Read again the first part ofĀ Source A:
Iāve always loved telling stories. Itās the most natural thing in the world for me. When I was a musician and folk singer, I would chat to the audience between songs. I wouldnāt tell jokes, as such, I told wee[1]Ā stories.Once, in the early days, when Iād forgotten the lyrics to an old Jimmy Driftwood song, I stopped singing and started riffing[2]Ā on the story of the song to cover myself. The audience loved it. They laughed and cheered when Iād finished and I thought to myself, oh, this is interesting!
So, I was a storyteller long before I was a comedian. It was something I learned at school and later in the army, but most of all from my time as a welder in the shipyards on the Clyde. When we stopped work for a cup of tea, and the heavy machinery fell silent, the stories always flowed.
They could be rough, rude, cruel even, but they were always funny. And there were some brilliantly funny men there, much funnier than me, real patter[3] merchants who couldāve made a life out of comedy. But I guess I had a banjo[4]Ā and that gave me a ticket out.
[1]Ā Small
[2] Improvising
[3] Chat
[4] A small string instrument, like a guitar
ChooseĀ fourĀ statements below which are true:
- He used to be a magician
- He was in the army
- He travelled by ship
- He played the banjo
- He enjoys telling stories
- He didnāt like singing
- He played the guitar
- He was a ship welder
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