<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>5:08 so who's this um <{><[>it's gayle <[>girl <,,> i mean you know her or yep from school from <.>s um sixth form oh that's so cute look yeah they ARE cute little flowergirls <,,><&>4 and that's her <{><[>sister <[>oh look they look like drapes or something yeah <{><[>they do <[>with them on <,,><&>5 has she seen them no not yet aha but she's on honeymoon where did they go um just around new zealand a bit i think not they didn't go anywhere <,,> too far OH no they were going to rotorua i think <,> mm oh same pews as <{><[>in saint theresa's <,,><&>5 <&>6:00 <[>yeah so there's only one bridesmaid clears throat mm <,,><&>18 nice flowers yeah where's that are they signing the mm oh no they're <{><[>lighting a candle <[>why are they holding a candle they're lighting a candle it was part of the ceremony oh what are they anglicans or <{><[>catholics or <[>no it wasn't a catholic service but they just did that as a symbol <{><[>just a <[>oh <&>6:37 <&>section not transcribed as another family member unwittingly interrupts recording <&>7:00 that's her brother which one that one oh hold on yeah that's her brother and her other brother is <,> that's her brother and that's her parents mm and that's the boy's family <,,><&>3 was it raining <{1><[1>oh i can see some moisture oh that's your <{2><[2>rubber <[1>yeah it was TERRible <[2>yeah <,> yeah it was really dark when we took the photos outside it was quite hard <,> to focus yeah <,,><&>4 so you couldn't do many interesting ones no it was so cold and wet that we just had to just do them and <,> get to the reception <,,><&>7 mm that's at the burma lodge mm <,,><&>5 <{><[>the wedding dress is really plain isn't it <[>did you yeah it was quite nice though <&>8:00 mm mm how come courtney is that's cos they they went to school well courtney went to the same school as i did so yeah but so she went to the same school as you did <{><[>as well but you weren't as good friends with her as courtney was <[>yeah yeah um no cos courtney flatted with her at massey oh i see <,> is she older or no she's the same age oh i never heard you mention her who gayle yeah no because i didn't really know her no i just bumped into her into the street one day so she was in your year <{><[>but you didn't really know her <[>yeah she was in my year yeah i did <{1><[1>but that was a long time ago in sixth form <{2><[2>that was ages away <[1>oh <[2>oh <,,><&>3 but i haven't kept in contact with <{1><[1>her i mean i'd see her when i she was with courtney and things <{2><[2>but <[1>no <[2>yeah laughs no i don't really like the dress laughs it's hard to see from here i guess oh all wedding dresses start to look the same after a while i think no but it's so plain in the front <,,><&>7 that <&>9:00 little girl's hair it's <{><[>word <[>yeah it's all fallen out <,,><&>5 were they funny speeches yeah oh the <.>b um the best man didn't really say anything he was a bit shy i think oh yeah <{><[>which one was he this one <[>but the parents that one there he just said something really quick <,> nothing funny at <.>a well <{><[>not much he didn't dig up any dirt or anything <[>no mm <,,><&>3 there's no ones of them kissing no well they didn't really have a very big kiss either both laugh mm laughs these are the <,,><&>4 and there was this cute daisy outside it was quite nice <,,><&>3 and this is these are ones before the wedding <,,><&>3 that little girl's her hair curled well <{><[>laughs <[>mm i think it was already curly actually <&>10:00 oh i think it's natural <,> but yeah it's quite cute laughs mm oh there's a nice one that one <,,><&>5 laughs yeah that one with them was three and the other one was four oh did they cry or <{><[>anything <[>no they were really good that's good because when we went to um tut timmy's wedding <{><[>the little they were so cute but they were really little and they they ran out they were they couldn't <[>the one too shy yeah they were <.>t a bit too young yeah how old were they voc quite young cos these ones were only three and four yeah <,> they look quite happy considering <{><[>the weather and stuff <[>mm and they didn't get tired it <.>w it was quite lucky actually mm i took a bag of lollies with me to give to them oh right laughs what kind um just <{><[>those ones i gave you <[>clears throat oh yeah <,,><&>3 <&>11:00 it's starting to rain here is that outside mm mm it's so dark it's by the civic square <,> just by you know the cute fountain there what's that laughs <{1><[1>more lollies oh <{2><[2>yeah here she is she's cute eh <,,> laughs <[1>box of bikkies <[2>cute expressions <,,> mm there was this cute cute <{><[>pond <[>oh yeah yeah quite nice <,,><&>8 laughs i never noticed that hat <{1><[1>until they put it in the paper <{2><[2>saying <[1>didn't you <[2>oh right that's quite funny mm van gogh <,,><&>5 they were all looking for a u f o <{><[>cos you know those lights on the majestic centre <[>laughs yeah and the two girls were going what are they and <&>12:00 i said it's a u f o everyone point to it laughs <,,><&>4 yeah they were extremely well behaved cos it was getting quite dark and rainy by this stage yeah but they thought it was a big adventure you'd have to be i <.>think i mean cos you're so good with people it looks like voc whoops laughs ugh spit looks like they're all in being cos i guess you got to have them in a good mood to take good photos of <{><[>them <[>mm yeah especially when it's raining and yukky yeah what else is there oh clears throat so are you going to be in <.>l london at the end of the year i don't know so i can come and visit i have to keep waiting <{><[>for it <[>mm i um wrote to <{><[>dawn saying that i might come and visit her <[>what's that oh yeah oh that's just what i'm gonna be voc um tut counsellor production assistant and costumes your job to counsel girls in dorm assist in all areas of production stage manager costume costume shop assistant props <,,> <&>13:00 we <{><[>look forward to meeting you <[>mm i suppose it would be quite hard so what do you mean by counselling the girls dressing <.>ro in <{1><[1>girls' dorms you'll be assigned to some of them and <{2><[2>yeah <[1>oh just um looking after them <[2>yeah be like a group <{><[>of girls that you have to look after <[>clears throat mm and just make sure that they get to all their activities and <{1><[1>make sure that they write letters home and that they're all being good and they get to bed on time and they're not homesick and just <{2><[2>sort of being their friend really <[1>yeah <[2>yeah yeah yeah and <,> oh we get one day off a week tut and what can you <{><[>can you really do much <[>um well it's um in that other <,> oh there's another pamphlet around a white <,,><&>3 oh <,,> here here you are <{><[>um it says oh some things that you can do like <,,><&>5 um <,,> oh it just says <&>14:00 it's located in the middle of the catskill mountains in new york state this area is rural and lusciously green scattered with tiny lakes and resorts and yet we're the only we are only two and one half hours from the excitement of new york city <[><&>yawns laughs one half <{><[>hours <[>yeah but <.>ha i mean half your day'd be gone by the time you get there tut um <,> no not really mm um oh no cos when we go we can go for a whole day like leave that morning and come back the next morning so you've <{><[>got the whole twenty four hours not just twelve hours mm but it's got <.>h um you can go to bear mountain state park <[>OH that's all right i just thought you yeah laughs look for yogi bear laughs and the famous woodstock colony and that <{><[>there's buses <[>oh HEY are they are they little birds <{><[><.>woodst oh not like um <[>what no yeah woodstock <{><[>you know that um <[>oh no cos why's woodstock called woodstock i don't know oh laughs <&>15:00 i thought that might be <{><[>a type of bird <[>you know both laugh <{1><[1>some colony and you go no i know what woodstock is <{2><[2>but why would you call it that <[1>and that's where you go <[2>laughs laughs hello snoopy <{><[>laughs <[>i was hoping to go and see the woodstock <{1><[1>colony and there'd be little woodstocks running <{2><[2>round it'd be so cute laughs <[1>laughs <[2>oh aha aha voc um and the town little town of liberty is next door and offers movies shops and <{><[>several types of restaurants <[>hey you'll see the statue of liberty mm you'll have to take a photo of it for us okay laughs i'll send you lots of postcards <{><[>lots of letters yeah but voc what else does it say oh here here <.>w here's that bit about <[>yeah clears throat that bit five separate <.>thea <{><[>theatres <[>theatres five dance studios mm two television studios and they also do cos i thought that it would be all drama but they've actually got um sport activities like <{><[>basketball <[>yeah but it says non er <{><[>noncompetitive yeah <[>noncompetitive mm but that's what it should be i mean the other camps don't do competitive sport <&>16:00 oh yeah cos it's not it's for it's more for participation than for being the best <,,> mm every stage door boy or girl is in a show at all times every musical and dance performer may appear at a resort hotel yeah they do shows um and they take them round to cos it's in a big sort of resort area yeah so <.>th i think they take them did you see our campus performing on nightline no laughs acclaimed by ted kopell and steven borg <{><[>okay who cares <,,><&>3 and here's it goes um where that where else what other parts of the world they come from canada caribbean england france greece israel africa and latin america <,,><&>4 <[>mm laughs frequently recommended to stage door by prominent actors writers teachers agents and <&>17:00 word so they have quite like the teachers are quite um <,,> yeah it sounds as though <{><[>they <[>guest celebrities from stage screen and television yeah come <{1><[1>and and i think <{2><[2>they might run seminars and things like that <{3><[3>i don't know <[1>hey <[2>yeah <[3>yeah you might see some famous people yeah like i told you i danced with gary mccormick didn't i did you yeah at that thing oh how was <{><[>that thing <[>he was the only one that would come up and dance with us OH <{><[>was he fun <[>um yeah he was quite nice yeah oh from colenso did you see did you yeah i saw <{1><[1>benjamin and auntie minna but <{2><[2>word i sort of got this gown hoping that <{3><[3>they would see me laughs clears throat no but i don't <.>know no but <,> <{4><[4>when when they when i saw them <[1>benjamin <[2>oh right <[3>oh did they would see you i think dressed in that laughs <[4>is it was oh right you know when oh was this in colour yeah no no laughs look at you have you got <.>a what's on your face they gave us dots oh right well mine didn't smudge like some some hers like smudged all down her <{><[>face <[>yeah oh no how embarrassing mm that that looks quite wild yeah and was it good fun or was it a bit <.>s <{><[>slack <&>18:00 <[>um oh we had to wait around for <{1><[1>ages but inhales yeah <,> i don't know yeah it was <{2><[2>good but it'll be worth it when we get the money <&>18:08 <[1>mm <[2>was it all right