Lesson 4 (exercise 4-6)

Exercise 4. Practice the use of when in questions. Listen to the information about Paul. Ask a corresponding question about John.

Paul arrived in June	WHEN DID JOHN ARRIVE?
Paul studied a year ago	WHEN DID JOHN STUDY?
Paul telephoned yesterday	WHEN DID JOHN TELEPHONE?

1.       Paul studied a month ago

2.       Paul telephoned yesterday

3.       Paul studied a year ago

4.       Paul arrived yesterday

5.       Paul called two hours ago

6.       Paul arrived a year ago

7.       Paul practiced a year ago

8.       Paul telephoned at 8 o’clock

9.       Paul returned a week ago

10.   Paul worked yesterday

11.   Paul called on Wednesday

12.   Paul practiced in the morning

Exercise 5. Practice the use of where in questions. Listen to the information about Paul. Ask a corresponding question about John and Mary.

Paul lives in New York	WHERE DO JOHN AND MARY LIVE?
Paul studies in the library	WHERE DO JOHN AND MARY STUDY?

1.       Paul eats dinner at a restaurant

2.       Paul lives on Main street

3.       Paul plays tennis in the park

4.       Paul reads books in the library

5.       Paul studies at home

6.       Paul has coffe at a restaurant

7.       Paul practices in class

8.       Paul learns new words in class

9.       Paul lives in New York

10.   He usually reads in the library

11.   He usually eats lunch at a restaurant

Exercise 6. Change the statement into a question beginning with the word who.

The teacher knows john	WHO DOES THE TEACHER KNOW?
Mary visited her father	WHO DID MARY VISIT?

1.       Mary telephoned Paul

2.       Mary assisted the new student

3.       John called Paul

4.       John visited Mr. Miller

5.       The teacher asked Mary

6.       The teacher knows Mary

7.       John sees Mary

8.       The students see the teacher

9.       The students hear the teacher

10.   The students understand the teacher

                                                                         Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Khrohn

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Lesson 2 (part B3)

B.3 Notice the position of always in questions

STATEMENT		john	Always	Studies	At night
		john	Always	Studies	At night
QUESTIONS	does	john	Always	Study	At night?
STATEMENT		Mary	is	Always	Busy
		Mary	is	Always	Busy
QUESTIONS	is	Mary		Always	Busy

COMMENT

Adverbs like always come before the main verb (study, arrive, etc) in questions as well as in statements. With forms of be (am, are, is) the adverb of frequency remains with the rest of the predicate when the verb is put before the subject to make a question.

Exercise 12. Change the teacher’s statement into a question. The next student will answer the question.

The teacher is usually busy                                      STUDENT A: IS THE TEACHER USUALLY BUSY?

                                                                                            STUDENT B: YES, HE IS

You Are Often Busy                                                    STUDENT B: ARE YOU OFTEN BUSY?

                                                                                            STUDENT C: YES, I AM OR NO, I AM NOT

1.       You are sometimes tired

2.       You are sometimes hungry

3.       You always eat breakfast in the morning

4.       The windows are always open

5.       The teacher is usually in the room

6.       You usually have coffee for breakfast

7.       You usually eat lunch at noon

8.       The door is sometimes open

9.       The windows are often closed

10.   You sometimes read at night

11.   You usually understand the lessons

12.   Pencils are usually light

13.   Shoes are always white

14.   Shirts are often white.

Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Krohn 

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