<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>0:17 so what are you doing at <&>name of camp i'm um i'm in charge of the um the games <{><[>and um what else oh the games coordinator and the cluck cluck cluck fund i'm supposed to meet with them um <,> this week oh i'm thinking of going up to palmerston actually tut um <[>oh yeah might as well stay at that place you like it so <{><[>much laughs <[>much i know far out um only <.>problem he said he can hitchhike down here um but voc i don't know laughs i'm um i mean it costs twenty bucks to get up there and twenty bucks to get back so i mean i could stay with robert <.>and why don't you meet halfway <&>1:00 <.>but oh i suppose i have <.>to i'd have to um like i suppose if it was for the DAY halfway ha <{><[>where'd <.>that <[>be levin levin voc TRAIN up to levin? suppose i could get off at levin cause there's a um <,,><&>3 there's a thing that um tut the <.>tr there is a train that goes up to palmerston that <{1><[1>would go through there <{2><[2>i suppose that IS true <[1>yeah <[2>yeah it goes through levin <{><[>yeah <[>oh you should find out and see if he'd come to levin yeah or make him hitchhike down here <{><[>laughs <[>i should like DO it i mean why not i mean yeah um you know that game that we played at the beach today with the um with the spanners yeah <.>that i <{><[>thought that would be a really good get to know you game cos you could <.>you you've got to say their name <[>yeah yeah no that would be good yeah so we'll do that and um fluffy bunny fluffy bunny and um oh you know how <.>th there was that <&>2:00 combat game at the sunday school thing yeah i thought instead of doing COMBAT gear i'd get um my chef jacket and <.>a <.>one a hat and um and i had to carry a whisk instead of a toy gun like with the combat thing laughs and <.>the i don't know we could make up a really funny kind of um thing to do with kitchens or something i don't know <{><[>what we could use but <[>laughs yeah yeah um we need to have a meeting for um <,> for thing too yeah yeah we've only got one more week yeah i know yeah but nothing next week but we have to get it organised so we might as well do it yeah yeah that's true that would be on <.>the maybe <{><[>next weekend <[>eighteenth wouldn't it be next weekend that we do it no no the following weekend but we'll have to MEET next weekend mm you won't be HERE the following weekend though will <{><[>you <[>yes i will oh no i won't um cos that's the eleventh <{><[>is the saturday the twelfth yeah i won't be here <[>yeah cos that's the day we're having it i hope we're having a barbecue i can't even go <.>up i can't go to penny's um wedding now either why because um her wedding's in the afternoon and i said to mum oh <.>it i've got to be up at <&>name of camp no later than six oclock and mum said i can't guarantee that you WOULD and um i've GOT to be there cos i've got to sort of go through all <.>the all <.>the everything that's happening i mean you've got to be informed leaders have to be informed i <{><[>mean going up a day before the campers arrive voc <[>yeah oh shell that's a bit stink i <.>know couldn't they've let you go up later though like in that evening i mean it doesn't really matter does it as long as <.>someone like you get together with the person that you've GOT to and organise things yeah i <{><[>suppose <[>i mean if you had them fairly well organised it's not just <{1><[1>the games it's sort of going through the programme for <&>4:00 the week and all that kind of stuff <.>and <.>and and getting familiar with it all <.>and <{2><[2>and stuff like that i suppose um yeah is that somebody <[1>it's just sort of er yeah <[2>yeah don't know don't think so um oh friday was good friday night <{><[>it was really good <[>friday oh molly's <{><[>party that was a crack up <[>YEAH yeah that was so neat <{><[>mate <[><.>sh sharon was so sly both laugh oh she looked wonderful she always <.>en <.>ten tends to be the life and soul of the party and molly looked so good too laughs i <.>couldn't I couldn't get them stuck inside my eyes <{1><[1>i was like groans it was it was SO funny <{2><[2>oh <[1>laughs <[2>cos i've got really sensitive eyes so i wouldn't be able to even put them close yeah yeah it was really bad though cos um i had a mega mega ACID stomach and i had everyone sitting there oh it was so painful laughs oh mate i couldn't believe it it was <.>just um i <&>5:00 hate it when that happens same yeah but um oh but it was a crack up it was good <{><[><.>that that wine that sharon and whatsie <.>cho did they bring it <[>yeah it was good i <{><[>don't know <[>the sauternes they must've oh that's a desSERT wine you <.>don't i mean when <.>i <{1><[1>i didn't realise <.>that i sort of thought oh henkel trocken like this <.>is but we should have had that <.>w during the meal cos <.>sauternes <.>saut you shouldn't start with <.>a with a sweet wine anyway but sauternes <.>was is DEFINITELY a DESSERT wine you don't <{2><[2>have it before or even during with a meal i mean you can have it with dessert <.>but <{3><[3>mm <[1>laughs <[2>yeah <[3>it doesn't worry me i don't drink anyway <{><[>so <[>really sweet really <{><[>sweet i don't like sweet wines anyway <[>ugh those um tut those nachos in the <{><[>sour cream with avocado was beautiful <[>oh so yummy oh <{><[>mate <[>molly did so well doing that dish she did eh i <.>was and the dessert voc YUM OH was so nice mm i'll never forget the time she made it for the first time <&>6:00 <.>and and one half <.>with and one half was really you know really groggy kind of full of alcohol and then the other end was <.>just just normal you know and like you could <{><[>tell <.>how <[>i can imagine which one <.>you which end you went for both laugh she didn't know which end it WAS but you know <.>we once we got to the other end we thought MM so i had a second helping at the other end both laugh mm and um but no <.>it's oh <.>sherry sherry's not my favourite drink but <{><[>um no but <[>no i went out to see my friends today oh yeah and um cos i've known the kids since they were like <{><[>this big <[>yeah yeah and um i had such an awesome time i mean just playing both laugh with little trucks and playing with the <{1><[1>kids and rolling round on the floor and it was <{2><[2>so cool <[1>cool <[2>how old are they now um twelve ten <,,> seven and eighteen months oh i was going to say if they were like in <&>7:00 their um sort of like ten and twelve and you were playing with trucks and i'm thinking hmm <{><[>laughs <[>no no it's <.>a i was playing with the little one oh cool but he was SO funny like <.>he um the two older ones were sort of having a play fight and he was sitting there going stop it stop it <{><[>it was so cute this little kid's breaking up a fun fight it was a fight but it was cute <[>laughs yeah yeah but it's so NEAT i feel so at home with that family yeah it's <{><[>really good i didn't want to leave laughs <[>it's nice when <.>you yeah it's nice when you can go to someone's house and you feel so completely at home yeah yeah yeah no i do so i'm sort of part of the family too <{><[>so the kids really enjoy me <[>yeah yeah so but yeah so that was good wait <{><[>till you know what they're gonna be when they're TEENagers <[>so huh oh no they should be fairly good <{><[>all good kids <[>yeah are they from a um are they christian yep yep they go to <&>name of church oh right <{><[>oh <.>s cool <[>so yeah awesome <&>8:00 <&>pronounced hawesome that's good <,> yeah <{><[>oh <[>so what've you got this week oh an assessment what um i don't know um i've got an assessment tomorrow and i've got to finish the write up for that oh really <.>s roast chicken buzz i don't even know how to do the um the gravy oh right we have to carve the whole thing but we only have to plate one portion we have to serve it with gravy i'm not even sure HOW to plate it because we were told how to plate it the um last lot the um fish assessment mm but we get to eat it that portion so oh right but i've never made gravy the way we're making it tomorrow <{><[><&>whines i've been <.>taught TOLD how to do it once i mean every other thing we've had PRACTICES at right every <.>o other assessment <[>oh really yeah and we've had practice carving chicken but we've NEVER MADE a jus lis <&>9:00 which is a roast <.>gravy no THICKENED gravy oh right you should be professional at ROASTING chickens by now after all <{><[>those ones you did <[>mm oh THEM <{1><[1>oh for DINNER <{2><[2>and they were BOILING fowl <{3><[3>oh they <.>were they were called ROASTING fowls but <.>they what was REALLY meant is the fact that you had to BOIL them not ROAST them the meat was SO TOUGH <[1>laughs <[2>yeah <[3>laughs oh no they would have been BRILLIANT boiled yeah but like i mean <.>it you just don't BOIL chickens at home in your NORMAL size SAUCEPAN <{><[>kind of <,> far out <[>laughs oh dear it was SO funny mm i'm thinking of um doing a few edible presents for christmas this year yeah that's a good idea i'd like to get a um a christmas tree cutter and make um green shortbread you sort of <{1><[1>um got LIGHT green and then dip <.>the um dip the bottoms in chocolate <{2><[2>you know um <[1>oh yeah <[2>yeah that'd be NICE <.>and and give people <{><[>shortbread <[>or <.>wh or what mum did a couple of years ago she got a christmas tree cutter yeah she cut it out and then iced it green oh cool <&>10:00 yeah it's so neat and then put like um tut <,> chocolate chips you know those really small ones oh yeah yeah yeah put it all over it <{><[>it's really neat and the kids LOVED them <[>oh cool YUM <{><[>mm <[>big kids would like them <{><[>too <[>yeah both laugh well WE ate them yeah you know the kids loved them <{><[>that's what i said to mum today i don't know WHAT the heck i'm gonna get everybody for christmas <[>oh good i bought mum um i've got that little um like that sugar <{><[>jar <[>oh yeah <{1><[1>yeah does she like <.>the what did you give her for her <{2><[2>birthday <[1>yeah i'm gonna give that <.>to <[2>um <.>the the um milk jug in the end cos she'd been through a bit of a hard time um recently and i thought oh it's her BIRTHday and birthday's a bit more special than christmas cos everyone else receives presents so i got her um i gave that to her <{1><[1>and i'll um <{2><[2>yeah well <[1>yeah <[2>did <.>sh does she like it yeah she was absolutely thrilled um <.>the <.>the the mannequin um <.>it's you know how it's wrapped up in <{><[>abode paper well i'll wrap it in christmas paper as well and <.>le leave it under the tree so she can sort of <.>s instantly <.>know instantly know what it is when she sees the abode paper <[>yeah yeah but um it'll be quite cool <{><[>word <[>word word cool mm but i don't know what to get see dad dad was in a job where he wore a tie and he's 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