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1/20test1_section1M:Goodmorning!W:Goodmorning!HowcanIhelpyou?M:Iunderstandthattheschoolorganizes…umm,tripstodifferent…W:Yes.Werunfiveeverymonth,threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.M:Whatsortofplaces?W:Well.Obviously,itvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffersavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat.Andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtoursbecausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.M:Doyoutravelfar?W:Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.M:Howmuchdotheycost?W:Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.M:AhhaW:Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.M:Ohright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?W:Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveat8.30a.m.andreturnat6p.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.M:Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?W:Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?M:Ahha.Isawitthismorning.W:Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarywithfullrefundofcourse.M:That’sfine.Thanks.M:Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?W:Right.Well.I’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet.Butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplanedtheoptionalextravisits,whichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.M:Ohthat’sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…W:Ohsure.Well,errthefirstoneisSt.Ives.That’sonthe13thofFebruaryandwewillhaveonly16placesavailablebecausewe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sthedayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.M:Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.W:Andthenthere’saLondontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakingamediumsizecoachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.Andlet’sseetheoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.M:Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.W:Yam.AfterthatisBristolonthe3rdofMarch.M:Where?W:Bristol.B-R-I-S-T-O-L.M:Okay.W:That’sinadifferentminibuswith18placesavailable.OhandtheoptionalextraisvisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.2/20M:Okay.W:We’regoingtoSalisburyonthe18thofMarch.Andthat’salwaysthepopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge.Sowe’retakingthelargecoachwith50seats.M:Ohgood.W:AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthe23rdofMarch.M:Ohyes,isBaththeRomancity?W:Yes,that’sright.Andthat’sinthe16seatsminibus.M:Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?W:It’stotheAmericanMuseum,wellworthvisit.M:Okay,that’sgreat.Andthanksallthat.W:Mypleasure.Ohbytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.M:Ok.W:Orhaveawordwithmyassistant.HernameisJaneYentob.That’sY-E-N-T-O-B.M:Allright.I’vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.W:You’rewelcome.Ihopeyou’llenjoythetrips.test1_section2GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.Tostartyourvisit,I'mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?Nowfromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfastflowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwellswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehereonthebankneartheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,theregion'sriverssupportedmorethan160watermillsandmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.Soindustrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.Sothat'sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou'dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.NowI’mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI’djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisandthenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.I’vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichisontheleft.AndofcourserunningalongthebottomisWoodsideRoad.Gotit?Ok,now,wearestandingattheentrance.Seeatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheticketoffice.Youwon’tneedthatbecauseyou’vegotyourgroupbooking,butjustpassitarethetoilets,alwayscouldtoknowwheretheyare.Infrontofusisthecarparkasyoucansee.Andtotheleftbytheentrygateisthegiftshop3/20thatiswhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguidelikethisonehere.Nowbeyondthecarpark,allthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.Thebigstonebuildingatthetopisthemainworkshop.That’swherethefirmisandwhereallthemetalwasmeltedandtoolswerecutasyouwillbeabletosee.Nowinthetoprighthandcorner,thatbuildingwithbiggerwindowsistheshowroomwheresamplesofallthetoolsthatweremadethroughtheageswereondisplay.Inthetopleftcorneristhegrindingshopwherethetoolsweresharpenedandfinished.Andononesideofthatyoucanseetheengineroomandontheotheristhecafé,whichisn’ttooantiqueyouwouldbepleasedtoknowthoughtheydoserveverynic