11.3
THE LIFE OF A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
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GRAMMAR
REPORTED QUESTIONS
4
a
In the conversation, Reema told
Nura about the interview. Look at the
questions you ticked in Exercise 2a. Find
the reported versions of these questions
in Audio script 11.2 on page 174.
Why do you want to be a foreign
correspondent?
She asked me why I wanted to be a
foreign correspondent.
4
b
Choose the correct answer in each rule.
1
We use
if
or
whether
to report
yes
/
no
questions / wh- questions
.
2
When questions are reported, the word
order
changes
/
doesn’t change
from
the order of the original direct question.
3
The reported question has the same
word order as a
statement
/
question
.
4
The verb in the reported question
often
/
never
changes tense from the
tense in the direct question.
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Language reference and extra practice
pages 146–147
5
You are a foreign correspondent.
You were interviewed about your job
by some university students. Write their
questions below in reported speech.
Start with ‘They asked me …’
1
Are you able to write notes quickly?
2
What time do you usually start work?
3
Do you enjoy working as a reporter?
4
What do you do when people don’t
answer your questions?
5
How much time do you spend
travelling abroad?
6
Do you ever feel afraid in a crisis?
7
What problems do you have when you
are reporting?
LISTENING
1
You are going to listen to a journalist, Reema, talking about an
interview he attended for a job as a foreign correspondent. Discuss
these questions.
1
What does a foreign correspondent do?
2
What questions do you think the interviewer will ask the journalist?
2
a
11.2
Listen to the conversation. Tick (
ü
) the questions that
Reema was asked in his interview.
1
Why do you want to be a foreign correspondent?
2
What parts of the world are you interested in?
3
Have you travelled a lot?
4
Do you speak any foreign languages?
5
Where did you go to university?
6
Have you taken any further qualifications?
7
What articles have you written?
8
What qualities does a journalist need to be a foreign correspondent?
9
When can you start work?
10
Are you physically fit?
2
b
Listen to the conversation again and cross out the incorrect option.
1
Reema has worked
a
for a local newspaper
b
for a national newspaper
c
in TV
2
She is interested in
a
Australia
b
Argentina and Brazil
c
Arab countries
3
She speaks
a
English and Arabic
b
Japanese and Korean
c
Spanish and Portuguese
4
She has
a
qualifications in IT and new digital technologies
b
a Masters in Media
c
a Diploma in Communications
5
For exercise she
a
goes to the gym
b
goes jogging
c
does karate
3
Would you like to be a foreign correspondent? Why?/Why not?
