| Yang Li: | Hello, I'm Yang Li and this is The English We Speak. |
| William: | I'm William Kremer. Welcome to the programme. |
| Yang Li: | Ah William, I am so excited! |
| William: | Really? What's brought this on, then? |
| Yang Li: | This weekend something really really really great is happening! Do you know what it is? |
| William: | No ... |
| Yang Li: | It has to do with music ... |
| William: | Hmm. Is it a big opera? |
| Yang Li: | No, it takes place outdoors ... |
| William: | Ah, is it opera in the park? |
| Yang Li: | No, no, it's not opera. It's Glastonbury! |
| William: | Oh wow, the huge music festival! I've never been. What's the line-up this year? |
| Yang Li: | Oh no, you don't need to queue. You can just get tickets online. But of course, they are sold out now. |
| William: | No, no, the line-up, Li. Who's playing? |
| Yang Li: | Oh, I see. There's U2 and the Chemical Brothers and Fleet Foxes and Elbow ... and loads and loads of bands of course. But William, I'm confused about this phrase line-up ... |
| William: | Well, in America to 'wait in line' means to queue. But a line-up refers to all the bands that are playing in a festival. |
| Yang Li: | Oh right. So, is this phrase only used for music festivals? |
| William: | No, it isn't. Listen to this: |
Man: Is Jones playing this weekend?
Man 2: No, he's still injured so he's not in the line-up.
| William: | So in that example 'the line-up' meant the members of a sports team playing in a match. The line-up. |
| Yang Li: | Well anyway, it's a pretty good line-up at Glastonbury this weekend. I can't wait. |
| William: | Who's headlining on Sunday? |
| Yang Li: | Eh, what? |
| William: | Headlining. Who's headlining? Ah, I think I know why you're confused. 'To headline' doesn't mean to be in the newspapers. It means to be the main act in a festival. The main act is 'the headline act'. |
| Yang Li: | Oh right. I think Beyoncé Knowles is headlining on Sunday. She is the headline act. |
| William: | Ah yes, Beyoncé. I've heard of her. Is she the one that does that dance, like this ... |
| Yang Li: | Oh William, stop it! Stop it! You are not Beyoncé Knowles! It looks wrong! |
| William: | (laughing) OK, OK. So, what time do you leave? |
| Yang Li: | Eh? |
| William: | What time are you going to Glastonbury? It's quite a long way, you know Li. You should probably be getting on a train about now. |
| Yang Li: | Oh no, I'm not going! It costs an absolute fortune, you know, and it can be so muddy! And I don't like the idea of those festival toilets. Oh, no, no, no, it's not for me. I'm just going to watch it on telly. |
| William: | Oh OK, right! Well, for everyone who is going to a music festival this year, we hope you have a fantastic time. I hope that the line-up is great and that the headline act doesn't disappoint. Bye! |
| Yang Li: | Bye. |
