| Theme: Ladders and stairs |
| Exercise: interview, understanding context, constructing questions |
Write the interview.
The answers are given, fill in the questions.
You are a reporter for the large British paper
'The Independent'. Recently there have been a large number of accidents
relating to ladders and stairs. You are interviewing a very superstitious
young man. What do you ask him about?
Reporter: What happened?
Man: Well, I was walking along this road here, and suddenly I fell out into the street.
Reporter: ________________________________________________________________
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Man: No, luckily I got up fairly quickly. So, I mad a narrow escape.
Reporter: _________________________________________________________________
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Man: Because I was trying to avoid the ladder. I really don't want to walk under it.
Reporter: _________________________________________________________________
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Man:
It's unlucky, you know. You may get a bucket of paint over your head or
fall into the
street or something.
Reporter: _________________________________________________________________
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Man: Well yes, but if I had walked under the ladder I probably would have been killed.
Reporter: __________________________________________________________________
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Man: Yes, very lucky. I'm glad to be alive.
Reporter: Thank you very much.
Man:
No, thank you.
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