【正文】 reasing number of elderly women. The research indicates that at present for women it takes a crisis to make them think about their future financial situation. But of course this is the very worst time for anyone to make important decisions. Women today need to look ahead, think ahead not wait until they39。s advice. A number of initiatives have been set up to help them do this. This College, for example, is one of the educational institutions which offers night classes in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such courses. Here, they can be given advice on different ways of saving. Many women are unwilling to invest in stocks and shares, for instance, but these can be extremely profitable. It is usually advised that at least 70% of a person39。1,00 per lesson for any you do and you can only use the centre at certain times.MAN: I see. So when exactly？WOMAN: You can only use the facilities between 10 am and 4:30 pm.MAN: So I couldn’t use the pool at 8 in the morning or evening, then?WOMAN: That’s right.MAN: OK. And the price for that? Is the joining fee the same as for Gold?WOMAN: Actually, it’s slightly less than the 163。225, but the annual fee is only 163。3 for each class you join.MAN: I see. And what are the hours then?WOMAN: Between and weekdays only and you pay a 163。180—it works out at 163。6 to 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 that?TUTOR: It’s a training resourcea collection of materials for people to study on their own, or use in their own organizations.BRIAN: Uhuh. You mean books and videos?TUTOR: Yes, and manuals for selfstudy. Plus a lot of puterbased materials, so people can word through them at their own speed, and repeat anything they aren’t sure about. And you can hire laptops to use in your own home or workplaces as well as printers that you can take away.BRIAN: Does it have anything that I could use to improve my study skills? I don’t have much idea about report writing, and I’m sure I’ll need it on the course.TUTOR: Oh yes, there’s plenty of useful material. Just ask one of the staff.BRIAN: Does the centre cover all the main areas of business?TUTOR: Yes, topics like finance, and of course marketingthat’s a popular one. Local managers seem to queue up to borrow the videos!BRIAN: So it isn’t just for students, then?TUTOR: No, it’s for members only, but anyone can join.BRIAN: How much does it cost?TUTOR: 163。50 for an individual, with no discount for students, I’m afraid.BIRAN: That’s very helpful. Well, I think that’s all. I’d better go home and fill in the enrolment form. Thanks for all your help.TUTOR: You’re wele. Goodbye.BRIAN: Goodbye.SECTION 4In the last few weeks, we’ve been looking at various aspects of the social history of London, and this morning we’re continuing with a look at life in the area called the East End. I’ll start with a brief history of the district, and then focus on life in the first half of the twentieth century.Back in the first to the fourth centuries AD, when the Romans controlled England, London grew into a town of 45,000 people, and what’s now the East End – the area by the river Thames, and along the road heading northeast from London to the coast – consisted of farmland with crops and livestock which