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Dai: So, Naomi, so you're from Wales and you're eleven. So what does an eleven-year-old girl do for fun in Wales?

Naomi: I do music. I play the piano and violin.

Dai: How long have you played the piano?

Naomi: Since I was about eight.

Dai: Eight. And what about the violin?

Naomi: About the same?

Dai: OK, and what kind of level are you at now, then, at the piano?

Naomi: I just passed my grade three.

Dai: Oh, congratulations. So that's grade three of ... what is that?

Naomi: Of ... you have different levels.

Dai: OK. And it starts at grade ...?

Naomi: One. And it gets harder.

Dai: Up till ... what's the highest grade you can get?

Naomi: Eight.

Dai: Oh, grade eight. So, you're a grade three now. So I guess the next one you're gonna do is grade four?

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: OK, and so what do you have to do? What kind of test is it?

Naomi: You learn three pieces.

Dai: Three pieces of music.

Naomi: Yeah. And you have to play them and you have do some singing.

Dai: Oh, really?

Naomi: Yeah. And some ...

Dai: Is that like sight-reading? You look at the script and you have to sing the notes or...?

Naomi: No, somebody plays a tune for you and you have to sing it, exactly the same tune that they played, and there's sight-reading where you have to look at the page and then play it on the piano.

Dai: Oh, wow. Is that hard?

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: Yeah. I can imagine. So often ... how much to you practice the piano then?

Naomi: It probably should be once a day, but I normally do it three times a week - about that.

Dai: OK. And you enjoy it then?

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: OK. Great. And, you play the violin too?

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: Yeah, is that fun?

Naomi: Sort of. It's not as fun as the piano.

Dai: OK. And do you do any other things in your spare time?

Naomi: I do Guides and swimming.

Dai: Guides?

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: What's Guides?

Naomi: It's like a group of girls and they do activities and everything and they meet each week to do activities.

Dai: Like what kind of activities do you do?

Naomi: Well, you can go camping sometimes, and you just do activities like sometimes you do sports and outside activities and lots of things.

Dai: Oh, is it like, kind of like the Cub Scouts for the boys?

Naomi: Yes.

Dai: OK, so you have to wear a uniform?

Naomi: Yes.

Dai: OK, can you explain the uniform for me?

Naomi: It's sort of this dark blue and you can either wear jeans or joggers or these trousers.

Dai: Joggers? What are joggers?

Naomi: Trousers that you wear for sports.

Dai: Oh, for like jogging. Oh, OK. well, sounds like you have ... you do a lot of fun things in your spare time.

Naomi: Yeah.

Dai: OK, well, it was very nice to talk to you and good luck with your piano and your violin.

Naomi: Thank you.