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E = estate agent C = customer
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Good morning. Can I help you?
Hi. I’m looking for an apartment to
rent and I wanted to talk to you about
what you had to offer right now.
Yes, of course. Let me first take down
a few details about what you’re look-
ing for to see whether there’s any-
thing I can offer you, and then I’ll
take a few personal details if that’s
OK. So. First of all the size of the flat
– what kind of flat are you looking
for? How large?
Well, I’m not sure because I don’t
know what I can afford, but ideally I
suppose I would look for three rooms
– so it’s what you would call a two-
bedroom flat here.
Right – so two bedrooms. And have
you thought where?
Well, I need to take the train to work
and in the evenings I often stay at
work and come home quite late, so I
guess the general area would be
north of the station.
Fine, yes, this seems logical, although
of course flats near the station are
quite expensive, how far away from the
station are you willing to consider?
Well, I suppose if it’s basically about
a fifteen-minute walk away from the
station, that’s OK – no, actually, let’s
say ten minutes from the station. Yes,
ten minutes is the farthest I would be
willing to go.
OK. And how much are you willing to
pay?
How much do you think somewhere
like this will cost me?
Well, it depends of course on other
things, though mainly on whether it’s
furnished, unfurnished or partly fur-
nished. Have you thought of that?
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Yes, and we’re going for an unfur-
nished flat.
Well, in that case you’re slightly bet-
ter off, but still in this area the least
you’d expect to pay is probably £400
a month – and that won’t get you a
nice place. If you want something nice,
you’ll have to be willing to pay more.
Right. Well, let’s say up to £550, no
more.
Good. Now, about time – when do
you need to move in?
I definitely need a place for April 1
st
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And I would want to have a contract
for at least a year.
OK. Any other points you would want
to make before we start looking?
Yes. Firstly, it’s got to be on the
ground floor; and then we’ve got two
young kids, so preferably I’d like the
flat to be near a children’s play-
ground, and then a school. But these
two requirements – near the play-
ground, and near a school – these
two are not that important because
we can always manage with the car.
OK. Now if you would just give me a
few personal details – your name …
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Jean Attree
I’ve always enjoyed photography and it is
something where you learn a lot from ex-
perience. Friends told me that my pictures
were good, and encouraged me to try and
make a living at it. I started in October,
and I’m building up confidence and con-
tacts. I’ve also had work assisting other
photographers which is a good way to
learn.
I’ve done various commissions, but at the
moment I’m developing my portfolio so that
I can get work doing album covers and
commissions for magazines. I like doing
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Tapescript 1                                           C:   Yes, and we’re going for an unfur-
                                                            nished flat.
E = estate agent       C = customer                    E:   Well, in that case you’re slightly bet-
                                                            ter off, but still in this area the least
E:   Good morning. Can I help you?                          you’d expect to pay is probably £400
C:   Hi. I’m looking for an apartment to                    a month – and that won’t get you a
     rent and I wanted to talk to you about                 nice place. If you want something nice,
     what you had to offer right now.                       you’ll have to be willing to pay more.
E:   Yes, of course. Let me first take down            C:   Right. Well, let’s say up to £550, no
     a few details about what you’re look-                  more.
     ing for to see whether there’s any-               E:   Good. Now, about time – when do
     thing I can offer you, and then I’ll                   you need to move in?
     take a few personal details if that’s             C:   I definitely need a place for April 1st.
     OK. So. First of all the size of the flat              And I would want to have a contract
     – what kind of flat are you looking                    for at least a year.
     for? How large?                                   E:   OK. Any other points you would want
C:   Well, I’m not sure because I don’t                     to make before we start looking?
     know what I can afford, but ideally I             C:   Yes. Firstly, it’s got to be on the
     suppose I would look for three rooms                   ground floor; and then we’ve got two
     – so it’s what you would call a two-                   young kids, so preferably I’d like the
     bedroom flat here.                                     flat to be near a children’s play-
E:   Right – so two bedrooms. And have                      ground, and then a school. But these
     you thought where?                                     two requirements – near the play-
C:   Well, I need to take the train to work                 ground, and near a school – these
     and in the evenings I often stay at                    two are not that important because
     work and come home quite late, so I                    we can always manage with the car.
     guess the general area would be                   E:   OK. Now if you would just give me a
     north of the station.                                  few personal details – your name …
E:   Fine, yes, this seems logical, although
     of course flats near the station are
                                                       Tapescript 2
     quite expensive, how far away from the
     station are you willing to consider?
C:   Well, I suppose if it’s basically about           Jean Attree
     a fifteen-minute walk away from the               I’ve always enjoyed photography and it is
     station, that’s OK – no, actually, let’s          something where you learn a lot from ex-
     say ten minutes from the station. Yes,            perience. Friends told me that my pictures
     ten minutes is the farthest I would be            were good, and encouraged me to try and
     willing to go.                                    make a living at it. I started in October,
E:   OK. And how much are you willing to               and I’m building up confidence and con-
     pay?                                              tacts. I’ve also had work assisting other
C:   How much do you think somewhere                   photographers which is a good way to
     like this will cost me?                           learn.
E:   Well, it depends of course on other               I’ve done various commissions, but at the
     things, though mainly on whether it’s             moment I’m developing my portfolio so that
     furnished, unfurnished or partly fur-             I can get work doing album covers and
     nished. Have you thought of that?                 commissions for magazines. I like doing

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