Problem: W: I was in a hurry, and I didn't check over my answers. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: You didn't do well in today's math test. What was the matter?

Problem: W: That's eleventh, isn't it? M: NO, it's twelfth. W: Where do you want to take them? M: To the zoo. W: I remember you took them there last month. They don't like it. M: Really? But that'S not what they told me. W: I think the beach is a better place to go. M: Okay, then, we can go to the beach. W: I'll get them ready for you in the morning. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: I want to take the children out next Saturday.

Problem: M: I play football, volleyball, tennis, and table tennis but volleyball is my favorite game as it's team game and you can play it with your friends, and enjoy it as a team. W: Is it quite a fast game as well? M: Yeah. It is a fast game and that's another reason why I enjoy it. W: How exciting... M: Yes. W: Where do you play, then? M: I play at local sports centres more during the winter and sort of play in tournaments around England. I also, in the summer, play beach volleyball. W: Is beach volleyball different from the volleyball you play in the centres? M: Yes, it's a very different game. Instead of six players on a team, it's only two players. W: You mentioned you played in tournaments--now do you do quite well in the tournaments? M: Yes, I've played for South West England and we've got through to the semi-finals of different England tournaments, and for Wessex, my other volleyball team, we've actually won a few tournaments. So yes, I have done quite well. W: Oh well done! What was said before this conversation?

A: W: So Martin, what sports do you play?

Problem: M: Yes, of course. I came to India a year ago to have a better understanding of the country. After I arrived, I had to find a place where I could live and write. Of course there were many places for me to choose. But after some months I settled down happily in this village because I like the countryside better and it is a little cooler than those in the plains. W: Have you ever thought of a typical village as a better choice? M: Yes, I have. Yet no such thing exists. In fact I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common- poverty, dirt, and ignorance. W: But in spite of all this, you still feel very happy. Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States? M: Well, that's also the question that the villagers ask me. They think that I'm crazy to give up my comfortable life in the United States and isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man Why have I come? I've put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas have changed. I've come to believe that what is happening in the Third World is more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world, I feel that I first have to try and share their way of life. W: I must say I find your view on this issue very convincing. I'm sure when you go back to your own country you'll find your stay here very rewarding. What was said before this conversation?

A:
W: Dr Smith, you were a political journalist in America and I was told that you've chosen to live here, a mountain village like this in the Himalayan Community. Could you please tell me why you came to India and settled down here?