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Interview: Where were you born? (Top Notch Fundamentals Unit 14-2)
source: Mohammed Abuarisha/Pearson Education, INC 2010年10月28日
* social language: Discuss future plan
* grammar: Would like; Be going to for the future
# video script:
Interviewer: So where were you born?
Lorayn: I was born in New York City.
Interviewer: And when were you born?
Lorayn: January 28, 1969.
Interviewer: And, uh, did you grow up in New York?
Lorayn: Yes, I did.
Interviewer: Where and what did you study?
Joe: Uh, I studies at, uh, Rutgers, uh, in, uh, New Jersey, and I studied psychology.
Interviewer: What are your future plans?
Christiane: I will work in America and then maybe move to Thailand.
Interviewer: Why do you want to move to Thailand?
Christiane: Because Thailand has beautiful beaches and it's warm all the time.
Interviewer: Do you have any thoughts about getting married? Having children? Raising a family?
Ian: Uh, I'm not up to that yet. No.
Interviewer: Not even thinking about it?
Ian: Well, I'm thinking, I ... but I'm not up to that yet.
Interviewer: How about, uh, some other thing you might like to do--like learn to play a musical instrument or some other hobby you might like to learn?
Maiko: OK. Um, I really love skiing so, um ...but I'm not too good at it, so, um, I'd love to learn more.
Dan: I'd like to play the violin.
Ian: I'd like to, uh, learn more about writing. I like writing.