Alternative questions
|
Do |
I you we you they |
like tea |
or |
coffee? |
- Coffee. |
|
Does |
he/she |
get up late |
or |
early? |
- (He gets up) early. |
|
Does |
it |
travel fast |
or |
slowly? |
- (It travels) fast. |
Exercise 9. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give short answers.
Example: She (get up) early/late? - Does she get up late or early? - She gets up early.
1. He (go) to work by bus/by train?
2. Classes (start) in the morning/in the afternoon?
3. His mother (work) as a bank manager/as an economist?
4. Jacky (like) classical music/jazz?
5. The shop (close) at 5/at 6 p.m.?
6. His friends (watch) television/go out in the evenings?
7. You (play) the guitar/the piano?
Special questions
|
What |
do |
you |
do? |
|
- I am a student. |
|
Where |
do |
you |
live? |
|
- (I live) in Moscow. |
|
When |
does |
he |
get up |
in the morning? |
- At about 7 o'clock. |
|
How long |
does |
it |
take |
you to get here? |
- Half an hour. |
|
How often |
do |
you |
go |
shopping? |
- Every other day. |
|
How well |
does |
she |
know |
English? |
- Rather well. |
|
Why |
do |
you |
study |
Physics? |
- I like it. |
|
Which (drink) |
does |
she |
prefer? |
|
- Juice. |
|
What kind of (books) |
do |
they |
read? |
|
- Different books. |
|
How much |
does |
it |
cost? |
|
- 20$. |
|
Who |
does |
she |
teach? |
|
- Foreign students. |
|
Who |
— |
— |
lives |
in Moscow? |
- Mary and Kate do. |
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences.
Example: When do you get up every morning? - I normally get up at 7 o'clock.
|
1. ___ to the radio? |
- I listen to it in the morning. |
|
2. ___ live? |
- They live in Newcastle. |
|
3. ___ swimming? |
- I go swimming once a week. |
|
4. ___ like? |
- My sister likes rock-and-roll. |
|
5. ___ work so much? |
- I have a lot to do. |
|
6. ___ most evenings? |
- They go to the theatre. |
|
7. ___ play chess? |
- I play it very well. |
|
8. ___ take you to get to the city centre? |
- About an hour by bus. |
|
9. ___ in that flat? |
- My parents do. |
|
10. ___ cost? |
- These shoes cost about 50$. |
Tag questions
|
I you we you they |
l |
don’t |
I? you? we? you? they? |
Yes, (No) |
I you we you they |
do (don’t) |
|
he/she |
likes poetry, |
doesn’t |
he/she? |
Yes, (No) |
he/she |
does (doesn’t) |
|
it |
costs much? |
doesn’t |
it? |
Yes, (No) |
it |
does (doesn’t) |
ive
in Russia,
|
I you we you they |
don’t speak Italian, |
do |
I? you? we? you? they? |
No, (Yes) |
I you we you they |
don’t (do) |
|
he/she |
doesn’t, work in an office, |
does |
he/she? |
No, (Yes) |
he/she |
doesn’t (does) |
|
it |
cost much? |
does |
it? |
No, (Yes) |
it |
doesn’t (does) |
Exercise 11. Give the correct tag to these sentences.
1. She doesn't live in London, __?
2.1 don't write to my penfriend very often, __?
3. Emma works in a sports shop, __?
4. Her elder brother doesn't play the violin, __?
5. They go dancing on Saturdays, __?
6. It snows a lot in this part of the country, __?
7. They don't stay at home most evenings ,__?
Exercise 12. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: I always sleep eight hours every night. - How many hours do you sleep every night?
1. It snows quite often in Britain during the winter.
2. She comes from Germany.
3. Children always ask a lot of questions.
4. It takes me an hour and a half to get ready for my English class.
5. No, my grandparents don't live in the country.
6. Our new car costs a lot of money.
7. I don't like Tom because he always makes fun of me.
8. Her husband often reads newspapers when he comes home from work.