TEST 17

16 7 17 Saturday 18 JAGGARD    19 Park 20 photos / photograph   Audioscript Tony:   Hello, is that Sally? Sally:   Yes? Tony:   This is Tony Bassett. We were at Romford School together. Sally:   Oh hello, Tony! I remember you well. Tony:   There’s going to be a party for the pupils in our year at Romford School. Sally:   Oh – when will it be? Tony:   Well, we started at that school on the fourth of September, but the party has to be on the seventh – almost exactly ten years later. Sally:   That’s a Saturday, isn’t it? I know our first day at school was a Tuesday. Tony:   That’s right. Do you remember my sister, Margaret? It’s at her house. Sally:   Oh yes … she got married, didn’t she? Tony:   Yes. She’s Margaret Jaggard now. Sally:   Is that J A double G A R D? Tony:   That’s right. She lives in Park Road at number eleven, near the park entrance. Sally:   That’ll be easy to find. Can I bring something to eat or drink? Tony:   There will be enough food, but everybody’s going to bring some photos – we’ll enjoy looking at them. Sally:   I’ll put the date in my diary.

21 March    22 Visitor 23 2.15 24 toy 25 4.25   Audioscript Sea World is not open at the moment, but here is some information. We are open six days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday, from nine a.m. until five thirty p.m. Visitors are welcome from April to February, but we have to close in March for painting and repairs. Every morning at eleven, there is a short film about the sea. Go to the Visitor Centre to watch this. The film is followed by a short talk about the different animals living in the sea. The dolphin show begins at two fifteen every afternoon, but to make sure we can start on time, we ask everyone to be in their seats by two o’clock. The shop at Sea World is open all day. Children will like the many different toys and books on sale there. There is also a café, where you can get drinks and snacks. Adult tickets cost seven pounds and tickets for children are four pounds twenty-five. There are special prices for school groups. Thank you for calling Sea World.

TEST 18

16 Wednesday 17 8.50 18 FERRET   19 7.45 20 136   Audioscript Man:   Queen’s Theatre. Can I help you? Woman:   Yes, do you have two tickets for this week’s show? Saturday’s best for me. Man:   Well, all of the tickets have gone then, but we still have a few for Wednesday evening or Thursday afternoon. Woman:   It’ll have to be the evening. Have you got two near the front? Man:   Let me see. I’ve got two seats, but they’re near the back, I’m afraid. Woman:   How much are they? Man:   They’re eight pounds fifty each. Woman:   OK. I’ll take them. Man:   Then that’ll be seventeen pounds altogether. Collect your tickets from the ticket office in Ferret Road. That’s F E double R E T. The ticket office is open all day. Woman:   OK. When does the show begin? Man:   At seven forty-five in the evening. It lasts two and a half hours. Woman:   That sounds fine. Can we get to the theatre by bus? Man:   Yes, there’s a bus stop just outside – take the one-three-six from the town centre. They go every eight to ten minutes. Woman:   Thank you for your help.

21 3 22 FALKIRK 23 golf    24 Thursday    25 0208 66873   Audioscript Here’s some good news for all our listeners. Would you like to win a free holiday in Scotland? Yes? Well, the lucky winner of The Travel Programme’s holiday competition will win a three-night stay, for two people, in the wonderful Scottish countryside. We have chosen a fine hotel for you. It’s called the Falkirk – that’s F A L K I R K, and it’s an old castle in the mountains. You won’t have to pay for anything during your stay. The hotel has excellent food, and the competition winners can even use the beautiful hotel golf course when they are there. All you have to do to win this great holiday is call The Travel Programme and answer the simple question we will ask you. Don’t delay, because the competition closes at midnight on Thursday, and we’ll tell you the name of the winner next Saturday. The number to call is oh-two-oh, eight-double-six-eight-seven-three. Good luck, everyone. Now, here’s the question for you …

TEST 19

16  6.00 17 school 18 7.50 19 9th of March 20 FOWLER   Audioscript Man:   Hello, I’d like some information, please. Is the swimming pool open every day? Woman:   Not on Monday, I’m afraid. Man:   I like to swim before breakfast. What time do you open? Woman:   We open the doors at six o’clock for the first swim of the day, the ‘early morning swim’, we call it. That’s the best time to come, because after seven it gets very busy. Man:   I see. Woman:   And don’t come between nine thirty and twelve thirty because schools use the pool then. It’s closed to everyone else. Man:   OK. Do you have lessons? I want to learn to swim better. Woman:   Yes, every afternoon. It’s seven pounds fifty a lesson or seventy pounds if you pay for ten. Man:   OK. When does the next course begin? Woman:   Let me see … it’s on the ninth of March. Would you like to start then? Man:   Yes please. What’s the teacher’s name? Woman:   It’s Roy Fowler. That’s F O W L E R. He’s an excellent teacher. Man:   Well, thank you very much. My name’s …

21 Doctor    22 ARGYLL 23 30th 24 4 25 book   Audioscript Here is some good news! We have some free cinema tickets for you. They usually cost five pounds. They are for a film called The Elephant Doctor. It’s about a man who works in a zoo and looks after the animals when they aren’t well. It’s a great film for all the family. All you have to do to get your free tickets is send your name and address on a postcard to Radio South-West in Bristol. The address is twenty-seven Argyll Road – that’s A R G Y double L. Send your postcard soon! Make sure it arrives before next Saturday, that’s the thirtieth of July. All the postcards will go into a bag and we will choose the twenty-five winners then. We have one hundred tickets to give away, but I’m afraid we can only give four tickets to each family because lots of people will want them. And we will send everybody who writes to us a book. This is about the film and has pictures of the actors and the animals in it. So send us that postcard now!

TEST 20

16 River 17 COOPER 18 123-127   19 fish    20 Friday   Audioscript Sally:   Hello, Richard. I wasn’t at school today because I was ill. Can you tell me what our Biology homework is? Richard:   Yes, Sally. In class, we talked about animals that live in water. For homework, we have to read a book about them. The book’s called Rivers. It’s in the school library. Sally:   OK. Who is it by? Richard:   Let me see … it’s by Martin Cooper. Sally:   Is that C double O P E R? Richard:   That’s right. You’ll find the books on the third shelf on the Biology bookshelf. We have to look at part seven, pages a hundred and twenty-three to a hundred and twenty-seven. Sally:   OK. That’s not very much. What is it about? Richard:   That part’s all about fish. It’s quite interesting. Mrs Knight says we’re going to study lakes next week. Sally:   Oh, right. Do we have to read these pages for the lesson on Monday? Richard:   We have until Friday to do it. Sally:   Oh good. I’ll go to the library on Thursday. Thanks, Richard. See you tomorrow.

21 5/7 22 drum 23 9.15 24 3.25 25 217 3881   Audioscript We are pleased to tell you that this year there will be a summer music school at the Arts Centre. Classes at the summer music school will begin on the fifth of July and will go on until the thirtieth. The school is open to young people between the ages of eight and seventeen. There will be classes in piano and guitar … and, have you ever wanted to play the drums? Well, you can learn at the summer school. The teachers are all really excellent. There will be classes every morning from Monday to Friday, beginning at nine fifteen and finishing at eleven forty-five. It doesn’t matter if you have never had music lessons before. Beginners are welcome. Students will only have to pay three pounds twenty-five a day, or fifteen pounds for a week. For more information about the classes, or to book a place, phone the Arts Centre on two-one-seven, three-double-eight-one. So, that’s the summer music school. A great place to play music and make new friends.