The key answer of exercise 1

1

• Conversation 1 → a belly dancing class
• Conversation 2 → a fencing workshop
• Conversation 3 → a knitting group

2

• Conversation 1 → today is the first time / class.
• Conversation 2 → they’ve been doing it since school.
• Conversation 3 → he’s been doing it for about six months now.

3

• Conversation 1 → they’ve never really liked sport, but they saw an advert for belly dancing, and thought it might be fun.
• Conversation 2 → did it at school in PE, then got really into it and joined a club and started competing more seriously.
• Conversation 3 → he was trying to give up smoking and wanted something to do with his hands! A friend suggested it and said the knitting needles would be something to fiddle with.

4

• Conversation 1 → not really. They’re worried they’d be too self-conscious to enjoy it.
• Conversation 2 → no, it sounds too much like hard work. 
• Conversation 3 → not really. They imagine the class must be full of old ladies.