LISA: That’d be great, thanks.

TONY: Right, first thing is, when is the best time to hold it?

LISA: Well, he leaves on the twenty-fourth of December.

TONY: So what about the twenty-second?

LISA: Yeah, I think that’s about right. We want it quite near the time, don’t we?

TONY: Sure, and what about a venue? In college? A hotel?

LISA: I think a hotel will probably work out rather expensive, and I’ve been looking at the _Q1 College Dining Room; that seems pretty reasonable.

TONY: Fine, yeah, why not?

LISA: And then we ought to be thinking about invitations… who mustn’t we forget to invite?

TONY: Well, obviously John and his wife.

LISA: Right.

TONY: And the Director.

LISA: Ah ha.

TONY: The _Q2 office staff.

LISA: Yep, and all the teachers and all the _Q3 students.

TONY: Anyone else?

LISA: Faculty Heads?

TONY: No, better draw the line, I don’t think it’s necessary.

LISA: Yeah, you’re right.

TONY: I don’t mind writing the invitations. When shall we get them out for?

LISA: Enough time but not too early. What about the fifteenth of December?

TONY: Well, there are exams on the sixteenth—better avoid them.

LISA: _Q4 Tenth?

TONY: Yeah, that should do it.

LISA: So what does that leave? Oh yes, a present.

TONY: Would you mind doing that?

LISA: No, not at all; we usually go round with an envelope during _Q5 coffee break, don’t we?

TONY: Yeah, coffee break’s always the best time, ‘cos people have got their money handy.

LISA: Yeah, exactly. Do we suggest an amount? Or does it seem a bit unfair?

TONY: No, I think people welcome it. We suggested _Q6 six dollars last time, is that OK?

LISA: Yeah, plenty I would have thought, which should leave us with about ninety dollars.

TONY: Have you any ideas for presents?

LISA: Well, I’ve been having a little think. I thought, you know, he loves music.

TONY: Yeah, and books.

LISA: So, I thought I’d check on prices for, well, perhaps CD players.

TONY: Yeah, that’s a good idea, and also I thought maybe, you know, a _Q7 set of dictionaries. I heard him say he needed a good one.

LISA: The other thing he was saying last week was that his computer printer had broken.

TONY: Umm. No, I’d be really frightened about getting the wrong type.

LISA: OK, yeah.

TONY: The other thing is something for the home—Jill suggested a coffee maker.

LISA: Oh yeah. I’ll certainly find out what they cost. OK, have you got all that down?

TONY: Yes.

LISA: Now we need to think a little more about the money. I know we’ve got a set amount from the Social Fund.

TONY: Right, what does that cover?

LISA: It’s meant to cover the cost of the room.

TONY: Yeah.

LISA: And a certain amount for food.

TONY: And also drinks?

LISA: Oh yeah, certainly.

TONY: But will it be enough?

LISA: What we’ve done in the past is to ask guests to bring some snacks.

TONY: Right.

LISA: We don’t ask them to bring more drinks because we figure that’s… that should come from the Social Fund.

TONY: OK. Anything else for the guests to bring?

LISA: Well, _Q8 some music, because there’ll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on.

TONY: Anything else?

LISA: Well, it’s just a thought, but a couple of years ago we had a really good party where we set up, you know, some simple games.

TONY: Yeah, great. Wasn’t it based on _Q9 photos from the students and teachers?

LISA: That’s right.

TONY: So we should ask the guests to bring photos. OK. I’ll put it on the invitations.

LISA: Now the last thing is, who shall we ask to do the _Q10 speech?

TONY: Don’t you think it might be nice to have one of the students?

LISA: Well then, the Student Leader?

TONY: Yeah, much better than the Director giving speeches again.

LISA: OK then, I’ll ask her. Lovely! So, is that all?

TONY: Looks like it.

LISA: Great. Thanks ever so much…

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