1Good morning.
2Good morning.
3How can I help you?
4I understand that the school organises... um, trips to different...
5Yes, we run five every month:
6three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips.
7What sort of places?
8Well, obviously it varies,
9but always places of historical interest
10and also which offer a variety of shopping, because our students always ask about that...
11and then we go for ones where we know there are guided tours,
12because this gives a good focus for the visit.
13Do you travel far?
14Well, we're lucky here, obviously,
15because we're able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive.
16How much do they cost?
17Again, it varies,
18between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on distance.
19Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you know, there are more than twelve people.
20Oh right, I'll keep that in mind.
21And what are the times normally?
22We try to keep it pretty fixed so that, that students get to know the pattern.
23We leave at 8.30 a.m. and return at 6 p.m.
24We figure it's best to keep the day fairly short.
25Oh yes. And, um, how do we reserve a place?
26You sign your name on the notice board.
27Do you know where it is?
28Ah ha. I saw it this morning.
29And we do ask that you sign up three days in advance
30so we know we've got enough people interested to run it,
31and we can cancel if necessary, with full refund of course.
32That's fine, thanks.
33And what visits are planned for this term?
34Right, well, I'm afraid the schedule hasn't been printed out yet,
35but, uh... we have confirmed the dates and planned the optional extra visits
36which you can also book in advance if you want to.
37Oh that's all right.
38If you can just give some idea of the weekend ones
39so I can, you know, work out when to see friends, etcetera.
40Oh sure.
41Well, the first one is St Ives.
42That's on the 13th of February
43and we'll have only sixteen places available 'cos we're going by minibus.
44And that's a day in town with the optional extra of visiting the Hepworth Museum.
45Oh right... yeah... that sounds good.
46Then there's a London trip on the sixteenth of February
47and we'll be taking a medium-sized coach so there'll be 45 places on that,
48and, let's see, the optional extra is the Tower of London.
49Oh, I've already been there.
50After that there's Bristol on the 3rd of March.
51Where?
52Bristol...
53BRISTOL.
54Okay...
55That's in a different minibus with 18 places available,
56oh, and the optional extra is a visit to the S.S. Great Britain.
57Okay...
58We're going to Salisbury on the eighteenth of March
59and that's always a popular one because the optional extra is Stonehenge,
60so we're taking the large coach with fifty seats...
61Oh good.
62And then the last one is to Bath on the 23rd of March.
63Oh yes. Is Bath the Roman city?
64Yes, that's right,
65and that's in the sixteen-seater minibus.
66And where's the optional visit?
67It's to the American Museum - well worth a visit.
68Okay, well that's great, thanks for all that...
69My pleasure.
70By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips,
71have a look in the student newspaper.
72Okay.
73Or, have a word with my assistant;
74her name is Jane Yentob -
75that's YENTOB.
76Right, I've got that.
77Thank you very much for all your help.
78You're very welcome.
79I hope you enjoy the trips.