Presenters: Cyril and ZhaoLin
Topic: Hobbies and interests
In this show, adult English language students in GO3* class talk about their hobbies and interests. Cyril, from France, and ZhaoLin, from China, chose the topic, prepared the questions, introduce the show and interview their classmates.
We hear interviews with:
Kohei (Japan)
Cai (China)
Saaod (Qatar)
Interview questions
(If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.)
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
1. Have you got any hobbies? Why do you like it/them?
2. Do you have special hobbies in your country (e.g. sport, food…)?
3. How much time do you spend on your hobbies? And how much money?
4. Do you think it's good to have hobbies? Why?
5. What are the disadvantages of your hobby?
6. Would you spend more time on your hobby? Why?
Please listen to our interviews and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com.
This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingle chosen by the presenters is "Wild Card". After editing in Garageband and Audacity (for noise removal and deletion of unnecessary silence), the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and the file was converted to MP3 format using Switch Audio File Converter (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html). The photo was edited in Apple iPhoto and Pixelmator.
This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.
