Monday, July 1, 2013

Grammar #17: Reported speech (due Monday, 7/8)

For this assignment, you are going to interview one of your classmates--someone who is not from your country. They can be from 5C, D, or E.

Part I. 
First, write a list of 10 interesting questions. The questions should be about the interviewee's past, present, and future. You can also ask about their favorite books, movies, hobbies, etc...

Here are some sample questions which I found online, but you can formulate your own.
-Would you rather...
 be ugly and loved or beautiful and lonely?
-rather find true love or be filthy rich?
-invent an item that everybody uses or a song that everybody hums?
-have a relationship with someone 10 years younger or 10 yrs older?
-be deaf or blind?
-be sentenced to death or 50 yrs in jail?
-sing in the rain or dance in the streets
Here are some more:
* Which three (3) famous people do you admire most?
* Which three (3) famous people do you NOT respect?
* Which three (3) famous people do you think are most like you?
* Which three (3) famous people would you most want to be like?
* Which three (3) famous people do you most NOT want to be like?
* What personal values and principles are the most important to you?
* What friendship values and principles are the most important to you?
* What marriage values and principles are the most important to you?
* What community values and principles are the most important to you?
* What world values and principles are the most important to you?
* Using single words or phrases, how would you describe yourself?
* Where do you see yourself in five (5) years to 10 years?
* What are your favorite websites?
* What are your favorite television shows?
* What are your favorite movies?
* What kinds of music do you like?
* Who are your favorite bands?
* Who are your favorite singers?
* What kind of magazines do you read?
* What type of books do you read?
* What is your favorite food?
* What is your favorite dessert?
* What is your favorite snack?

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Part II.
Conduct your interview and take notes on what your partner says.

Part III.
As a comment to this post, write a report of what you learned from your partner. Make sure you use the correct verbs of reported speech.

14 comments:

  1. Omar told me that he is from Saudi arabia.
    When I asked Omar how many siblings he has, he responded that he has 6.
    Omar told me that he had studied high school.
    I asked Omar about his plan after finishing the LCC and he told me that he would enroll in U of H.
    When I asked him about the most interesting thing about him, he told me if I met him, I would know him.
    Omar told me that He liked Fast 6 movie.
    I asked Omar if he has live in another country and he responeded that he had never lived in another country.
    I asked him about the craziest thing you have ever done and he told me that he had stolen his friend car.
    I asked him about his favorite team and he told me that Real Madrid is his favorite team.

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  2. *I asked Joyce,"Where are you from?" she replied that she is from Congo.
    *I wanted to know,"How many siblings does she have?" she said that she had 5 siblings.
    *"What do you plan to do after you finish the LCC?" I asked. She assured that she would transfer to the HCC.
    *I questioned her,"Have you ever lived in another country?" she confirmed that she had lived in Kinshasa for a year.
    *I asked her,"What is your favorite book?" she bragged to me that "La Favorite Du Cheick" is her favorite book.

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    1. I'd like everything to be in reported speech, so please redo.

      I asked Joyce where she was from and she replied that she's from Congo.

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    3. 1.I asked Joyce where she was from and she replied that she's from Congo.
      2.I wanted to know How many siblings she has and she said that she has 5 siblings.
      3.I asked her What she planned to do after the LCC and She assured that she would transfer to the HCC.
      4.I questioned her if she had lived in another country and she confirmed that she had lived in Kinshasa for a year.
      5.I asked her What was her favorite book and she bragged to me that "La Favorite Du Cheick" was her favorite book.

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  3. Faisal told me that he comes from Saudi Arabia.
    I asked him how many siblings he has.
    I asked him wether he worked or studied before he came to US.
    I wanted to know what he will do after he finish the LCC.
    I would like to know what he is interested in.
    I asked him what his favorite movie is.
    I wanted to know if he ever lived in another country or not.
    I really wanted to know what the craziest thing he has ever done.
    I asked him what the major he will choose.
    I wanted to know whether he has ever learned another language or not.

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  4. I asked jany what country she is from and she respond that she is from taiwan.


    I asked her how many siblings she has and she respond that she have one sister.

    I asked her what she did in her country before she came in the USA and she respond that she studied business in the university.

    I asked her what her plan after finishing the LCC and she respond that she would study in university.

    I asked her what the most interesting thing about her is and she respond that she watched a lot movies in a day.

    I asked her what her favorite movie is and she respond that she liked iron man.

    I asked her if she lived in another country besides her country and the USA and she respond that she had not.

    I asked her what the craziest thing she did and she respond that she screamed in her class.

    I asked her what her favorite animal is and she respond that she liked cats.

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  5. I asked Yener where he was from, and he replied that he was from Turkey.
    He told me that he had 4 siblings.
    I asked him what he had done in his country, and he replied that he had been studying biology in the university.
    I wanted to know what he planned after the LCC, and he said that he would get his master degree.
    He told me that the most interesting thing was kick boxer.
    I asked him what was his favorite movie or book, and he replied that it was Rockey.
    He said that he had never lived in another country besides his country or U.S.
    I asked him what was the craziest thing he had ever done. He replied that he had climbed a mountain without equipment for three days.
    I wanted to know what he was interested in, and he said that he was interested in saving people.
    I asked him how many friends he had, and he replied that he had a lot of friends.

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  6. 1. I asked Ahmed where he was from .
    Ahmed said he was from Saudi Arabia.
    2. I wanted to know how many siblings he has.
    He stated that he has 6 sibilings ; him icluded they were 7.
    3. I asked Ahmed what he wanted to do after the LCC classes.
    He said that he would study mechanical engineering.
    4. I asked if he had lived in any other country previously.
    He told me had never lived in any country before.
    5. I wanted to know what was the most interesting about Ahmed.
    He said that he had football skills.
    6. I asked Ahmed to tell me what was the craziest thing he had done.
    He reponded the same question. He added that he couldn’t remimber anything particular.
    I replied, the question was for him first, then he explained me how it was crazy to drive from Houston, to DC, NY to Houston in five days.
    8.I asked Ahmed what was he’s favorite food.
    He said that he liked to eat Kebab !

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  7. I asked Nour where he was from
    he respond me that he was from NIGER.

    I would like to know how many siblings he had
    he told me that he had three siblings.

    I wanted to know what he had done in his country before he had come to US
    he said he had been a student.

    I asked that what he planned to do after he finish the LCC
    He replied that I would like to study in UH.

    I asked that what the most interesting thing was
    he said that I spoke seven language

    I asked that what your favorite movie was
    he answered that he liked the Mind.

    I asked Nour that he had ever lived in another country besides your country
    he told me that he had lived in Paris



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  8. I asked Amy where she was from and she told that she's from China.

    I wanted to know how many siblings she has and she answered that she had only one brother.

    I asked what she did in her country before she came to US and she told me that she was a high school student.

    I wanted to know what her plan was after she finish the LCC and she said that her plan was entering the university.

    I asked her what is the most interesting thing about her and she answered that she reads book a lot.

    I wanted to know what her favorite movie or book was and she said her favorite movie was Inception.

    I asked her if she had lived in another country besides her own and the US and she said No she hadn't

    I asked her what was the craziest thing she had ever done and she told me that she couldn't remember.



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  9. I asked Muteb what kind of music he liked. He told me that he liked Rap music.
    I asked Muteb where he hoped to be in 5 years. He told me that he hoped to be a professor in the oxford university.
    I asked muteb what his favorite food was. He told me that kepsa
    I wanted to know what kind of person muteb was. He told me that his personality was fun

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  11. 1- I asked cheetah how many siblings he has.
    cheetah told me that he has eighteen siblings.
    2- I asked cheetah where he was from.
    cheetah told me he was from Saudi Arabia.
    3- I asked cheetah what he liked.
    cheetah told me that he liked movies.
    4- I asked cheetah how long had he been in USA.
    cheetah told me that he had been in USA for two years.
    5- I asked cheetah how old is he.
    cheetah told me that he is 20 years old.
    6- I asked cheetah how wight is he.
    cheetah told me that he is 235 LBS.
    7- I asked cheetah where he lived.
    cheetah told me that he lived in medical center.
    8- I asked cheetah how attractive is he.
    cheetah told me that he attractive like Tom Cruise.
    9- I asked cheetah how many cars he had.
    cheetah told me that had three cars.
    10- I asked cheetah how many bicycle he had.
    cheetah told me that he had seventeen bicycles

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