Your husband has gone overseas on business. You need someone to look after your three-year-old child while you attend English classes during the day. You search through the telephone directory for daycare facilities close to your neighbourhood, and phone one of them.
      A : Is this Little Woods Daycare Centre?
      B: Yes, it is. What can I do for you?
      A : Do you offer daycare sessions in the morning for three-year-olds? 
      B: Yes, we have sessions from 9 to 12 in the morning and 1 to 4 in the afternoon.
      A : Is your staff fully qualified?
      B: Yes, all of our teachers are certified and carefully screened. Our director holds a bachelors degree in early childhood education, and has had many years of experience.
      A : What type of activities do you offer?
      B: We mainly provide supervised play and social activities.
      A : Do you serve snacks to the children?
      B: We give them healthy snacks such as milk, fruit and vegetables every day.
      A : May I visit your school?
      B: Certainly, do come and bring your child along.

      你丈夫往海外公幹。白天你要上英文班，因此需要有人照顧你三歲的小孩。你在電話簿找到最近你居住地區的日間托兒服務後，便打電話到過去。
      甲：是小樹林日間托兒中心嗎？
      乙：是，有什麼我可以幫你嗎？
      甲：你們有沒有提供上午的托兒服務給三歲大的孩子呢？
      乙：有。我們的時間分為上午九至十二時，和下午一至四時。
      甲：你們的職員是不是有認可資格？
      乙：是，我們所有的教員都有合格證書，並且是我們仔細挑選的。我們的主任持有幼兒教育學士學位，和有很多年的經驗。
      甲：你們提供哪些形活動呢？
      乙：我們主要提供由教師輔導的遊戲和社交的活動。甲：你們會提供零食給孩子們嗎？
      乙：我們每天給他們吃些健康的零食，如牛奶、水果和蔬菜。
      甲：請問我可以來探訪你們的學校嗎？
      乙：當然可以，你隨時帶同你的孩子來吧。

      Language Notes語文註解：
      （1）Daycare centre——日間托兒中心
      （2）Daycare sessions——托兒服務時間。
      （3）Qualified——合資格。
      （4）Certified——有認可證書。
      （5）Screened——挑選。
      （6）Bachelor's degree——學士學位。
      （7）Supervised play——有督導的遊戲，即有教師看管及指導的遊戲。
      （8）Social activities——交誼活動，培養孩子和別人相處的活動。
      （9）Snacks——正餐之間的零食。