Section 1

Section one.

You will hear a man telephoning a sports club to ask about membership and facilities.

First you have some time to look at questions one to four.

You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.

On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.

Good morning, oh sorry it’s gone 12, I’ll start again good afternoon, Kingsworld sports club.

How can I help you?

Oh good afternoon, I was wondering if you could give me some information about membership and facilities.

The name of the sports club is Kingswell, so Kingswell has been written in the space.

Now we shall begin, you should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.

Listen carefully and answer questions one to four.

Good morning, oh sorry it’s gone 12, I’ll start again good afternoon, Kingsworld sports club.

How can I help you?

Oh good afternoon, I was wondering if you could give me some information about membership and facilities.

Of course what would you like to know?

Do you have tennis courts for example?

No, I’m afraid we don’t.

We’re primarily a golf club.

What about football?

I heard you had a team.

No I’m sorry perhaps you’re thinking about Freshman sports center.

Oh right, I know it, I’ve played badminton there.

Have you?

They’ve got a lot of facilities we don’t have and vice versa.

We do have a keep fit studio which is very popular with members and then, as well as that there’s swimming of course.

That’s good, I like to swim every day.

We have a range of classes too.

Do you have judo classes I’m keen to learn.

Well at the moment we are for kickboxing, we’re planning to add judo and stretch classes soon.

We’re currently running a range of yog classes too.

What about relaxing after exercise?

I assume you have a restaurant or something?

At the moment, we’ve got a salad bar which is very popular, we’ll also have a fully licensed restaurant by the end of the year.

Sounds good.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 5 to 10.

Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.

What kind of membership are you interested in?

Um, not really sure, what are the options?

Well there are three different membership schemes.

I see, what’s the difference?

Well the first one’s called gold and you can use all the facilities at any time of the day or week, you can also join in as many classes as you like for free.

That sounds good, is it very expensive?

Well, you pay a 250 pounds joining fee and then it’s 450 but oh, no I’m sorry it’s just gone up by 50 pounds sorry about that, it’s now 500 pounds for the annual subscription fee.

Right, got that.

And what’s the next type?

Well that’s silver, it’s the same as gold except you have to pay a small fee of one pound per lesson for any you do.

And you can only use the center at certain times.

I see, so when exactly?

You can only use the facilities between 10 a.m and 4:30 p.m.

So I couldn’t use the pool at eight in the morning or evening then?

That’s right.

Okay, and the price for that?

Is the joining fee the same as for gold actually it’s slightly less than the 250 pounds.

It’s 225 pounds but the annual fee is only 300 pounds, does that sound more like what you want?

Well it’s still rather more expensive than I thought.

I’m a student here in England and I’m only here for six months.

Ah, then the bronze scheme would probably suit you best.

Uh, how is that different?

Well some of the facilities have restricted use.

And do I have to pay for classes?

Yes, it’s three pounds for each class you join.

I see, and what are the hours then?

Between 10:30 and 3:30 weekdays only, and you pay a 50 pounds joining fee, the annual fee is 180 pounds.

It works out at 15 pounds a month so that would be quite a lot cheaper.

Oh, that should be all right, I could come in my free periods.

What do I have to do, if I want to join?

Well, we book you in for an assessment with an instructor, who will show you how to use all the equipment.

If you want to organize a trial session and look around the center, you’ll need to speak to David Kinchley.

Could you spell that please?

Yes, David K-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y.

I’ll give you his direct line number, it’s 045895311.

Thanks.

Thank you for calling Kingsworld sports club.

That is the end of section one you now have half a minute to check your answers.

Now turn to section two