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C4T1S1
Good morning.
Good morning.
How can I help you?
I understand that
the school organizes trips to
different
……
Yes,
we run five every month: three during weekends and
two Wednesday
afternoon trips.
What sort of places?
Well,
obviously it varies, but always places of
historical interest and
also which
offer a variety of shopping, because our students
always ask
about that and then we go
for ones where we know there are guided tours,
because this gives a good focus for the
visit.
Do you travel far?
Well, we
’
re lucky
here, obviously, because
we
‘
re able to say that all
our visits are less than three hours
drive.
How much do they cost?
Again it varies-between 5 and 15 pounds
a head, depending on distance.
Oh,
and
we
do
offer
to
arrange
special
trips
if,
you
know,
there
are
more
than 12
people.
Oh right,
I
’
ll keep that in mind. And
what are the times normally?
We try to
keep it pretty fixed so that, that students get to
know the
pattern.
We leave
at eight-thirty a.m. and return at six p.m.
We figure it
’
s
best to keep the day fairly short.
Oh
yes. And how do we reserve a place?
You
sign your name on the notice board. Do you know
where it is?
Ah ha. I saw it this
morning.
And we do ask that you sign up
three days in advance so we know
we
’
ve
got enough
people interested to run it, and we can cancel if
necessary,
with full refund of course.
That
’
s fine,
thanks.
And what visits are
planned for this term?
Right, well
I
’
m afraid the schedule
hasn
’
t been printed out yet,
but
we have confirmed the dates and
planned the optional extra visits which
you can also book in advance if you
want to.
Oh,
that
’
s
all
right.
If
you
can
just
give
some
idea
of
the
weekend
ones
so I can, you know,
work out when to see friends, etcetera.
Oh, sure. Well, the first one is St.
Ives. That
’
s on the
thirteenth of
February and
we
’
ll have only sixteen
places available of course
we
’
re going by minibus.
And
that
’
s
a
day
in
town
with
the
optional
extra
of
visiting
the
Hepworth
Museum.
Oh right, yeah, that sounds good.
Umm, then there
’
s
London trip on the sixteenth of February and
we
’
ll
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be
taking
a
medium-
sized
coach
so
there
’
ll
be
forty-five
places
on
that,
and let
’
s see,
the optional extra is the Tower of London.
Oh, I
’
ve already
been there.
Err, after that
there
’
s Bristol on the third
of March.
Where?
Bristol.
OK.
That
’
s in a
different minibus with eighteen places available,
oh, and
the optional extra is a visit
to the S.S. Great Britain.
OK.
We
’
re going to
Sailsbury on the eighteenth of March and
that
’
s always
a
popular
one
because
the
optional
extra
is
Stonehenge,
so
we
’
re
taking
the large coach with
fifty seats.
Oh good.
And
then the last one is to Bath on the twenty-third
of March.
Oh yes, is Bath the Roman
city?
Yyes, that
’
right, and that
’
s in the
sixteen-seater minibus.
And
where
’
s the optional visit?
It
’
s to the
American Museum-well worth a visit.
Ok,
well that
’
s great. Thanks
for all that.
My pleasure.
By the way, if you want more
information about any of the trips, have a
look in the student newspaper.
OK.
Or, have a word with my
assistant, her name is Jane Yentob.
Right. I
’
ve got
that. Thank you very much for all your help.
You
’
re very
welcome. I hope you enjoy the trips.
C4T1S2
Good afternoon
everybody and welcome to Riverside Industrial
Village.
To start your visit,
I
’
m just going to give you a
brief account of the
history of the
museum before letting you roam about on your own.
I won
’
t keep you long. OK?
Now,
from
where
we
’
re
standing
you
’
ve
got
a
good
view
of
the
river
over
there.
And
it
was
because
of
this
fast-flowing
water,
that
this
site
was
a
natural
place for manufacturing works.
The water, and the availability of the
raw materials in the area, like
minerals and iron ore, and also the
abundance of local fuels, like coal
and
firewood,
all
made this
site suitable for industry from a
very early
time.
Water was the main source of power for
the early industries and some of
the
water
wheels
were
first
established
in
the
twelfth
century,
would
you
believe?
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At that
time, local craftsmen first built an iron forge
just behind the
village here, on the
bend in the river.
By
the
seventeenth
to
eighteenth
centuries
the
region
’
s
rivers
supported
more than a
hundred and
sixty
water mills-and many of these
continued
to
operate well
into the nineteenth century.
But
then
the
steam
engine
was
invented
and
then
the
railways
came
and
the
centers
of
industries
were
able
to
move
away
from
the
rivers
and
countryside and into the towns.
So, industrial villages like this one
became very rare.
So
that
’
s the history for you.
If you
’
d like any
more information, you can ask me some questions,
or
you can read further in our
excellent guide book.
Now
I
’
m going
to give
you a
plan of
site
and
I
’
d just like to
point out
where
everything
is
and
then
you
can
take
a
look
at
everything
for
yourself.
I
’
ve
already
pointed
out
the
river,
which
is
on
the
left.
And
of
course,
running along the bottom is Woodside
Road, got it? OK.
Now
we
’
re
standing
at
the
entrance,
see
it
at
the
bottom,
and
immediately
to our right is the Ticket Office.
You
won
’
t
need
that
because
you
’
ve
got
your
group
booking,
but
just
past
it are the toilets-
always good to know where they are.
In
front of us is the car park, as you can see, and
to the left, by the
entry gate is the
Gift Shop.
That
’
s
where you can get copies of the guide, like this
one here.
Now, beyond the car park all
the buildings are arranged in a half circle
with a yard in the middle.
The big, stone building at the top is
the main Workshop.
That
’
s where the
furnace is and where all the metal was smelted and
the
tools were cast, as
you
’
ll be able to see.
Now in the top right-hand corner, that
building with bigger windows is
the
Showroom, where samples of all the tools that were
made through the
ages are on display.
In
the
top
left
corner
is
the
Grinding
Shop,
where
the
tools
were
sharpened
and finished.
And on one side of that you can see the
Engine Room, and on the other is
the
Caf
é
,
which
isn
’
t
an
antique,
you
’
ll
be
pleased
to
know,
though
they
do serve very nice old-fashion teas.
The row of buildings you can see on the
left are the cottages.
These
were
built
for
the
workers
towards
the
end
of
the
eighteenth
century
and
they
’
re still furnished from
that period so you can get a good idea
of ordinary
people
’
s living conditions.
Across the yard from them, you can see
the stables where the horses were
kept
for transporting the products.
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