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vejustfinishedmytraining.
Right.Andhaveyouhadanyexperienceofleadingcycletrips?
Yes,I'
veledseveralbiketoursinAfrica.
ThetriptoIndiathatIhadarrangedtoleadnextmonthhasnowbeencancelled,sowhenIsawyouwereadvertisingfortourleaders,Idecidedtoapply.
wenormallyhavetwoorthreeleadersonatrip,dependingonthesizeofthegroup.
Sometoursareforveryexperiencedcyclists,butwe'
vegotatourcomingupsooninSpain,
whichisprovingsopopularweneedanadditionalleader.
sacyclingholidayforfamilies.Wouldthatsuityou?
Itcertainlywould.Ienjoyworkingwithchildren,
andIprobablyneedsomemoreexperiencebeforeIgoonareallychallengingtrip.
Thattourincludesseveralteenagers:
haveyouworkedwiththatagegroupbefore?
Yes,I'
mavolunteerworkerinayouthclub,whereIhelppeopletoimprovetheircyclingskills.
BeforethatIhelpedoutinacyclingclubwhereItaughtbeginners.Well
that'
sgreat.
NowthetripImentionedisjustforafortnight,buttheremightbethepossibilityofleadingothertoursafterthat.
Wouldthatfitinwithyourplans?
That'
dbefine.I'
llbefreeforfivemonths.
MyjobisduetostartonOctoberthe2nd,andI'
mavailablefromMaythe1stuntillateSeptember.
Good.NowIsthereanythingIneedtoknowaboutthefoodyoueat?
Weusuallyhaveoneortwopeopleinthegroupwhodon'
teatmeat,orhavesomesortoffoodallergy,
sowe'
realwaysverycarefulaboutthat.
mallergictocheese.Wouldthatbeaproblem?
No,aslongaswehaveenoughnotice,wecandealwiththat.That'
Itsoundsreallyinteresting-wouldyoulikemetofillinanapplicationform?
Yes,please.WhereshouldIpostitto?
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sthepostcode,pleaseDG74PH.
WasthatPPapaorBBravoPPapa.
Gotthat.IfyoucouldreturntheapplicationformbyFridaythisweek,wecaninterviewyouonTuesdaynextweek.
Sayhalfpasttwo,wouldthatbepossibleforyou?
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requitealongwayfromwhereIlive,soI'
lldriveoveronMonday.
ShouldIbringanythingtotheinterview?
We'
llhaveyourapplicationform,ofcourse,
butwe'
llneedtoseeanycertificateyou'
vegotthatarerelevant,incycling,firstaid,orwhatever.OK.
Andattheinterviewwe'
dliketofindoutaboutyourexperienceofbeingatourguide,
socouldyouprepareaten-minutetalkaboutthat,please?
Youdon'
tneedslidesoranycomplicatedequipment-justsomenotes.
Right.I'
llstartthinkingaboutthatstraightaway.
Good.Well,we'
lllookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationform,andwe'
llcontactyoutoconfirmtheinterview.
Thanksverymuch.Thankyou,Margaret.Goodbye.Bye.
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whichisalsohometooneofthecity'
sfastest-growingcommunities.
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spopularwithstudents,whocomeintoenjoythelivelynightlife,
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sfirstdepartmentstore,builtinthe1880s,whichisstillopentoday.
TheSheepmarketisacentreforfashion,andthere'
sapolicyofencouragingnewyoungdesigners.
TheYoungFashioncompetitionisopentolocalyoungpeoplewhoarepassionateaboutfashion.
Thisyearthey'
vebeenaskedtodesignanoutfitbasedontheideasfromthemusicandtechnology
spartoftheireverydaylife,usingbothnaturalandman-madefibres.Thegarmentswillbejudgedbyapanelofexpertsandfashiondesigners,
andthewinningentrieswillbemodelledataspecialgalaevening.
ParkingattheSheepmarketiseasy.
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llnotbechargedatall.
Aftersixpmmanyofthecarparkshaveaflatratewhichvariesbutitisusuallyveryreasonable.
TheSheepmarketisoneofthemaincentresforartandhistoryinthewholeofthecountry.
Ifyoulookatourmap,you'
llseesomeofthemainattractionsthere.
MostvisitorsstartfromCrawleyRoad,atthebottomofthemap.
TheReynoldsHouseisoneoftheoldesthousesinthecity,andisopentothepublic.
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tgoanywhereelse.
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sopenonweekdaysfrom9to5,andentryisfree.
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12-4-3
Joe,youknowI'
mgivingapresentationinourfilmstudiesclassnextweekYes.Well,couldwediscussitIcoulddowithgettingsomeoneelse'
sopinion.
Ofcourse,Katie.Whatareyougoingtotalkabout?
saboutfilmadaptationsofShakespeare'
splays.
vegotveryinterestedinallthedifferentapproachesthatfilmdirectorstake.Uhuh.
SoIthoughtI'
dstartwithGiannetti,who'
saprofessoroffilmandliterature,andinoneofhisbookshecameupwithastraightforwardclassificationof
filmadaptationsbasedonhowfaithfultheyaretotheoriginalplaysandnovels.
vealreadymadesomenotesonthat,soIjustneedtosortthoseoutbeforethepresentation.
IthoughtthatnextI'
dasktheclasstocomeupwiththeworstexamplesofShakespeareadaptationsthatthey'
veseen,andtosaywhy.
Thatshouldbemorefunthanhavingtheirfavouriteversions.
Yes,Icancertainlythinkofacouple!
Right.NextIwanttotalkaboutRachelMalchow.
Icameacrosssomethingontheinternetaboutherworkonfilmadaptations,andIwasthinkingofshowingsomefilmclipstoillustrateherideas.
Willyouhaveenoughtime,thoughBothtoprepareandduringthepresentation
Afterall,Idoubtifyou'
llbeabletofindalltheclipsyouwant.
Hmm.Perhapsyou'
reright.
OK,well,I'
dbetterdosomeslidesinstead,sayinghowvariousfilmsrelatetowhatshesays.
Thatshouldencouragediscussion.Mmm.
NextIwanttosaysomethingabouthowplaysmaybechosenforadaptationbecausethey'
reconcernedwithissuesofthetimewhenthefilmismade.
Youmeanthingslikepatriotism,ortheroleofgovernments?
Exactly.It'
squitetricky,butI'
vegotafewideasI'
dliketodiscuss.
AndfinallyIwanttotalkaboutafewadaptationsthatIthinkillustratearangeofapproaches,andmakesomecommentsonthem.
DoyouknowtheJapanesefilmRan?
Ihaven'
tseenit.ItwasbasedonShakespeare'
sKingLear,wasn'
tit?
sright.Itwasaverylooseadaptation,usingthesamesituationandstory,butmovingitto16thcenturyJapaninsteadof16thcenturyBritain.
Soforexampletheking'
sdaughtersbecomesons,becauseinJapanesecultureatthattime,womencouldn'
tsucceedtothethrone.
hopeyou'
regoingtotalkaboutthat1993filmofMuchAdoAboutNothing.
Ithinkthat'
soneofthebestShakespearefilms.
Itreallybringstheplaytolife,doesn'
Yes,Iagree.AndIthinkfilmingitinItaly,wheretheplayisset,makesyouseewhatlifewaslikeatthetimeoftheplay.
Absolutely.Right,what'
snext?
Er,next,IthoughtRomeoAndJuliet,the1996film,whichmovestheaction
intothepresentday.
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