Arbeitsblatt: English Interview

My holiday Interview by GENEVIEVE CARBERY Person interviewed: NYREE YERGAINHARSIAN, theatre-maker Task: Match the questions on the next page with the answers on this page. Question 1: Aged three or five at SeaWorld in California. remember being in buggy shaped like dolphin with the tail coming up as handles to push it. thought this buggy was the bees knees! went to California to get baptised in the Armenian church. All of my Armenian family on my dads side live there – aunts, uncles cousins and extended family. They travel in packs. My dads parents were Armenian but he grew up in Beirut. After the war in Beirut all of his family went to the States but my dad married my mother and came to Ireland. Question 2: When was about 10 went to Edinburgh with my mum and sister and had cavity aching like mad for the entire time. The minute got there got mad toothache until waitress gave me painkillers to ease it! But love Edinburgh and when returned there last year saw it in whole new light. Question 3: had an amazing holiday on the Greek island of Milos recently. My boyfriend is from Greece so he knows the hot spots. Its really untouched; with clean and clear water right to the bottom of the sea. Another memorable trip was couple of weeks travelling around Armenia. Its really beautiful and is trying to establish itself and is getting there slowly but surely. The diaspora around the world is helping to contribute to this development. When people are forced to leave country it becomes more embedded in their sense of identity. My dad is the Armenian consul here so that keeps him in touch with the few Armenians in Ireland and the culture. Question 4: Id take trip around the world on big sailing boat. There were lots of people sailing in Greece and it seemed so back-to-nature. If had the time, money and people to go with it would be great way to get around. Question 5: Every Irish person who has not already seen the sun this year. Just little bit of sun and you feel great. Question 6: love the west and think Galway is brilliant city to be in. Otherwise, Dublin city on sunny day can really put smile on my face. spend most of my life in Temple Bar but love Phoenix Park and the little coffee shop outside the zoo is lovely place to sit. Question 7: Anything by Gabriel García Márquez, particularly Love in the Time of Cholera Question 8: Im going to London soon and hopefully to more of those fabulous Greek islands. Questions: a) Whats your favourite place in Ireland? b) Whats your earliest holiday memory? c) What is your recommended holiday reading? d) What was your best holiday? e) Where will you go to next? Adapted from: The Irish Times, August 27, 2011 f) If budget or work were no restriction, what would be your dream holiday? g) What was your worst holiday? h) Who would you bring on holiday with you if you had your pick? Answer the following questions to the interview My Holiday. Mark the paragraph where you found your answers. 1. Where is Nyrees father originally from? 2. What is his job? 3. Who did Nyree go to Greece with and where did she spend her time there? 4. What does she like to read? 5. Why and at what age did she go to California? 6. What does she say about the sun? 7. What was her problem when she was in Edinburgh? 8. Is Nyree interested in sailing? 9. What does she think of the Greek islands? 10. Which places mentioned in the interview would you like to visit? Why would you like to go there? Adapted from: The Irish Times, August 27, 2011