Альтернативный вопрос к подлежащему:

Are you or is Alex late?

P1 S1 or P2 S2 P

~ He is.

~ He is late.

Альтернативный вопрос не к подлежащему:

Is this a pen or a pencil?

P` S P`` or P```

~ This is a pen.

f) Разделительный вопрос с “to be” (a question tag):

It is a good film, isn`t it?

S P` P`` , P`not S

~ Yes, it is.

~ No, it isn’t.

The pen isn`t red, is it?

S P`not P``, P` S

~ Yes, it is.

~ No, it isn’t.

Note: I am late, aren`t I?

I am late, am I not?

g) Отрицательная форма общих вопросов с глаголом “to be”:

Isn`t he ill today? ~ Разве/Неужели он не болен сегодня?

P`not S P`` Adv.M.

Is he not ill today? ~ Разве/Неужели он не болен сегодня?

P` S not P``

~ Yes, he is.

~ No, he isn’t.

5. Специальные вопросы с глаголом “to be”.

We usually make general questions by changing the word order: we put the verb “be” before the subject. “It is a viper” can be transformed into the general question like this “Is it a viper?” To make a question-word question, it is necessary to place a question word before the general question: What is it? ~ It`s a viper.

e.g. Where is my camera?

Who is there?

Why are you here?

If it is a question to a subject, we substitute the subject with a question word:

- I am a lecturer. ~Who is a lecturer?

Notes: 1). “What, Which, Whose” can be followed by a noun:

What size is yours?

What colour is the pencil? ~ The pencil is red.

Which coat is yours?

Whose picture is this?

Which/What newspaper are you buying?

What kind of book is this? ~ It is a good book.

What kind of man is he? ~ He`s a kind man.

2). “How” can be followed by an adjective or an adverb:

How big is your house?

How fast is your car?

Who+be…?

3). Be careful with “Who, What, Which” questions. If “Who, What, Which” is the subject of the sentence, the word order is

Who+be+S…?

If “Who, What, Which” is the object of sentence, the word order -

III. Spoken English Family

1. Objective:

- to get acquainted with other people and to know their families.

2. Tasks:

• to introduce yourself and other people;

• to ask and answer questions about your friend's family;

• to create the right image for your family;

• to show your interest in your friend`s family;

• to create an impression to the partner.

3. Key words:

• son

• daughter

• nephew

• niece

• to marry

• be on friendly terms with Mike

• be married to Sheila

• be single

• be divorced

• be separated

• mother-in-law

• farther-in-law

• to run the house

• to run - run - ran - run - running

• to look after children

• to get acquainted with Mr.Brown

• to dream of Greece/visiting Scotland

• brother

• cousin

• sister

• How large…?

• attitude to marriage

• job

• salary

• city

• to live - live - lived - lived - living

• bedroom

• floor

• to celebrate

• celebration

• family celebration

• hobby

• pet

• live together

• How old…?

• any

• image

• the right image

• to show my interest in the subject

• be interested in this project

• life

• to show - show - showed – showed (shown) - showing

• toy

• suburb

• to buy - buy - bought - bought - buying

• The pleasure is all mine!

• on business

• the right person for the job

• I would like to see…

• kindergarten

4. Activity 4: Read the dialogue "Family" and learn it by heart.

A- Hello. How are you?

B- Hello. I`m fine, thank you. How are you?

A- I`m fine, thanks. Lovely day today, isn`t it?

B- Yes, it is.

1. Are you married?

2. Yes, I`m married.

1. How large is your family?

2. There are five people in my family: wife, two daughters, son and I.

1. What does your wife do?

2. She runs the house and looks after children.

1. How old are your children?

2. My eldest daughter is 14, the younger daughter is 10 and the son is 5.

1. Lovely family! Do you live in a flat or in a house?

2. I have a two-storey house in the suburbs near London.

1. What are your family celebrations?

2. We celebrate birthdays, Easter, Christmas and New Year.

1. Have you ever been to Ukraine?

2. No. I have never been to Ukraine before. It is my first visit.

1. Are you interested in any toys for your children?

2. Yes, I`m interested in very much.

1. Would you like to see round Kharkov and buy some presents?

2. Yes, it would be nice.

1. I will show you round tomorrow if it is OK?

2. That would be great! Thanks!

1. It`s my pleasure… It was nice to see you!

B- It was nice to see you too.

1. See you tomorrow. Bye-bye.

2. Bye. Have a nice day!

5. Activity 5. Build up the conversation.

1. We live in a world full of dangers.

2. The family gears toward developing strong, morally upright children.

3. People are capable of facing the world's threats and evils.

4. The traditional family consists of mother, father and two children.

5. The father has primary responsibility for supporting and protecting the family.

6. The father has authority to determine the policy that will govern the family.

7. The mother has day-to-day responsibility for the care of the household, raising the children, and upholding the father's authority.

8. Children must respect and obey their parents.

9. Self-discipline develops in children strong moral character.

10. Love and nurturance are a vital part of family life,

6. Activity 6.1: Read the text and answer the questions.