Listening

In order to set up her research programme, Shona got

• advice from personal friends in other countries

• help from students in- other countries

• information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries

What types of people were included in the research?

• young people in their first job

• men who were working

• women who were unemployed

Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was

• to get a wide range of data

• to limit people’s responses

• to guide people through interviews.

What do Shona’s initial results show about medical services in Britain?

• Current concerns are misrepresented by the press

• Financial issues are critical to the government

• Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful

Shona needs to do further research in order to

• present the government with her findings

• decide the level of extra funding needed

• identify the preferences of the public

Shona has learnt from the research project that

• it is important to plan projects carefully

• people do not like answering questions

• colleagues do not always agree

A person interviewed in the street .........

An undergraduate at the university......

A colleague in her department .....

A tutor in a foreign university ......