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TEST1SECTION1

RECEPTIONIST:

Goodafternoon,DreamtimeTravel.HowcanIhelpyou?

CUSTOMER:

Ohhello.I'minterestedintheholidaysyouofferalongthecoastnearhere.

RECEPTIONIST:

Yes.Weoperateseveraltoursupthecoast.Whereinparticulardidyouwanttogo?

CUSTOMER:

Well,Ilikethesoundoftheholidaythatmentionedwhales.Wasit

'WhaleWatching'?

RECEPTIONIST:

Oh,that'sourWhaleWatchExperience.lt'sverypopularandit'sbasedinalovelylittletownwithnicebeaches.

CUSTOMER:

Ohright,andhowlongdoesitlast?

RECEPTIONIST:

It'stwodays-thatincludesfourhours'traveltimeeachwayfromhere.

CUSTOMER:

Good,Idon'twanttobeawayanylongerthanthat.Soisthatbycoach?

RECEPTIONIST:

Actuallyit'sbyminibus.Weliketokeepthosetourssmalland

personalsowedon'ttakeawholecoachloadofpeople.infact,we

onlytakeuptofifteenpeopleonthistour,althoughwedorunitwithjusttwelveorthirteen.

CUSTOMER:

Oh,right.Sodoyourunthesetoursoften?

RECEPTIONIST:

Wellitdependsonthetimeofyear.Ofcourseinpeaktimeslikethesummerholidayswedothemeveryweekend,butatthemomentit'susuallyonceamonthatmost.

CUSTOMER:

Andwhenisthenextonegoing?

RECEPTIONIST:

Mmm,letmesee.Um,there'soneinthreeweeks'timewhichisAprilthe18th,andthenwedon'thaveanotheroneuntilJunethe2nd.

CUSTOMER:

Allright,andisAprilagoodtimetogo?

RECEPTIONIST:

Prettygood.Thoughthereallygoodtimeislaterintheyear.Ihavetosaythoughthatthewhalesightingisonlyoneofthemanythingsoffered.

C:

Really?

R:

Yes.Thehotelitselfwhereyoustayhasgreatfacilities.It'scalledThePallisades.

C:

ThePariswhat?

R:

No,it'sactuallyThePallisades,P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S.It'srightonthemainbeach

there.

C:

Oh,Isee.

R:

Alloftheroomshaveniceviewsandthefoodisreallygoodtheretoo.

C:

Ohright.

C:

Andwhatabouttheotherthings?

Youknow,thatareincludedintheprice.

R:

Oh,therearelotsofthings.Ifyoudon'twanttodothewhalewatchcruise,yourguidewilltakeanyonewhoisinterestedeitheronabushwalkthroughthenationalparknearthehotel,andthere'snoextrachargeforthat,oronafishingtrip.That'sanextra$12Ithink.Andthere'salsoareptileparkintown-thatcostsmoreorlessthesame.

C:

No,IthinkI'dpreferwhalestosnakes.

R:

Yeah.Andifyoujustwanttorelaxyouarefreetositbythehotelpoolorgodown

thebeach.Oh,andtheyalsohavetenniscourtsatthehotel,butyouhavetopay

forthosebythehour.Buttherearetabletennistablesdownstairsandthey'repartoftheaccommodationpackage.Justspeaktoyourguide.

C:

Wellthatsoundsgood.Sohowmuchisthebasictourprice?

R:

Atthistimeofyearit'susuallyaround$300butletmecheck.Er...oh,it'sactually$280.

C:

Andthenexttour,arethereanyplacesonthatone?

R:

HOWmanypeopleIsItfor?

C:

Thesearetwoofus.

R:

Yes,thatshouldbefine.CanIjustmentionthatwerequireallbookingstobemadeatleastfourteendaysbeforeyoutraveltoavoidcancellationsoftours.Andifyoucancelwithinsevendaysofdepartureyouwillhavetopay50%ofyourtotalbooking.

C:

OK.

R:

Andyoualsoneedtopaya20%depositatthetimeofbooking.

C:

CanIpaythatbycreditcard?

R:

Yes,youcan.

C:

Allright,whatI'lldoisI'lltalktomypartnerandgetbacktoyou.

R:

Fine.SoI'llmakeaprovisionalbooking,shallI?

-twofortheWhaleWatchExperience.Letmeissueyouwithacustomerreferencenumberforwhenyoucallback.Doyouhaveapen?

C:

Yes.

R:

OK,it'sthreenineseven,fourfive,T.That'sTfortango.Whenyoucallback,asktospeaktotheTourManager,that'sme,Tracy.

C:

Fine,Iwill

SECTION2

Helloandwelcometotoday's“BuyerBeware”programme,wherewegiveyousometipsonhowtospendyourmoneywisely.Now,intoday'sshowwe'relookingatbedsforchildrenandbabies.Let'sstartbylookingatbabycots,that'sforchildrenofuptothreeyearsold.Wetestedthreedifferentcotsallinthebudgetpricerangeand,asusual,wewillfeaturethegoodpoints,theproblemsandourverdict.ThefirstcotwelookedatwasbyBabySafeandithadseveralgoodpointstorecommendit.Ourtesterslikedthefactthatithadfourwheels,soitwaseasytomovearound.Theonlyslightproblemswiththiscotwerethatithadnobrakes,buttheydidn'tthinkthatmatteredtoomuch.Atfirsttheywereabitconcernedaboutthesidebar,becausetheyfeltbabiescouldtraptheirfingersinit,butourtestersfeltthatthiswasunlikelytohappensotheyhavegiventhisoneaverdictof“satisfactory”.ThenextcotwasbyChoiceCotsandthistimeourtesterswerepleasedtofindacotwhichissimpletoputtogether-unlikeotherswelookedat.Ontheminusside,ourtestersdidnotlikethefactthatthesideofthecotdidnotdropdown,makingitdifficulttopickupnewbornbabies.However,therealproblemwiththiscotwasthespacebetweenthebars;ourtestersfoundtheyweretoowideandababycouldeasilytraphishead.Wefeltthiswasarealsafetyhazardandsowehavelabelledthisonedangerous,I'mafraid.

AndfinallybetternewsfortheMother'sChoicecot.Thiscotwasslightlydifferentinthat,althoughthesidebardidnotdropdown,thebasecouldberaisedorloweredintotwodifferentpositionsmakingitsafeaswellasconvenient.Thenegativesforthisonewerequiteminor;theonlyniggleeveryonehadwasthefactthatithasnowheelsandtheonlyotherproblemanyonecouldfind,wasthattherewerepictureswhichweresimplystuckonandsocouldeasilybecomedetached.Themakershavenowpromisedtodiscontinuethispractice.Asthiscotwillthenbesafeineveryway,wehavemadetheMother'sChoicecotourbestbuy.CongratulationsMother'sChoice!

So,whatfeaturesshouldyoulookforinababy'scot?

Wellobviouslysafetyisaveryimportantfactoraswellascomfortandconvenience.Werecommendthat,ifyouarebuyingacot,domakesurethatanymetalpresentisnotrustedorbentinanyway.Youshouldensureyourcothasonlyroundedorsmoothedgingwithoutanysharpedges,thisisespeciallyimportantforwoodencots.Andnowontobedsfortoddlers..

SECTION3

ANDREW:

Excuseme,Iwastoldtocomehereforadviceabout,erm,ManagementDiplomacourses?

MONICA:

You'vecertainlycometotherightplace.Hi,mynameisMonica.

A:

Nicetomeetyou.MynameisAndrew,AndrewHarris.

M:

So,Andrew,haveyouseenourdiplomacourseprospectusyet?

A:

Yes,I'vealreadylookedatit.Infact,Ithoughttheinformationoncoursecontentwasreallyuseful,butI'mafraidI'mabitconfusedbyallthedifferentwaysyoucandothecourse:

full-timeintensive,part-timeandsoon.

M:

Well,let'sseeifIcanhelp.Ithinkeachcoursetypehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages,soitreallydependsonyou-yourownstudyhabits,andyourfinancialcircumstances,ofcourse.Areyouworkingatthemoment?

A:

Yes.I'vebeenworkingintheadministrationsectionofthelocalhospitalforthelastthreeyears.AndbeforethatIworkedintheofficeofacomputerengineeringcompanyfortwoyears.So,I'vegotaboutfiveyearsofrelevantworkexperience.AndwhatI'mhopingtofocusonisPersonnelManagement.

M:

Isee.Andareyouplanningtoleaveyourcurrentjobtostudy,orareyouthinkingaboutjusttakingayearoff?

A:

Iwanttoknowwhatmyoptionsare,really.Idon'twanttoquitmyjoboranything

andmyemployersarekeenformetogetsomemorequalificationsbutobviously,itwouldbebetterifIcoulddoacoursewithouttakingtoomuchtimeawayfromwork.

M:

Right,soyoudon'treallywanttodothefull-timecourse,then?

A:

No,notreally.It'salsoaquestionoffinances.Yousee,myofficehaveagreedtopaythecostoftheCourseitself,butIwouldhavetotakeunpaidleaveifIwanttostudyfull-timeand,well,Idon'tthinkIcouldaffordtosupportmyselfwithnosalaryforawholeyear.

M:

OK.Well,youhavetwootherpossibilities:

youcouldeitherdothepart-timecourse-thatwouldbeovertwoyearsandyouwouldn'thavetotakeanytimeoffwork-oryoucoulddowhatwecalla'modular'course.Youcoulddothatineighteenmonthsifyouwanted-orlonger,it'squiteflexibleanditwouldbeuptoyou.

A:

Mmm.Sowhatdoesthepart-timecourseinvolve?

M:

Forthatyouwouldjoinaneveningclassandhavealecturetwiceaweek.Then,you'dhavetoattendaseminarordiscussionworkshoponeweekendamonth.

A:

WhatkindofcourseworkwouldIhavetodo?

M:

Well,it'samixture.You'dbeexpectedtowriteanessayeachmonth,whichcountstowardsyourfinalassessment.Youhaveacasestudytodobytheendofthecourse,whichmightinvolvedoingasurveyorsomethinglikethat,andalsoyouneedtohandinashortreporteveryfourweeks.

A:

So,that'squitealotofwork,then,ontopofworkingeveryday.Itsoundslikealotofstudying-andreallytiring.

M:

Yes,youcertainlywouldn'thavemuchfreetime!

A:

Whataboutthe'modular'course?

WhatwouldIhavetodoforthat?

M:

That'swhereyougettheopportunitytostudyfull-timeforshortperiods.Thatwayyoucancoveralotofcourseworkandattendlecturesandseminarsduringtheday.Andeachmodulelastsforoneterm,say,abouttwelveweeksatatime.Thereareobviousadvantagesinthis-themainonebeingthatyoucanstudyinamuchmoreintensiveway,whichsuitssomepeoplemuchbetter.

A:

Andhowmanyofthese'modules'wouldIhavetodotogetthediploma?

M:

Thecurrentprogrammeistwomodules-andthenyouhavetochooseatopictoworkinmoredepth-butyoucanbasethatonyourjob,andsoyoudon'tneedtobeawayfrom