[00:00.00]NARRATOR: Listen to a conversation between a student and a university employee.
[00:05.70]MALE STUDENT: Hi, Louise. I have that information you need for our club trip.
[00:09.52]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: I’m sorry, George, I don’t remember—so many students have needed transportation arrangements this week—which trip is it that you’re organizing?
[00:17.89]MALE STUDENT: It’s the jazz club trip—the one we’re taking into the city to see that concert by the Victory Jazz Quartet.
[00:23.48]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oh right—that famous group you were telling me about. [00:27.16]Last time we talked, you didn’t know how many students wanted to go.
[00:30.34]MALE STUDENT: Well, according to the sign-up sheet, twenty-seven students have bought a concert ticket and want a seat on the bus.
[00:35.96]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Twenty-seven, huh. That won’t fill up a bus. We’ll have to use a couple of vans. Which is actually good—it’ll be easier for them to find parking in the city.
[00:44.75]MALE STUDENT: OK. Uh, we were thinking that the bus, the vans, should leave around three o’clock. [00:50.08]That way we’ll be in the city around four thirty.
[00:52.36]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Or later…don’t forget about rush hour.
[00:54.81]MALE STUDENT: That’ll still give us plenty of time. [00:56.43]We already have tickets, but this theater doesn’t have assigned seating—so we need to get there early—like around seven thirty—to get good seats.
[01:03.54]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: So, what are you gonna do with all that extra time?
[01:06.04]MALE STUDENT: Oh, go find dinner, walk around, whatever. Then we’ll meet back at the theater.
[01:10.70]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Why not eat together?
[01:11.97]MALE STUDENT: Well, if people get their own meals, then we don’t have to worry about restaurant reservations…about finding a place that can handle such a large group.
[01:19.35]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: But if you all go separate ways, there’s bound to be somebody who’ll turn up late or get lost or something.
[01:25.30]MALE STUDENT: Oh, I know this group, they’re not like that …
[01:27.27]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: You know, I’ve scheduled a lot of student trips. [01:30.21]If I were you, I’d think about going out for something like, oh, say, pizza—some of those places are pretty big—and who doesn’t like pizza?
[01:38.57]MALE STUDENT: Well, I’ll check with the group and see what they think. [01:41.36]Anyway, the tickets say the concert ends around ten, but I’m pretty sure it’ll be later than that before we get out of the theater. [01:47.78]You know, with encores… and the crowds…
[01:50.10]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Alright, then I’ll have the vans pick you up at ten fifteen. [01:53.56]But, everybody better be there. The van drivers won’t wait around.
[01:57.44]MALE STUDENT: In that case, let’s make it a little later, like ten thirty.
[02:01.13]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Alright. Did you bring the deposit?
[02:03.10]MALE STUDENT: Yeah, I did what you suggested—asked everybody to give me some money to reserve their space on the bus. [02:08.14]They know they’ll have to pay more once we know what the total is.
[02:11.01]FEMALE EMPLOYEE: I’ll have to run a few numbers to get the final cost. [02:13.93]Vans are a lot cheaper than buses but we’ll have to pay for two drivers—they’ll charge us by the hour. [02:20.04]Of course, you’ll get the normal student discount from the van company, and I’ll deduct your deposit. [02:26.31]I can let you know the balance tomorrow.
[02:28.47]MALE STUDENT: Great, I’ll come by after class.
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