him with his problem?

6. What did the computer do at the end of the conversation?