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Some of my friends can just pull out a guitar and start singing and then you have everybody around and it's such a great night.

1 Wish List Rebecca talks about what things she wishes she could do but can t. Todd: So, Rebecca, let's talk about things we wish could do that we can't do. What is something you wish you could do, that you can't do now? Rebecca: I think it would be definitely playing music, like playing a guitar. Some of my friends can just pull out a guitar and start singing and then you have everybody around and it's such a great night. I just wish I could join them and actually, yeah, have fun with that as well, but no, I can't play guitar. Todd: So, if you could play any instrument, it would be the guitar? Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah. I think so. I have played piano and saxophone before but not overly that well. Todd: Oh, really so you actually had musical training? Rebecca: Yeah, when I was in high school. Todd: In the piano and the saxophone? Rebecca: Yep. Yeah. The saxophone was maybe for one or two years and I would love to get back into playing that as well, but they're quite expensive little instruments actually. Todd: Yeah. Slightly. Rebecca: And then the piano is very large, so you can't really transport that around with you wherever you go. Todd: So do you think that if you had learned music at a younger age, you would still be with it? I mean, was the problem that you waited to late in life to start? Rebecca: I don't think so. I think it's more the friends circle that I was with. We weren't really a musical group and the people that I've met now are really musical so you sort of wish maybe if I had kept going I could have joined them now, but I do enjoy listening to them. Todd: Well, what about singing? Are you a good singer? Rebecca: No. Not at all. I don't think I want to be a good singer either cause then everybody would expect you to sing all the time so I just do backup vocals. Really badly. Todd: Well, I'm the same way. I can't sing at all. OK, so basically you wish you could play the guitar, but you have played the piano and the saxophone before. Rebecca: Yes. Todd: Is there anything else that you wish you could do? Rebecca: To be able to speak maybe a couple languages would be nice. Todd: Yeah, that's a good one. So if you could speak any two languages, what two would you want to speak? Rebecca: I think Japanese and Spanish. Todd: Japanese and Spanish. Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah. They both sound really interesting and they're both the countries that I would like to go and visit and maybe attempt to work there but you need to be able to speak the language before you can work. Todd: Right. That's true. I think if I could choose any two languages, I would choose Chinese and Arabic just because both those languages when I hear them they sound so completely impossible to speak, so if you could speak those, that would be pretty amazing. Rebecca: Yeah, definitely. Yeah, Chinese sounds like a hard language. Todd: All those tones. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #875

2 Summary The Guitar Musical Training Vocals Languages Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #875

3 Bits and Pieces Circle the mistakes and write them correctly. 1. If I could wish for anything, I will wish for a Mercedes S Class. 2. He pulled out a guitar and started singing. It was so great night. 3. Unfortunately, I can t to play guitar. 4. I have been played piano and saxophone for about 10 years but I m not that good. 5. The concert was great but now it s late so I have to back home. 6. Maybe if I had practiced more when I was young, I will be a pro now. 7. Whenever I practice my saxophone, my brother always complains me. 8. If I can speak any language, I would like to speak French. 9. It looks so hard to write by Chinese. 10. Sorry that my English isn t so good yet. I only speak little bit. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #875

4 What do you think? Descriptive Expository Narrative Persuasive Imagine that one of your wishes has come true. Describe what would be different in your life. How would you act differently than before? What would other people say? Do you think this feeling will last? If you could have one wish, what would it be? Why would you wish for that? Why is it better than other wishes? Is it impossible for you to get it in real life? How will your life change if you have it? Make up a story about an English teacher who gets what he/she has always dreamed for. What changes about his/her style of teaching? What things does he/she say differently than before the wish came true? Many people say that if they could wish for anything, they would wish for money. Write a paragraph that explains why this is a terrible wish. Give examples to show that there are many wishes that are better. Mark - Canada: Which question is being answered? If I could have one wish, it would be to live on a warm, beautiful island. I wouldn t need a computer, a cell phone, or a TV but there are some other things that I couldn t live without. First, there would have to be a place where I could buy books and magazines. Whenever I have too much free time, I like to read. Second, I would need to have an ipod or at least a radio --no music, no life! I heard that they are making solar powered MP3 players now so maybe I wouldn t even need a charger. Finally, I wouldn t want there to be any snakes on the island. Spiders are okay but no snakes please. Am I forgetting anything? Write at least 8-sentences about one of the questions at the top of the page. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #875

5 Answer Key Circle the mistakes and write them correctly. 1. If I could wish for anything, I will wish for a Mercedes S Class. would 2. He pulled out a guitar and started singing. It was so great night. such a 3. Unfortunately, I can t to play guitar. to 4. I have been played piano and saxophone for about 10 years but I m not that good. playing 5. The concert was great but now it s late so I have to back home. go 6. Maybe if I had practiced more when I was young, I will be a pro now. would 7. Whenever I practice my saxophone, my brother always complains me. me 8. If I can speak any language, I would like to speak French. could 9. It looks so hard to write by Chinese. in 10. Sorry that my English isn t so good yet. I only speak little bit. a Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #875

Todd: Right. So there's no sugar or anything like that in the juice? Rebecca: From what I can see, no. Only natural sugar from the fruits.

Todd: Right. So there's no sugar or anything like that in the juice? Rebecca: From what I can see, no. Only natural sugar from the fruits. New Mall Rebecca talks about the new shopping mall that opened in her town. Todd: Hey, Rebecca, I heard there's a new shopping center. Have you gone to the shopping center yet? Rebecca: Yeah, we went for