ROADMAP™ A1 Video scripts

Unit 5 Commuting N: Well, what a close race! And with so many different
ways to get to work, it's good to know there’s a fun
N = Nigel Clarke, Roadmap reporter V = Vox pop
and quick alternative.
P = Patrick
Anyway, this is Nigel Clarke, your Roadmap reporter,
N: Hi, it's Nigel Clarke, your Roadmap reporter, here. signing off.
Now, it's eight o'clock in the morning and I'm in the
middle of London, which means ... It's time for work!
Over 4 million people work in London every day. So,
transport can get pretty busy. Luckily for Londoners,
there are lots of options.
N: How do you get to work in the morning?
V1: Um, I usually cycle to work.
V2: I always travel by train.
V3: By bus.
N: How long does it usually take?
V3: Er, about an hour. And then it’s a ten-minute walk to
the office.
V2: About 40 minutes.
V1: Well, I usually leave my house at 8 and get there by
half past. So, half an hour.
N: So, there are lots of different ways to get to work. But
there is another option that many people don't know
about ... Boats!
River buses are boats that travel up and down the
River Thames.
And about 10,000 people use them every day.
So, boats are a fun way to travel. But are they a quick
way to get to work?
There's only one way to find out: a race! A boat
versus a typical London commuter.
N: This is Patrick. Every day, Patrick cycles from
Greenwich to London Bridge. He's pretty fast, so it
only takes him about 30 minutes.
But can I get there before him on a boat?
It’s time to find out!
This is the boat. It’s pretty fast, too, but can it beat a
bike?
The race starts here in Greenwich. We then race
across the city to the finish at London Bridge.
Whoever gets there first is the winner.
N: Ready?
P: Ready.
N: Go!
It’s the Shard – I’m nearly there!
N: Draw?
P: Draw.
N: Good race!
P: Great race!

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Unit 6 Handmade M: And over here is Nicky.

N = Nigel Clarke, Roadmap reporter M = Mads Watson She designs lots of our jewellery. She also manages
A = Alex N = Nicky our social media.
N: Hi, it’s Nigel Clarke, your Roadmap reporter, here. N: So, she puts pictures online. That sort of thing?
Now, handmade products are really popular these M: Exactly! Anyway, time to make the bangle!
days. They can be expensive, but you get something So, Nigel - this is silver. We use it for most of our
pretty special. bangles.
From T-shirts to bags, musical instruments to N: OK. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?
jewellery, people make and sell lots of different things
M: Yes, it's also easy to work with. So, you can cut it and
by hand.
bend it into the right shape. Like this.
So, how do you design and make something for a
N: OK. Then what?
customer?
M: Next, we need to join the two ends together, with this.
I’m off to meet jewellery designer, Mads Watson, to
find out. N: That looks good. Then what?

N: Mads works for Goodman Morris, a jewellery M: Now, we use a hammer to work on the design.
company in East Sussex. Here you try.
They make everything by hand and I’m here to learn N: Like this?
how they do it. M: Yes, that’s right. We do this all the way around the
N: Hi, Mads. bangle.
M: Hi, Nigel. Great to meet you. N: How long does it take?
N: You, too. M: It takes about 20 minutes.
So, Mads – tell me about Goodman Morris. What do N: OK.
you do here? M: I think that’s pretty good!
M: Well, we make and sell jewellery. Everything from N: Thanks! OK, what do we do now?
rings and necklaces, to bangles and pendants.
M: Well, the last thing we need to do is to polish it on that
N: And you make everything by hand, right? machine over there.
M: Yes, that’s right. N: OK. Let’s do it!
N: So, let’s say a customer wants a bangle. What M: So, here you go! The finished bangle.
happens first?
N: It looks incredible! So, what happens to it now?
M: Well, first we need a design. So, I ask the customer
M: Now we wrap it up and send it to the customer. And
lots of questions like ...
that’s it!
What sort of metal do you want to use? What style do
N: Brilliant. Well, Mads, thank you so much for today. I
you want it to be? And how big do you want it? That
think it’s great that you make jewellery like this by
sort of thing.
hand.
And we end up with something like this.
M: Thanks, Nigel.
N: Oh brilliant! So, you’ve got a design. What happens
N: Well, what an interesting day!
next?
It’s fantastic to meet people with skills like Mads. She
M: Next, we make it! Come on, let’s go through to the
can make beautiful things by hand and it’s easy to see
workshop.
why her customers love them.
So, Nigel, this is the workshop.
Anyway, this is Nigel Clarke, your Roadmap reporter,
N: Wow! It’s great! signing off.
M: And this is Alex and Nicky, the owners of Goodman
Morris.
N: Hiya!
A: Hi!
Ni: Hi!
M: So, Alex manages the business.
He emails customers, sends them designs, that sort
of thing.
N: Got it.

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