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Isee.Sowhenexactly？

Youcanonlyusethefacilitiesbetween10amand4:

30pm.

SoIcouldn’tusethepoolat8inthemorningorevening,then?

That’sright.

OK.Andthepriceforthat?

IsthejoiningfeethesameasforGold?

Actually,it’sslightlylessthanthe£

250—it’s£

225,buttheannualfeeisonly£

300.Doesthatsoundmorelikewhatyouwant?

Well,it’sstillrathermoreexpensivethanIthought.I’mastudentherein

gold.Thentheboxofficehasbeenreorientedwithitsownaccessformthesideofthebuildinginsteadofthroughthefoyer,whichmeansitcanbeopenlongerhours,andhasmorespace,too.Theshopthatusedtobeinthefoyer,whichsoldbooksandCDs,istheonepartoftheredevelopmentwhichisn’tyetcomplete.Theplanistofindnewpremisesforitnearthetheatre,andwe’vehaddifficultyfindingsomewheresuitable.Wehopetoreopentheshopinthenextfewmonths.

Willaudiencesfindanydifferenceintheauditorium?

LYNNE:

Yes,we’veincreasedtheleg-roombetweentherows.Thismeansthattherearenowfewerseatsbutwe’resureaudienceswillbemuchhappier.Andwe’veinstalledairconditioning,soitwon’tgetsohotandstuffy.Wealreadyhadafewseatswhichweresuitableforwheelchairusers,andnowtherearetwiceasmany,whichwehopewillmeetdemand.Somethingelsethatwillbenefitaudiencesisthenewlifts.Thetwoweusedtohaveweresmallandslow.They’venowgone,andwe’vegotmuchmoreefficientones.

Anythingfortheperformers?

Yes,we’vemadeanumberofimprovementsbackstage.Thesmalldarkdressingroomsweusedtohavehavebeenconvertedintotwolargeairyrooms,sothey’remuchmorecomfortablenow.Andthestate-of-the-artelectronicsoundandlightingsystemshavebeeninstalled.

OK,sowhat’sthefirstplaythataudiencescanseewhenthetheatrereopens?

We’vegotaveryexcitingproductionofPeterShaffer’sRoyalHuntoftheSun,whichiscurrentlytouringthecountry.ThatstartsonOctoberthe13thandrunstillthe19th.We’reexperimentingbitwiththetimethecurtaingoesup.Weusedtostartallourperformancesat7.30,butthatmadeitdifficultforpeopletogohomebypublictransport,soinsteadwe’rebeginningat7.Becauseat9.45,whenitfinished,therearestillbusesrunning.Ticketsarealreadysellingfast.TheFridayandSaturdayperformancessoldoutalmostimmediatelyand,nowthereareonlyticketsforMondayandThursday.

Howmucharethey?

We’veintroducedasimplerpricestructure.Ticketpricesusedtorangefrom£

6to£

30butnowthey’reall£

18.They’reavailablefromtheboxoffice,inperson,byphone,faxorpost,oronline

OK,Lynne,nowifyou’dliketogivethecontactdetailsforthetheatre.

SECTION3

TUTOR:

Hello,canIhelpyou?

BRIAN:

Iwastoldtocomehere,becauseI’dliketotalktosomeoneabouttakingamanagementcourse.

Right.I’moneofthetutors,soIshouldbeabletohelpyou.

Oh,good.Myname’sBrianArdley.I’vedecidedtoenrollonapart-timemanagementcourse.Afriendofminetookonelastyear,andrecommendedittome.

Right.

IsthereanythingIshoulddobeforethecourse,likereadingoranything?

Weprefertointegratereadingwiththecourse,sowedon’tgiveoutareadinglistinadvance.Butwelikepeopletowriteacasestudy,describinganorganizationtheyknow.

I’vealreadydonethat,asmyfriendstoldmeyouwantedone.Butwoulditbepossibletositinonateachingsession,toseewhatit’slike?

Ihaven’tbeenastudentforquiteawhile.

Fine.Justletmeknowwhichdate,I’llarrangeitwiththetutor.

Now,couldIaskyouaboutthecollegefacilities,please?

Anythinginparticular?

Well,thecourseisonedayaweek,allday,isn’tit?

Sopresumablyit’spossibletobuyfood?

Yes,therefectory’sopenallday.

Doesitcaterforspecialdiets?

Ihavesomefoodallergies.

Providedyouwarntherefectoryinadvance,itwon’tbeaproblem.

Good.Whataboutfacilitiesforyoungchildren?

I’dliketobringmydaughterherewhileI’mstudying.

Howoldisshe?

Three.

Thenshe’seligibletojointhenursery,whichissupervisedbyaqualifiedNurseryNurse.Thewaitinglistforaplaceisquitelongthough,soyououghttoapplynow.

OK.

Idon’tknowifourcareersadviceservicewouldbeofanyinteresttoyou?

Yes,itmighthelpmedecidehowtodevelopmycareerafterthecourse.

Thecentrehasalotofreferencematerials,andstaffqualifiedtogiveguidanceonaone-to-onebasis.

Inoticedafitnesscentrenexttothecollege.Isthatforstudents?

It’sopentoeveryone,butstudentspayanannualfeethat’smuchlessthanthegeneralpublicpays.

Andpresumablythecollegelibrarystocksnewspapersandjournals,aswellasbooks?

Yes,andthere’salsoanaudio-visualroom,forviewingandlisteningtovideos,cassettes,andsoon.

Istherealsoaccesstocomputers?

Yes,yourtutorwillneedtoarrangewiththetechnicalsupportteamforyoutogetapassword,soaskhimorheraboutitwhenyoustartthecourse.

Bytheway,doyouknowaboutourBusinessCentre?

No.What’sthat?

It’satrainingresource-acollectionofmaterialsforpeopletostudyontheirown,oruseintheirownorganizations.

Uhuh.Youmeanbooksandvideos?

Yes,andmanualsforself-study.Plusalotofcomputer-basedmaterials,sopeoplecanwordthroughthemattheirownspeed,andrepeatanythingtheyaren’tsureabout.Andyoucanhirelaptopstouseinyourownhomeorworkplacesaswellasprintersthatyoucantakeaway.

DoesithaveanythingthatIcouldusetoimprovemystudyskills?

Idon’thavemuchideaaboutreportwriting,andI’msureI’llneeditonthecourse.

Ohyes,there’splentyofusefulmaterial.Justaskoneofthestaff.

Doesthecentrecoverallthemainareasofbusiness?

Yes,topicslikefinance,andofcoursemarketing-that’sapopularone.Localmanagersseemtoqueueuptoborrowthevideos!

Soitisn’tjustforstudents,then?

No,it’sformembersonly,butanyonecanjoin.

Howmuchdoesitcost?

£

100ayearforacompany,and£

50foranindividual,withnodiscountforstudents,I’mafraid.

BIRAN:

That’sveryhelpful.Well,Ithinkthat’sall.I’dbettergohomeandfillintheenrolmentform.Thanksforallyourhelp.

You’rewelcome.Goodbye.

Goodbye.

SECTION4

Inthelastfewweeks,we’vebeenlookingatvariousaspectsofthesocialhistoryofLondon,andthismorningwe’recontinuingwithalookatlifeintheareacalledtheEastEnd.I’llstartwithabriefhistoryofthedistrict,andthenfocusonlifeinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.

BackinthefirsttothefourthcenturiesAD,whentheRomanscontrolledEngland,Londongrewintoatownof45,000people,andwhat’snowtheEastEnd–theareabytheriverThames,andalongtheroadheadingnorth-eastfromLondontothecoast–consistedoffarmlandwithcropsandlivestockwhichhelpedtofeedthatpopulation.

TheRomansleftin410,atthebeginningofthefifthcentury,andfromthenonwardsthecountrysufferedaseriesofinvasionsbytribesfrompresent-dayGermanyandDenmark,theAngles,SaxonsandJutes,andmanyofwhomsettledintheEastEnd.Thetechnologytheyintroducedmeantthatmetalandleathergoodswereproducedthereforthefirsttime.AndastheEastEndwasbytheriver,shipscouldtransportgoodsbetweenthereandforeignmarkets.

Intheeleventhcentury,in1066tobeprecise,theNormansconqueredEngland,andduringthenextfewcenturiesLondonbecameoneofthemostpowerfulandprosperouscitiesinEurope.TheEastEndbenefitedfromthis,andbecausetherewerefewerrestrictionstherethaninthecityitself,plentyofnewcomerssettledtherefromabroad,bringingtheirskillsasworkers,merchantsormoney–lendersduringthenextfewhundredyears.

Inthesixteenthcenturythefirstdockwasdugwhereshipswereconstructed,eventuallymakingtheEastEndthefocusofmassiveinternationaltrade.Andinthelatesixteenthcentury,whenmuchoftherestofEnglandwassufferingeconomically,alotofagriculturalworkerscametotheEastEndtolookforalternativework.

Intheseventeenthcentury,theEastEndwasstillaseriesofseparate,semi-ruralsettlements.Therewasashortageofaccommodation,somarshlandwasdrainedandbuiltontohousethelargenumbersofpeoplenowlivingthere.

BythenineteenthcenturyLondonwasthebusiestportintheworld,andthisbecamethemainsourceofemploymentintheEastEnd.Thosewhocouldaffordtoliveinmorepleasantsurroundingsmovedout,andtheareabecameonewherethevastmajorityofpeoplelivedinextremepoverty,andsufferedfromappallingsanitaryconditions.

Thatbriefoutlinetakesustobeginningofthetwentiethcentury,andnowwe’llturntohousing.

Atthebeginningofthecentury,livingconditionsforthemajorityofworkingpeopleinEastLondonwereverybasicindeed.Houseswerecrowdedcloselytogetherandusuallyverybadlybuilt,becausetherewasnoregulation.Butthepoorandneedywereattractedbythepossibilityofwork,andtheyhadtobehoused.Itwastheavailability,ratherthanthecondition,ofthehousingtha