IELTS Monologues

A Local Bakery Success Story

A radio presenter reports on a successful family bakery and the owner behind its growing business.

B17 min

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1Hello and welcome back to Business Matters, your weekly local radio programme.

2Today we are looking at the success story of a small family bakery.

3The bakery is called Crumb and Craft, and it opened just two years ago.

4The owner, Maria Delgado, told me she started with only one small oven.

5At first, the shop opened at nine, but now it opens at seven thirty.

6Customers can find the bakery in Church Lane, opposite the old post office.

7Maria explained that the bread sells out quickly, usually by eleven in the morning.

8A loaf costs three pounds fifty, and students pay two pounds, not full price.

9Moving on, the bakery now plans baking classes for teenagers on Saturday mornings.

10These classes used to be free, but there is now a small charge.

11One last thing, the bakery will close for repairs during the first week of June.

12That is all for today, so join us again at the same time next week.

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