Fill in the Blanks Exercise
MAN: Greek Island Holidays, can I
you?
WOMAN: Yes, I
so. I have a friend who's just come back from Corfu and she's recommended some apartments in Arilas. She thought they might be on your
.
MAN: Arilas, Arilas, let me
. Can you give me the names?
WOMAN: Yes, the first's Rose Garden Apartments. I'd like to go with another friend in the
of October.
MAN: Well, we've got a lovely
available at that time. I'm sure you'd enjoy the entertainment programme there too, with Greek dancing in the restaurant.
WOMAN: And the
for each of us?
MAN: ￡219.
WOMAN: That sounds very
! I'm just
some notes. Now the second one she mentioned was called Blue Bay.
MAN: Blue Bay? Yes, in fact that's very popular and it has some
.
WOMAN: Really?
MAN: The main
is the large swimming pool with salt water.
WOMAN: Much healthier, I
.
MAN: That's right. And it isn't far from the beach, either - only 300 metres, and only around
to some shops, so you don't have to be too energetic.
WOMAN: Is it much more
than the first one?
MAN: Let me just
. I think at the time you want to go it's around ￡260 - no ￡275
.
WOMAN: Right, I've
that. Now there are just two more apartments to ask you about. Um, I can't read my own writing! Something to do with sun... Sunshine,
?
MAN: I think you meant the Sunshade Apartments. They're on a
.
WOMAN: Any special
?
MAN: Yes, each room has its own sun terrace and there are
,
facilities.
WOMAN: Sounds
!
MAN: Yes, it is rather
. It also provides water sports - it has its own beach. There are facilities for
.
WOMAN: Any
? My friend's quite keen.
MAN: Not at the hotel but I'm sure you'll find some in Arilas. There's also
in the apartments.
WOMAN: And how much is
?
MAN: ￡490 with two
.
WOMAN: You mean ￡245
?
MAN: I'm afraid not! Each person has to pay that amount and there must be at
two in an apartment.
WOMAN: I don't think that would be
our budget, unfortunately. And the last one sounds a bit expensive too - the Grand!
MAN: Actually it's quite
. It's an older style house with Greek paintings in every room, and a
outside.
WOMAN: Sound nice. What are the
like?
MAN: Well, there are forests all round and they
a supermarket just down the road, so that's very useful for all your
needs. There's a disco in the area too.
WOMAN: And the
?
MAN: ￡319 at that time, but if you leave it till November it
by 40%.
WOMAN: Too late, I'm
.
MAN: Well, why don't I
you a brochure with full details, Ms...?
WOMAN: Nash. But don't worry about that. I'm coming to Upminster soon and I'll call and
one. I just wanted to get an
first.
MAN: Well, that's fine. We've got
here when you come.
WOMAN: If you've got a minute, could I just
a couple of points about insurance? I got one policy through the post but I'd like to see if yours is
.
MAN: Fine. What would you
to know?
WOMAN: Well, the one I've got has benefits and then the
amount you can claim. Is that
yours?
MAN: Yes, that's how
of them are.
WOMAN: Well, the first thing is cancellation. If the holiday's cancelled on the policy I've got, you can
￡8,000.
MAN: We can
on that, Ms. Nash. For Greek Island holidays, our maximum is ￡10,000.
WOMAN: That's good - of course our holiday won't even cost ￡1,000
!
MAN: It's still sensible to have good
. Now, if you go to hospital, we allow ￡600.
WOMAN: Yes, mine's
.
MAN: And we also allow a
to travel to your holiday resort.
WOMAN: My policy just says their
will help you.
MAN: You can see there's
difference there. And what happens if you don't get on the plane?
WOMAN: Nothing, as far as I can
on this form.
MAN: Don't you have
departure?
WOMAN: No, I'll just
that down.
MAN: We pay up to ￡1,000 for that,
on the reason. And we're particularly generous about
of personal belongings - up to ￡3,000, but not more than ￡500 for a
.
WOMAN: Then I'd better not
my laptop!
MAN: Not unless you
it separately.
WOMAN: OK - thanks very much for your time - you've really been
. Can I get back to you? Your name is?
MAN: Ben - Ludlow. That's L-U-D-L-O-W. I'm the
here. I'll give you my number. It's 081260 543216.
WOMAN: But didn't I phone 08126 567294? That's what I've got
the paper.
MAN: That's the main
. I've given you my direct line.
WOMAN: Right. Thank you very much for
.