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W: Right, well the next Level Two course begins on Monday 12th September — there are still some places on that one — otherwise you’d have to wait until January or March.
M: No — I’d prefer the next course.
W: Right!  Can I get some details from you then so I can send you some information? M: Sure!
W: What’s your name? Family name first.
M: Hagerty Richard.
W: H-A-G-A-R-T-Y?
M: No. H-A-G-E-R-T-Y.
W: Oh, OK! And your address, Richard?
M: Well perhaps you could email it to me.
W: Right. What’s your email address?
M: It’s ricky 45 — that’s one word R-I-C-K-Y 45, at hotmail dot com.
W: And I just need some other information for our statistics. This helps us offer the best possible courses and draw up a profile of our students.
M: Fine!
W: What’s your date of birth?
M: I was born on 29th February 1980.
W: 1980! So you’re a leap year baby! That’s unusual.
M: Yes — it is!
W: ... and just one or two other questions for our market research, if you don’t mind.
M: No, that’s fine.
W: What are your main reasons for studying Japanese? Business, travel or general interest.
M: My company’s sending me to Japan for two years.
W: Alright — I’ll put down ’Business’. And do you have any specific needs? Will there be an emphasis on written language? For instance, will you need to know how to write business letters, that sort of thing?
M: No. But I will need to be able to communicate with people on a day-to-day basis.
W: OK, so I’ll put down ’conversation’.
M: Yes, because I already know something about the writing system at an elementary level and I don’t anticipate having to read too much.
W: You said you’d studied some Japanese. Where did you study?
M: Three years at school. Then I gave it up so I’ve forgotten a fair bit. You know how it is with languages if you don’t have the chance to use them.
W: Yes, but I’m sure it will all come back to you once you get going again. Now once we receive your enrolment form we’ll...