[originaltext]M: So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before

M: So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due.
W: Well, Michael, I have no problem with your writing style. It’s graceful and clear. It’s interesting that you are writing about your grandmother’s piano concert.
M: Yeah. When you said we had to attend a concert and write about it, I immediately thought of her. I have been to lots of her concerts. So I am really familiar with her music.
W: That’s not necessarily an advantage. Familiarity sometimes makes it hard to see things objectively.
M: So I shouldn’t write about my grandmother?
W: No. I am just talking in general. But as I mentioned in my comments, I’d like you to place your grandmother’s concert in a broader context.
M: Yeah, I saw that, but I wasn’t sure what you meant. I mean, I mentioned my grandmother’s childhood, how much her parents loved music, how she played the piano at all our family gatherings.
W: OK. By broader context, I mean how the concert relates to some period in music history.
M: I see. I have an idea. Well, as you read in my paper, my grandmother performs classical music. That’s her true love. But for most of her career, she performed jazz. She originally studied to be a classical pianist. But she was invited to join a jazz orchestra. And the opportunity was just too good to turn down.
W: Really? Well, that’s fascinating because she probably had to reinvent her whole musical style.
M: She did. But jazz was where the money was at that time, at least for her.
W: But she eventually went back to classical?
M: Right. But only recently.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. What does the woman think of the man’s writing style?  
9. What does the woman say about familiarity?   
10. What does the woman suggest the man do?  
11. Why did the man’s grandmother perform jazz for most of her career?