TODD
Hello, Ann! How are you doing?
ANN
I'm fine
TODD
Ann, could you introduce yourself and tell people where you are from?
ANN
Yeah, my name's Ann Hutchingson and I'm from Montreal, Canada. And right now I'm an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan.
TODD
Mh-hm. OK. What's Montreal like?
ANN
Montreal is a really nice city. It's just very cold in the wintertime. It is…uh, it has four seasons, and the nicest season is the summertime because it's really warm and people play a lot of sports, and there are some parks in Montreal, and you can go swimming and hiking and biking and rollerblading. It's a very interesting city.
TODD
Wow! Were you born in Montreal?
ANN
I was born in Montreal and I can speak two languages. English is my first language but I also studied French in high school.
TODD
Oh, so, were you in a submersion program, or all your subjects were in French
ANN
No, I went to an English high school but a lot of people in Montreal are in immersion programs.
TODD
OK. Since you learned French, what do you think is the best way to learn language?
ANN
I think that you have to like learning another language and if you have a positive attitude then you can find learning another language fun rather than stressful, so I think that I had a few French friends and we would practice and they would be very patient, and I liked the fact that I could communicate using another language because then you have another identity.
TODD
You have your French identity?
ANN
I do.
TODD
OK. So what's your name in French?
ANN
"Mono e Ann"
TODD
Oh, OK.Wow! I need to get myself a French name?
ANN
Todd.
TODD
OK. Thanks a lot Ann.
ANN
You're welcome. Nice speaking with you.