Hello !! Could someone help me to answer a interview in english ?? (native english)

[Sandra]

Hello !!! I'm spanish and I'm looking for some native english speakers, I must finish a work, I have written an interview (nothing special) and with the answers I will finish my work writing a report speech, but first I need to find a native that doesn't mind answering my questions, If someone can help me !! I'm quite desperate the answers can be short and invented, It really doesn't matter, I only need to have the interview to start my report speech.

Thank you so much in advance !!
Sandra

[Perikles]

Hello and welcome. I'm not quite sure what you are looking for. Do you want us to correct you list of questions? Do you want us to invent answers for them?

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Hello and welcome. I'm not quite sure what you are looking for. Do you want us to correct you list of questions? Do you want us to invent answers for them?

The list of questions was corrected by my teacher (then I suppose that don't contain any error), my teacher told us to make an interview and then to find some native english speaker ready to answer our questions, to make later a report speech, but If nobody can help me I will need to answer the questions by myself and find someone that can correct them.

Maybe is to much to ask, I will invent the questions, and hope that some native help me to correct the answers.
But the answers must be 100% correct as if a native english speakers answered them Can anyone correct me the answers, please ?? thanks !!

- Where are you from ?
I’m from Virginia, America
- Do you love to travel ?
Yes, I really enjoy traveling a lot, specially with my friends or my family. It’s interesting to visit new countries and make new friends from all over the world.
- Which countries have you visited until now ?
Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France and Australia
- Which ones were your favourite countries ?
Mexico, it’s really a really amazing country, impressed me.
- Did you experienced any problems with culture shock in any country ? If you experienced any trouble, what was it?
Not at all, we enjoyed our time in each travel.
- What are the activities that you usually do when you travel ? (visit museum, parks, beach, tour guide in the city, etc..)
When I travel I really like to visit museums, visit the most interesting places, I like to took photos of the most beautiful gardens or buildings, I specially liked the beaches of Puerto Rico, the water was incredibly crystalline.
- What do you prefer, cold or warm weather ?
Hot weather without any doubt, I like to enjoy a a sunshine day.
- Do you like the beach and sunbathing or maybe you prefer a cold weather, making a picnic and visiting rural places ?
I like both, specially if the beach is like the ones that you can find in Puerto Rico.
- How many languages do you speak ?
English and I’m learning Spanish
- Do you like learning other languages ?
Yes, but it’s quite hard and you must read a lot and be very tenacious
- Do you travel alone or you like to traveling with a companion ?
I love to travel with my friends, I will not enjoy a trip as much if I travel alone.
- Do you live in your home town or you are living in another country ?
At the moment, I’m living in Spain, I’m planing to remain here for some years.
- How much time did you need to adapt to the customs of the new country where you are living ?
Didn’t suppose me a big change, the main problem was to learn a new language.
- Did you find it easy to meet new friends in other countries ?
Yes, people is usually very kind and friendly, I did not have any problem. I’m also very sociable and cheerful.
- Which was the most impactant dish that you have eaten ? Do you remember the name of the dish ? Can you tell me more or less how it was made ?
I remember that I tasted a really disgusting dish called “callos”, was made of beef tripes and cow’s nose. The dish was tasty anyway.
- What do you think of this country ?
It has a wonderful new culture to get to grips with, tasty food, the Spanish love of outdoor life, Spanish film, fine wine, fine ham and friendly people.
- Do you like the weather in Spain ?
Yes, it’s hot and very agreable at summer and not very cold in winter
- Is there any dish that you find really tasty here ?
Yes, I really enjoy spanish food, I specially like Pisto, Torrijas and Gazpacho among others.
- Was it easy for you to make friends here ?
Yes, I have made a lot of driends, and now my skills in spanish are better.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Sandra

- Which was the most impactant dish that you have eaten ? .

OK - I'll look very carefully at the list tomorrow - I have to go now. Just one point - impactant is not an English word.

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Perikles

OK - I'll look very carefully at the list tomorrow - I have to go now. Just one point - impactant is not an English word.

Thanks for let me know !!!!! the correct word is maybe "shocking" ??
Thank you so much for your help !!! *hugs*

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Sandra

It may be your style, but a question mark is not preceded by a space.
- Where are you from ?
I’m from Virginia, in America. ('in the United States' might be said instead)
- Do you love to travel ?
Yes, I really enjoy traveling a lot, especially with my friends or my family. It’s interesting to visit new countries and make new friends from all over the world.
- Which countries have you visited so far?
Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France and Australia
- Which ones were your favourites?
Mexico, it’s really an really amazing country. It impressed me.
- Did you experienced any problems with culture shock in any country ? If you experienced any trouble, what was it?
Not at all, we enjoyed our time in each trip.
- What are the activities that you usually do when you travel ? (visit museum, parks, beach, tour guide in the city, etc..)
When I travel I really like to visit museums. I try to visit the most interesting places. I like to take photos of the most beautiful gardens or buildings. I especially liked the beaches of Puerto Rico; the water was incredibly crystalline (crystal clear).
- What do you prefer, cold or warm weather ?
Hot weather without any doubt. I like to enjoy a day of sunshine day. (I enjoy a sunshiny day.)
- Do you like the beach and sunbathing, or do you prefer a cold weather? Do you enjoy having a picnic and visiting rural places ?
I like both, especially if the beach is like the ones that you can find in Puerto Rico.
- How many languages do you speak ?
English, and I’m learning Spanish.
- Do you like learning other languages ?
Yes, but it’s quite hard and you must read a lot and be very tenacious. (dedicated)
- Do you travel alone or do you like to traveling with a companion ?
I love to travel with my friends. I will not enjoy a trip as much if I travel alone.
- Do you live in your home town or are you are living in another country ?
At the moment, I’m living in Spain. I’m planning to remain here for some time. (many years)
- How much time did you need to adapt to the customs of the new country where you are living ?
It wasn't a big change. The main problem was to learn a new language.
- Did you find it easy to meet new friends in other countries ?
Yes, people are usually very kind and friendly. I did not have any problems. I’m also very sociable and cheerful.
- What was the most shocking/absurd/disturbing dish that you have eaten ? Do you remember the name of the dish ? Can you tell me more or less how it was made ?
I remember that I tasted a really disgusting dish called “callos”, was made of beef tripes and cow’s nose. The dish was tasty anyway.
- What do you think of this country ?
It has a wonderful new culture to get to know. The tasty Spanish food, their love of the outdoors, Spanish films, fine wine, fine ham and friendly people.
- Do you like the weather in Spain ?
Yes, it’s warm and very agreeable in the summer and not very cold in the winter.
- Is there any dish that you find really tasty here ?
Yes, I really enjoy Spanish food. I especially like Pisto, Torrijas and Gazpacho, among others.
- Was it easy for you to make friends here ?
Yes, I have made a lot of friends, and now my skills in Spanish are better.

Corrections/suggestions above.

[Awaken]

Originally Posted by Sandra

The list of questions was corrected by my teacher (then I suppose that they don't contain any errors), my teacher told us to make an interview and then to find some native english speaker ready to answer our questions, to make later then make a report speech(what is a report speech? do you just mean speech?), but If nobody can help me I will need to answer the questions by myself and find someone that can correct them.

Note: What do you mean when you say "a report speech"?

Maybe it is too much to ask, I will invent the questions, and hope that some native speaker helps me to correct the answers.
But the answers must be 100% correct as if a native english speakers answered them Can anyone correct me the answers, please ?? thanks !!


- Where are you from ?
I’m from Virginia, America
Better - "I am from Tampa, Florida of the United States of America." In the US, we usually say City, State. If needs be, we add the country.
- Do you love to travel ?
Yes, I really enjoy traveling a lot, especially with my friends or my family. It’s interesting to visit new countries and make new friends from all over the world.
- Which countries have you visited until now ?
Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France and Australia
- Which ones were your favourite countries ?
Mexico,. iIt’s really an really amazing country., impressed me.
- Did you experienced any problems with culture shock in any country ? If you experienced any trouble, what was it?
Not at all, we enjoyed our time in each travel country.
- What are the activities that you usually do when you travel ? (visit museum, parks, beach, tour guide in the city, etc..)
When I travel, I really like to visit museums and visit the othermost interesting places, I like to tooktake photos of the most beautiful gardens or buildings., I especially liked the beaches of Puerto Rico, where the water was incredibly clear crystalline.
- What do you prefer, cold or warm weather ?
Hot weather without any doubt, I like to enjoy a a sunshinesunny day.
- Do you like the beach and sunbathing or maybe you prefer a cold weather, making a picnic and visiting rural places ?
I like both, specially if the beach is like the ones that you can find in Puerto Rico.
- How many languages do you speak ?
English and I’m learning Spanish
- Do you like learning other languages ?
Yes, but it’s quite hard and you must read a lot and be very tenacious
- Do you travel alone or you like to traveling with a companion ?
I love to travel with my friends, I will not enjoy a trip as much if I travel alone.
- Do you live in your home town or you are living in another country ?
At the moment, I’m living in Spain, I’m planing to remain here for some years.
- How much time did you need to adapt to the customs of the new country where you are living ?
Didn’t suppose me a big change, the main problem was to learn a new language.
- Did you find it easy to meet new friends in other countries ?
Yes, people is usually very kind and friendly, I did not have any problem. I’m also very sociable and cheerful.
- Which was the most impactant dish that you have eaten ? Do you remember the name of the dish ? Can you tell me more or less how it was made ?
I remember that I tasted a really disgusting dish called “callos”, was made of beef tripes and cow’s nose. The dish was tasty anyway.
- What do you think of this country ?
It has a wonderful new culture to get to grips with, tasty food, the Spanish love of outdoor life, Spanish film, fine wine, fine ham and friendly people.
- Do you like the weather in Spain ?
Yes, it’s hot and very agreable at summer and not very cold in winter
- Is there any dish that you find really tasty here ?
Yes, I really enjoy spanish food, I specially like Pisto, Torrijas and Gazpacho among others.
- Was it easy for you to make friends here ?
Yes, I have made a lot of driends, and now my skills in spanish are better.

I made some corrections above. Items in red and crossed out are for removal. Items in green I added. The green doesn't show up too well, so look closely for those items. Items in purple/violet are notes. I ran out of time making the corrections to yours, but I will come back later and answer your questions as myself. That should be faster, but I still wanted to help you with your English.

[Jferstler]

I'm a native english speaker. But I see some others have already got to this. If you need anymore help just let me know!

[Perikles]

I see others have got there first. Fire away with other questions.

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Corrections/suggestions above.

Thank you so much !!!!!!!!
Yes, you are right, I have this bad habit, I will delete all spaces, thanks for remind me.

Originally Posted by Awaken

I made some corrections above. Items in red and crossed out are for removal. Items in green I added. The green doesn't show up too well, so look closely for those items. Items in purple/violet are notes. I ran out of time making the corrections to yours, but I will come back later and answer your questions as myself. That should be faster, but I still wanted to help you with your English.

Thank you so much to you too !!! well, that was the idea of the teacher to find some native english speaker ready to answer the questions, but I found that I will go faster if I write the answers and someone help me to correct them hehehe but if you can answer my interview would be great !! Thank you so much !!

About the Report speech
for example:

He said: "It's cold".
He said it was cold

I need to do the Indirect speech.

Originally Posted by Jferstler

I'm a native english speaker. But I see some others have already got to this. If you need anymore help just let me know!

Thank you so much anyway

Originally Posted by Perikles

I see others have got there first. Fire away with other questions.

hehe yes, people was fast, thank you so much for your help anyway




Thank you so much all !!

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Sandra

hehe yes, people was fast,

People were fast. People are plural in English!

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Perikles

People were fast. People are plural in English!

Ouch !! right !!! Thank you so much again !! my english is really bad *sniff*

[Awaken]

Originally Posted by Sandra

Thank you so much to you too !!! well, that was the idea of the teacher to find some native english speaker ready to answer the questions, but I found that I will go faster if I write the answers and someone help me to correct them hehehe but if you can answer my interview would be great !! Thank you so much !!

About the Report speech
for example:

He said: "It's cold".
He said it was cold

I need to do the Indirect speech.

I don't believe you are using the correct term then. I think I get what you were trying to say though.

I looked over some of your questions. It looks like you are looking for a native English speaker that is currently living in Spain. Is that correct?

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Awaken

I looked over some of your questions. It looks like you are looking for a native English speaker that is currently living in Spain. Is that correct?

Well, some questions were made thinking in a native english speakers living in Spain, (because he told us at first that we must record the interview, later he changed his mind and told us that is not necessary because he will not revise all the 60 recordings... pfff and now I can't change the questions because I have the original revised by him) but this really doesn't matter for me, because I only need the interview, I mean that if I invent some questions is not a problem, because the teacher want to see only how we write the Indirect speech.

[Awaken]

Originally Posted by Sandra

- Where are you from ?
I was born in Tennessee. I currently live in Tampa, Florida of the United States of America.
- Do you love to travel ?
I love to travel for pleasure. I don't enjoy it when it is for business.
- Which countries have you visited?
I have visited a large portion of the United States. I've also visited England and France.
- Which ones were your favourite countries ?
Outside of the US, England was my favorite.
- Did you experience any problems with culture shock in any country ? If you experienced any trouble, what was it?
There was some culture shock in France, but not as much in England. I haven't experienced any trouble in our travels yet.
- What are the activities that you usually do when you travel ? (visit museum, parks, beach, tour guide in the city, etc..)
I do the typical tourist activities such as historical sites and museums. I also look for great spots for photography.
- What do you prefer, cold or warm weather ?
I definitely prefer warm weather. I actually prefer mild weather that isn't too hot or too cold.
- Do you like the beach and sunbathing or maybe you prefer a cold weather, making a picnic and visiting rural places ?
I do enjoy the beach, but I live in Florida so I get to visit it often. When traveling I try to see things that I can't see at home.
- How many languages do you speak ?
I only speak English, but I am learning Spanish.
- Do you like learning other languages ?
I do, but it is hard.
- Do you travel alone or you like to traveling with a companion ?
I like travelling with my wife.
- Do you live in your home town or you are living in another state?
I am living in another state. My home town is in Tennessee.
- Did you find it easy to meet new friends in other states?
I had no trouble meeting new friends in Florida.
- What do you think of your state ?
I love the weather here. I wish it had more young people though.

I answered the questions above. I removed questions that did not apply. I also changed "country" to "state" for some of the questions.

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Awaken

I answered the questions above. I removed questions that did not apply. I also changed "country" to "state" for some of the questions.

Thank you so much !!! I really appreciate that you take your time to answer my questions I will start to work on the interview now hehe *hugs*