TUTOR: Hi, can I help you? BRIAN: I was told to come here, because I’d like to talk to someone about taking a management course. TUTOR: Right. I'm one of the tutors, so I should be able to help you. BRIAN: Oh, good. My name's Brian Ardley. I've decided to enrol on a part-time management course. A friend of mine took one last year, and recommended it to me. TUTOR: Right. BRIAN: Is there anything I should do before the course, like reading or anything? TUTOR: We prefer to integrate reading with the course, so we don't give out a reading list in advance. But we like people to write a case study, describing an organization they know. BRIAN: I've already done that, as my friends told me you wanted one. But would it be possible to sit in on a teaching session,【Q21】 to see what it's like? I haven't been a student for quite a while. TUTOR: Fine. Just let me know which date, and I’ll arrange it with the tutor. BRIAN: Now, could I ask you about the college facilities, please? TUTOR: Anything in particular? BRIAN: Well, the course is one day a week, all day, isn't it? So presumably it's possible to buy food? TUTOR: Yes, the refectory's open all day. BRIAN: Does it cater for special diets? I have some food allergies. TUTOR: Provided you warn the refectory in advance【Q22】, it won't be a problem. BRIAN: Good. What about facilities for young children? I'd like to bring my daughter here while I'm studying. TUTOR: How old is she? BRIAN: Three. TUTOR: Then she’s eligible to join the nursery【Q23】, which is supervised by a qualified Nursery Nurse. The waiting list for a place is quite long though, so you ought to apply now. BRIAN: OK. TUTOR: I don't know if our careers advice service would be of any interest to you. BRIAN: Yes, it might help me decide how to develop my career after the course. TUTOR: The centre has a lot of reference materials, and staff qualified to give on a one-to-one basis. BRIAN: noticed a fitness centre next to the college. Is that for students? TUTOR: It's open to everyone, but students pay an annual fee【Q24】 that's much less than the general public pay. BRIAN: And presumably the college library stocks newspapers and journals, as well as books? TUTOR: Yes, and there's also an audio-visual room, for viewing and listening to videos, cassettes, and so on. BRIAN: Is there also access to computers? TUTOR: Yes, your tutor 【Q25】 will need to arrange with the technical support team for you to get a password, so ask him or her about it when you start the course. BRIAN: OK.

TUTOR: By the way, do you know about our Business Centre? BRIAN: No. What's that? TUTOR: It's a training resource - a collection of materials for people to study on their own, or use in their own organisations. BRIAN: Uhuh. You mean books and videos? TUTOR: Yes, and manuals for self-study. Plus a lot of computer-based materials, so people can work through them at their own speed, and repeat anything they aren't sure about. And you can hire laptops【Q26/27】 to use in your own home or workplace as well as printers 【Q26/27】that you can take away. BRIAN: Does it have anything that I could use to improve my study skills? I don't have much idea about report writing【Q28】, and I'm sure I'll need it on the course. TUTOR: Oh yes, there's plenty of useful material. Just ask one of the staff. BRIAN: Does the centre cover all the main areas of business? TUTOR: Yes, topics like finance, and of course marketing【Q29】 - that's a popular one. Local managers seem to queue up to borrow the videos! BRIAN: So it isn't just for students, then? TUTOR: No, it's for members only, but anyone can join. BRIAN: How much does it cost? TUTOR: £100 a year for a company, and £50 for an inpidual【Q30】, with no discount for students. I'm afraid. BRIAN: That's very helpful. Well, I think that's all. I'd better go home and fill in the enrolment form. Thanks for all your help. TUTOR: You're welcome. Goodbye. BRIAN: Goodbye.