مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت د

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART D

GOOGLE EARTH HELPS MAN FIND HIS WAY HOME

It wasn’t cold, so it couldn’t have been too far north.

Was it cold? No, it wasn’t cold. Could it have been too far north? No, it couldn’t have been too far north.

He remembers seeing the stars, so he knew he wasn’t from a big polluted city.

What does he remember seeing? He remembers seeing stars. What kind of city did he know he wasn’t from? He knew he wasn’t from a big polluted city.

And he spoke Hindi, so this ruled out Bangladesh and Nepal.

What did he speak? He spoke Hindi. What countries did it rule out? It ruled out Bangladesh and Nepal.

Centimeter by centimeter, kilometer by kilometer he painstakingly followed the train lines on the Google Earth maps for three years.

How many years did he painstakingly follow the train lines on the Google Earth maps? He painstakingly followed the train lines on the Google Earth maps for three years.

He calculated that he spent 9 hours a day searching every day totaling 9,855 hours of his life.

How many hours a day did he calculate that he spent searching every day?

He calculated that he spent 9 hours a day searching every day. Did it total 9,855 hours of his life? Yes, it totaled 9,855 hours of his life.

He was relentless, and one day he was rewarded.

Did he give up? No, he didn’t give up. He was relentless. What happened one day? One day he was rewarded.

He saw a station and a water tower that matched his memory. He then saw an overpass that also matched.

What did he see that matched his memory? He saw a station and a water tower that matched his memory. What else did he see that also matched?

He also saw an overpass that also matched.

He had found the Burhanpur station where he lost his brother 25 years before.

What had he found? He had found the Burhanpur station where he lost his brother 25 years before.

From there, he followed landmark to landmark from memory directly to his house.

What did he follow? He followed landmark to landmark from memory directly to his house.

In February of 2012, Saroo traveled to India to reunite with his mother. He learned that she had lost two sons.

When did Saroo travel to India to reunite with his mother? Saroo traveled to India in February of 2012 to reunite with his mother. What did he learn? He learned she had lost two sons.

His brother Guddu was hit by a train and died the same day that he was lost.

Who was hit by a train? His brother Guddu was hit by a train. When did he die? He died the same day that he was lost.

She told him that she never gave up looking for him.

Did she give up looking for him? No, she never gave up looking for him.

She told a reporter, “I went to Hyderabad, Bombay, Ajmer, Bhopal and Delhi to find him.”

Did she go to Hyderabad, Bombay, Ajmer, Bhopal and Delhi to find him? Yes, she went to Hyderabad, Bombay, Ajmer, Bhopal and Delhi to find him.

“I had lost my eldest son. I was determined to find Sheru.” That was his real name.

Who had she lost? She had lost her eldest son. Who was she determined to find? She was determined to find Sheru. Was Sheru his real name? Yes, Sheru was his real name.

After living as Saroo for most of his life, he found out that he had been mispronouncing it.

What did he find out after living as Saroo for most of his life? After living as Saroo for most of his life, he found out that he had been mispronouncing it.

It was Sheru which means lion.

What does Sheru mean? Sheru means lion.

Saroo has written a book about his life called A Long Way Home which was turned into a blockbuster called Lion.

What is the name of the book Saroo has written about his life? The name of the book that Saroo has written about his life is called A Long Way Home.

What was it turned into? It was turned into a blockbuster called Lion.

He said he wrote the book to help other adoptees.

Why did he write the book? He wrote the book to help other adoptees.

“It was a book for other people like myself, in the hope that they would be empowered and educated to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.” Who was the book for? The book was for other people like himself. Was it written in the hope that they would be empowered and educated to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel? Yes, it was written in the hope that they would be empowered and educated to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.