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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: Mm. 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 interesing 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: So, were you in a submersion program, or all your subjects 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 possitive 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 cause 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: 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.