Conversation Two:
W: Morning. Can I help you? M: Well, I' m not rally sure. I' m justlooking.
W: I see. Well, there' s plenty to look at it again this year. T m sure you have to walk miles to see each stand. M: That' s true.
W: Er..., would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation.
M: Well, that' s very kind of you, but-"
W: Now, please. Is this the first year you * ve been to the fair, Mr... M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.
W: My name's Susan Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you interested in computers in general? M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I owe a small company, we' ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.
W: What's your line of business, Mr. Johnson?
M:We' re a training consultancy.
W: I see. And what do you mean "to keep on top" ?
M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard
letters and forms. So I suppose we need some kind of word processor
W: Right. Well, that' s no problem. But it may be possible for you to
get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word
processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That' s it over
there! It' s IBM compatible.
M: What about the price?
W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with
the hardware.
M: Well, l' II think about it. Thank you.
W: Here' s my card. Please feel free to contact me.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:
23. Where did the conversation take place?
24. What are the speakers talking about?
25. What is the man' s line of business?
