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Female: Scope charity office, how can I help you?
Male: Oh hello. I’m ringing about the Dragon Boat Race that you’re asking people to take part in.
Female: Oh yes, we still need a few more teams. Are you interested in joining the race?
Male: Yes, we want to enter a team but we don’t know anything about it? Could I ask you for some more information first?
Female: Of course.
Male: I don’t even know when it’s being held.
Female: It’s taking place on the 2nd of July ...
Male: Is that a Saturday?
Female: No, it’s a Sunday. It’s a much more popular day and more people can take part then.
Male: Right. And where’s it being held?
Female: ... at the Brighton Marina.
Male: Oh, I’m an overseas student ... Could you spell that for me?
Female: Yes, it’s Brighton Marina, that’s MARINA. Do you know where it is?
Male: I’m not sure.
Female: It’s a couple of miles past the Palace Pier.
Male: Oh yes, I know it.
Female: You take a right turning off the coast road or you can cycle along the seafront.
Male: That’s good. What time does the race start?
Female: Well, the first heats begin at 10.00a.m. - but you need to register half an hour before that - at 9.30 and we really recommend that you aim to be there by 9.00. It’s a good idea to arrange a meeting place for your team.
Male: Right ... And the race is to help raise money for charity?
Female: It is. We’re asking every team member to try and raise f35 by getting friends and/or relatives to sponsor them. Every crew member will receive a free tournament t-shirt if your team manages to raise f1 000 or more.
Male: Oh, that’s quite good.
Female: Also we’re holding a raffle ... every crew member who takes part in the race this season will be entered into a free Prize Draw.
Male: Oh, what’s the prize?
Female: It’s pretty good - it’s a holiday in Hong Kong.
Male: Sounds great!
Female: Is there anything else you need to know?
Male: Er... could you just tell me a little bit more about the teams?
Female: Well, you need to have a crew of 20 people for your dragon boat ... and you then need to agree on who’s going to be the team captain ... That would probably be you ...
Male: Fine. Um, I’ve got a group of 20 people who are interested ... do all the team members have to be a certain age?
Female: Well there’s no age limit as such but if you have a team member who’s under 18 then they have to get their parents’ permission to take part.
Male: Yes, that makes sense.
Female: It isn’t dangerous but we do have boats that turn over in the water and for that reason we need to insist that everyone wears a life jacket as well and you can hire life jackets from us when your team arrives.
Male: What do you advise people to wear?
Female: Well... most people wear a t-shirt, shorts and trainers. I certainly wouldn’t recommend that you wear jeans or boots. In fact, it’s a very good idea to bring some spare clothes.
Male: OK.
Female: It can get quite cold and wet if the weather’s bad And there’s quite a bit of hanging around especially if you qualify for the semi-finals or the final ...
Male: I see what you mean.
Female: Have you got a name for your team?
Male: Oh, not yet, no.
Female: Well you need to decide on one and then put it on the entrance form which I’ll send you ...
Male: Oh OK.
Female: So if you’d like to give me your address ...