MAN:
Good morning.Can I help you?
WOMAN:
Yes.I've just been accepted on a course at the university and I'd like to try and arrange accommodation in the hall of residence.
MAN:
Yes, certainly. Please sit down. What I'll do is fill in a form with you to find out a little more about your preferences and so forth.
MAN:
So first of all, can I take your name?
MAN:
Could you spell your name please?
WOMAN:
Yes.A-N-U...B-H-A double T.
MAN:
Thanks, and could I ask your date of birth?
MAN:
Thank you. And where are you from?
MAN:
Oh right.And what will you be studying?
WOMAN:
I'm doing a course in nursing.
MAN:
Right, thank you. And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?
WOMAN:
Well, it'll take three years but I'd only like to stay in hall for two. I'd like to think about living outside for the third year.
MAN:
Fine. And what did you have in mind for catering? Do you want to cook for yourself or have all your meals provided, that's full board?
WOMAN:
Is there something in between?
MAN:
Yes. You can just have evening meal provided, which is half board.
WOMAN:
That's what I'd prefer.
MAN:
Yes, a lot of students opt for that. Now, with that in mind, do you have any special diet, anything we should know about?
WOMAN:
Yes, I don't take red meat.
MAN:
Now, thinking about the room itself, we have a number of options. You can have a single study bedroom or you can have a shared one. These are both what we call simple rooms. The other alternative is to opt for a single bedsit which actually has more space and better facilities. There's about £20 a week difference between them.
WOMAN:
Well, actually my grant is quite generous and I think the bedsit sounds the best option.
MAN:
Lovely. I'll put you down for that and we'll see what availability is like. Now can I ask some other personal details which we like to have on record?
MAN:
I wonder if you could let us know what your interests are. This might help us get a closer match for placing you in a particular hall.
WOMAN:
Ummm. Well. I love the theatre.
WOMAN:
And I enjoy sports, particularly badminton.
MAN:
That's worth knowing. Now, what we finish with on the form is really a list from you of what your priorities are in choosing a hall and we'll do our best to take these into account.
WOMAN:
Well, the first thing is I'd prefer a hall where there are other mature students, if possible.
MAN:
Yes, we do have halls which tend to cater for slightly older students.
WOMAN:
Ummm and I'd prefer to be out of town.
MAN:
That's actually very good for you because we tend to have more vacancies in out-of -town halls.
WOMAN:
Well, I would like somewhere with a shared area, a TV room for example, or something like that. It's a good way to socialise.
MAN:
Now, we just need a contact telephone number for you.
WOMAN:
Sure, I'll just find it. It's double 67549.
MAN:
Great, so we'll be in contact with you as soon as possible...