International Student.
My first interviewee is Mainak Sengupta. He is from India. His major is the same with me, Engineering Science and Mechanics. His home town is Kolkata, India.
Questions:
1. How does State College (or Pennsylvania) compare to your home town?
His home town is a metropolis. It has more than just a university. It has a lot of business, a lot of, a lot of shops and a lot of people. Also, he mentioned that the climate in his hometown is hot and humid, comparing with cold weather in State College.
2. Do you like studying at Penn State? Why or why not?
He likes studying at Penn State. He likes the atmosphere and culture.
3. Names of two good restaurants
The first one is Cosy Thai, it serves Thailand food. It is a good place for dinner. Another one is Mad Max, which is a Mexican restaurant. It also serves alcohol.
4. Two interesting things to do on weekends.
He likes to see the movie at weekends in the HUB. Sometimes he will go to a concert. Another thing he likes is cooking. And I think it is good for him that he can have fun from a necessary work in daily life.
5. Things I should do.
He suggested me to go to see the cities around the State College, such as New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He thinks that studying at Penn State is a good opportunity for us to visit the east of US.
Local Student
The name of my interviewee is Jamal. His major is Engineering Mechanics, too. His hometown is Virginia Beach.
Questions:
1. How does State College (or Pennsylvania) compare to your home town?
State College is much smaller and it is more rural than his hometown. It is also colder than his hometown.
2. Do you like studying at Penn State? Why or why not?
He likes Penn State because he likes the program. He thinks that graduate is easier than undergraduate.
3. Names of two good restaurants
The first one is Big Bowl Noodle House, a Chinese restaurant. Another one is Margarit. It is an Italian restaurant.
4. Two interesting things to do on weekends.
He likes going to the football game. Another one is hanging out with the friends.
5. Things I should do.
He recommended me to go to the football game. He went to all the football game last year.
I would like to say this indian student speaks English very well. And he is very considerate to spell some words.
ReplyDeleteIt's unbelievable the american student thinks the graduate study is similar to undergraduate study.
Its not easy for Indian student to say so good English. It seems watching football is most American guys interest.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job in this interview because you asked follow-up questions, like the discussion of weather in State College, the cooking hobby, and the football games at Penn State. The Indian student and local student were very friendly.
ReplyDeleteHi, Baiyang. Great performance! Your conversation is very natural and appropriate for the requirements of communication assignment#2. It's just good. I am pretty sure that I should go to a Big Bowl Chinese restaurant since many interviewees recommended. Btw, I agree with Qiang's opinion that he really spoke as a native speaker. That's interesting. Anyway, Good job! ^^
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