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their potential customers.
A Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you have time to answer a few
A Oh, I'm glad you think it's valuable!
questions?
B Certainly . . . yeah.
B What's it about?
A Good. OK, this will be a commercial channel of course, but how often do you think it
A We're doing some market research for a new television channel starting in two years'
is tolerable to have adverts?
time.
B Well out of that list I'd say every quarter of an hour. 1 don't think we can complain Q8
B OK, why not?
about that, as long as they don't last for ten minutes each time!
A Lovely, we'll just work through this form. And if we could start with some personal
A Quite. And . . . would you be willing to attend any of our special promotions for the
background information . . .
new channel?
B Sure.
B Yes, I'd be very happy to, as long as they're held here in my area. Q9
A Right, if I could just have your age . . .
A OK, I'll make a note of that. And finally, may we put you on our mailing list?
B 35. Example
B Well, I'd prefer not. .. except for the information about the promotion you mentioned. Q10
A Right, great.. .
A Can I have your name and address?
Repeat
B Of course . . . here's my card.
A Right, great. And your job?
A Oh, lovely... and thank you very much for your time and we look forward to seeing
B Systems analyst, but for the form I don't know whether it would count as professional
you.
or business or what.
B Yes, indeed. Urn, thanks.
A What do you think?
B OK, it's more like business. Ql
A Fine. And would you mind my asking about your salary? Or we can leave it blank.
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B No, I don't mind. It's £40,000 a year. Q2
A Thank you. Right. . . about your current watching habits . . . what would you say is
ELIZABETH OK, well, good morning everybody! My name's Elizabeth Reed and I'm your
your main reason for watching TV?
Assistant Welfare Officer. What I'd like to do now is tell you a little more
B Well, at work I tend to read for information and what have you, so I'd say that with TV Q3
about some of the er . . . the social facilities available on the campus, and also
it probably just helps me relax and unwind.
to tell you something about what the town has to offer.
A Fine. And how many hours a day on average do you watch TV?
As you probably know already, the Student Union Building is the main
B Not a lot really . . . I should say just over an hour. Q4
centre of social life here, as indeed it is in most British Universities. The
Union runs a weekly programme of events for all tastes . . . oh everything
A So what are the two main times of the day that you watch TV?
from discos to talks by guest speakers. Many of these events are fund raising Qll
B Well, a little around breakfast time and then it tends to be really late - eleven or even Q5
activities for charities, which the Union takes very seriously. They manage the
midnight - when I've finished work.
Students' Union papershop, selling magazines and newspapers, as well as Q12
A And what sort of programmes do you go for?
stationery, sweets and so on. Um . . . Then . . . er, let me see. . . there's the
B Some news bulletins but I also really like to put my feet up with some of the old
Ticket Shop, where you can get some very good deals on, well for example, Q13
comedy shows.
coaches to London or inexpensive charter flights, as cheap as you'll get
A Fine. And turning to the new channel... which type of programmes would you like to
anywhere people say, or tickets for big pop groups playing here or at other
see more of?
venues all over the country, or plays in London - oh and we mustn't forget
B Well, I certainly don't think we need any more factual programmes like news and
the Union Cafeteria and the Big New Diner.. . Er . . . yes? Did you have a QJ4
documentaries. I think we need more about things like local information ... you know, Q6
question?
providing a service for the community. And in the same vein, perhaps more for Q6
STUDENT Yes, does the Union also provide help with any problems, I mean advice on
younger viewers .. . you know, good quality stuff.
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