[originaltext]M: First, I want to thank you for agreeing to this survey. [1]Thi

M: First, I want to thank you for agreeing to this survey. [1]This is an open-ended question survey, so please don’t feel held back. Can you tell me first what program you are part of and what year you’re in?
W: Yes, I’m currently in my fourth year of a Chemistry course and I’m majoring in inorganic chemistry. [2]If all goes well, I could be off to Britain for my Master’s next June.
M: How do you feel about the Chemistry program at the university? Do you think it has lived up to your expectations?
W: On the whole it has. However, as the university is still known primarily as a Liberal Arts school, you might say that chemistry doesn’t always work with a very bountiful budget.
M: [3]How do you think this under-funding problem affects the quality of education?
W: Well, for example, laboratory has all the equipment you would normally find at a standard lab. Unfortunately, if you want to conduct complex experiments, you probably have to compete over resources with the Biology department.
M: How would you describe the quality of the professors? I guess I’m interested in your own experience with them.
W: I think they are generally very well committed to the program and to their students. [4]But the problem is that they themselves feel that they are working with inferior equipment. Moreover, I have heard many are taking contracts elsewhere, so we may lose a few just yet. It really does no good to the department.
M: Well, I hope your comments help to get that message across. Thanks again and I hope you have a great future.
W: Thank you.
1. What are the two speakers doing?
2. What is the woman going to do next June in Britain if all goes well?
3. Why doesn’t the Chemistry department get enough equipment for complex experiments?
4. What does the woman say about the professors?