B: …especially with bananas and so on.

J: Oh, I know exactly what you mean.

T: OK.  Time for us to wrap up.  Now, I’d like you to write an essay.  The title is… “Globlisation: right or wrong?”

J: How many words?

T: One thousand, five hundred.

J: When is it for?

T: Where are we?  January 21st.  Shall we say in one week’s time?  The 28th?

B: Oh.  I’m not sure; we’ve got exams till the 26th.

T: Fine.  Let’s call it February the 2nd.  That will give you the weekend.

J: OK.  And do you want us to email it to you?

T: Best not to.  We’ve had a few problems with the system in the past.  No, pop it in the internal post.  Right, I’d better hurry.  I’ve got a lecture in five minutes; now where did I put my gloves?