Exercise RC9-10, page CAN YOU understand these people? - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

Ten fifteen.

One.

What animal would you most like to see in the wild, for example, on a safari?

Ooh, that's a really good question, probably an elephant.

Why?

I think they're amazing. They're so big and just I heard the sort of live in the wilderness and yeah.

Two.

Do you have a phobia?

I'm afraid of spiders.

How long have you had it?

Uh, since I was about five or six, I think, but I'm not sure.

How does it affect your life?

Um, I normally have to check a room to see if there is a big spider in it before I go to sleep because one time a spider, uh, joined me in my bed.

Three.

Who's the oldest person you know well?

My great aunt is one hundred and four, living in California.

What kind of life has she had?

She has had a great life. She's still traveling at one hundred and four.

Four.

Do you do any sport or exercise?

I run and I hike and I do yoga.

Do you enjoy it?

I love hiking, hiking's my favorite and I just love being in nature, in the outdoors and experiencing nature on foot.

Five.

Are you a morning or evening person?

Uh, I'm a morning person. Um, I feel a lot more awake in the morning than in the evening. Um, so I tend to get up early even when I'm not as even though even when I'm not at work, um, and I prefer to go to bed earlier.