Section 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a woman who is looking for a job and a man from a company that organises cycling holidays. First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6. 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.
Hello, Pembroke Cycling Holidays, Bob speaking. Oh, hello. I've seen your advert for people to lead cycle trips.
Are you the right person to speak to? Yes, I am. Could I have your name please? It's Margaret Smith. The woman's surname is Smith.
So Smith 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 1 to 6. Hello, Pembroke Cycling Holidays, Bob speaking. Oh, hello. I've seen your advert for people to lead cycle trips.
Are you the right person to speak to? Yes, I am. Could I have your name please? It's Margaret Smith. Are you looking for a permanent job, Margaret? No, temporary.
I've got a permanent job starting in a few months' time and I want to do something else until then. What work do you do? This will probably sound crazy. I used to be a lawyer and then I made a complete career change and I'm going to be a doctor.
I've just finished my training. Right. And have you had any experience of leading cycle trips? Yes, I've led several bike tours in Africa.
The trip to India that I had arranged to lead next month has now been cancelled. So when I saw you were advertising for tour leaders, I decided to apply. OK.
Now we normally have two or three leaders on a trip, depending on the size of the group. Some tours are for very experienced cyclists, but we've got a tour coming up soon in Spain, which is proving so popular we need an additional leader. It's a cycling holiday for families.
Would that suit you? It certainly would. I enjoy working with children and I probably need some more experience before I go on a really challenging trip. That tour includes several teenagers.
Have you worked with that age group before? Yes, I'm a volunteer worker in a youth club where I help people to improve their cycling skills. Before that, I helped out in a cycling club where I taught beginners. Well, that's great.
Now, the trip I mentioned is just for a fortnight, but there might be the possibility of leading other tours after that. Would that fit in with your plans? That would be fine. I'll be free for five months.
My job is due to start on October 2nd and I'm available from May 1st until late September. Good. Now, is there anything I need to know about the food you eat? We usually have one or two people in the group who don't eat meat or have some sort of food allergy, so we're always very careful about that.
Yes, I'm allergic to cheese. Would that be a problem? No, as long as we have enough notice, we can deal with that. That's great.
Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10. Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10. It sounds really interesting.
Would you like me to fill in an application form? Yes, please. Where should I post it to? Could you send it to 27 Arbuthnot Place, A-R-B-U-T-H-N-O-T Place, Dumfries? And what's the postcode, please? D-G-7-4-P-H. Was that P-Papa or B-Bravo? P-Papa.
Got that. If you could return the application form by Friday this week, we can interview you on Tuesday next week. Say, half past two? Would that be possible for you? Yes, it's fine.
You're quite a long way from where I live, so I'll drive over on Monday. Should I bring anything to the interview? We'll have your application form, of course, but we'll need to see any certificates you've got that are relevant in cycling, first aid or whatever. OK.
And at the interview, we'd like to find out about your experience of being a tour guide. So could you prepare a 10-minute talk about that, please? You don't need slides or any complicated equipment, just some notes. Right.
I'll start thinking about that straight away. Good. Well, we'll look forward to receiving your application form, and we'll contact you to confirm the interview.
Thanks very much. Thank you, Margaret. Goodbye.
Bye. That is the end of section one. You now have half a minute to check your answers.