Interviewer: Thank you for taking part in our survey. I really appreciate it.
Respondent: It's OK. I'm waiting for a friend, anyway. She's keen on photography and is buying some accessories for her camera at the moment. It may take her a long time.
Interviewer: Right. And as we are talking at the entrance to a fine arts exhibition, I guess, you are interested in arts, aren't you?
Respondent: Yes, I am. I love arts and I do some painting myself. Just as a hobby, not professionally.
Interviewer: You need to see Italy then. There are lots of places for art lovers there.
Respondent: Oh, yes! Italy is on my travel list. We were going to fly there last winter but I had to go to Finland instead, on a business trip.
Interviewer: Sorry to hear this.
Respondent: Never mind, it's ok. I'm going to Rome this June anyway. I'm even planning to hire a private guide to show me the most interesting places in the city.
Interviewer: Good! I guess you are a very busy person, aren't you? What do you do for a living?
Respondent: You mean what my job is, don't you? I'm a scientist. I don't think we should discuss it in detail. It's a specific sphere.
Interviewer: Right. Of course. You are a very young scientist, I should say.
Respondent: No, not really. I'm forty. To you, forty may sound like a very serious age.
Interviewer: But you look younger.
Respondent: Thank you.
Interviewer: Anyway, getting back to our survey… What's your favourite dish? Is it pizza? Or any other Italian cuisine?
Respondent: Right. It's Italian cuisine, but it's not pizza. It's pasta.
Interviewer: Pasta?
Respondent: Yes. With different sauces.
Interviewer: Right. And the last question is about recreation activities. Do you play any sports? Tennis, probably?
Respondent: Right, I find sports absolutely necessary to stay healthy. Physically and mentally. But it isn't tennis. I prefer team sports. I play basketball with my colleagues at least twice a week.
Interviewer: Basketball?
Respondent: Yes. I may not be tall enough for the game but I'm a good player, actually.
Interviewer: I'm sure you are. Thank you for your time.