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Caller: How will you send the tickets?
Advisor: I can give you a couple of………... The first is by email, but of course you'll need to
print them out……... Alternatively, there's 24 Hour Speed mail.
C: What's that?
A: Well, we send them to you by……., and you'll get them the next day. We'll also send you a
text ………to your mobile to let you know they're on their way.
C: I think I'll go for that option.
A: Fine. Now, you had some………..?
C: Yes, I understand that there are some talks being given by……….. There's one I’d like to go
to, by the………. Sandra Harrington. Do you know what she'll be talking about?
A: Well, she's got a new novel which just came out, so she'll be talking about that, and will
probably read a few bits from it. She'll also be ……….some questions about the book she wrote
last year, er, I can't remember what it was called...
C: Fire and Eagles?
A: That's the one. You'll probably remember she got into a bit of …….because some people said
she had copied another writer's……... So, it should be quite interesting.
C: And do I need to book a place in ………if I want to go to one of the talks?
A: You do, yes. You need……….., and you can only get them in advance, by filling in a form on
our website. You then pick them up from the ticket office when you arrive at the ……….We'll
send you more information about the talks when we send you your tickets for the fair itself.
C: How much are they?
A: Oh, nothing, they're free.
C: Great, thanks. And what's the best way of getting to the fair from the city centre?
A: Are you driving?
C: Probably not, what with the way the ………is these days.
A: Well, Duke's Court………… station is only a minute's walk away. Does that help?
C: I'm only a short walk from a station at my end, so that's probably my best option. OK, one last
question. Is there anywhere to eat at the fair?
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Researcher: Right, Joe, let's move on. Now, we gave you three …….to test for us. Let's start with
the mobile phone.
Joe: OK, well, it has its good …….and its bad points. The purple and silver make it
quite……….. you know, modern, exciting.
R: Right. Anything else?
J: Well, it's very small, isn't it? I know people say small is good, but in this case, I think you
might have gone too far.
R: In what way?
J: It can be a bit difficult to use, especially if you've got big …….like mine. You press one key,
and you end up pressing another at the same time. On the other hand, thanks to the ………
design, it does fit comfortably in your hand. ………are usually sort of rectangular, aren't they? I
think this is much better.
R: OK.
J: What else? When I was sending text…….., I had real problems seeing what I was writing. It's
not that the ………was too small, just that it was a bit dark. If you're outside, you can hardly see
anything on it.
R: We added a few things that you don't get on other mobiles. What did you think about those?
J: Ah, right, well, that noise it makes if you move away from it? That's really annoying. It's
basically a good idea, but I think that after a while it would drive me………..
R: So, you probably wouldn't buy it?
J: Probably not. When I buy a mobile phone, I don't want one that's going to be difficult
to………. There's no point having a phone that looks good if you have to spend …….trying to
make a call or send a text message. It's funny, but I find that more expensive mobile phones are
more difficult to use than cheaper ones. It should be the other way round.
R: So keep it simple, right?
J: Right. And I want a phone that doesn't have problems picking up a…….., or doesn't cut you
off halfway through a call. And all those games and other things you get on a mobile? I really
can't see the point in those.
R: Fair point. Next, the …….radio. What did you think?
J: The audio quality was crisp and clear, even if you turned it up really loud. Some sound
……..can sound a bit distorted at higher volumes, but not on this one. So 10 out of 10 for that