Two students, Ethan and Priya, discussing their project on campus

Section 3. You will hear two students, Ethan and Priya, discussing their project on campus green spaces and student wellbeing with their tutor. First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26. Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26. TUTOR: Ethan, Priya, your study on green spaces and wellbeing. What made you choose it? PRIYA: We started from a claim in the literature, that even a short break outdoors lifts your mood, and we wanted to test whether that held on our own campus, where the green spaces are pretty limited. TUTOR: And how did you measure wellbeing? That's the tricky bit. ETHAN: It is. We considered a long psychological questionnaire, but it was far too slow to use out in the field. So we settled on a very short mood scale, just a few questions students could answer on their phone in under a minute, before and after sitting outside. TUTOR: Sensible trade-off. What was your headline result? PRIYA: That the effect was real but small. Students did report feeling better after time outdoors, but the lift was modest, we don't want to overstate it, it's a gentle nudge, not a cure. TUTOR: Good, don't oversell it. Was there anything that surprised you? ETHAN: Yes, actually, it wasn't the size of the space that mattered most, it was whether it was quiet. A small quiet courtyard did students more good than a big lawn beside the ring road. Noise seemed to cancel the benefit out. TUTOR: That's a genuinely useful finding. Now, weaknesses, be honest. PRIYA: The main one is the weather. We could only collect data on dry days, so we've really only measured the effect in good weather, we can't say anything about grey, wet days, when arguably people need it most. TUTOR: A fair limitation. And if you had more time? ETHAN: We'd track the same students over a whole term, rather than a single visit, to see if the benefit lasts or fades. TUTOR: Now, you assessed four specific spots on campus. Let me get your verdict on each. The Library Courtyard? Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. PRIYA: That was the star, quiet and sheltered, the biggest mood boost by far. TUTOR: The Great Lawn, by the main road? ETHAN: Disappointing, lovely to look at, but the traffic noise wiped out any benefit. TUTOR: The rooftop garden on the science block? PRIYA: Hardly anyone knew it existed, so its real problem was simply that it's underused. TUTOR: And the canal path behind the halls? ETHAN: Popular, but people went there to exercise, to run and cycle, rather than to relax, so it served a different purpose entirely. TUTOR: Wonderful, clear verdicts all round. Let's write those up. That is the end of Section 3. You now have some time to check your answers.