KEY
Exercise 1:
- August
- Hiking
- Climbing
- £500
- 8
Exercise 2:
- 9:30 (nine-thirty)
- seven
- digital
- camera
- editing
- Lincoln
- $55
- lunch
- details
Exercise 3:
- Prendergast
- Lanchester
- KE7 8UD
- 398210
- 872310
- £340,000
- £300,000
- £52,000/15%
- Yes
- Two/2 months
Exercise 4: 1. badminton 2. Gymnastics 3. weightlifting 4. Basketball 5. table tennis 6. weightlifting
Exercise 5:
- nets 2. Balls 3. mats 4. bars 5. bats 6. bench
Exercise 6:
- Admissions
- Biochemistry
- back-up
- honest
- application
- conditional
- exams
- Clearing
- personal statement
- predicted
Exercise 7:
- one-way
- reading
- seminar
- Tutorials
- term
- continuous
- 60
- 3,000
- academic
- ten
Exercise 8:
1. Engineering
2. sociable
3. parents
4. quiet
5. pay
Exercise 9:
- friends
- walking
- bike
- 22
- electric
- 15
- lock
- tradelectric.com
- Harbour
Exercise 10:
- weekend
- John Gadzen
- postcode
- Thursday
- popular
- free to use
- 635
- five-minute walk
- £3.50
- fifteen minutes
Exercise 11:
- property
- Churchill
- Two
- Three
- Cooker
- 5
- 1
- 872310
- Eliot
- 07863 905073
Exercise 12:
1. £350,000
2. 4.3
3. 6.5
4. 30
5. 3.95
6. 3.55
7. 2.5
8. big/large bath
TRANSCRIPT
Exercise 1:
Deon: Hey, Mark! Are you still interested in coming on a week’s adventure holiday with me this summer?
Mark: Of course, but can we go in August? I can’t do June or July because of college.
Deon: Yeah, sure! I guess we need to book soon. There’s a company called World Trek that my friend told me about. He went on one of their cycling holidays last year, and loved it. There’s lots of information on their website.
Mark: Really?
Deon: Yes – they do different kinds of adventure holidays. There’s one by the sea with lots of water sports and another in the forest where you can do hiking and cooking, and you learn how to cook outdoors. The one I like best is in the mountains. We can do things like climbing and white water rafting. What do you think?
Mark: That sounds amazing! Is it expensive?
Deon: So so – there’s a special offer on at the moment. Normally the price is six hundred and fifty pounds, but if you book before Friday, it’s five hundred pounds. The sailing holidays are eight hundred pounds, so it’s not bad!
Mark: What does that include?
Deon: Transport, accommodation and our guide. We only have to pay for meals and drinks.
Mark: That’s really good, isn’t it? Let’s book tonight! Shall I come to your place this evening around seven?
Deon: Can you come at eight? I’ve got a tennis lesson until seven thirty.
Mark: Yes, sure. See you then.
Exercise 2:
Student: Now can I just check the details of the course?
Receptionist: Sure, go ahead.
Student: Now it says on the leaflet …um, let me find it …OK, got it! Right, so it’s called Food Photography, and I’ve got here that it begins at nine-thirty.
Receptionist: That’s right- it’s an early start. It begins at half past nine and it goes on until four-thirty. Most of our weekend courses are quite short and so they’re over in a couple of hours- this course is longer. According to the information I’ve got up here on screen, it’s seven hours long.
Student: Oh, I’m glad it lasts for more than a few hours. I don’t think
I’d be able to learn how to take good pictures in less than seven hours.
Receptionist: Now, I’ll just give you a bit more information about the course itself. Basically, you’ll learn how to take good photos of food using a digital camera. So it’ll train you in the basics of using a range of camera angles.
Student: Camera angles?
Receptionist: Yes, you’ll learn how to photograph food using closeup shots, wide-angle shots and shots taken from above, that sort of thing.
Student: What about learning to edit pictures on my computer? Will that be covered too?
Receptionist: No, I’m afraid not. The purpose of the workshop is to teach you how to take good photos in the first place. It’s a really hands-on session – in fact, you’ll spend some of the day on location in a local hotel. It’s just round the corner from the college – the Lincoln Hotel- so you’ll have the opportunity to practice taking photographs using real dishes!
Student: That’s great, a practical course is exactly what I’m looking for!
Receptionist: Now just a few more things. The full fee for the course is $55 and that includes a light lunch and refreshments at the hotel.
Student: Oh, that’s really good. That means I don’t have to worry about bringing along my own drinks and snacks on the day. That would probably cost me at least $10.
Receptionist: OK, I think that’s everything, so I’ll just take your details so that we can confirm your place on the course.
Exercise 3:
Estate agent: So, Ms Prendergast, let me take your details. I’ll just enter your name. How do you spell it?
Caroline: P-R-E-N-D-E-R-G-A-S-T.
Estate agent: OK, that’s it. And what’s your present address?
Caroline: 52, Lanchester Road. That’s L-A-N-C-H-E-S-T-E-R. It’s in the Riverside part of town. The postcode is KE7 8UD.
Estate agent: And your home phone number?
Caroline: 01594 398210.
Estate agent: And I’ve got your mobile number: 07945 872310.
Caroline: Yes, that’s right.
Estate agent: OK. Now the house is on the market for £350,000, but I know that the owners would be happy to accept a close offer as it’s been on for a few months. What would your first offer be?
Caroline: I think £340,000 would be fair.
Estate agent: OK. I’ll put that offer to them and we’ll see what they say. Now, usually buyers have a mortgage arranged with a bank a loan to buy the house – so that we can quickly complete the sale. Do you have one arranged yet?
Caroline: We’ve spoken to our bank and they’re happy to offer us what we need, up to £300,000. We also have a 15% deposit in our bank account – about £52,000 – so that won’t be a problem.
Estate agent: And is anyone buying your house? Will the sellers of this property need to wait for you to sell yours?
Caroline: No. We sold it a couple of months ago and we’re staying with relatives, so we’re ready to move in as soon as the sale is completed. So, when do you think you can get an answer on the offer?
Estate agent: I should be able to get one tomorrow. Then, if they agree, we can do things quite quickly. Your bank will do the survey, you know, send someone to check the house is in good condition and at the right price – and, if that’s OK, we can then prepare the contracts for you and the seller to sign.
Caroline: How long do you think the sale will take after that? Estate agent: Well, it’s difficult to say. If things go well, we should complete it in about two months at the most. Most sales take about two months. However, if there are any problems, it could take longer, but we hope it won’t be more than three months. For example, part of the house, like the roof, might be in bad condition and might need some work. Or there might be plans for a new road
in the local area. Anything like that can delay the sale, but most of our sales go through quickly.
Caroline: Oh, I hope nothing like that happens! We’re really looking forward to moving in soon. It’s not easy living a long time with relatives, and my husband has a long journey to get to work, but those aren’t the things I’m really worried about. If we can move in before the end of the summer, it’ll be much easier for the children to go to their new school. That’s why I hope we can complete everything on time.
Estate agent: Don’t worry. I don’t see any problems with this sale, so I’m quite sure you’ll be in the house by then. So, just to go over things again: I’ll talk to the seller tomorrow. If they accept your offer then we can continue. If they don’t, you’ll need to put in a higher one quickly, but we should be able to agree by the end of the week. Then you ask your bank to send someone to check the house. If that’s all OK, the next step is to prepare the contracts for you and the seller to sign, and we should complete the sate soon after that.
Caroline: Wonderful! I’ll look forward to your call tomorrow. Bye.
Estate agent: Bye.
Exercise 4:
OK, so when you get there, you’ll have to start setting up the rooms for the people taking part in the competition. I’ve been there and looked at the rooms and the equipment they’ve got is not as good as ours, but it’ll be OK. There’s a big storeroom with all the equipment in it. You should be able to get the key from reception – they’ll be there waiting for us. There are three rooms where the competitions are taking place. Remember that two of the rooms have different competitions in the morning and afternoon. So first of all, let me give you the schedule for the morning. The Dean Room is for the badminton competition. There are two courts in there, so you’ll have to set up both of them. Then, the Carsley Room is where the gymnastics will be, and there’s quite a lot of equipment to bring in for that. We have to get the Forster Room ready for the weightlifting, which is taking place in there all day, so once you set up the room for the weightlifting, you won’t have to change anything, but there’s a lot of equipment to put in there. Now, in the afternoon, the table tennis is taking place in the Dean Room, so you’ll need to – oh, wait a minute, we had to change that because there are no basketball nets in the Carsley Room, so actually, the basketball will be in the Dean Room, but as the nets are already there, you won’t need to set anything up for that. That means the table tennis will be taking place in the Carsley Room in the afternoon, so you’ll have to make sure all the equipment is in there, as there will be a lot to do to change the room around.
Exercise 5:
Now, about the equipment. For the badminton in the Dean Room, there are two nets in the storeroom to set up and you know what to do so it shouldn’t take you long. The players will bring their own racquets with them, but there are some spare ones, so take them into the badminton room as well, just in case. There are also a couple of boxes of shuttlecocks if we need them. For the basketball in the afternoon, you only need to bring in the balls because the nets are always up and ready, so you can do that between the sports events. In the Carsley Room, you’ll have to get the gymnasticse quipment in place in the morning. That means bringing in the vaulting horse and putting it in the middle. Put one mat in front and another behind the horse, and have some other mats ready for the floor exercises. Then on the side, set up the bars for the gymnastics. There are two sets of bars: one for the men and one for the women. The other equipment, such as the rings and pommel horse, are already in there, so you don’t need to worry about those. It’s also a good idea to bring in the tables and nets for the table tennis at the same time.
There’s enough room to leave them folded while the gymnastics is going on, but you’ll be able to set them up more quickly later. The players should bring their own bats with them, but there’s a box of bats there, so bring those in as well as we might need them. For the weight lifting, get someone to help you bring in the barbells and the other weights so that you don’t try to carry too much. The bench for the bench press should be in there already, so check that it is when you arrive, but you’ll need to bring in the stand with the chalk for the lifters to put on their hands. I’ll be there at about ten o’clock as I have an appointment first thing, so you should be ready by then. We can check everything together and then get ready to welcome the contestants and the spectators. I hope everything goes well, and I’m sure we can do it! Call me if you need any extra information.
Exercise 6:
Mr Green: So, Amanda, you want me to help you with your application. Let’s have a look at the UCAS website. Do you know what ‘UCAS’ stands for, by the way? It’s the University and Colleges Admissions Service. Have you set up an account with them yet?
Amanda: Yes. I did it last week, but I haven’t completed my application. One thing I need to know is how many universities I can apply to.
Mr Green: Well, first of all, you need to see how many offer the course you want. Remember, you’ll want to choose the universities which have the best reputation, but you need to have some kind of back-up in case you don’t get into your first choice. What are you studying?
Amanda: I’m doing A levels in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology, so I’m thinking of taking Biochemistry.
Mr Green: OK. Well, there are seven good choices I could give you. Apart from Oxford and Cambridge, Imperial College in London is very good, and York is also a good possibility and easier to get into.
Amanda: OK. I don’t think I’ll get into Oxford or Cambridge, so I can include York and Imperial College.
Mr Green: OK. I think you should go for those two, plus three others, because the maximum number that you can put on your application is five. How about Durham, Sheffield and Exeter?
Amanda: OK, I’ll look at those. Another thing I’m not sure about is how to make a good assessment of myself and my skills and abilities. I’ve always found that difficult.
Mr Green: You mean your ‘personal statement’? Well, just be honest. I can help you phrase it so that it reads well, but you need to note down what you want to include. If you can do that by Friday, we can write it up together.
Amanda: That’s great! Thanks.
Mr Green: Well, that’s what I’m here for – to give you the advice that you need. After you’ve completed your application, I can add the reference and your predicted grades before sending it to UCAS.
Amanda: Great! After we send it in, what happens next?
Mr Green: Well, UCAS processes your application and sends it on to each university that you’ve chosen. Then the universities assess it and decide whether to make you an offer. Remember that your predicted grades are only provisional, which means they are not confirmed until you get your actual results, so you need to pass the exams to actually get those grades. Usually any offer from a university will be a conditional offer. That means they can’t give you a definite offer because it depends on your final grades. Then, when your exam results come through, they get sent to the school here and to the universities.
Amanda: Do I have to contact the universities to ask them about my application?
Mr Green: No. They’ll contact UCAS about their offer. If you meet the predicted grades, they’ll usually confirm the original offer, but if not, they don’t tend to renew it or change it.
Amanda: Oh, I hope that doesn’t happen. But if it does, what can I do?
Mr Green: Well, if you don’t get a place at any of your chosen universities, you can take a year off and try reapplying next year. Alternatively, you can try to get a place through ‘clearing’. This is a way universities fill remaining places on their courses and it’s a second chance for students to get into another university if they didn’t succeed with any of their chosen ones. It’s a sort of safety net, but I hope it doesn’t come to that.
Amanda: Well, thanks for your help. I’ll complete my application and then come and see you on Friday.
Mr Green: Glad to help, Amanda. See you then.
Exercise 7:
Dr Harris: Hi, Terry. Come in. What can I do for you?
Terry: Hi, Dr Harris. Well, I just wanted to check on some information about the course, as it’s all new to me.
Dr Harris: Of course. What do you need to know?
Terry: Well, first of all, I’m not sure exactly what a seminar is for. We never had them at school. I know it’s to discuss things together, but is it more than that?
Dr Harris: Well, yes, you’re right, it is really. You see, at university, we typically have lectures, you know, with about 100 or 200 students in the lecture theatre together. It’s a one-way form of learning. The lecturer sets out the topic and discusses it and you take notes. Then you need to review your notes following the lecture and also do some extra reading.
Terry: And where does the seminar fit in?
Dr Harris: It could come at any time once you’ve had some time to think about the lecture. When you attend the seminar, you should have some of your own ideas to discuss with the other students, usually up to ten of you. It allows you to discuss the topic, exchange ideas and prepare for your assignments.
Terry: OK, thanks. And what about tutorials? Are they like seminars?
Dr Harris: Well, usually we try to space them out over the term, so that we can have a chance to check on your progress and how well you’re doing with your assignments. It often depends on when your tutor is available, and at times that might mean you have three weeks between tutorials. Normally, every term you should have one at the beginning, then usually another four, spaced out depending on your programme, and one before the holiday. So that works out at about one every two weeks.
Terry: Right. And what about assessment? How many exams do we have to do?
Dr Harris: Well, that varies from course to course, but generally we focus on continuous assessment more than exams, though exams are, of course, very important too. We tend to assess you over the first two years through your assignments, which is over half of your overall assessment, usually 60%, and then most of your exams will come in the final year.
Terry: OK, I’m happy with that. I get really nervous before exams. And talking about assignments, how long should they be?
Dr Harris: On all undergraduate courses, students tend to write about 3,000 words or so, but it varies depending on the question. However, there’s a minimum of 2,000, and while there’s no upper limit, you should be careful that you don’t write too much as a lot of that might not be relevant to the question.
Terry: So I should aim for between two and three thousand as a rule… there’s one last thing I wanted to check about assignments, and that’s references. How many do we need generally?
Dr Harris: Well, as your course is international finance, you have to use banking, finance and news sources as well as academic sources. Ideally, you should have around ten references for each assignment to show that you’ve read widely, but we expect a minimum of five sources which are academic journals and books. From the other sources, we’d generally expect three to be used.
Terry: OK, thank you, Dr Harris. That’s cleared up a lot of things for me.
Dr Harris: Glad to be of help, Terry. See you next week.
Exercise 8:
Andrew: Good afternoon, Prime Location Agency, Andrew Taylor speaking. Can I first check your student status?
Giorgio: Hello, yes, of course. My name’s Giorgio Rossi and I will soon be a student at Brickbat University. I’m calling today to discuss where to live when I come to the UK to study at the university.
Andrew: Oh, hello, Giorgio. Thank you for your call, I have some questions for you. I hope that you don’t mind. Can you speak English?
Giorgio: Yes, but I apologise if I make any mistakes.
Andrew: Don’t worry. So, what do you want to study?
Giorgio: I’m not sure exactly, but something with engineering.
Andrew: First of all, where do you want to live – in a room on campus or in private accommodation?
Giorgio: I’m not sure. Can you give me some advice?
Andrew: Of course! Well, tell me a little about your personality and your preferences. Are you a sociable person?
Giorgio: Oh, yes, I am definitely sociable. I live with my parents at the moment. We have a big family and there are always lots of visitors.
Andrew: OK, that’s great. Do you also like to sometimes have a quiet room to study in private?
Giorgio: Well, it depends on how I feel. I sometimes like to be sociable and other times, I prefer to study alone. Can I ask, where exactly the accommodation is?
Andrew: Well, if you live in a room on campus, it is very convenient for your studies, as you actually live in a building in the university. However, it’s also noisy. There are hundreds of other students who also live there, and they often make lots of noise, but if you live in private accommodation you have a quiet life in a different part of the city with maybe one or two other students who are your housemates. Although, it often takes a long time to travel to university. What do you think?
Giorgio: It’s a difficult decision. I want to make lots of new friends, but I also know that I need to work hard and study.
Andrew: OK, one final question. Meals. Would you prefer to live somewhere which is catered?
Giorgio: I’m not sure. What does catered mean?
Andrew: Catered means that all your food is included in the price of the accommodation. For example, if you decide to live on campus you can usually choose catered accommodation. That means that, for example, every day, you can go to the canteen for your breakfast, lunch or dinner and it’s always free. The other option is self-catered accommodation, where you can either cook at home or you can go out for all of your meals. However, you always have to pay for your food.
Exercise 9:
Jon: So, how’s your very first week at university going, Rita? It’s Orientation Week for all you new students, isn’t it?
Rita: Yes, that’s right – Orientation Week. Yes, it’s great fun – there are so many different events going on to help us make friends and find our way around the university. And to get around the city, come to that! But you’ll remember all that, Jon. You were a new student once!
Jon: That’s true. I remember I went on a walking tour of the city on my first day. And I think some students did a bus tour.
Rita: Well, I did a bike tour – I was sent an email about it and I decided to sign up. There were only eight places and there were seven other names on the list already, so I got the very last place.
Jon: I didn’t know you had a bike.
Rita: I don’t have a bike but that didn’t matter. We all hired them – from a little cycle hire shop on Barkway Street. You probably know the place.
Jon: Barclay Street? Do you mean the ‘Barclay Street’ on campus?
Rita: No, it’s Barkway Street – B-A-R-K-W-A-Y. Number 22 Barkway Street, to be exact. It was great – we could choose a traditional bike or an electric one.
Jon: So I take it you went electric!
Rita: Yes, of course I did! Well, think about it – why ride a traditional bike when you can get around the city much faster on an electric one! And because there was a group of us, it wasn’t too expensive. In fact, the cycle hire was only a $120 for the whole group. So the cost was only $15 per person and that was for three whole hours!
Jon: Did you say $50?
Rita: No, $15. So I thought it was really quite cheap. And I didn’t have to bring along a helmet to wear either. That was included – and we also got a lock, so it was easy to park our bikes safely when we wanted to stop and take a break!
Jon: Sounds good. Have you got the website address of the place you got your bike from? I quite like the idea of doing a bike tour.
Rita: Yes – it’s a really easy one to remember. It’s tradelectric.com
Jon: Can you say that again?
Rita: tradelectric – T-R-A-D-E-L-E-C-T-R-1-C all one word dot com.
Jon: Thanks, Rita.
Rita: No problem. Hey, maybe we can do a bike tour together. I’d love to cycle as far as the Harbour next time.
Jon: Great! That’s a date then!
Exercise 10:
Hello everyone and welcome to this talk about Northfields’ Shopping Centre. It opens next weekend and I’m very excited to be able to tell you about it tonight. It’s a beautiful building, full of light and colour and a wonderful place to spend time in. It was designed by a prize-winning architect- John Gadzen. That’s G-A-D-Z-E-N. Have a look at his website- he’s done some fantastic work. Northfields is just outside town, on Forest Drive. If you’re coming by car and want to use your sat nav, then the postcode is WT3 SBX. That’s the easiest way to do it; it works better than using the address. We are open seven days a week, and our opening hours are ten am until six pm every day except Thursday. That’s when we have late-night shopping until 8:00 pm. We’re planning to open late on Wednesdays too, but that won’t happen until we see how popular the centre is. There are lots of ways to get to us. We have a large car park, which at the moment is free to use. You can also come by bus from the town centre. Bus 635 brings you to the entrance. There’s also bus 729, but that stops further away and it’s a five-minute walk to the shopping centre. And of course, you can use the underground. A ticket from town is only £3.50. The bus costs £2.00, so the underground is a bit more expensive but much faster. From the town centre, it only takes fifteen minutes!
Exercise 11:
Estate agent: Morgan’s Estate Agents. How can I help you?
Caroline: Hello. I’m calling about a property that you have for sale in Churchill Road.
Estate agent: Sorry. Did you say Church Mill Road?
Caroline: No. Churchill Road – C-H-U-R-C-H+L-L.
Estate agent: Oh, right. We have two for sale in Churchill Road – a three-bedroom property and a two-bedroom one. Can you tell me which one you’re calling about?
Caroline: It’s the three-bedroom one.
Estate agent: Oh, yes. Would you like to arrange a viewing?
Caroline: Yes, but first of all, I’d like to check some details.
Estate agent: Certainly. What would you like to know?
Caroline: First, how many lounges has it got?
Estate agent: There are two. There’s a small one at the front and a
larger one at the back, leading to a sun-room.
Caroline: A sun-room? That’s nice to know.
Estate agent: Yes. It’s perfect to sit in on those chilly or rainy days as it’s got its own heating. And you can get to the garden through the sun-room door.
Caroline: Lovely. I’ve always liked the idea of outdoor space with a lawn. I do a bit of gardening myself. What about the kitchen?
Estate agent: It’s fully-fitted – so it includes a cooker and a dishwasher and all the other things you’d expect in a kitchen. You can also get to the outside space through the kitchen door.
Caroline: That sounds great, not having to buy a cooker and dishwasher.
Estate agent: Yes, it would be perfect for you. I should add that there’s a garage and a short driveway.
Caroline: Oh, that’s very useful. My husband usually drives to work, but I mostly use public transport.
Estate agent: Well, regarding transport, it’s only five minutes from Edgely Station and there are regular buses to the town centre, so it’s very well connected.
Caroline: That’s excellent!
Estate agent: So, would you like to arrange a viewing?
Caroline: I’m free tomorrow morning. Is 11 o’clock OK?
Estate agent: Oh, no, I’m sorry. I’m busy then.
Caroline: How about one o’clock then, or one forty-five?
Estate agent: One o’clock would be best for me.
Caroline: OK, great. Let’s meet then. Oh, my name is Caroline Prendergast. My number is 07945 872310.
Estate agent: I’m Peter Eliot.
Caroline: Is that with two ‘l’s?
Estate agent: No, one: E-L-I-0-T. My number is 07863 905073. That’s 07863 905073. I look forward to seeing you then.
Caroline: OK. Goodbye.
Estate agent: Goodbye.
Exercise 12:
Estate agent: Hello. I’m Peter Eliot. You must be Ms Prendergast.
Caroline: Yes, that’s right.
Estate agent: So, this is the property.
Caroline: Oh, I just wanted to check one thing – the price. If I remember rightly, it’s £340,000.
Estate agent: Actually, it’s £350,000 at the moment, but we can discuss that later if you like it. As you can see, the front garden is very well-kept.
Caroline: Yes. The owners have taken very good care of it.
Estate agent: Shall we go in? Follow me. Here’s the hall and the front lounge to the left.
Caroline: Hmm, yes. It’s very nice. What are the dimensions?
Estate agent: It’s 4.3 m by 3.28m. That’s very spacious for a smaller lounge.
Caroline: Hmm, yes.4.3 m long and 3.28 m wide. Can we go through to the second lounge?
Estate agent: Certainly. If you’d like to follow me.
Caroline: Oh, it’s lovely. What’s the size of this room?
Estate agent: Er, let’s see …the second lounge … er … it’s 6.5 m x 4.25 m. And you can see the sun-room at the back and the garden.
Caroline: Can we go and have a look?
Estate agent: Of course. As you can see, there’s enough room here for some plants and two sofas. You could even put a dining suite here.
Caroline: That would be perfect for cooler days. I love it!
Estate agent: And as you can see, there’s a patio and a large lawn with flowers round the edges.
Caroline: What are the dimensions of the garden?
Estate agent: It’s 30 m long and 10 m wide.
Caroline: 30 m by 10 m? That’s a good size for a family. It would be lovely in summer.
Estate agent: Of course. Walk this way. Would you like to look upstairs?
Caroline: Yes, OK.
Estate agent: Here’s the main bedroom. It’s 4.91 m x 3.95 m – perfect for a large double bed. Oh, sorry, that’s 4.91 m long and 3.95 m wide. And there’s an en-suite bathroom here, though it only has a shower unit and not a big bath like the main bathroom.
Caroline: That would come in very useful when we all get up to get ready for school or work.
Estate agent: Yes, that’s a real positive. Here’s the second bedroom. It’s 4.2 m x 3.55 m – ideal for children to share.
Caroline: 4.2 m long and 3.55 m wide? OK, that’s good. Yes, it’s got plenty of room to play in.
Estate agent: And here’s the last bedroom, which is 3.25 m x 2.5 m. It would be ideal for a child.
Caroline: Yes, it would be fine for my older daughter.
Estate agent: The bathroom is just over here. It’s got a large bath as well as a shower fitting.
Caroline: Great! It’s just what we need.
Estate agent: So, would you like to put in an offer?
Caroline: Yes, please. This is the best property I’ve seen so far. I don’t think I’ll find a more suitable one.
Estate agent: Wonderful! If you’d like to come back to the office, I can take your details and arrange everything.