1. Q: What’s on the clothesline?
A: There are clothes on the clothesline.
2. Q: Why are they on the clothesline?
A: They’re drying.
3. Q: How long will it take for them to dry?
A: It’ll take a few hours.
4. Q: Is it a good day to dry clothes outside?
A: Yes. The sun is out and it’s hot.
5. Q: How do most people in the United States dry their clothes?
A: They use a dryer.
6. Q: How do people in the country that you come from dry their clothes?
A: Answers will vary:
They use a dryer.
They hang them outside.
They hang them inside.
7. Q: Which do you prefer, drying clothes outside or in a machine?
A: I prefer to use a machine.
or
A: I prefer to hang them outside.
8. Q: What’s one disadvantage in drying clothes outside?
A: Answers will vary:
Sometimes it rains.
Sometimes it’s too cold.
Someone might steal your clothes.
A bird might poop on your clothes.
Click below to hear what a student online said in response to these questions. I think she did very well!
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