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W: Good morning.
M: Good morning. Can I help you?
W: Yes, [6]is this where we register for the Beyond 2000 Conference?
M: Yes? What’s your name and I’ll get your conference bag.
W: Well, I haven’t actually registered yet. I was told I’d be able to register today, so I hope that’s OK. I’ve just arrived in Melbourne.
M: That should be fine, if you’re a student. I’ll need to take your details though. So can I you’re your full name?
W: Yes, sure. It’s Melanie Mitchell. I am a student at Sydney University.
M: OK. Now do you want to attend all three days? The conference runs from Thursday to Saturday.
W: Yes, I think so—if I can afford it. What does it cost?
M: Well, you’re eligible for a student discount, [7]which makes it $15 for a day registration or $40 for the three days, though it is possible to register for half a day only.
W: I’ll register for all three days, please.
M: Good. Now will you be requiring accommodation while you’re here in Melbourne?
W: Yes, I suppose I will. What’s available?
M: Well, we have several levels of accommodation. You can share a room with another student for $25 a night. Or you can have your own room but share the bathroom—that’s $45.
W: Right.
M: Or you can have a single room with your own bathroom.
W: I don’t mind sharing a room. On second thoughts, yes I do. [8]I’ll have my own room, but I’ll share the bathroom.
M: Right now a couple of other things—there are a number of special interest groups organized—they’re known as SIGs and you’re asked to nominate your preference. They’ll take place on the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning but [9]they’re filling up quickly which is why you need to nominate now.
W: Right. What are the SIGs?
M: Well, there are six altogether. Let’s see, on Friday you have a choice between Computers in Education or Teaching Reading Skills... or a session on Catering for the Gifted Child.
W: Oh they all sound interesting but technology in the classroom is really my area of interest rather than reading, so I’ll go for that. I can probably read up on the gifted child topic myself.
M: Right. And then the Saturday options are: a session on Cultural Differences; or there’s Music in the Primary Curriculum or you could go to the one on Gender Issues in the Classroom.
W: Wow! Can I go to them all? They all sound fascinating.
M: I’m afraid not.
W: Well, [10]I am really interested in how boys and girls behave differently, even when they are very young, so I’d better opt for the third session.
M: Right! Enjoy your time here with us in Melbourne.
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
7. How much does the woman need to pay for the registration?
8. What kind of room does the woman choose to live in?
9. Why should the woman nominate a SIG now?
10. What may the SIG the woman chooses be about?