Part of English (Levels 1 and 2)Sport and leisure
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Speaker 1: Hi Mike, you alright?
Speaker 2: Hi Holly, how are you?
Speaker 1: I鈥檓 good thank you.
(TO AUDIENCE) I work at an outdoor adventure facility for young people.
I鈥檝e been assigned a new group coming in so, before I can put the programme together, I鈥檒l find out all the information I need from my line manager Mike.
(TO OTHER PEOPLE) I just wanted to catch up with you about the new booking that鈥檚 been put in.
Speaker 2: Yes, we鈥檝e got a sports academy coming to us in two weeks.
Speaker 1: Do you know how old they are?
Speaker 2: Yeah, they鈥檙e aged 16 to 18.
Speaker 1: And what are their learning objectives while they鈥檙e here?
(TO AUDIENCE) The information from Mike is detailed so I need to make sure I concentrate and listen carefully and then I make notes of everything that Mike has told me.
(TO OTHER PEOPLE) Just because we don鈥檛 get a lot of these groups in, have you got any tips for the programme?
Speaker 2: Yeah, so problem solving, any activities that will encourage them to work as a team.
Speaker 1: (TO AUDIENCE) When I鈥檓 taking a lot of detail I need to make sure I actively listen.
And if there鈥檚 anything I don鈥檛 understand I need to clarify.
I鈥檒l then summarise the main points to demonstrate my understanding.
(TO OTHER PEOPLE) Just to go over a couple of the bits.
They鈥檙e a sports academy, they want teamwork, challenging activities, just to push them out of their comfort zones really.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that鈥檚 correct.
Speaker 1: OK, thanks Mike. I鈥檒l do the programme now and I鈥檒l let you know.
Speaker 2: Brilliant, keep me updated.
Speaker 1: Will do. See you later.
Speaker 2: Thank you.
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Speaker 1: Craig?
Speaker 2: Hi Holly.
Speaker 1: I was just wondering if you could give me a bit of advice on this group coming in?
Speaker 2: Yeah sure.
Speaker 1: (TO AUDIENCE) When I鈥檓 with my colleagues we tend to use abbreviated terms and speak a lot more relaxed because we share a common knowledge.
(TO OTHER PEOPLE) I was just wondering if there was anything in particular that you thought would be good on their programme? Something like zip?
Speaker 2: Yeah absolutely, I mean, zip would be perfect for them but switch it up a little bit.
Give them points games, team games and stuff.
Speaker 1: (TO AUDIENCE) We use jargon, or language that people that aren鈥檛 in the sports industry wouldn鈥檛 necessarily understand, such as changing the 'zip wire' to 'zip'.
(TO PERSON ON PHONE) Hello, is that Mrs Chadwell?
Hello, it鈥檚 Holly calling, I鈥檓 just wanting to organise your programme for your upcoming visit.
(TO AUDIENCE) When I鈥檓 speaking to a client, however, I adopt a more formal tone and language.
I identify myself, I make sure I鈥檓 always polite, I call them Mr or Mrs and make sure that I always use the proper terms for the equipment.
(TO PERSON ON PHONE) I was talking to a colleague and was wondering whether you鈥檇 like some something like zip wire on the programme?
(TO AUDIENCE) It鈥檚 important to always remember who it is you鈥檙e talking to.
(TO PERSON ON PHONE) OK, thank you, bye bye.
Speaker: I鈥檓 writing up an activity programme summary to put in an email to Mike for him to sign off.
I鈥檓 using my notes from Mike.
I鈥檓 going to use the notes from the teacher鈥檚 phone call, as well as a rough programme schedule.
So I鈥檒l quickly go through all the notes and make sure I pick out all the relevant information.
Whilst I was on the phone, the teacher asked for raft building.
This is a new activity so I鈥檒l refer to the activity bible.
The activity bible includes all the information on all the activities we have on site.
I use the contents index to find the relevant information quickly.
By referencing several different documents, I made sure I had all the information I needed for the group's visit.
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