【21】 [br] 【27】 [originaltext]JOHN BROWN: Good morning, Mrs Collins. I just wonde

JOHN BROWN: Good morning, Mrs Collins. I just wondered. if you could help me with
             this entry form for the Young Electronic Engineer competition.
MARY COLLINS: Hello, John. Oh you’ve made the jigsaw for blind children, with the bleeper.
JOHN BROWN: When they put a piece in correctly, that’s right.
MARY COLLINS: OK, let’s have a look at the form.
JOHN BROWN: Right, thanks. I’ve never filled in one of these before, so ...
MARY COLLINS: Well, let’s just do it in pencil first. So, name of designers...
JOHN BROWN: Well, Ann helped me with some of the electronics work.
MARY COLLINS: Then you must put her name in as well. Right... Ann Ray.
JOHN BROWN: Sorry. It’s ANNE and her surname is spelt R-E-A.    【Q21】
MARY COLLINS: Good start! OK... REA. And age is easy. You’re both 16. What have    【Q22】
                you called the design? Keep it short.
JOHN BROWN: What about jigsaw puzzle design for visually handicapped?
MARY COLLINS: Too long. Just say blind puzzle, that’ll do.    【Q23】
JOHN BROWN: OK.
MARY COLLINS: Right now, size of equipment?
JOHN BROWN: I’ve got it noted down here.., urn, yes, length, sorry, width is 20 cm.    【Q24】
MARY COLLINS: OK.
JOHN BROWN: Length is 50 cm, and then the depth is... well, it’s very little.
MARY COLLINS:What would you say? I think you can be approximate.
JOHN BROWN: I’d say 2.5 cm.
MARY COLLINS: And the electricity supply? Is it mains operated?
JOHN BROWN: No it isn’t, it’s actually battery.
MARY COLLINS: OK, write battery.
JOHN BROWN: Fine, OK. It’s the next bit that I’m really not sure what to put.
MARY COLLINS: Well, special features means, what is really new about this, you know,
                  suitable for the group you made it for.
JOHN BROWN: Well, it’s safe for children.    【Q25】
MARY COLLINS: That’s fine. Put that in.
JOHN BROWN: OK, and of course we think it’s educational.   【Q26】
MARY COLLINS: There you are, you’ve done it. Anything else?
JOHN BROWN: Well, I think the price is good.  【Q27】
MARY COLLINS: That’s probably the most important factor.
JOHN BROWN: OK... cheap price.
MARY COLLINS: Which brings us on to the next bit. What’s the cost?
JOHN BROWN: Well, the pieces we made out of old wood.., they cost, ooh, $5.
MARY COLLINS: And the electrics?
JOHN BROWN: They were more expensive.., say, $9.50. Brilliant. Now what do they    【Q28】
                 mean by other comments?
MARY COLLINS: It’s just a chance for you to say anything about the equipment, and
                  problems you envisage.
JOHN BROWN: Well, we would really like help with making plastic instead of wooden
                 pieces.
MARY COLLINS: Well, put something like, need help to make plastic pieces.    【Q29】
JOHN BROWN: OK. And the other thing is, we’d like to develop a range of sizes.
MARY COLLINS: That’s fine, then, just put that. And the last bit is, when will you send the
                    equipment?
JOHN BROWN: Well, we’ve got a lot of work on at the moment and we want to get it as
                  good as we can.
MARY COLLINS: Well, say 25 June?
JOHN BROWN: Can’t we make it later?
MARY COLLINS: Well, the last date is 1 July. Why not say that?    【Q30】
JOHN BROWN: OK, that’s what I’ll put.
MARY COLLINS: So that’s the lot!
JOHN BROWN: That’s brilliant. Thanks very much, Mrs Collins. I’ll send it off straightaway.
MARY COLLINS: Glad to be of help. Very best of luck to you both.
JOHN BROWN: Thanks, bye.
MARY COLLINS: Bye.