[00:00.00]Conversation 1
[00:03.15]F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired?
[00:07.10]M: Well, not so bad.
[00:09.70]F: How have you been spending your time?
[00:12.18]M: I have been spending more time with my family.
[00:15.56]I've also travelled a bit,you know,off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.
[00:22.38]F: Great.
[00:23.99]M: You know I haven't stopped work completely.
[00:27.22]F: Yes, could you tell us more about this?
[00:30.25]M: I'm on a scheme that's called phased retirement.
[00:34.92]I had a six-month break from work,
[00:37.62]after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.
[00:43.47]F: How does the scheme work?
[00:46.27]M: Well, it's a trial at the moment.
[00:48.65]Instead of hiring temporary stuff,the company advertises posts on its website
[00:54.86]that retired employees like myself can access.
[00:59.23]F: What sort of works advertised?
[01:02.40]M: Well, all sorts of things, really.
[01:04.77]Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do.
[01:10.66]Some of the projects can last five or six months,and others can just be a couple of days.
[01:18.39]I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time.
[01:24.85]F: I can see it's good for you. What is your company get out of this?
[01:30.56]M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done.
[01:36.89]The company gets flexibility, too.Once the job's over,that's it.I'm not on their books any more.
[01:47.13]Conversation 2
[01:50.16]W: Oh, where are we going?
[01:52.52]M: I want to show you something.
[01:54.74]W: I know, but what is it?
[01:57.33]M: A farm. It's just down this road.
[02:00.23]It's a small place, but at least it would be our own.
[02:04.96]W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?
[02:09.28]M: It isn't very large, only 40 acres.We wouldn't have to pay very much right now.
[02:16.22]W: Is there a house on the place?
[02:18.69]M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.
[02:26.41]W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden?
[02:30.25]M: There is about half an acre around the house. That's plenty of space.
[02:36.41]W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn't we?
[02:42.93]M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.
[02:47.43]W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place?
[02:52.38]M: Well, it really isn't big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.
[03:00.15]W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work.
[03:03.60]M: We are used to hard work, aren't we?
[03:06.12]W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream.
[03:13.33]M: I think we've saved enough.
[03:16.21]We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.

Conversation 1
F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired?
M: Well, not so bad.
F: How have you been spending your time?
M: I have been spending more time with my family.
I've also travelled a bit,you know,off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.
F: Great.
M: You know I haven't stopped work completely.
F: Yes, could you tell us more about this?
M: I'm on a scheme that's called phased retirement.
I had a six-month break from work,
after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.
F: How does the scheme work?
M: Well, it's a trial at the moment.
Instead of hiring temporary stuff,the company advertises posts on its website
that retired employees like myself can access.
F: What sort of works advertised?
M: Well, all sorts of things, really.
Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do.
Some of the projects can last five or six months,and others can just be a couple of days.
I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time.
F: I can see it's good for you. What is your company get out of this?
M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done.
The company gets flexibility, too.Once the job's over,that's it.I'm not on their books any more.
Conversation 2
W: Oh, where are we going?
M: I want to show you something.
W: I know, but what is it?
M: A farm. It's just down this road.
It's a small place, but at least it would be our own.
W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?
M: It isn't very large, only 40 acres.We wouldn't have to pay very much right now.
W: Is there a house on the place?
M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.
W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden?
M: There is about half an acre around the house. That's plenty of space.
W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn't we?
M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.
W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place?
M: Well, it really isn't big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.
W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work.
M: We are used to hard work, aren't we?
W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream.
M: I think we've saved enough.
We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.