INTERVIWER: Good morning! It is 10 o’clock and
we have with us the present-day director of McDonalds, Andrew J. McKenna.
Hello Andrew, welcome to our radio programme. First of all, thank you
for spending your time here with us today.
ANDREW: Hello, I’m so glad to be here, it is a big
pleasure for me.
INTERVIWER: Nowadays, your company has become
one of the trendy fast food restaurant all around the world. Do you think
that McDonalds has been the one which started the fast food trendy?
ANDREW: Yes, I do. When we started the first McDonalds
restaurant in 1940, almost anybody knew about this kind of service, the product began to spread and it became more and more popular. Now there
are lots of new fast food companies which have followed our steps to build
their own famous restaurant.
INTERVIEWER: What do you think is the main
advantage of McDonalds?
ANDREW: It is clear that people enjoy our food, not
only for its quality but also for its price.
INTERVIEWER: As you know, a lot of news talk about
the bad quality and non-healthy meat. I mean, studies have shown that your meat
is harmful for your customers.
ANDREW: Well, I have heard about this kind of rumours
and I claim it is a complete lie. We care about our clients, that’s why we
own the best farms to produce our meals.
INTERVIEWER: Focussing on advertising, we all can
recognise the logo and the motto of your brand. Do you think it will change in
the future or is it the hallmark of the company?
ANDREW: What we pretend, is to continue being recognised
for a long time, so answering your question, it won’t change.
INTERVIEWER: Thank you Mr McKenna, we haven’t
got more time to continue. I wish we could have you here soon again. Good luck with your business.
Reported speech
First of all,
the interviewer introduced his new guest and asked him if McDonalds had started
the fast food trendy. Andrew McKenna affirmed it had and explained that people
had spread the service to others.
Then, the
interviewer wanted to know what the main advantage of McDonalds was and McKenna
claimed it was the food, the quality and the price.
Finally, the
presenter questioned about the logo and the motto in the future and the manager
of McDonalds affirmed it would continue being the same in order to be
recognised.
