Hands Across the Oceans

 

 

The Sacramento Bee newspaper in California, USA, had an article about the American students who are involved in the project with students from other countries.  You can read it by following this link.

Introduction:

The students in Kuwait are working on forming questions in their grammar classes and have these questions for our sister classes.

 

1  What’s the weather like in your country?

2  What are your favourite movies?

3  How’’s life in your country?

4  What are your favourite traditions?

5  What languages do people in your country speak?

6  Do people speak Arabic in your country?

7  Are there any Moslems in your country?

8  How old are the students in your class?

9  What are your favourite subjects?

10 What are the names of some of your holidays?

11 What are your favourite hobbies?

12 What nationality are you?

13 What languages do you speak?

14 What  is your college or school like?

15 What do people do at the weekend in your country?

16 Do children have to go to school in your country?

17 What are the most famous sites in your country?

18 What is the name of your president?

19 What are the names of the favourite places that people go to in your country?

20 Do you want an email pal from Kuwait?

Compiled by Dot MacKenzie  Feb 2008

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Dot MacKenzie, Kuwait

Dot

Dot, Malaysia

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Ana Maria, Brazil

 

Ronaldo, Brazil 

 

Rita Zeinstejer, Argentina

Rita

 

Larry Ferlazzo, USA

Larry

 

Tibor Prievara, Hungary