Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

B

Well, please sound a bit enthusiastic!

A

OK, OK.

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A British comedian has announced his intention to perform 

on tour around the world, and not just in English. This 

popular show will be performed in 28 countries. The 

comedian intends to perform in several different languages 

during the tour. He is by no means fluent in all of these 

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languages, although he has already performed shows in 

French and German. He said, ‘It’s a very positive thing to 

do.’ He thought that London was a great place for comedy, 

but he also wanted to communicate in other countries. He 

felt that people who speak English are just lazy when it 

comes to learning foreign languages. Although there were 

lots of reasons for other people to learn English, he 

suggested that for English speakers to learn a foreign 

language, they had to make it into an adventure and a 

mission. He felt it was important to translate his show 

because comedians from other countries already perform in 

English. He said that laughter is the best way to tell if you 

are getting the translation right. He continued, ‘If you are 

getting laughs in the wrong place or no laughs at all, then 

that’s the time you call a friend.’