Track 12

Track 12

Examiner: What do you enjoy doing when you’re not working or studying?

Candidate: Well, …I’ve been involved in amateur dramatics for quite a while now. I started out as an actor, taking small parts, but now I’m directing a play. It’s a comedy about university life - written by the students.

Examiner: Tell me more about what that involves.

Candidate: Basically, I’m responsible for directing what happens on stage. I have to tell the actors what to do. I have to make sure the sets are all right - and the lighting, things like that.

Examiner: How did you first get started?

Candidate: I wasn’t interested in theatre at all, or acting - I was quite a shy person. But my room-mate had a small part in a play and I used to go along to their rehearsals. One day he was ill and I stood in for him. I loved it.

Examiner: What else do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Candidate: E r … I quite like listening to music. When I’m free in the evening, I like to go out and see local bands. I’m hoping that someday I’ll see a band that becomes really famous.