Task 2 In the library
Good morning. Morning, can I help you？
Yes, I'd like to join the library.
We're new to the district, you see.
Certainly. Well, all we need is some sort of identification with you name and address on it.
Oh, dear, we just moved, you see, and everything has my old address.
A driving licence, perhaps?
No, I don't drive. Your husband's would do.
Yes, but his licence will still have the old address on it.
Perhaps you have a letter addressed to you at your new house? No, I'm afraid not.
We're only been there a few days you see, and no one's written to us yet.
What about your bank book?
That's just the same.
Oh, dear, and I did want to get some books out this weekend.
We're going on a holiday to relax after the move, you see, and I wanted to take something with me to read.
Well, I'm sorry, but we can't possibly issue tickets without some form of identification.
What about your passport? What?
Oh, yes, how silly of me.
I've just got a new one, and it does have our new address.
I've just been to book our tickets, so I have it on me.
Just a minute, here you are.
Thank you, well, that's all right.
Now if you'd like to go and choose your books, your tickets will be ready for you when you come back to the desk to have them stamped out.
Oh, thank you.
Er, how many books am I allowed to take out.
You can take four books out at a time and you also get two tickets to take out magazines or periodicals.
Newspaper, I am afraid can't be taken out, they have to be read here. Oh, that's fine.
We have our own daily newspaper delivered to the house.
Oh, do you have a record library?
Some libraries do, I know.
Yes, we do, you have to pay a deposit of 5 pounds in case you damage them.
But that entitles you to take out two records at a time.
We also have everything available on cassette if you prefer it.
Cassettes seem to be much more popular than records lately.
Oh, yes, as a matter of fact, I would prefer cassettes but I won't take any out today.
I'll leave it until we come back from our holidays.
Could you show me where your history and biography sections are, please? Yes, just over there to your right.
If there's any particular book you want, you can look it up in the catalogue, which you'll find just around the corner.
Thank you, Oh, and how long am I allowed to keep the books for.
Three weeks.
After that you must telephone to renew the books if you wish to keep them longer.
Otherwise, we charge 20p a day fine for each book. Oh, dear, we're going away for six weeks, can I renew them now？
I am afraid not. You must do that at the end of three weeks.
Someone else might want them, you see, and in that case, we have to ask you to return them.
You mean, if someone wants them after my three weeks are up, I have to bring them back?
Yes, but just telephone and we'll see what we can do.
But I'm going to Tahiti, it would cost a fortune. Well...
Oh, never mind. I'll leave it until we get back, It's not worth all the bother.
I'll get some paperbacks in the airport. Well, thank you.
I'm sorry I've such a nuisance.
Good morning. Not at all, Good morning.