Model for Monologue 19
Here you have a model for the monologue. Please record a similar audio file, and then, go to Task 19a below to upload your file.
Monologue
Script
I’m going to tell you about my past studies and my future plans. I really like art and I studied art at Buenos Aires Art University, but I studied English to have a traditional job. When I studied my master’s degree at California State University, I tried to put English and art together, so I studied the humanities with a specialization in art and I could do an art project with paintings, but of course, the language of the thesis was English. When I studied my doctorate degree at the University of Vigo, it was more difficult to put these two fields together because it was a PhD in English philology. But I chose superhero comics to have English text and images to analyze. It was great fun, but a lot of hard work, especially at the end, when I had to pass the viva (the defence of my thesis) and this happened just three years ago. I’m very tired of studying, so I’m not going to study any other degrees. When I retire in 2022, I’m going to have a lot of time and I’m going to do lots of things that I love doing. I’m going to paint a lot and I’m going to read a lot. That’s all.