Darren: Hi there, Alicia! How was your weekend? You were on a sailing course down at the harbour, weren't you?
Alicia: That's right - I really enjoyed breathing in all that fresh sea air. It was only two days but the time flew by! The instructor began by teaching us safety rules, which was necessary, but not very exciting. But then on the first morning we learnt how to open the sails and I even learnt how to turn the boat. The water wasn't as calm as it looked, I can tell you - I lost my balance a few times!
Darren: Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I'd love to learn to sail.
Alicia: Well, there are plenty of courses and I think they run them once a month - so just let me check the website here. OK, so this was my course here - see -4th and 5th of August. Now you could sign up for the next one, at the beginning of September. And it looks like there are still some spaces available.
Darren: So, the next one starts on 1st of September? I think I could do that.
Alicia: Well, let me give you the name of the course leader so that you can give him a call. He's a really experienced sailor ... OK, it's Jon Galloway.
Darren: Is that the usual spelling of John?
Alicia: No, there's no ‘H' - he's just J-0-N.
Darren: OK, got you. And did you say his surname's Galloway? Can you spell that for me?
Alicia: Yes -Galloway -that's G-A-double L-0-W-A-Y. And I've got his number too. Why don't you give him a ring? |
