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.

TEST 21

16 Wednesday 17 12 18 GERALD 19 6.15 20 short Audioscript Girl:   Did you win your match last night, André? André:   Yes. I’m much better since I started having tennis lessons with my new teacher, Paul. Girl:   How often do you have lessons? André:   Every Wednesday because the only other day he teaches is Friday and I can’t go then. You like tennis. Why don’t you come too? Girl:   Hmm. How much are the lessons? That’s the first question my parents will ask! André:   I give Paul twelve pounds and he teaches me for an hour. It’s not expensive. Girl:   No. Maria pays eighteen pounds an hour. André:   But she goes to the tennis club. Paul works at the tennis courts in Gerald Street. Girl:   How do you spell that? André:   G E R A L D. Girl:   OK. And what time’s your lesson? Can I come and meet Paul next time? André:   Yes. I start at six fifteen and play until quarter past seven. You can come at the same time. Girl:   OK. What should I wear? André:   You don’t need to wear a tennis dress. Shorts and a T-shirt will be fine. Girl:   All right. See you then.

21 White 22 ACHILL 23 1859 24 36 25 fish / seafood Audioscript This week I’m going to tell you about my favourite hotel. It’s in the west of Ireland and the best time to go there is June. I’ve loved this hotel since I was a child. It’s called The White Hotel because it’s always painted that colour. It’s built on one of the most beautiful islands I have ever visited – Achill Island. You say ‘Akil’, but it’s spelt A C H I double L. It’s one of the oldest hotels in this part of the country. It was built in eighteen fifty-nine and the rich and famous have enjoyed going there ever since. You can see the sea or mountains from every room. But it’s difficult to book a bedroom there because there are only thirty-six of them and the hotel can’t take more than fifty guests at one time. Visitors also enjoy the hotel restaurant. People go there from all over the world to eat its fish. It’s caught that day in the sea round the island. Try it cooked with tomatoes. So, if you want …

TEST 22

16 18.25 17 driver    18 GATELY 19  museum    20 drink Audioscript Man:   Good morning. Bus Travel Centre. Girl:   Hello. I’m phoning about buses to Kendal. I’d like to travel there early. What time does the first bus leave? Man:   The first Kendal bus, that’s six forty-five a.m. Girl:   And how much is a ticket? Man:   It’s eighteen pounds twenty-five for a single, and a return is twenty-six pounds. Girl:   Will the ticket office be open so early in the morning? Man:   No, but when you get on the bus the driver will sell you a ticket. Please have the right money for him. Girl:   OK, fine. Can you tell me where the bus station is? Man:   Yes, it’s in Gately Street. That’s G A T E L Y. Girl:   I’m not sure where that is. Man:   It’s in the city centre. Do you know the museum? It’s next to that. Girl:   Oh yes, I know. And can I get something to eat at the station? Man:   I’m afraid there isn’t a café but there is a small shop. You can get newspapers and drinks there. Girl:   Oh, I’ll bring some sandwiches then. Thank you. Goodbye.

21 Dinner 22 29 23 library 24 6.45 25 0774 32316 Audioscript Hi Jamie, this is Michael. Sorry you’re not in. Would you like to come to the theatre with me? There’s a play on called The Dinner Party. It’s about a group of friends who meet again after twenty-five years for a meal. People say it’s really good. I know it’s your birthday on August the twenty-seventh. Well, the play is on the twenty-ninth. I’ll pay for your ticket as a birthday present if you like. It’s in the New Theatre. It’s that big building in Church Street just across the road from the library. It hasn’t been open long and it’s very nice and modern inside. The play starts at eight o’clock, so why don’t we meet in the coffee bar first? I’ll see you there at six forty-five and we can have a drink before it starts. If you’d like to come, call me on my mobile. The number’s oh double seven four, three two three one six. Speak to you soon. Bye.