Task 3
Questions 11-15
Read about Michalis Karan.
For questions 11-15, complete the form with one word in each space.
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Michalis Karan
Michalis Karan returned yesterday from a tour with the Washington Symphony Orchestra and gave an interview for Classical Music Review (CMR).
CMR: You seem happy to be back home.
MK: Yeah, the tour was hugely successful but tiring.
CMR: Could you tell our readers about your beginnings?
MK: When we came to Washington, I was lonely. I had no friends and I hardly spoke any English. There was an old piano in the house we rented and I started playing around with it, pretending to be a famous pianist. It sounded awful, but my parents hoped I would stop asking for a pet.
CMR: Did you get a pet?
MK: No way. They got me a music teacher instead. Then I entered the Music Academy, where my friends struggled with my name and shortened it to Mikey.
CMR: Do you remember your first concert?
MK: Oh, yes. I was preparing for my debut concert when my grandpa died. Everyone said I should postpone it for the next year, but I played in grandpa’s honour. It was recorded and released as a CD the following year, in 2007.
CMR: How do you relax after an exhausting tour?
MK: Well, my hobby used to be fishing, but you can hardly go fishing here in Washington. So, I do photography. It’s a good excuse to get me out of my apartment. Of course, there’s nothing like going back to my home town in Greece and spending time with my folks there.
0 Surname: Karan