A: Excuse me.I'm sorry to bother you,but would youhave time to answer a few questions?
B: What's it about?
A: We're doing some market research for a newtelevision channel starting in two years' time.
B: OK,why not?
A: Lovely,we'll just work through this form.And if wecould start with some personal backgroundinformation...
B: Sure.
A: Right,if I could just have your age...
B: 35.
A: Right,great.And your job?
B: Systems analyst,but for the form I don't know whether it would count as professional orbusiness or what.
A: What do you think?
B: Ok,it's more like business.
A: Fine.And would you mind my asking about your salary?
B: No,I don't mind.It's ￡40,000 a year.
A: Thank you.Right ...about your current watching habits your main reason for watching TV?
B: Well,at work I tend to read for information and what have you,so I'd say that with TV itprobably just helps me relax and unwind.
A: Fine.And how many hours a day on average do you watch TV?
B: Not a lot really ...I should say just over an hour.
