Cities and Cars

Interview Assignment #8
Advanced ESL
Santa Monica College
Eric H. Roth
 
1. What cities have you visited in the United States?
2. What cities have you visited outside of the United States?
3. What towns or cities have you lived in? For how long?
4. What are three positive things about living in a city?
5. Why do you think so many people are moving to cities?
 
6. What are the streets like in your native hometown?
7. Is there a mass transportation system? What kind?
8. Are the streets quiet? Can people hear their own footsteps?
9. Do people walk more or less in your native hometown than in L.A.? Why?
10. How do most people commute to work?
11. What does a bus ride cost? How much is a gallon of gas?
12. Do you need a car to move around in your hometown? Why?
 
13. How old were you when you first took a bus? Drove a car?
14. How did you go to school as a child?
15. Do you like riding a bicycle? Can you ride a motorcycle?
16. Do you drive a car? How did you learn to drive?
17. Do you own a car? What kind? What color?
18. Can you describe your first car? Did it have a radio? Air-conditioning?
19. What are the streets and highways in Los Angeles like?
20. When are traffic jams the worst? Why?
 
21. How do you go to work (commute) and school?
22. How far is the commute?
23. Does Santa Monica have a good bus system? Why?
24. Have you been on public transportation in Los Angeles? Why?
25. Have you driven up the Pacific Coast Highway?
26. Do you like driving around Los Angeles? Why?
27. Do you use your car for errands? Short excursions?
28. Do you wear a seatbelt? Why?
29. Do you have to wear a seatbelt in your country?
30. Have you ever gotten a parking ticket? A traffic ticket? Why?
31. Have you taken any roadtrips in a car? Where? When?
32. Do you have a dream car? What? Why?

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