TEST
JUNIOR CYCLE CAMP
JAKE:
Hello, Junior Cycle camp, Jake speaking.
WOMAN:
Hi. I’m calling for some information about the cycle camp – I’m thinking of sending my son.
JAKE:
Great. Well, it’s held every weekday morning over the summer vacation and we focus on
basic cycling skills and safety. We have eight levels for children from three years upwards.
How old’s your son?
WOMAN:
Charlie? He’s seven. He can ride a bike, but he needs a little more training before he’s safe
to go on the road.
JAKE:
He’d probably be best in Level 5. They start off practising on the site here, and we aim to
get them riding on the road, but
first they’re taken to ride in the park
Q1
, away from the
traffic.
WOMAN:
Right. And can you tell me a bit about the instructors?
JAKE:
Well, all our staff wear different coloured shirts. So, we have three supervisors, and they
have red shirts. They support the instructors, and they also stand in for me if I’m not around.
Then
the instructors themselves are in blue shirts
Q2
, and one of these is responsible
for each class.
WOMAN: OK.
JAKE:
In order to be accepted, all our instructors
have to submit a reference
Q3
from someone
who’s seen them work with children – like if they’ve worked as a babysitter, for example.
Then they have to complete our training course, including how to do lesson plans, and
generally care for the well-being of the kids in their class. They do a great job, I have to say.
WOMAN:
Right. And tell me a bit about the classes. What size will Charlie’s class be?
JAKE:
We have a limit of eight children in each class, so their instructor really gets to know them well.
They’re out riding most of the time but they have
