Writing to ask for information – WJECInterviewing someone

Read the following profile of George North, the well-known Welsh rugby player.

Ces i fy ngeni yn King’s Lynn yn Norfolk yn 1992 ond es i i’r ysgol gynradd yn Llangefni ar ôl symud yno gyda fy nheulu. Wedyn, es i i Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern. Dw i’n byw yn Northampton ar hyn o bryd achos dw i’n chwarae rygbi i Seintiau Northampton.

Dw i wrth fy modd yn chwarae rygbi ond dw i’n mwynhau chwarae golff, pêl-droed a beicio mynydd hefyd. I ymlacio, fy hoff hobïau ydy gwylio ffilmiau a gwrando ar gerddoriaeth.

Dechreuais i chwarae rygbi pan oeddwn i’n un ar ddeg oed. Dw i wedi chwarae i Scarlets Llanelli ac, wrth gwrs, dw wedi chwarae rygbi i Gymru.

Imagine that you're going to interview George North on a television programme. You need to prepare questions that will highlight some of the above information.

Exercise

On the same television programme you are going to interview Jeremy Owen Prothero-Smith, but you know nothing about him apart from the fact that he’s an up-and-coming sports star. So you write a note to the producer asking for information. Prepare a list of questions such as:

If you wanted to talk about a female, you would use hi instead of o/e.