Audio Script

Part 1.

Interviewer: Welcome Matthew. You invented a game recently, didn't you?

Matthew: I invented a mini-baseball game a few years ago now, and it's become very popular. I'm

fourteen now, but I had the idea when I was 10. It took some time for me to persuade people to take

me seriously, so the game didn't actually go on sale until the day after my thirteenth birthday.

Interviewer: And it's made and sold by a small American company?

Matthew: That's right, but when I first tried to find a company to make the game, I didn't have any

luck. Some companies didn't reply and the ones who did reply just thought it was a joke because I'm

a child. None of them let me show them the game.

Interviewer: What did you do then?

Matthew: When I couldn't get a company to help, my dad went to the bank, but they wouldn't lend

us the money. But my parents have a friend who's a really good businessman, and he helped us to

make a business plan. Then we talked to my grandmother and my great aunt who are quite rich.

They were happy to lend us enough to make the first thousand games. After that, we persuaded a

company to make the game for us.

Interviewer: So have you got any more ideas?

Matthew: Yes, I have actually. I've got an idea for a game for younger children. I was watching my

sisters playing one day and I got the idea from them. Then I tried it on some other children. The

company arranges for me to visit different schools. I ask them what they enjoy and try my

ideas on them.

Interviewer: So it's for younger children?

Matthew: Yes. The toy company did some research, and between the ages of five and six, children

are interested in animals, colour, food - things to do with their own lives. By the time they're eight,

they like the opposite - they prefer games where they can invent things and are more imaginative.

Then, between ten and twelve, they enjoy games based on knowledge - quizzes and things like that.

Interviewer: Well, what does the future hold for you Matthew?

Matthew: It's OK inventing games now while I'm young, but when I leave school, I want to do

something different. I'd like to learn how to run a business, so that's what I'll study at college. I think

actually I'd prefer to work for a company rather than have my own business. You don't have to

worry so much then.

Part 2.

Announcer: And last today on our holiday programme we have some information about cycling

holidays. They're run by Pathway Holidays, and the next one is from Monday 12th June until

Saturday 17th June. On this trip, you cycle from Whitehaven in the northwest of England to

Sunderland in the northeast. On most days, you cycle around 40 km, the maximum on any day

being 50 kms, so over the whole trip you'll cycle about 210 kms. The trip passes through beautiful

countryside. The routes are planned so that you don't have to ride up too many hills. The steepest

part is near the end when you get to the highest point of the ride. This is known as Black Hill

because of the colour of the rock. After that, it's downhill to the North Sea. The total cost of the tour

is £652 and that includes your hotel, all meals, the transport of your luggage and a guide. This is

someone who knows the area and can tell you about it on the route. In fact, the price includes

everything except bicycle hire. It's possible to hire a bicycle and you should book one in advance if

you want to do that, but they recommend bringing your own bicycle. It's often more comfortable to

ride one that you are used to. Entertainment is provided in the first hotel in Whitehaven - there'lI be

a musical evening. On Wednesday evening, the hotel you're staying in will organise a quiz, and on

the last evening - that's Friday - there'll be a party. If you'd like more information about the trip, the

company advises you to look at their website, and I'll tell you what that is in a minute. We're just

going to talk to someone who did this cycling holiday recently...

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