Questions with Qusay

Brian

Human geo

Question and answer essay

Questions with Qusay

1.       Was it difficult to learn English? No Not Really, it was difficult at first but it got easier.

2.        In what ways have you benefited from learning the language? I am able to communicate with my fellow Americans now.

3.        Do you still speak your primary language at home or with family and friends? Why / Why not? Sometimes with Family, we mostly use English at our homes but if I am talking to family in India I will use my primary language.

4.       How did you come to go to school in the United States? Well coming to school was not that hard, I came in the first grade over here. Everybody there pretty much accepted me.

5.        What are some of the differences between an American school and a school in your home country? We there is not that much difference except that the Indian school uniform is different from John Carroll's.

6.       What was the most difficult part of the English language? The most difficult part of learning the language was the grammar part of it.

7.       Do you ever accidently start talking in your original language? No, I speak English where i am supposed to.

8.       When did you first start learning English? Around the age when I was about 5 years old.

9.       Why did you decide to learn English? Well you know i kind of have to talk to the people here so I get to know them better.

10.   How often do you get asked to speak in your first language? Well you know i kind of have to talk to the people here so I get to know them better. Well most people at John Carroll asked me to speak in Indian and a couple of my other friends ask from time to time.

11.   How long did it take for you to learn English? It took me four months roughly to learn the whole English language, I wasn’t that great but i knew the basics words and stuff.

12.   Are there any homonyms in Urdu like we have in English? Like can and can, road and rode, right and write? Well there is none that I know of.

13.   Is the Urdu language evolving like the English language? Well yes they are adding new words to it every year and they might change the language a bit occasionally.

14.   In Urdu are new slang terms being invented all the time? Yeah that are lot of slag words that you will not find in the Urdu dictionary.

15.   Do you have any friends at John Carroll that speak Urdu? Well I have my older brother and I think that’s about it.

16.   Do you have any friends out of school that you speak Urdu with? Most of my friends that speak Urdu out of school are in India so i really talk to them that much.

17.   When did you completely switch from Urdu to English? I never completely switch I still use both languages equally.

18.   Is Urdu the main language in India? Yes Urdu is the main language in India.

19.   What part of India is Urdu most prevalent? It is mostly the east side of India but other parts still do speak it like in the south India.

20.   How many other languages are in India? India has over 100 languages each state of India has their own language. Also if go to the central India every village in India speaks their own language.

21.   Which side of your family is from that country? Both side of my family is from India my mother’s side and my father’s side.

22.   What are the some of the hardest things when learning English as a second language? The grammar and sometimes the pronunciation of it.

23.   What caused your family to move to the United States? My family thought could make more money if they moved over to America and they were right.

24.   What are some of the main differences between America and your home country? Everything is different like everybody in India ride motorcycles and also we rickshaws which is a taxi but will go over everywhere.

25.   What is the main religion in your home country? There are lots of Hindus and there is also a lot of Muslims.

26.   Are you that religion? No sir I am not.

27.   What are some of the differences between an American school and a school in your home country? The classes are a little different.