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‘In ballet you need to be perfect’ Ivan Vasiliev Rudolph Nureyev Ivan Vasiliev is a Russian ballet dancer. He is the principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. I live in a flat in St Petersburg with my girlfriend. I usually get up at about nine and then I have a shower. In my job I often stay in hotels. When you have a shower in the morning in a hotel you can leave your towel on the floor. I love that! I always have a good breakfast, and I love eggs. When I am very hungry, I sometimes eat five. I like sausages, too. Classes start at 10.30. I practise all morning without a break. I sometimes have lunch, but not always. In the afternoon, I practise more. Of course in ballet, you need to be perfect. Nureyev is my favourite dancer. I have a pair of his ballet shoes. After work I want to eat. I love meat. My favourite is a big steak. No vegetables. Only steak. English File third edition Beginner • Student’s Book • Unit 6B, p.37 © Oxford University Press 2015 1 In the evening we sometimes go out. Before we go out my girlfriend looks at my clothes and she usually says: “No, Ivan. Change!” I’m not interested in clothes, but I love watches. I have seven, including a Montblanc, three Rolexes, and a Maurice Lacroix. Sometimes, I don’t go to bed until 1.00 or 2.00. It’s often difficult to sleep. I have a lot of things in my head. Adapted from The Sunday Times magazine series, A Life in the Day English File third edition Beginner • Student’s Book • Unit 6B, p.37 © Oxford University Press 2015 2 Glossary towel floor ballet shoes steak clothes sleep A002209 English File third edition Beginner • Student’s Book • Unit 6B, p.37 © Oxford University Press 2015 3.

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