Session 2: Lectures, Libraries and Deadlines

1Books borrowed from the reserve collection must be returned within three hours.

→ returned within three hours.→ reserve collection must be returned within three hours.

2Quiet study rooms can be booked online up to one week ahead.

→ to one week ahead.→ be booked online up to one week ahead.

3Laptops are available for loan at the front desk on the ground floor.

→ on the ground floor.→ at the front desk on the ground floor.

4Food and drinks other than water are not permitted in the reading room.

→ in the reading room.→ water are not permitted in the reading room.

5The library subscribes to a wide range of academic journals and databases.

→ academic journals and databases.→ a wide range of academic journals and databases.

6Students can request books from other libraries through the interlibrary loan service.

→ the interlibrary loan service.→ from other libraries through the interlibrary loan service.

7Overdue fines will be added to your student account automatically.

→ your student account automatically.

8A librarian is available to help you search for reliable sources.

→ search for reliable sources.→ available to help you search for reliable sources.

9Essays must be submitted no later than five o'clock on Friday afternoon.

→ o'clock on Friday afternoon.→ no later than five o'clock on Friday afternoon.

10Extensions are only granted in cases of illness or serious personal difficulty.

→ or serious personal difficulty.→ in cases of illness or serious personal difficulty.

11Every assignment should include a full list of the references you have used.

→ references you have used.→ full list of the references you have used.

12Late submissions will lose five percent of the available marks each day.

→ available marks each day.→ five percent of the available marks each day.

13Your final report should not exceed two thousand words in total.

→ thousand words in total.→ should not exceed two thousand words in total.

14Please check the marking criteria carefully before you start writing.

→ before you start writing.

15Copying work from other students is treated as a serious academic offense.

→ a serious academic offense.→ students is treated as a serious academic offense.

16Feedback on the first essay will be returned within three weeks.

→ returned within three weeks.→ first essay will be returned within three weeks.

17The printing press made books far cheaper and easier to produce.

→ and easier to produce.→ made books far cheaper and easier to produce.

18Many ancient cities grew up along the banks of major rivers.

→ banks of major rivers.→ grew up along the banks of major rivers.

19The industrial revolution changed the way people lived and worked.

→ people lived and worked.

20Historians often rely on letters and diaries to understand everyday life.

→ to understand everyday life.→ on letters and diaries to understand everyday life.

21Trade routes allowed ideas as well as goods to travel between continents.

→ to travel between continents.→ as well as goods to travel between continents.

22In many countries, women voted for the first time in the twentieth century.

→ in the twentieth century.→ for the first time in the twentieth century.

23Museums help younger generations understand how their societies developed.

→ how their societies developed.

24Many cities grew rapidly as a result of new factories and jobs.

→ new factories and jobs.→ as a result of new factories and jobs.

25Small businesses employ a large share of the workforce in many countries.

→ workforce in many countries.→ large share of the workforce in many countries.

26Prices usually rise when demand grows faster than supply.

→ grows faster than supply.

27The company plans to open three new branches in the near future.

→ in the near future.→ open three new branches in the near future.

28Online shopping has changed the way many retailers operate.

→ way many retailers operate.

29Interest rates affect how much people choose to borrow and save.

→ to borrow and save.→ how much people choose to borrow and save.

30A clear business plan is essential when applying for a bank loan.

→ for a bank loan.→ is essential when applying for a bank loan.

31The guest lecture will examine how global trade affects local jobs.

→ trade affects local jobs.→ will examine how global trade affects local jobs.

32Many companies now publish reports on their environmental impact.

→ on their environmental impact.

33Bees play an important role in pollinating many food crops.

→ pollinating many food crops.

34Rainforests are home to a remarkable variety of plant and animal species.

→ plant and animal species.→ a remarkable variety of plant and animal species.

35Recycling paper reduces the number of trees that need to be cut down.

→ to be cut down.→ of trees that need to be cut down.

36The field trip to the coastal wetlands has been rescheduled for Thursday.

→ been rescheduled for Thursday.→ the coastal wetlands has been rescheduled for Thursday.

37Some bird species travel thousands of kilometers during their annual migration.

→ during their annual migration.→ travel thousands of kilometers during their annual migration.

38Plastic waste in the oceans poses a serious threat to marine life.

→ threat to marine life.→ oceans poses a serious threat to marine life.

39Planting trees in cities can help lower summer temperatures.

→ help lower summer temperatures.

40Volunteers are needed to help with the river cleanup next weekend.

→ river cleanup next weekend.→ to help with the river cleanup next weekend.

41The campus wireless network will be unavailable on Sunday morning for maintenance.

→ Sunday morning for maintenance.→ will be unavailable on Sunday morning for maintenance.

42Students should save copies of their files regularly to avoid losing work.

→ to avoid losing work.→ of their files regularly to avoid losing work.

43Many younger readers now prefer online news to printed newspapers.

→ news to printed newspapers.

44Artificial intelligence is being used to help doctors analyze medical images.

→ doctors analyze medical images.→ being used to help doctors analyze medical images.

45The media studies course examines how television shapes public opinion.

→ television shapes public opinion.

46Passwords should be changed regularly and never shared with anyone.

→ never shared with anyone.

47Video lectures allow students to learn at their own pace.

→ at their own pace.

48The new software will be installed in all computer labs next week.

→ computer labs next week.→ be installed in all computer labs next week.