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| (a) Going to bed now? — Are you goingto bed now? (b) Finish your work? — Did you finishyour work? (c) Want to go to the movie with us? = Do you want to go to the movie with us? | Sometimes in spoken English, the auxiliary and the subject you are dropped from a yes/no question, as in (a), (b), and (c). |
EXERCISE 8. A: Find the shortened questions, then give the complete question form.
1. A: Need some help? → Do you need some help?
B: Thanks.
2. A: Why do you keep looking out of the window? Expecting someone?
B: I'm waiting for the mail to come.
3. A: You look tired.
В: I am.
A: Stay up late last night?
B: Yup.
4. A: I'm looking forward to going to Colorado over spring vacation.
B: Ever been there before?
5. A: Why are you pacing the floor? Nervous?
B: Who me?
6. A: Want a cup of coffee?
B: Only if it's already made.
7. A: Heard any news about your scholarship?
B: Not yet.
8. A: Hungry?
B: Yeah. You?
B: Make your own mini conversation with 3 shortened yes/no questions. Act it out with your partner (both versions: with shortened and complete question forms).
(English Grammar B.S. Azar Unit B-3: Shortened Yes/No Questions Ex.13 A12- A13)
UNIT 2
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Information Questions
Subject/Object Questions
Answering Techniques 1. Short Answers
*“And-what-about-you” Questions
Tag Questions
*Negative Questions
Answering Techniques 3
*Homework
Would you be a good police officer? Why?/Why not? (2)
Basic Grammar in Use R.Murphy PP. 82 – 83; 84 – 85; 86 – 87 Units 37, 41,42, 43
( Information Questions, Tag Questions)
Make up sentences using the following words:
1. Give, paper, a piece, of, me, a pencil, and. 2. Week, Mr. Barnett, new, brings, Mary, and, books, magazines, every. 3. Tall, General Henderson, with, hair, a man, white, was. 4. Was putting on, gloves, her, in, Nancy, a way, slow. 5. Show, can, I, something, you, interesting. 6. Good, English, some, have, I, books. 7. Them, can, I, bring, to, the Institute, you, to. 8. Cold, a night, January, was, it. 9. Long, can't, we, stay, here. 10. In, coffee, the morning, I, like.
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· Do the quiz “Would you be a good police officer?” and interview your partner using the questions, check the key and speak about your partner’s result.
