51 Air-sea rescue
Pacific Palisades, a helicopter is trying
to rescue a man who has fallen down a
-liff. He’s lying on a small beach at the
oot of the elif A Los Angeles Police
Department air-sea rescue helicopter
fas arrived at the scene, and a
[paramedic has climbed down a ladder
to the beach. He's speaking to a doctor
on the helicopter by radio.
Paramedic: Hello? Can you hear me,
doctor?
Doctor: Yes, I can hear you clearly. Is
he unconscious?
Paramedic: No, he's conscious, but he
looks pretty bad.
Doctor: O.K: Ask him if he can move
Paramedic: Can you.move?
Man: No,1...1...
Doctor: Ask him if he’s in pain.
aramedie: Are you in pain?
Man: Oh, yes... 1... oh!
Doctor: Ask him where it hurts.
Paramedic: Where does it hurt?
Man: It’s. . . my back. .
Doctor: Uh, oh. Don’t move '
him, I'm coming down.
Bob Atkinson is the editor of the Daily
Sun. He's sending a young reporter,
Lois Gold, to interview the singer
Frank Sonata.
“Now I've arranged an interview for
four,o'clock at his hotel. Ask him lots
of questions, You know—ask him if he
likes the city. Ask him what his next
record will be and when he recorded
it, and ask him where. Ask all the
usual questions. But don’t ask him
how old he is, O.K.?”
Practice
Now you are the editor. You're sending a reporter
to interview these famous people. Tell him or her
what questions to ask
‘The President/PeleiJane Fonda/Mick Jagger
Exercise 1
Ask him if he’s married.
Are you married?
1 Ask him if he's a student.
2 Ask him if he has a car.
3 Ask him if he can swim,
4 Ask him if he likes coffee
5 Ask him if he enjoys learning English
6 Ask him if he got up early this morning.
7 Ask him if he has been to Brazil
Exercise 2
Is she bored?
J don't know. You ask her if she's bored.
1 Does she have-any sisters?
2 Can he drive?
3 Does he speak French?
4 Does she like watching TV?
5 Did he go out last night?
6 Has she ever met a movie star?
7 Will he be in class tomorrow?
Exercise 3
‘Ask her where she lives.
Where do you live?
1 Ask her what time she eats breakfast
2 Ask her who she met yesterday.
3 Ask her what time she got here,
4 Ask her why she’s laughing,
5 Ask her how she goes to work.
6 Ask her how far itis to Miami
7 Ask her how much money she has.
Exercise 4
Where did she buy her watch?
L don't know. You ask her where she bought her
toatch.
4 Who did he speak to last night?
2 When did they get married?
3 What has she done today?
4 How many children do they have?
5 Why does he have to go to the police station?
6 How old is she?
7 How much did she pay for her car?