مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ب

Active Speaking - Part B

He never studied karate, but for some weird reason he was in a karate stance ready to do battle.

What kind of stance was he in? He was in a karate stance. How long had he studied karate? He had never studied karate. Was he in a baseball stance? No, he wasn’t in a baseball stance. Was he in a karate stance? Yes, he was in a karate stance. Was this weird? Yes, this was very weird.

Abby, told him there wasn’t any monster in the room. Go back to sleep, she said.

Did Abby tell him to watch out for the monster? No, Abby didn’t tell him to watch out for the monster. What did Abby say about the monster? Abby said there wasn’t any monster. Go back to sleep, she said. What did Abby say? Abby said go back to sleep. Did Mike say go back to sleep? No, Mike didn’t say go back to sleep. Did Abby say go back to sleep? Yes, Abby said go back to sleep. Who said go back to sleep? Abby said go back to sleep.

Another night, Mike dreamed that he was in the Olympics.

Did Mike dream he was in Timbuktu? No, Mike didn’t dream he was in Timbuktu. Did Mike dream he was in the Olympics? Yes, he dreamed that he was in the Olympics. What did Mike dream about? He dreamed that he was in the Olympics.

He had just won a vacuum-cleaning contest.

What kind contest did he win? He won a vacuum-cleaning contest. Did the flying monster win a vacuum cleaning contest? No, the flying monster didn’t win a vacuum- cleaning contest. Who won a vacuum-cleaning contest? Mike won a vacuum-cleaning contest.

For some strange reason, vacuum cleaning was a sport, but the dream got even stranger.

Did the dream get more realistic? No, the dream didn’t get more realistic. Did the dream get stranger? Yes, the dream got stranger. Did the dream get stranger or more realistic? The dream got stranger.

In his dream, the ground began to shake and he woke up to find himself on top of a bookshelf in his living room.

Where did he wake up? He woke up on top of his bookshelf. Did he wake up on top of his bed? No, he didn’t wake up on top of his bed. Did he wake up on top of a bookshelf? Yes, he woke up on top of a bookshelf.

He fell off the shelf and landed on some electronics, which broke into pieces.

What did he land on? He landed on some electronics. Did he land on his vacuum? No, he didn’t land on his vacuum. Did he land on some electronics? Yes, he landed on some electronics.

As he sat in the middle of his living room floor surrounded by broken electronics, he wondered what happened.

Did he wonder who won the Olympics? No, he didn’t wonder who won the Olympics. What did he wonder? He wondered what happened. Did he wonder where his vacuum was? No, he didn’t wonder where his vacuum was. Did he wonder what happened? Yes, he wondered what happened.

Abby woke him the next morning with the same question. What happened?

Did the monster wake up with the same question? No, the monster didn’t wake up with the same question. Did Abby wake up with the same question? Yes, Abby woke up with the same question. Who woke up with the same question? Abby woke up with the same question.

Mike’s friends and family all told him to go to a doctor, but he told them he was too busy. Big mistake.

Did Mike have a lot of free time? No, Mike didn’t have a lot of free time. Was he too busy to go to the doctor? Yes, he was too busy to go to the doctor. Why didn’t he go to the doctor? He didn’t go to the doctor because he was too busy. Was this a mistake? Yes, this was a big mistake.

A few years later, Mike was in Washington staying at a motel.

Was Mike staying at a hotel or a motel? Mike was staying at a motel. Was Mike staying at a motel in Washington? Yes, Mike was staying at a motel in Washington. Where was Mike staying? Mike was staying at a motel in Washington.

He fell asleep watching the news.

What was he watching when he fell asleep? He was watching the news when he fell asleep. Was Mike watching a comedy when he fell asleep? No, Mike wasn’t watching a comedy when he fell asleep. Was Mike watching the news when he fell asleep? Yes, Mike was watching the news when he fell asleep. Was he watching the news or a comedy when he fell asleep? He was watching the news when he fell asleep.

It was something about war, which seems to have infiltrated his dreams.

Did the news infiltrate his real life? No, the news didn’t infiltrate his real life. What did the news infiltrate? The news infiltrated his dreams. Did the news infiltrate Abby’s life? No, the news didn’t infiltrate Abby’s life. Did the news infiltrate his dreams? Yes, the news infiltrated his dreams.

He dreamed that he was in a room full of soldiers.

What did Mike dream? Mike dreamed he was in a room full of soldiers. Did Mike dream that he was in a room full of flying monsters? No, he didn’t dream he was in a room full of flying monsters. Did Mike dream that he was in a room full of soldiers? Yes, Mike dreamed he was in a room full of soldiers.