ELLA: Good idea! Do you go to many concerts?
JACK: Oh yes, I love them. I went to six last year, and this year I already have tickets for four
concerts. I’m going to two this month! I’d like to see more, but they are expensive
ELLA: That sounds interesting. Do you play an instrument?
JACK: Well, I played the violin when I was young. I was quite good, but I don’t like classical music. I
like rock music. You don’t usually hear violins in rock music! I tried to learn the guitar, but I was
terrible at it! I tried the drums too. I was quite good at that, but my parents didn’t want me to play
them. They said they’re too noisy. So I decided to learn music technology. Then I can enjoy rock
music without playing it
JACK: It sounds great. I’m doing a course at the college too, at the moment.
ELLA: Are you? What?
JACK: Music technology. I’m learning how to record music and set up microphones at concerts.
JACK: Great! Tell me more about your Japanese cooking course.
ELLA: Well, the classes were every Monday, from seven o’clock until half-past nine. It lasted eight
weeks. At the end, we had a big party. We cooked lots of Japanese food and invited all our families
and friends.
ELLA: I get books from the library, and I watch programmes on television, and last year I did a
Japanese cooking course at the college. And, of course, I study food echnology at school.
JACK: What do you do in your free time, Ella?
ELLA: I love cooking.
JACK: Great! What sort of food do you cook?
ELLA: International food, like Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian…
JACK: That’s interesting. How do you learn?
ELLA: I get books from the library, and I watch programmes on television, and last year I did a
Japanese cooking course at the college. And, of course, I study food technology at school.