مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ب

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART B

GOOGLE EARTH HELPS MAN FIND HIS WAY HOME

Fifteen hours and 1,500 kilometers later, the train stopped in Calcutta.

Where did the train stop? The train stopped in Calcutta. How many hours and kilometers later was it? It was fifteen hours and 1,500 kilometers later.

When someone opened the door, he ran out into the train station.

What did he do when someone opened the door? He ran out into the train station when someone opened the door.

Once again, little Saroo knew no one, but this time he was in a true metropolis.

Did Saroo know anyone? No, Saroo knew no one. Where was he this time?

This time he was in a true metropolis.

It was a city of millions, and he didn’t even speak the local language.

Was it a city of thousands or millions? It was a city of millions. Did he speak the local language? No, he didn’t speak the local language.

He couldn’t read the signs and was at a loss for what to do.

Could he read the signs? No, he couldn’t read the signs. Did he know what to do? No, he didn’t know what to do. He was at a loss for what to do.

He asked strangers for help, but he couldn’t understand their Bengali language.

They ignored him.

Who did he ask for help? He asked strangers for help. What did they do?

They ignored him. What couldn’t he understand? He couldn’t understand their Bengali language.

Saroo tried to find his way home by sneaking on trains at random, but they were local trains that went to the suburbs and always returned him back to Calcutta.

How did Saroo try to find his way home? Saroo tried to find his way home by sneaking on trains at random. Where did the local trains go? The local trains went to the suburbs. Where did they always return him? They always returned him back to Calcutta.

For weeks he slept in the train station. He lived off of begging and scavenging food from the garbage.

How long did he sleep in the train station? He slept in the train station for weeks. What did he live off of? He lived off of begging and scavenging food from the garbage.

Saroo was up the creek without a paddle.

Was Saroo up the creek without a shovel? No, Saroo wasn’t up the creek without a shovel. Saroo was up the creek without a paddle.

One day, he met a man in the train station who said he would help him.

What happened one day in the train station? One day, he met a man in the train station who said he would help him.

The man gave him a place to sleep and food. He told Saroo his friend would help him find his family.

What did the man give him? The man gave him a place to sleep and food.

What did he tell Saroo his friend would do? He told Saroo his friend would help him find his family.

On the 3rd day, the man’s friend came and lied down in bed with Saroo.

What happened on the 3rd day? On the 3rd day, the man’s friend came and lied down in bed with Saroo.

Saroo remembers the moment clearly.

Does Saroo remember the moment clearly or vaguely? Saroo remembers the moment clearly.

“All of a sudden, being close to him the way I was started to give me a sick kind of feeling… I just thought, this isn’t right.”

What kind of feeling did being close to the man give him? Being close to the man gave him a sick kind of feeling. Did he think it wasn’t right? Yes, he thought it wasn’t right.

He decided to make a run for it.

Did he decide to stay? No, he didn’t decide to stay. He decided to make a run for it.

He bolted out the door, and the two men chased after him.

What did he do? He bolted out the door. What did the two men do? The two men chased him.

After 30 minutes, he hid in an alley as the men passed by continuing to look for him.

Was it after 20 minutes or 30 minutes that he hid in an alley? It was after 30 minutes that he hid in an alley. Did the men find him? No, the men didn’t find him. The men passed by continuing to look for him.

Next Saroo met a kind man who gave him shelter and took him to a police station.

Who did Saroo meet next? Next Saroo met a kind man. What did the man do for him? The man gave him shelter and took him to a police station.

The police sent him to a home for criminal children and orphans.

Where did the police send him? The police sent him to a home for criminal children and orphans.

It was an awful place, but Saroo was not there long.

Was it a nice place? No, it wasn’t a nice place. It was an awful place. Was Saroo there long? No, Saroo wasn’t there long.