• Author / Uploaded
• Brenda Naranjo Moreno

Citation preview

EXERCISES UNIT 49 49.1 Ask Joe questions. (Look at this answers before you write the questions) 1. Where do you live? 2. Where you born there? 3. Are you married? 4. How long have you been married? 5. Do you have any children? Have you got any children? 6. How old are they? 7. What do you do? 8. What does your wife do?

In Manchester No, I was born in London Yes 17 years Yes, two boys 12 and 15 I’m a journalist She’s a doctor

49.2 Make questions with who or what. 1. Somebody hit me. 2. I hit somebody 3. Somebody paid the bill. 4. Something happened 5. Diane said something 6. This book belongs to somebody 7. Somebody lives in that house. 8. I fell over something 9. Something fell on the floor. 10. This word means something 11. I borrowed the money from somebody. from? 12. I’m worried about something.

Who hit you? Who did you hit? Who paid the bill? What happened? What did Diane say? Who does this book belong to? Who lives in that house? What did you fall over? What fell on the floor? What does this word mean? Who did you borrow the money What are you worried about?

49.3 Put the words in brackets in the correct order. All the sentences are questions. 1. When was this house built? 2. How is cheese made? 3. When was the computer invented? 4. Why isn’t Sue working today? 5. What time are your friends coming? 6. Why was the concert cancelled? 7. Where was your mother born? 8. Why didn’t you come to the party? 9. How did the accident happen? 10. Why doesn’t this machine work? 49.4 Write negative questions from the words in brackets. In each situation you are surprised. 1. A: We won’t see Liz this evening. B: Why not? Isn’t she coming to the party? 2. A: I hope we don’t meet David tonight B: Why? Don’t you like him? 3. A: Don’t go and see that film

Why not? Isn’t it good? 4. A: I’ll have to borrow some money B: Why? Don’t you have any money?

Unit 50. Questions 2 (Do you know where …? / he asked me where …) A. Do you know where …? / I don’t know why …/ could you tell me what …? Etc We say: Where has Tom gone? But Do you know where Tom has gone? Is part of a longer sentence Do you know …? / I don’t know …/ can you tell me …? Etc, the word order changes. We say:    

What time is it? But Who are those people? Where can I find Linda? How much will it cost? cost?

Do you know what time it is? I don’t know who those people are Can you tell me where I can find Linda? Do you have any idea how much it will

Be careful with do/does/did questions. We say: What time does the film begin? But Do you know what time the film begins? What do you mean? Please explain what you mean Why did she leave early? I wonder why she left early Use if or whether where there is no other question word (what, why etc): Did anybody see you? But Do you know if anybody saw you? Or … Do you know whether anybody saw you? B. He asked me where … (reported questions) The same changes in word order happen in reported questions. Compare: 

Direct. Reported

The police officer said to us, Where are you going? the police officer asked us, where we were going



Direct. Reported

Clare said, “What time do the banks close?” Clare wanted to know what time the banks closed

In reported speech the verb usually changes to the past (were, closed etc) Study these examples. You had an interview for a job and these were some of the questions the interviewer asked you:

     

Are you willing to travel? Why did you apply for the job? What do you do in your spare time? Can you speak any foreign languages? How long have you been working in your present job? Do you have a driving licence?

Later you tell a friend what the interviewer asked you. You use reported speech:      

She asked if I was willing to travel She asked whether I was willing to travel She wanted to know what I did in my spare time She asked how long I had been working in my present job She asked why I applied for the job She wanted to know if I could speak any foreign languages She wanted to know whether I could speak any foreign languages She asked if I had a driving license

50.1 Make a new sentence from the question in brackets 1. Do you know where Tom has gone? 2. Could you tell me where the post office is? 3. What’s the time? I wonder what time is. 4. What does this word mean? I want to know what this word means 5. Do you know what time they left? 6. I don’t know if Sue is going out tonight 7. Do you have any idea where Caroline lives? 8. I can’t remember where I parked the car 9. can you tell me if there is a bank near here 10. tell me 11. 12. 13.