TEST 16

16 September   17 Jarvis   18 78 / seventy-eight (pounds) 19 223   23 bookshop / book shop Audioscript Woman:   Westwood English School. Man:   Hello, I want to ask about evening classes, please. Woman:   Yes, they’re on Thursdays. But this term will finish at the end of August. We’ll start again on the twenty-second of September, but you can book your place now. Man:   It’s for a Chinese friend. He wants an easy class. Woman:   Well, there’s a two-hour class for beginners. Man:   Mmm. My friend would like something shorter. Woman:   Well, we have a fifty-minute speaking class. That would be good for him. The teacher is Miss Jarvis. That’s J A R V I S. The students all like her. Man:   How much does that class cost? Woman:   It’s seven pounds fifty per class or if you pay for all twelve classes now, it’s only seventy-eight pounds – it’s cheaper that way. Man:   Right. Woman:   Can your friend come to the school soon and book his place? The address is two hundred and twenty-three, Fitzroy Square. Man:   Is that in the centre of town? Woman:   Well, it’s about twenty minutes’ walk from the station. We’re just by the bookshop. Man:   Right. Thank you. Woman:   Goodbye.

21 9.30 / 21.30 / nine thirty / half past nine 22 (the) entrance   23 (the) lions 24 games   25 4.65 / four (pounds) (and) sixty-five (p/pence) Audioscript Woman:   Thank you for calling Finchester Zoo. The zoo is open on six days and closed on Mondays. The opening hours are from ten a.m. until it gets dark. This is half past nine in the summer and four o’clock in the winter. There is a guided tour of the zoo every hour. Visitors for the tour should wait at the entrance which is where the tour begins. Our guide will meet you there. The tour finishes at the café. You should not feed the animals but you can watch when we give them something to eat. Every day at two o’clock the lions are given their food and the elephants get theirs at three o’clock. There is a shop in the zoo where you can buy books and games. All the family will like playing these. There is also a café which sells snacks. Tickets for adults cost six pounds eighty-five and children’s tickets are four pounds sixty-five. A family ticket, for two adults and three children, is eighteen pounds seventy-five. For more information …

TEST 17

16 7 / 7th / seventh (September)   17 Saturday 18 JAGGARD   19 (11) Park (Road) 20 photos / photograph(s) 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 (The) Visitor(s)(‘s)(s’) (Centre) 23 2.15 / 14.15 (p.m.) (in the afternoon) / two fifteen / (a) quarter past two 24 (many different) toy(s) (and books) 25 (£)4.25 / four pounds (and) twenty(-)five (p/pence) 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(s) / Wed(s).   17 (£)8.50 (each)   18 FERRET   19 7.45 / 19.45 / (a) quarter to eight (p.m.) (in the evening) 20 136 / one three six / one hundred and thirty-six 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 / three (nights)   22 FALKIRK (Hotel) 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 …