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This is English USA, on the Voice of
America. Now, Lesson 21, Part 2. |
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LUIS: |
That's beautiful. Do you like classical
guitar? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I do. Do you play classical guitar? |
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LUIS: |
Yes, I do. I play rock guitar in the band. |
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LAURI: |
He plays classical guitar at home. |
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LUIS: |
We study classical guitar. |
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MARTIN: |
I want to talk about your families. Luis,
your mother is an opera singer. Where does she sing? |
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LUIS: |
South America. Central America. Mexico. She
teaches singing too. |
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MARTIN: |
Where is she from? |
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LUIS: |
She's from Spain. |
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MARTIN: |
Where is your father from? |
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LUIS: |
He's from New York. |
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MARTIN: |
Is he a musician? |
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LUIS: |
No, but he loves music. |
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LAURI: |
His mother and father met at the opera. |
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MARTIN: |
That's interesting. |
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LUIS: |
My father loves music from Spain. |
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MARTIN: |
Does he like your music? |
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LUIS: |
No. |
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LAURI: |
He likes classical guitar. |
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LUIS: |
Of course. It's from Spain. |
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MARTIN: |
Let's listen to more music. |
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MARTIN: |
Luis, you sing and play the guitar. Lauri,
you sing and play the guitar. Stacy plays the keyboard. |
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LUIS: |
That's right. |
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MARTIN: |
Who plays the drums? |
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LUIS: |
That's Ricky. |
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MARTIN: |
Does he sing too? |
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LUIS: |
Of course. Stacy sings too. |
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MARTIN: |
Are there more musicians? |
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LAURI: |
No, only four musicians travel. |
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MARTIN: |
Do you record your music? |
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LUIS: |
No, we don't record. |
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LAURI: |
We want to record. |
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MARTIN: |
Lauri, were your parents musicians? |
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LAURI: |
No, but they liked music. They liked folk
music. They liked jazz too. |
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MARTIN: |
Do you like jazz? |
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LAURI: |
Yes, I do. |
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MARTIN: |
Do you play jazz? |
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LUIS: |
We don't play jazz very well. Lauri plays
jazz flute. |
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LAURI: |
I studied jazz flute. |
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MARTIN: |
Where did you study? |
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LAURI: |
I studied in New York. |
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MARTIN: |
Let's listen to some jazz. |
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MARTIN: |
Did you like that? |
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LAURI: |
I loved that. |
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MARTIN: |
Lauri, did you and Luis meet in New York? |
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LAURI: |
Yes, we did. I studied there for three
years. We met the second year. We married in New York. |
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MARTIN: |
Do you have brothers and sisters? |
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LAURI: |
Yes, I do. I have two brothers. |
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MARTIN: |
Are they musicians? |
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LAURI: |
No, they aren't. They like music. |
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MARTIN: |
Do they like your music? |
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LAURI: |
They like it. They don't love it. |