In this interview Zoe and Amanda talked about their family and social lives,love,work,spirit and future. Zoe said that she is an adopted daughter who was found in a train station. When she is free she likes to collect stamps and travel around. She always plays guitar or goes to pubs having a few drinks to renew strength. She also reads poetry or books about philosophy to handle disappointment. When she was young she dreamed to be an astronaut and had some working experience in a department store and a computer company. On the other hand Amanda has three brothers and a rich family background. She first dated with a boy when she was twelve years old. She went to see movie with that boy and her mother accompanied her. She once taught a American child French and dire
cted Shakespeare's plays for teenagers. She likes to write her journal and gamble to handle disappointment. The happiest thing in her life is arriving at Hong Kong because here we have a hot weather.
Throughout this interview we obviously find those typical characteristics of spoken English. We find fillers when the interviewees are talking,such as well,actually,you know,er. We find many contractions,such as what's your earliest memory, i can't really remember that much, what's been the happiest and saddest time in your life,father Christmas isn't real,it's quite painful, i don't really want to talk about it. Furthermore, we find ellipsis such as you still practicing Christianity, you got any work you have done, what you want to do, what you feel about the futu
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