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An Interview with Pedro Ayala
A level 2 student learns songs in English
Where are you from?
I'm from Ecuador. I am 54 years old.
What languages do you speak?
I speak Spanish and I'm learning English.
Do you sing or play an instrument?
No, I sing. It's the first time I've done it, I don't play any instrument either. I would like to learn to play the piano.
Click here to listen to Pedro's version of Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles.
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Is Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles your first song you learned in English?
Hello Goodbye is my second song that I sing in English. The first song I learned is: "A Boat in the River" by the band Styx. I heard that song 40 years ago, when I was a teenager. I was 14 years old and I was in my second year of high school in my country. At that time, we had students from the U.S. doing internships in my hometown of Guachapala.
Interview-PedroAyala.MOVDavida Jordan interviews Pedro Ayala at PCC Southeast.
At that time, I learned a little bit of that song, and it all stayed there. As the years went by, due to life circumstances, I now live in the U.S. for a year and study English at PCC. I met Professor Davida Jordan and asked her to teach me how to sing in English. I learned "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles and I love singing this song.
Is learning to sing songs in English a motivation for you to study the language?
Since I was a teenager, I've loved listening to English songs, but I never sang along. I dreamed of singing one day. Listening and singing in English motivates me to continue studying. Perhaps it's an art or a skill that has been hidden inside me and that I'm now discovering.
Thank you very much.
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