Asking questions

CHAPTER 5

Exercise 10 – ORAL. Give suggestions. Use Why don’t you?

Exercise 9:Complete the dialogues. Use let’s and why don’t we.

1. A: The weather is beautiful today. ____________________________

B: Good idea.

2. A: I’m bored.

B: Me too. ________________________________________________

A: Great idea!

3. A: Are you hungry?

B: Yes. Are you?

A: Yes, ___________________________________________________

B: Okay.

4. A: What are you going to do over spring break?

B: I don’t know. What are you going to do?

A: I haven’t made any plans.

B: _________________________________________________________

A: That sounds like a terrific idea, but I can’t afford it.

5. A: I need to go shopping.

B: So do I.

A: __________________________________________________________

B: I can’t go then. _______________________________________________

A: Okay. That’s fine with me.

6. A: Do you have any plans for this weekend?

B: Not really.

A: I don’t either. _______________________________________________

B: Okay. Good idea.

7. A: What time should we leave for the airport?

B: ___________________________________

A: Okay.

8. A: What we should we do tonight?

B: _____________________________________

A: Sounds okay to me.

1. I’m thirsty.

2. I’m sleepy.

3. I have a headache.

4. I have a toothache.

5. It’s so hot in this room.

6. Brrr. I’m cold.

7. I’m broke.

8. I’m hungry.

9. Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. What should I give her?

10. I’m going to take a vacation this summer. Where should I go?

Exercise 11: Make sentences by combining one of the ideas in Column A with one of the ideas in Column B. Use if with the ideas in Column A.

Column A (condition) Column B (suggestion)

1. You may need some help 1. Guess

when you move to a new apt.

2. The weather may be nice 2. You should see the International

tomorrow. Student Advisor.

3. You may have a problem 3. Why you don’t take a nap?

with your visa.

4. You may not be at the airport 4. Wait for me at the United Airlines

when your plane gets in. counter.

5. John may want to lose some weight. 5. Please take a message.

6. You may be tired. 6. I’d be happy to make a sandwich for

you.

7. Mary may not get better soon. 7. He should stop eating candy.

8.You may not know the answer 8. Please call me.

to a question on the test.

9. Alice can call while I’m out. 9. She should see a doctor.

1. You may be hungry. 10. Let’s go to the zoo.

4-7 STATING PREFERENCES: PREFER, LIKE ….. BETTER, WOULD RATHER

a) I preferapples tooranges. b) I likeapples better thanoranges. c) I would rather havean apple thanan orange.	Pattern: preferX toY. Pattern: likeX better thanY. Pattern: would rather +verb + X thanY.
d) I would rather havean apple.	Would ratheris used to state preferences.

Exercise 12: Complete the dialogues with your own words.

1. A: Do you feel like going to the show tonight?

B: Not really. I’d rather _________________

2. A: Which do you like better, _____________or ____________

B: I like ____________ better __________________________

3. A: What are going to do this weekend?

B: I may __________, but I’d rather ______________________

4. A: What kind of music do you like?

B: All kinds. But I prefer ___________ to __________________

5. A: What are you going to do tonight?

B: I should __________, but I’d rather ______________________

5. A: Let’s go on a picnic next Saturday.

B: That sounds good, but I’d rather ________________________

5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

a) Do you know Jim Adams? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

b) Did it rain last night? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.

c) Are you studying English? Yes, I am. No, I am not.

d) Was Ann in class? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.

e) Will Bob be here soon? Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

f) Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Exercise 1: In the following dialogues, the long answer is given in brackets. Look at the long answer and then make the appropriate yes/no question and short answer to complete each dialogue. Do not use a negative verb in the question.

1. A: Do you know my brother?

B: No, I ______.

2. A: _________________________________

B: Yes, ____________. (Jane eats lunch at the cafeteria every day).

3. A: ______________________________________________________

B: No, ____________. (that pen doesn’t belong to me).

4. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (the students in this class speak English well).

5. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ______________. (I slept well last night).

6. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: No, ___________. (Ann and Jim didn’t come to class yesterday).

7. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, __________. (I’m studying my grammar book).

8. A: _____________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (the children aren’t watching TV).

9. A: _______________________________________________________

B: Yes, _______. (Tim Wilson is in my class).

10. A: ________________________________________________________

B: No, ________. (It wasn’t foggy yesterday).

11. A: _________________________________________________________

B: No, ______. (I won’t be in class tomorrow).

12. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (Larry isn’t going to be in class tomorrow).

13. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (Karen will finish her work before she goes to bed).

14. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _________. (I can’t play the piano).

15. A: _________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (some birds can swim under water).

16. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (You need to make an appointment to see the doctor).

17. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (I have a bicycle).

5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS

A yes/no question = a question that may be answered by yesor no A: Does Ann live in Montreal? B: Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. An information question = a question that asks for information by using a question word: where, when, why, who, whom, what, which, whose, how.

QUESTION WORD + HELPING WORD + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

a) Does Ann live in Montreal? b) Where does Ann live? c) Where is Mary studying? d) When will you graduate? e) Who(m) did you see at the party?

f) Who came to the party? g) What happened yesterday?

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