Swimming lessons

  • Receptionist: Good afternoon. Aquatic Centre. Shane speaking. Can I help you?
  • Isabel: Hi. I just wanted to find out about swimming lessons for my five year-old daughter during the school holidays.
  • Receptionist: During the holidays? Yes, we have an intensive course which runs for a one-week block.
  • Isabel: Right.  And that's in the mornings?
  • Receptionist: Well we're not sure at the moment, we haven't done the timetable yet.
  • Isabel: Oh, so can you tell me how much they cost?
  • Receptionist: Sorry?
  • Isabel: Can you tell me how much they cost?
  • Receptionist: Oh yeah. Sorry. It's forty dollars for the week.
  • Isabel: For five days?
  • Receptionist: Yeah five days.
  • Isabel: Ahh.  And how long are the lessons?
  • Receptionist: They're half an hour each.
  • Isabel: And if we wanted we could come for two weeks, could we?
  • Receptionist: Sure.  You can book in for two or three of the weeks.
  • Isabel: Oh, okay.  And with a five-year-old, is the parent in the pool with the child?
  • Receptionist: No.
  • Isabel: Mmm.  Do you know when you’ll have your timetable ready?
  • Receptionist: Yeah.  The timetable will be ready on the sixth. Well be taking bookings from the thirteenth.
  • Isabel: So do the classes start in December?
  • Receptionist: No, they -start, um, the fifth of January.
  • Isabel: Oh I see. Okay. Thanks very much for your help.
  • Receptionist: No worries.
  • Isabel: Look, I'll ah I’ll get back to you on the 13th.
  • Receptionist: Thank you. Bye.