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a musical instrument? 4. Who can play the violin, Betty or her
sister? 5. Is Betty’s sister good at playing the violin? 6. How long did
Anne take piano lessons? 7. Did she learn to play it well? Why not?
8. Did she really have no musical talent?

     Exercise 2. Make up your own sentences; follow the model and
                 use the key-words.
     Model: Helen/play the piano
            Helen is pretty good at playing the piano.
     Nina/sing folk songs, Bob/play football, Alec/imitate people’s
voices, Jane/recite lyrical poems, Ann/make fancy dresses, Mary/
play tennis, John/do crosswords.

     Exercise 3. Acting the scene.
      Characters: Helen and Jane; they hear Jane’s brother playing
the violin. Use the following expressions.
      I wish I could play ..., to know music very well, to be pretty
good at playing the violin, to take violin lessons, to get ready for a
violin recital, but I never learned to ...
              WHAT   PERFORMANCE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?

      Mary and Peter are going to the theatre tonight. They are
discussing what performance to see.
      Mary: Are we going anywhere tonight? I think we could go to
the theatre.
      Peter: That would be lovely. What about a musical?
      Mary: Oh, no! I don’t feel like it today. I’d like to see Laurence
Harvey at the Aldwich. I saw him play superbly in The Twelfth Night
last year.
      Peter: All right. I’ll try to book two seats.
                          AT   THE BOX-OFFICE

     Peter:    Have you got two seats for tonight’s performance?
     Clerk:    The first or second performance?
     Peter:    We usually prefer the second.
     Clerk:   I’ve got a few stalls and two circle seats.
     Peter:    How much are the seats in the circle?
     Clerk:    Two pounds each. I’ll show you where they are on the

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