[00:00.00]Conversation One
[00:02.59]M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.
[00:05.36]W: Your name, please.
[00:06.96]M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.
[00:08.94]W: OK, Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five and...
[00:12.29]M: Excuse me, you mean a room for ￡5? I didn't know the special was so good.
[00:18.86]W: No,no,no...According to our records,a room for five guests was booked under your name.
[00:25.03]M: No,no...Hold on. You must have two guests under the name.
[00:30.05]W: OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.
[00:34.49]M: Yeah?
[00:35.47]W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th.
[00:39.71]M: Wait, wait. It's for tonight, not tomorrow night.
[00:43.85]W: Um...um...I don't think we have any rooms for tonight.
[00:49.48]There's a conference going on in town and...Er, let's see...yeah, no rooms.
[00:57.53]M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!
[01:01.45]W: Well, let...let me check my computer here...Ah!
[01:07.91]M: What?
[01:08.53]W: There has been a cancellation for this evening.
[01:11.24]A honeymoon suite is now available.
[01:13.87]M: Great, I'll take it.
[01:15.84]W: But I'll have to charge you ￡150 for the night.
[01:19.96]M: What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!
[01:24.54]W: Well,the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.
[01:32.67]M: Hey, isn't the breakfast free anyway?
[01:35.79]W: Well, only on weekends.
[01:37.40]M: I want to talk to the manager.
[01:39.64]W: Wait,wait, wait..uh..Mr.Nelson,I think I can give you an additional 15% discount.
[01:46.45]Conversation Two
[01:48.89]M: Sarah,you work in the Admissions Office,don't you?
[01:55.07]W: Yes,I am..I've been here ten years as an Assistant Director.
[02:01.34]M: Really? What does that involve?
[02:04.05]W: Well,I'm in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.
[02:09.91]M: Only postgraduates?
[02:11.74]W: Yes, postgraduates only.
[02:14.12]I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
[02:16.83]M: Do you find that you get a particular... sort of...different national groups?
[02:23.41]I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...
[02:27.88]W: Yes. Well,of all the students enrolled last year,nearly half were from overseas.
[02:34.58]They were from African countries,the Far East,the Middle East,and Latin America.
[02:40.12]M: Em..but have you been doing just that for the last ten years,
[02:44.98]or,have you done other things?
[02:46.76]W: Well, I've been doing the same job.
[02:49.93]Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham,
[02:56.03]and further back, I worked in the local government.
[02:59.06]M: Oh, I see.
[03:00.43]W: So I've done different types of things.
[03:03.05]M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future?
[03:08.50]Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something?
[03:14.36]W: Oh, yeah, from October 1st, I'll be doing an entirely different job.
[03:19.35]There's going to be more committee work.
[03:21.23]I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately.
[03:27.16]I'll miss my contact with students.

Conversation One
M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.
W: Your name, please.
M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.
W: OK, Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five and...
M: Excuse me, you mean a room for ￡5? I didn't know the special was so good.
W: No,no,no...According to our records,a room for five guests was booked under your name.
M: No,no...Hold on. You must have two guests under the name.
W: OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.
M: Yeah?
W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th.
M: Wait, wait. It's for tonight, not tomorrow night.
W: Um...um...I don't think we have any rooms for tonight.
There's a conference going on in town and...Er, let's see...yeah, no rooms.
M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!
W: Well, let...let me check my computer here...Ah!
M: What?
W: There has been a cancellation for this evening.
A honeymoon suite is now available.
M: Great, I'll take it.
W: But I'll have to charge you ￡150 for the night.
M: What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!
W: Well,the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.
M: Hey, isn't the breakfast free anyway?
W: Well, only on weekends.
M: I want to talk to the manager.
W: Wait,wait, wait..uh..Mr.Nelson,I think I can give you an additional 15% discount.
Conversation Two
M: Sarah,you work in the Admissions Office,don't you?
W: Yes,I am..I've been here ten years as an Assistant Director.
M: Really? What does that involve?
W: Well,I'm in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.
M: Only postgraduates?
W: Yes, postgraduates only.
I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
M: Do you find that you get a particular... sort of...different national groups?
I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...
W: Yes. Well,of all the students enrolled last year,nearly half were from overseas.
They were from African countries,the Far East,the Middle East,and Latin America.
M: Em..but have you been doing just that for the last ten years,
or,have you done other things?
W: Well, I've been doing the same job.
Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham,
and further back, I worked in the local government.
M: Oh, I see.
W: So I've done different types of things.
M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future?
Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something?
W: Oh, yeah, from October 1st, I'll be doing an entirely different job.
There's going to be more committee work.
I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately.
I'll miss my contact with students.