CH07
Interview and spot the difference
C = Interviewer
T = L2 Learner (Code 07: Chinese L1, English L2)
Lexical Size: no data
Course: MA in Interpreting & translation
1 C OK can you please um tell me your student number?
2 T um...166 um 47 . 914
3 C OK so here you have your one .OK? and um we will ask each other questions trying to find information
4 T oh OK
5 C that we have here .. so what's your name?
6 T um my name is Schanganon but you can call me shadow yeah
7 C shadow that's your English name?
8 T yeah its my English name
9 C How do you spell that?
10 T es eich ei dee ou dablyu (s h a d o w)
11 C eich ei dee ou dablyu (h a d o w)
12 T yeah
13 C OK
14 T if you make hard you can think so eye shadow
15 C oh shadow . cool
16 T um where are come from?
17 C oh I come from Argentina
18 T um..
19 C in south America . you know?
20 T oh OK I know that yeap I'm from China
21 C OK where abouts in China?
22 T Anhui province its in the middle of china
23 C mhm
24 T maybe you don't know the province but there's a famous a mount..a yellow mountain..
25 C ah OK
26 T have you heard about it?
27 C yeah yeah yeah yeah I've heard of it I've heard of it ..so what languages do you speak? I guess you speak
28 T mandarin yeah mandarin
29 C do you speak Cantonese?
30 T no I can't
31 C you can't
32 T yeah my second language is English
33 C OK
34 T I can't speak Cantonese
35 C OK
36 T yeah so you're a student here or?
37 C oh I'm a student
38 T you're a student
39 C I'm doing a masters of conference interpreting
40 T oh . that 's cool
41 C yeah and
42 T yeah
43 C I'm working here also . how about you?
44 T um I'm a student but a master of interpreting and translation
45 C OK so did you study in China before like?
46 T ah yeah but not this major I started for business something like ah international business and in my last ..master I started in a new castle university
47 C yeah OK
48 T for master of marketing
49 C oh OK
50 T not for interpreting or translation something
51 C so why did you decide to start with interpreting and translation?
52 T make myself improvement for my English level
53 C oh OK
54 T ah yeah actually I want to go back to china maybe it can help me find a better job .
55 C oh OK
56 T do you have any pets?
57 C oh I have a pet I have a black doll poodle those little tiny
58 T oh...that's good I love dogs and puppies
59 C do you have any?
60 T n..no I live in share house and not allowed to have a pet
61 C how about in china do you have any pets in china?
62 T I had I had a little dog
63 C yeah
64 T but my parents actually my dad has some allergy something to zat so
65 C oh
66 T I gave it to my grandmother yeah
67 C OK OK so what do you do for living? Do you work? Do you have a job? Or you just study?
68 T no I just study I have no job .
69 C mhm
70 T how about you
71 C well, yeah I work as research assistant here for the university of western Sydney
72 T yeah
73 C that's what I do. what are your hobbies? what do you like doing in your free time?
74 T actually I'm a kind of lady a
75 C lazy or lady?
76 T lazy
77 C lazy
78 T yeah lazy I prefer to stay at home and listen some music or watch some movies
79 C mhm
80 T or actually I will maybe go wiz my friends go to some place for . have a cup of coffee ..
81 C mhm
82 T just a talking or something like that
83 C how long have you been living in Australia?
84 T um..almost a two years
85 C two years
86 T almost two years
87 C mhm . do you like it here?
88 T very much yeah
89 C you're planning of staying in the long run?
90 T um...maybe . I don't know I actually I don't have a real plan but after I finish my course after
91 C mhm
92 T I graded I may apply for a work . work here for two or three
93 C like a permanent residency your.?
94 T yeah yeah
95 C OK
96 T I hope to
97 C OK
98 T ..so what is your favourite food?
99 C um . well, um . I like a little bit of everything but I think I would go for beef and vegetables .
100 T oh
101 C I like pasta also
102 T do you like some Chinese food?
103 C oh yeah I love Chinese food
104 T do you like it spicy or not?
105 C oh not that spicy
106 T oh OK
107 C I like it a bit spicy
108 T ohOK
109 C but not too hot
110 T not too hot
111 C not too hot . how about you?
112 T I like spicy food very spicy food
113 C really?
114 T yeah ..I can't live without chilli sauce I'm..
115 C really? what's your favourite your favourite s..um..your favourite meal?
116 T meal?
117 C Chinese meal .
118 T Chinese meal OK urm.. I don't know how to say in English make sense..a hot pot
119 C a hot pot?
120 T yeah a hot pot is a very spicy one yeah my favourite
121 C nice ..yes . wow .well I guess we're done
122 T the part one?
123 C not yet but
124 T not yet OK
125 C with this with the pictures . I want to know if you can recall what you did last summer?
126 T last summer?
127 C did you go on holidays? what did you do last summer?
128 T um..you mean here in summer?
129 C yeah
130 T I was back to China but China was winter
131 C Oh OK you can tell me about .. what did you do
132 T OK
133 C what did you do in china?
134 T China oh OK . actually I went to ah..Xiao Hau mountain with my friends
135 C mhm
136 T yeah because there is very famous . a famous mountain is in our province
137 C mhm
138 T and I've been to za .driver school or something?
139 C drivering driving?
140 T yeah driving
141 C so you learnt how to drive?
142 T yeah I learnt how to drive because I haven't got my driver license
143 C OK
144 T yeah yeah . I think necessary in my future
145 C yeah
146 T so I went there but unfortunately I haven't got the driver licence because I had no enough time you know in winter china have the Chinese traditional festival
147 C yeah
148 T spring festival yeah
149 C yeah
150 T so yeah they have the holiday they had the day off
151 C ah so they were off .
152 T ah yeah
153 C ah too bad
154 T I haven't got it yet but I will go back this winter and do get it
155 C nice . after uni
156 T yeah after uni
157 C so how about last weekend? what did you do last weekend?
158 T ah ..last weekend OK . I
159 C Nice weather
160 T yeah pretty . my friends and I actually my roommate and I we went to the Sydney . what's the name? ah .. Sydney royal..oh I can't remember the name it's a garden in near the opera house
161 C oh the the botanic..
162 T ah yes yes that's it the royal botanic garden we took so many pretty pictures but..
163 C nice . did you go for a picnic or what did you do there?
164 T oh we just went for enjoy of life because ah there're so many worker so many stuffs to do za
165 C yeah
166 T za specialised translation
167 C yeah
168 T I got slight extension translation oh so many things so we just went to enjoy ourselves and a yeah we did some picnics
169 C mhm
170 T some ..ah we took some photo with us
171 C yeah
172 T and we go there just
173 C so speaking of your family how many people are there in your family?
174 T just three . my father my mother and I because china has a one child policy
175 C OK
176 T yeah so only three um . a little bit lonley (lonely)
177 C a little bit what?
178 T lonely
179 C lonely yeah you would have liked to have a brother or a sister
180 T yeah yeah yes....
181 C yeah I know
182 T and my grandfather and .mother doesn't live with us . they live in another city yes
183 C OK
184 T but my parents will go and visit them every week
185 C OK
186 T yeah
187 C so what does your father do for a living?
188 T ah . my father and my mother work all work in the same place they work in the agriculture bank of china
189 C mhm
190 T yeah the the staffs in a ban . in a bank
191 C OK
192 T yeah
193 C so if we speak of your mum for example
194 T yeah
195 C how would be your mum's routine? what does she do everyday?
196 T ah yeah maybe it's a little bit boring I (laughs) ahaha
197 C ha
198 T yeah in my mind it's just a copy today and paste on to tomorrow
199 C (laughs)
200 T yeah she um . for yesterday maybe at maybe at six thirty yeah she will wake up and a she do does um make some breakfast for my father
201 C mhm
202 T and they my father will drive her to the work place to the bank
203 C mhm
204 T and a a she . she doesn't come back during the noon a yeah . she will come come home at maybe seven or six o'clock
205 C yeah
206 T yeah yeah and just cook dinner
207 C mhm
208 T for the family and after dinner maybe she and my father will go for work
209 C oh OK
210 T maybe go to the park or something
211 C nice
212 T she prefer some . do . doing some exercise like dancing or yeah um yeah something
213 C nice nice . do you have a best friend?
214 T yeah of course . everyone has (laughs)
215 C so . she's um here . she's in China? where is she?
216 T ah . actually. She is in Brisbane now
217 C OK
218 T yeah she came here last y..no ah . this year she came here fectober (fe..october?)
219 C OK mhm
220 T ar..she started for the master of arts
221 C mhm OK
222 T something and she's playing the piano
223 C OK nice so I guess that's the the end of part one
224 T OK that's a XX
225 C I'm going to give you a picture we will have two different pictures
226 T OK so we find is the differences
227 C yeah and they have similarities and differences
228 T oh OK
229 C so first of all I would ask um.. I will like you to ask me questions
230 T oh OK
231 C and I will answer yes or no so you have to ask me yes no questions
232 T yes or no questions?
233 C yes
234 T Oh OK
235 C yes and then we're gonna ask each other dablyu eich questions like using what where who
236 T oh OK..
237 C OK?
238 T is there four ducks in the lark in your picture?
239 C no in my picture there are five ducks in the lake
240 T oh OK um..oh OK is there a lady in red dresses with a dog?
241 C yes there is um.. but in my picture the young girl with the red dress has two dogs . what colour is your dog?
242 T ah white . how about you?
243 C one is white and brown and the other one is only brown
244 T oh OK
245 C so is there any cat in your picture?
246 T ah . yes yes there is a cat is under a tree at the right corner of the picture
247 C oh OK
248 T under the tree there is a gree cat
249 C gray?
250 T yeah
251 C OK
252 T ah and near the tree is there a.. two ladies . or yeah . they are seating they are sitting on the bench or something
253 C OK yes I have the two ladies
254 T oh OK
255 C what colour are the ladies are the ladies wearing?
256 T ah..one of them wearing a pink a pink dress and another one in dark blue dark blue dress
257 C OK
258 T is there a man watching newspapers?
259 C yes I have a man reading the newspaper . he's wearing blue
260 T ah yes. same as me
261 C is there
262 T is there oh OK
263 C is there is there anyone sitting next to him?
264 T yeah sure a little boy and is there a two bottle of glasses near the boy?
265 C mhm mhm OK
266 T can you see .oh is there a...a ladies playing with a ball with the ball
267 C yes what colour is the ball?
268 T red .. in my picture is red . how about you?
269 C in my picture is yellow red and blue
270 T oh OK . and what's the lady wearing ? what's the colour?
271 C the lady's wearing an blu..a blue skirt and a light blue t-shirt .
272 T oh OK
273 C what is the lady wearing in your picture?
274 T OK she's wearing a blue t-shirt and a yellow skirt
275 C OK mm..are there any spiders in your picture?
276 T ..yea.s. yes there is ah .. its just near the lady who is playing the ball
277 C mhm
278 T yeah is there a is there a women who is who are riding a bicycle?
279 C yes there are two of them and one is wearing red and the other is wearing pink
280 T ah yes that's exactly same
281 C are any of those ladies is any of those ladies wearing a cap ? a hat?
282 T no
283 C no?
284 T no
285 C OK . mm..so what can you see around the lake? is there anything around the lake?
286 T yes there are some flowers
287 C mhm
288 T that pink
289 C mhm
290 T yeah and there a little boy
291 C mhm . what is he doing?
292 T um he's playing with the ducks
293 C mhm
294 T yeah? and he's wearing a.. jeans a maybe jeans and a yellow t-shirt
295 C OK OK do you like going to parks?
296 T yeahs yes sometimes after dinner I will go to
297 C after dinner?
298 T yeah after dinner I go to parks for works working or something
299 C OK thank you very much for coming
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