How have your two sons been doing at school lately, Andy?
Terrible! James never starts learning, and Malcolm never stops learning.
You're joking, of course. I hear that Malcolm is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Yes, so his teachers say. He has always been working very hard. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Maybe he'll become a university professor in the end.
Maybe. But I think he studies too hard. I sometimes wish he'd go out and enjoy himself for a change.
Yes. What about the younger one?
Well, Jame's teachers say that he is clever, but he hardly does his best. In other words, he's not bad when he makes an effort, but he's too lazy. He does his homework in ten minutes every evening and then rushes out to play tennis.
He's crazy about tennis, isn't he? Perhaps he can make his fortune at it. You can make more money from sport than other jobs these days.
So I believe. But my wife always worries about the children's future. She wants James to give up tennis and study law.