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Now turn to Part 2, questions 8-13.
You will hear a recorded message
about an arts festival.
For each question, put a tick in the correct box.
You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions
for Part 2.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully.
You will hear the recording twice.
This is the Arts Festival Box Office. There is no one here to take your call, but do not hang up
as further information follows.
The Festival begins on the 12th of May and continues
to the 28th. There are things happening in several parts of the town itself
and outside it. At the Theatre Royal,
there will be a series of concerts, starting with jazz singer
Elaine Delmar on the 12th of May.
George Melly brings his own special kind of jazz and fun
to the theatre on the 13th of May
On Thursday the 19th of May, there is the opera Faust.
For classical music fans
the Brodsky String Quartet appear
on the 23rd of May.There are also concerts
at the Corn Exchange. For people who prefer dance music
we have the London All Stars Steel Band
on Sunday the 15th of May. On Thursday the 19th of May
we welcome back the Viennese Gala
Orchestra, who are regular performers at the Festival.
Finally, also at the Corn Exchange
there will be a series of jazz concerts each Friday
at 1 o'clock. During these lunch-time concerts
a bar will be open for the sale of wine and we are offering
free soft drinks. Sandwiches
will also be on sale. Light meals
can be bought in the restaurant afterwards. There are various
other musical performances in the cathedral
and poetry readings in one of the town's churches.
The Film Society has arranged to show a film
of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at the theatre.
Our programme has full details.
Ickworth House
just outside the town, is joining in the Festival
as usual. There is a guided walk around Ickworth Park
on Sunday the 15th, which will last about two and a half hours.
Also, on the 19th of May
we have a special concert of piano music, given by
Oliver Davies in the beautiful Ickworth Library.
The price of tickets includes coffee and biscuits
and you are advised to book early, as this is always
especially popular.For more information,
send for our Festival programme or visit the Box Office
from 10.00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
or 12.00 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays.
Bookings can be made in person
(cash, cheque or credit card), by post
post (cheques only), or by telephone
(credit cards only). We also accept credit card bookings
by fax
on 0284 706035
For these bookings, you must use
our booking form.Thank you for calling.
Now listen again.
This is the Arts Festival Box Office.
There is no one here to take your call, but do not hang up
as further information follows.
The Festival begins on the 12th of May and continues
to the 28th. There are things happening in several parts of the town itself
and outside it. At the Theatre Royal
there will be a series of concerts, starting with jazz singer
Elaine Delmar on the 12th of May.
George Melly brings his own special kind of jazz and fun
to the theatre on the 13th of May.
On Thursday the 19th of May, there is the opera Faust.
For classical music fans
, the Brodsky String Quartet appear
on the 23rd of May. There are also concerts
at the Corn Exchange. For people who prefer dance music
we have the London All Stars Steel Band
on Sunday the 15th of May. On Thursday the 19th of May
we welcome back the Viennese Gala Orchestra
who are regular performers at the Festival.
Finally, also at the Corn Exchange, there will be a series of jazz concerts
each Friday at 1 o'clock. During these lunch-time concerts
a bar will be open for the sale of wine and we are offering
free soft drinks. Sandwiches
will also be on sale. Light meals
can be bought in the restaurant afterwards. There are various
other musical performances in the cathedral
and poetry readings in one of the town's churches.
The Film Society has arranged to show a film
of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at the theatre.
Our programme has full details.
Ickworth House
just outside the town, is joining in the Festival
as usual. There is a guided walk around Ickworth Park
on Sunday the 15th, which will last about
two and a half hours.
Also, on the 19th of May, we have a special concert of piano music
given by Oliver Davies in the beautiful
Ickworth Library. The price of tickets
includes coffee and biscuits and you are advised to book early
as this is always especially popular. For more information
send for our Festival programme or visit the Box Office
from 10.00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
or 12.00 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays.
Bookings can be made in person
(cash, cheque or credit card), by post
(cheques only), or by telephone
(credit cards only). We also accept credit card bookings
by fax,
on 0284 706035
For these bookings, you must use our booking form.
Thank you for calling.
That is the end of Part 2.