【正文】 e women are likely to be the ones left without a partner in old age, they may therefore have to pay for nursing care, because they don39。s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is supposed to understand polities, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept essential instruction.39。t need to be away from the office, and how long it takes is up to you.ANDREW: The important thing is that you don39。d be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks.ANDREW: So, that39。s also a question of finances. You see, my office have agreed to pay the cost of the Course itself, but I would have to take unpaid leave if I want to study fulltime and, well, I don39。m afraid I39。m afraid. And finally better news for the Mother39。s me, Tracy.CUSTOMER: Fine, I will.SECTION 2Hello and wele to today39。re part of the acmodation package. Just speak to your guide.CUSTOMER: Well that sounds good. So how much is the basic tour price?RECEPTIONIST: At this time of year it39。s called The Pallisades.CUSTOMER: The Paris what?RECEPTIONIST: No, it39。 travel time each way from here.CUSTOMER: Good, I don39。TEST 1SECTION 1RECEPTIONIST: Good afternoon, Dreamtime Travel. How can I help you?CUSTOMER: Oh hello. I39。s two days that includes four hours39。t have another one until June the 2nd.CUSTOMER: All right, and is April a good time to go?RECEPTIONIST: Pretty good. Though the really good time is later in the year. I have to say though that the whale sighting is only one of the many things offered. CUSTOMER: Really?RECEPTIONIST: Yes. The hotel itself where you stay has great facilities. It39。d prefer whales to snakes.RECEPTIONIST: Yeah. And if you just want to relax you are free to sit by the hotel pool or go down the beach. Oh, and they also have tennis courts at the hotel, but you have to pay for those by the hour. But there are table tennis tables downstairs and they39。s T for tango. When you call back, ask to speak to the Tour Manager, that39。 our testers found they were too wide and a baby could easily trap his head. We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we have labelled this one dangerous, I39。ve already looked at it. In fact, I thought the information on course content was really useful, but I39。t really want to do the fulltime course, then?ANDREW: No, not really. It39。s a mixture. You39。 would I have to do to get the diploma?MONICA: The current programme is two modules and then you have to choose a topic to work in more depth but you can base that on your job, and so you don39。re basically asking whether men and women have different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different things:Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women39。re far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are. Now this is rather disturbing, because in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Let39。225, but the annual fee is only 163。18. They’re available from the box office, in person, by phone, fax or post, or onlineMAN: OK, Lynne, now if you’d like to give the contact details for the theatre.SECTION 3TUTOR: Hello, can I help you?BRIAN: I was told to e here, because I’d like to talk to someone about taking a management course.TUTOR: Right. I’m one of the tutors, so I should be able to help you.BRIAN: Oh, good. My name’s Brian Ardley. I’ve decided to enroll on a parttime management course. A friend of mine took one last year, and remended it to me.TUTOR: Right.BRIAN: Is there anything I should do before the course, like reading or anything?TUTOR: We prefer to integrate reading with the course, so we don’t give out a reading list in advance. But we like people to write a case study, describing an organization they know.BRIAN: I’ve already done that, as my friends told me you wanted one. But would it be possible to sit in on a teaching session, to see what it’s like? I haven’t been a student for quite a while.TUTOR: Fine. Just let me know which date, I’ll arrange it with the tutor.BRIAN: Now, could I ask you about the college facilities, please?TUTOR: Anything in particular?BRIAN: Well, the course is one day a week, all day, isn’t it? So presumably it’s possible to buy food?TUTOR: Yes, the refectory’s open all day.BRIAN: Does it cater for special diets? I have some food allergies.TUTOR: Provided you warn the refectory in advance, it won’t be a problem.BRIAN: Good. What about facilities for young children? I’d like to bring my daughter here while I’m studying.TUTOR: How old is she?BRIAN: Three.TUTOR: Then she’s eligible to join the nursery, which is supervised by a qualified Nursery Nurse. The waiting list for a place is quite long though, so you ought to apply now.BRIAN: OK.TUTOR: I don’t know if our careers advice service would be of any interest to you?BRIAN: Yes, it might help me decide how to develop my career after the course.TUTOR: The centre has a lot of reference materials, and staff qualified to give guidance on a onetoone basis.BRIAN: I noticed a fitness centre next to the college. Is that for students?TUTOR: It’s open to everyone, but students pay an annual fee that’s much less than the general public pays.BRIAN: And presumably the college library stocks newspapers and journals, as well as books?TUTOR: Yes, and there’s also an audiovisual room, for viewing and listening to videos, cassettes, and so on.BRIAN: Is there also access to puters?TUTOR: Yes, your tutor will need to arrange with the technical support team for you to get a password, so ask him or her about it when you start the course.BRIAN: OK.TUTOR: By the way, do you know about our Business Centre?BRIAN: No. What’s tha