[originaltext]W: Good morning. Can I help you?M: Yes, I’d like to get some inf

W: Good morning. Can I help you?
M: Yes, I’d like to get some information about trips to New Zealand.
W: Certainly. Take a seat and I’ll be right with you.
M: Thanks.
W: Now, where would you like to go in New Zealand?
M: Well, I was hoping to do a bit of travelling around, actually. There are a few things I’d like to see and do before I go back home.
W: Right.
M: One thing I really want to do is go to Christchurch. [1]I would like to visit my mother’s cousin there and I can stay with him.
W: Yes, it’s a lovely city. And staying with relatives will help with the budget, of course.
M: The budget?
W: It will save you some money.
M: Oh right! Well, I’m not too worried about that I’ve saved quite a bit of money working in Australia.
W: Oh, that’s nice. Good for you! Well, you know that New Zealand consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, and Christchurch is on the South Island.
M: Is it? I was never very good at geography at school! Do you have a map I could look at?
W: Sure! Here we are.
M: Right. I see. I’d also like to spend some time in Auckland. [2]And maybe I could do an English language course there. Can you organise that sort of thing for me?
W: Certainly. We’d be happy to arrange that. But bear in mind that Auckland is in the North Island.
M: OK And I’d also like to do some skiing or maybe even some snowboarding. I hear New Zealand is a great place for that.
W: Yes, absolutely. But you should go to Auckland first for your studies, and then you can get the ferry across to the South Island and take the bus down to the snow.
M: Oh, I don’t like boats very much. I’m not much of a sailor. [3]I think I’d prefer to fly.
W: Right What about joining a walking tour in the South Island? That could be really fun.
M: Not sure about walking, but it might be a good way to travel, [4]because then I might make some friends my own age.
W: Now, let’s get some details. Can I have your name, please?
M: Yes, it’s Jack Lee, and you can call me Jack.
W: OK, Jack. And what’s your address here in Melbourne?
M: I’m living with my aunt in the suburb of Kew.
W: OK And when do you want to travel? Because you’ll need to be down south in July or August.
M: Oh, yes. Of course. That’s winter, isn’t it? [5]So I’d better go to Auckland in May.
W: Yes, Let’s say departing from Melbourne on the first of May—that’s a Saturday—and then you could begin your course on Monday the third.
M: That sounds great!
1. Why does the man particularly want to go to Christchurch?
2. What does the man want to do in Auckland?
3. How does the man want to go to the South Island from Auckland?
4. What does the man think of joining a walking tour?
5. When will the man probably begin the trip?