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1. 0:02foreign
2. 0:12you will hear a woman telephoning for
3. 0:14information about a festival
4. 0:18first you have some time to look at
5. 0:21questions one to seven
6. 0:58you will see that there is an example
7. 1:01that has been done for you
8. 1:03on this occasion only the conversation
9. 1:07relating to this will be played first
10. 1:13good morning Stratton Festival box
11. 1:15office how can I help you oh hello my
12. 1:19family and I are on holiday in the area
13. 1:21and we've seen some posters about the
14. 1:24festival this week could you tell me
15. 1:26about some of the events please of
16. 1:29course
17. 1:30first of all are there still tickets
18. 1:32available for the Jazz Band on Saturday
19. 1:35there are but only 15 pounds the 12
20. 1:39pound seats have all been sold
21. 1:45the man says that tickets are available
22. 1:47for 15 pounds so 15 has been written in
23. 1:52the space
24. 1:55now we shall begin
25. 1:57you should answer the questions as you
26. 2:00listen because you will not hear the
27. 2:02recording a second time
28. 2:05listen carefully and answer questions
29. 2:08one to seven
30. 2:13good morning Stratton Festival box
31. 2:15office how can I help you oh hello my
32. 2:19family and I are on holiday in the area
33. 2:21and we've seen some posters about the
34. 2:24festival this week could you tell me
35. 2:27about some of the events please of
36. 2:29course
37. 2:30first of all are there still tickets
38. 2:32available for the Jazz Band on Saturday
39. 2:35there are but only 15 pounds the
40. 2:4012-pound seats have all been sold okay
41. 2:42and the venue is the school isn't it yes
42. 2:46that's right the secondary school
43. 2:49make sure you don't go to the primary
44. 2:51school by mistake and there's an
45. 2:54additional performer who isn't mentioned
46. 2:56on the posters
47. 2:57Carolyn Hart is going to play with the
48. 3:00band oh I think I've heard her on the
49. 3:02radio doesn't she play the oboe or
50. 3:04flutes or something
51. 3:05yes the
52. 3:07Philly plays with symphony orchestras
53. 3:09and apparently this is her first time
54. 3:12with a jazz band well I'd certainly like
55. 3:14to hear her
56. 3:16then the next thing I want to ask about
57. 3:18is the duck races I saw a poster beside
58. 3:21a river what are they exactly well you
59. 3:25buy a yellow plastic duck or as many as
60. 3:28you like they're a pound each and you
61. 3:31write your name on each one
62. 3:33there'll be several races depending on
63. 3:36the number of ducks taking part and John
64. 3:39Stevens a champion swimmer who lives
65. 3:41locally is going to start the races
66. 3:44all the Ducks will be launched into the
67. 3:47river at the back of the cinema then
68. 3:49they'll float along the river for 500
69. 3:51meters as far as the Railway Bridge and
70. 3:54are there any prizes yes
71. 3:56first duck in each race to arrive at the
72. 3:59Finishing Line wins its owner free
73. 4:01tickets for the concert on the last
74. 4:04night of the festival
75. 4:06Fire Duck I'm sure my children will both
76. 4:09want one they're on sale at a stall in
77. 4:11the market you can't miss it it's got an
78. 4:14enormous sign showing a couple of ducks
79. 4:16okay I'll go there this afternoon I
80. 4:19remember walking past there yesterday
81. 4:21now could you tell me something about
82. 4:23the flower show please well admission is
83. 4:27free and the show is being held in
84. 4:30bythwaite Hall sorry how'd you spell
85. 4:33that b y t h
86. 4:37w a i t e bite weight
87. 4:42is it easy to find I'm not very familiar
88. 4:45with the town yet oh you won't have any
89. 4:48problem
90. 4:49it's right in the center of stretton
91. 4:51it's the only old building in the town
92. 4:54so it's easy to recognize I know it I
93. 4:57presume it's open all day yes but if
94. 5:00you'd like to see the prizes being
95. 5:02awarded for the best flowers you'll need
96. 5:04to be there at five o'clock
97. 5:06the prizes are being given by a famous
98. 5:09actor Kevin shapless
99. 5:12he lives nearby and gets involved in a
100. 5:14lot of community events gosh I've seen
101. 5:16him on TV I'll definitely go to the
102. 5:18prize giving right
103. 5:23before you hear the rest of the
104. 5:25conversation you have some time to look
105. 5:28at questions 8 to 10.
106. 5:45now listen and answer questions 8 to 10.
107. 5:53I've seen a list of plays that are being
108. 5:56performed this week and I'd like to know
109. 5:58which is suitable for my children and
110. 6:00which ones my husband and I might go to
111. 6:02how old are your children five and seven
112. 6:05what about the mystery of Muldoon that's
113. 6:08aimed at five to ten-year-olds so if I
114. 6:11take my children I can expect them to
115. 6:13enjoy it more than I do I think so
116. 6:16if you'd like something for yourself and
117. 6:18your husband and leave your children
118. 6:20with a babysitter you might like to see
119. 6:23fire and flood it's about events that
120. 6:25really happened in threatened 200 years
121. 6:28ago and children might find it rather
122. 6:30frightening oh thanks for the warning
123. 6:33and finally what about silly sailor
124. 6:36that's a comedy and it's for young and
125. 6:39old in fact it won an award in the
126. 6:42stretton drama Festival a couple of
127. 6:43months ago okay
128. 6:45well goodbye and thanks for all the
129. 6:47information I'm looking forward to the
130. 6:49festival goodbye
131. 7:00thank you