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YOUNG ELECTRONIC ENGINEER COMPETITION
JOHN BROWN: Good morning, Mrs Collins. I just wondered if you could help me with this entry form for the Young Electronic Engineer competition.
MARY COLLINS: Hello, John. Oh you’ve made the jigsaw for blind children, with the bleeper.
JOHN BROWN: When they put a piece in correctly, that’s right.
MARY COLLINS: Okay, let’s have a look at the form.
JOHN BROWN: Right, thanks. I’ve never filled in one of these before, so…
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MARY COLLINS: Well, let’s just do it in pencil first. So, name of designers…
JOHN BROWN: Well, Anne helped me with some of the electronics work.
MARY COLLINS: Then you must put her name in as well. Right… Anne Ray.
JOHN BROWN: Sorry. It’s Q21 A-N-N-E and her surname is spelt Q21 R-E-A.
MARY COLLINS: Good start! Okay R-E-A. And age is easy. You’re both Q22 16 years old. What have you called the design? Keep it short.
JOHN BROWN: What about jigsaw puzzle design for visually handicapped?
MARY COLLINS: Too long. Just say Q23 blind puzzle, that’ll do.
JOHN BROWN: Okay.
MARY COLLINS: Right now, size of equipment?
JOHN BROWN: I’ve got it noted down here uh yes, length, sorry width is Q24 20 centimeters.
MARY COLLINS: Okay.
JOHN BROWN: Length is 50 centimeters and then the depth is well it’s very little.
MARY COLLINS: What would you say? I think you can be approximate.
JOHN BROWN: I’d say 2.5 centimeters.
MARY COLLINS: And the electricity supply? Is it mains operated?
JOHN BROWN: No it isn’t, it’s actually battery.
MARY COLLINS: Okay, right battery.
JOHN BROWN: Fine, okay. It’s the next bit that I’m really not sure what to put.
MARY COLLINS: Well, special features means. What is really new about this, you know, suitable for the group you made it for.
JOHN BROWN: Well, it’s Q25 safe for children.
MARY COLLINS: That’s fine. Put that in.
JOHN BROWN: Okay, and of course we think Q26 it’s educational.
MARY COLLINS: There you are, you’ve done it. Anything else?
JOHN BROWN: Well, I think the Q27 price is good.
MARY COLLINS: That’s probably the most important factor.
JOHN BROWN: Okay cheap price.
MARY COLLINS: Which brings us on to the next bit. What’s the cost?
JOHN BROWN: Well the pieces we made out of old wood they cost oh five dollars.
MARY COLLINS: And the Q28 electrics?
JOHN BROWN: They were more expensive say 9.50. Brilliant. Now what do they mean by other comments?
MARY COLLINS: It’s just a chance for you to say anything about the equipment, and
problems you envisage.
JOHN BROWN: Well, we’d really like help with making plastic instead of wooden pieces.
MARY COLLINS: Well, put something like need help to make Q29 plastic pieces.
JOHN BROWN: Okay. And the other thing is, we’d like to develop a range of sizes.
MARY COLLINS: That’s fine, then, just put that. And the last bit is, when will you send the equipment?
JOHN BROWN: Well, we’ve got a lot of work on at the moment and we want to get it as good as we can.
MARY COLLINS: Well, say 25th of june?
JOHN BROWN: Can’t we make it later?
MARY COLLINS: Well, the last date is the Q30 first of july. Why not say that?
JOHN BROWN: Okay, that’s what I’ll put.
MARY COLLINS: So that’s the lot!
JOHN BROWN: That’s brilliant. Thanks very much, Mrs Collins. I’ll send it off straight away.
MARY COLLINS: Glad to be of help. Very best of luck to you both.
JOHN BROWN: Thanks, bye.
MARY COLLINS: Bye.