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1、 Yes. We run five every month, three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips. What sort of places? Well. Obviously, it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offers a variety of shopping, because our students always ask about that. And then we go for ones where we

2、know there are guided tours because this gives a good focus for the visit. Do you travel far? Well, we are lucky here obviously because we are able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive. How much do they cost? Again it varies, between 5 and 15 pounds a head, depending on distanc

3、e. Ah ha Oh and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you know, there are more than 12 people. Oh right. Ill keep that in mind. And what are the times normally? We try to keep it pretty fixed so that the students get to know the pattern. We leave at 8.30 a.m. and return at 6 p.m. We figure its be

4、st to keep the day fairly short. Oh yes and then how do we reserve a place? You sign your name on the notice board. Do you know where it is? Ah ha. I saw it this morning. And we do ask that you sign up three days in advance so we know weve got enough people interested to run it and we can cancel if

5、necessary with full refund of course. Thats fine. Thanks. And what visit sub plan for this term? Right. Well. Im afraid the schedule hasnt been printed out yet. But we have confirmed the dates and planed the optional extra visits, which you can also book in advance if you want to. Oh thats all right

6、. And if you can just give some ideas of the weekend ones so I can, you know, work out then to see friends and such I Oh sure. Well, err the first one is St. Ives. Thats on the 13th of February and we will have only 16 places available because were going by mini bus. And thats the day in town with t

7、he optional extra of visiting the Hepworth Museum. All right. Yes ah. That sounds good. And then theres a London trip on the 16th of February. And we will be taking a medium size coach so there will be 45 places on that. And lets see the optional extra is the Tower of London. Oh, Ive already been th

8、ere. Yam. After that is Bristol on the 3rd of March. Where? Bristol. B-R-I-S-T-O-L. Okay. Thats in a different mini bus with 18 places available. Oh and the optional extra is visit to the S.S. Great Britain. Were going to Salisbury on the 18th of March. And thats always the popular one because the o

9、ptional extra is Stonehenge. So were taking the large coach with 50 seats. Oh good. And then the last one is to Bath on the 23rd of March. Oh yes, is Bath the Roman city? Yes, thats right. And thats in the 16 seats mini bus. And wheres the optional visit? Its to the American Museum, well worth visit

10、. Okay, thats great. And thanks all that. My pleasure. Oh by the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, have a look in the student newspaper. Ok. Or have a word with my assistant. Her name is Jane Yentob. Thats Y-E-N-T-O-B. All right. Ive got that. Thank you very much for all your

11、 help. Youre welcome. I hope youll enjoy the trips. test1_section2Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Riverside Industrial Village. To start your visit, Im just going to give you a brief account of the history of the museum before letting you roam about on your own. I wont keep you long. OK?Now

12、from where were standing youve got a good view of the river over there. And it was because of this fast flowing water that this site was a natural place for manufacturing works. The water and the availability of raw materials in the area, like minerals and iron ore, and also the abundance of local f

13、uels, like coal and firewood, all made this site suitable for industry from a very early time.Water was the main source of power for the early industries and some of the water wells were first established in the twelfth century, would you believe? At that time, local craftsmen first built an iron fo

14、rge just behind the village here on the bank near the river. By the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the regions rivers supported more than 160 water mills and many of these continued to operate well into the nineteenth century. But then the steam engine was invented and then the railways came

15、and the centres of industry were able to move away from the rivers and the countryside and into the towns. So industrial villages like this one became very rare.So thats the history for you. If youd like any more information, you can ask me some questions, or you can read further in our excellent guidebook.Now Im going to give you a plan of the site and Id just like to point out where everything is and then you can take a look