TEST
HOLIDAY RENTAL
SHIRLEY: Hello?
TOM:
Oh hello. I was hoping to speak to Jack Fitzgerald about renting a cottage.
SHIRLEY:
I’m his wife, Shirley, and we own the cottages together, so I’m sure I can help you.
TOM:
Great. My name’s Tom. Some friends of ours rented Granary Cottage from you last year,
and they thought it was great. So my wife and I are hoping to come in May for a week.
SHIRLEY:
What date did you have in mind?
TOM:
The week beginning the 14th, if possible.
SHIRLEY:
I’ll just check … I’m sorry, Tom, it’s already booked that week.
It’s free the week beginning
the 28th
Q1
, though, for seven nights. In fact, that’s the only time you could have it in May.
TOM:
Oh. Well, we could manage that, I think. We’d just need to change a couple of things. How
much would it cost?
SHIRLEY:
That’s the beginning of high season, so it’d be
£550 for the week.
Q2
TOM:
Ah. That’s a bit more than we wanted to pay, I’m afraid. We’ve budgeted up to £500 for
accommodation.
SHIRLEY:
Well, we’ve just finished converting another building into a cottage, which we’re calling
