مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ب

Active Speaking B

Her in-laws forbade her from writing home, and they had no telephone. She felt completely alone.

Who had no telephone? Her in-laws had no telephone. Did they forbid her from writing home? Yes, they forbid her from writing home. How did she feel? She felt completely alone.

Six months after her marriage, her father came to visit. He was shocked to find her starved with ripped clothes and tangled hair.

When did her father come to visit? Her father came to visit six months after her marriage. What did she look like? She was starved with ripped clothes and tangled hair.

Her husband’s brother told him “See what she’s like? If she doesn’t shape up, we’ll strip her and hang her from a tree.”

Who said, “If she doesn’t shape up, we’ll strip her and hang her from a tree”? Her husband’s brother said, “If she doesn’t shape up, we’ll strip her and hang her from a tree.”

Her father was horrified and said he would take her home, but her new family refused.

Who was horrified? Her father was horrified. Did he want to take her home? Yes, he wanted to take her home. Did her new family let him take her home? No, her new family didn’t let him take her home. They refused.

They said that Kalpana was theirs. Kalpana’s father returned the next day in his police uniform and took her home.

What did Kalpana’s father do the next day? The next day, Kalpana’s father returned in his police uniform and took her home.

It was not a sweet homecoming. No one raised an eyebrow after hearing about her abuse.

Was it a sweet homecoming? No, it wasn’t a sweet homecoming. Did anyone raise an eyebrow after hearing about her abuse? No, no one raised an eyebrow after hearing about her abuse.

Instead, they gossiped that there must be something wrong with her for leaving her husband.

What did they gossip about? They gossiped that there must be something wrong with her for leaving her husband.

Some people said that the only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family was to kill herself.

Did some people say the only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family was to kill herself? Yes, some people said, the only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family was to kill herself.

One day, while her aunt was cooking dinner, Kalpana went into another room and drank three bottles of rat poison.

What did Kalpana drink? Kalpana drank three bottles of rat poison.

Her aunt found her frothing at the mouth and screamed.

Who found her frothing at the mouth? Her aunt found her frothing at the mouth. What did her aunt do? Her aunt screamed.

Kalpana fell into a coma but eventually recovered.

Did Kalpana recover immediately? No, Kalpana didn’t recover immediately. She fell into a coma but eventually recovered.

She remembers her father’s boss not wanting her to go to the city hospital because it was embarrassing.

“What’s the Dalit’s daughter done now?” was his attitude.

What was his attitude? “What’s the Dalit’s daughter done now?” was his attitude.

This was a turning point for her. “Why not live life bigger, so when I do die they won’t be able to stick me with a label,” she thought.

Was this a turning point for her? Yes, this was a turning point for her. Did she want to live life in a way that people couldn’t stick her with a label? Yes, she wanted to live life in a way that people couldn’t stick her with a label.

Kalpana moved to Mumbai where she got a job at a factory.

What did she do in Mumbai? In Mumbai, she got a job in a factory. Who got a job in a factory? Kalpana got a job in a factory.

She was unable to work the sewing machines, so she picked lint off the fabric.

Was she able to work the sewing machines? No, she was unable to work the sewing machines. What did she pick off the fabric? She picked lint off the fabric.

She was paid just 15 cents a day, but she was ambitious.

Was she ambitious? Yes, she was ambitious. Who was ambitious? Kalpana was ambitious. How much was she paid a day? She was paid just 15 cents a day.

While her co-workers went to lunch, she practiced on the sewing machines.

Did she take a break while her co-workers went to lunch? No, she didn’t take a break when her co-workers went to lunch. While her co-workers went to lunch, she practiced on the sewing machines.

After some time she was promoted to a tailor making $5 a day. “It was the first happiness in 15 years,” she said. “I’ve earned millions. But that initial $5 was the most satisfying.”

How much did a tailor make? A tailor made $5 a day. Was she happy about making $5 a day? Yes, she was very happy about making $5 a day. Did she say, “earning millions was the most satisfying”? No, she didn’t say, “earning millions was the most satisfying.” She said, “that initial $5 was the most satisfying.”