Kevin: Hi! I’m Kevin. Can I sit here?

Kate: Yes, sure.

Kevin: And what’s your name?

Kate: Kate.

Kevin: Is this your first visit to Paris?

Kate: Yes, I’m from Canada and this is my first visit to Europe or anywhere else. I’ve never been abroad before and everything seems very exciting. And where are youfrom?

Kevin: From Liverpool. My family’s lived in that part of England for ages and we seldom travel anywhere either.

Kate: My parents are completely different; they travel a lot because of their job, but they’ve never taken me with them.

Kevin: I see.

Kate: But this time we are travelling all together as a family. Today we are going to have a guided excursion of the historical part of Paris. Are you here on your own?

Kevin: No. It’s a school trip. The whole class are here and two teachers to supervise us.

Kate: Oh, it must be interesting travelling in a large group.

Kevin: Yeah. We were awarded this trip when we won the city competition.

Kate: Was it a sports competition?

Kevin: No, it was a competition for school rock bands.

Kate: You’re a musician?

Kevin: Sort of. In our band I play the drums.

Kate: Do you see music as your career? Everyone nowadays wants to be either a celebrity or a computer genius.

Kevin: Not in my case. Music is just for fun. I’m deeply interested in physics and biology. I think that absolutely fantastic discoveries are awaiting us in these fields. They could completely change our idea of the universe and of ourselves.

Kate: So, you want to do scientific research?

Kevin: Exactly.

Kate: But that means getting a very good education…

Kevin: Yes. This is my last year at school and I hope to start my university course this summer. I’ve got good grades and it makes my plan sound quite realistic.

Kate: Yes, it looks like a good one. You seemto have planned your life very well. I can’t even make up my mind on what souvenirs to buy for my friends back home…

Kevin: I’ve found a shop with some old photos of the city. I bought several pictures there as gifts for my friends. They’re not expensive and the images are lovely.

Kate: Yeah, I think that would be better than heavy souvenir mugs or T-shirts with prints. Could you tell me where the shop is?