Exercise 1A, page 2 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

2 GRAMMAR

word order in questions

a Look at the highlighted phrases in questions 1-6. Tick (✔) the three correct questions. Rewrite the incorrect questions.

1 Can you play a musical instrument? ✔

2 Where works your father?

3 Were you at this school last year?

4 Is there a supermarket near here?

5 Have you cereal for breakfast?

6 Where went you for your last holiday?

b p.126 Grammar Bank 1A

c Look at the two groups of questions. What are the missing words in the second questions?

PRESENT

Do you...

- drink a lot of tea or coffee?

- How many cups do you drink a day?

- go to a gym? What gym _______________ to?

- sleep well? How many hours _______________ ?

- play games on your phone? What games _______________ ?

- like watching sport on TV? What sports _______________ ?

PAST

Did you...

- go to bed late last night? What time _______________ to bed?

- cook lunch or dinner yesterday? What _______________ ?

- go for a walk at the weekend? Where _______________ ?

- see a good film last week? What film _______________ ?

- buy any clothes last month? What _______________ ?

d Stand up and ask different students the first question until somebody says Yes. Then ask the second question. Continue with the other questions, asking different students.

Do you drink a lot of tea or coffee?

(Yes, I drink a lot of coffee.

How many cups do you drink a day?)

(Three or four.

1A word order in questions

questions with be and can

questions with do / does / did in present simple and past simple

• We make questions with the verb be and can by inverting the verb and the subject.

She is a teacher. → Is she a teacher?

He can drive. → Can he drive?

• You can use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) or QuASI (Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) to remember word order in questions. If there's a preposition, we often put it at the end of a question, e.g. Who do you live with?

1A

a Put the word or phrase in the correct place in the question.

Where are you from? (are)

1 Where we park? (can)

2 How are you? (old)

3 Does finish at 8.00? (the class)

4 Where do your friends? (live)

5 Why you answer my email? (didn't)

6 Do you often to the cinema? (go)

7 What this word mean? (does)

8 What time did arrive? (your friends)

9 Who are you talking? (to)

10 Where were last night? (you)

b Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

you live where do? Where do you live?

1 you a do have car ?

2 was brother your where born?

3 often he how phone does you ?

4 their time arrive does flight what ?

5 Brazil from is girlfriend your ?

6 languages how you many can speak ?

7 party the how was ?

8 last go where you summer did ?

9 there doctor here is a ?

10 come bus to you by school did ?

2a

Посмотрите на выделенные фразы в вопросах 1-6. Отметьте галочкой три правильных вопроса. Перепишите неправильные вопросы.

Ответ:

Correct questions (Правильные вопросы):

1 Can you play a musical instrument? (Ты умеешь играть на музыкальном инструменте?)

3 Were you at this school last year? (Ты был в этой школе в прошлом году?)

4 Is there a supermarket near here? (Здесь поблизости есть супермаркет?)

Rewritten incorrect questions (Переписанные неправильные вопросы):

2 Where does your father work? (Где работает твой отец?)

5 Do you have cereal for breakfast? (Ты ешь хлопья на завтрак?)

6 Where did you go for your last holiday? (Куда ты ездил в свой последний отпуск?)

2c

Посмотрите на две группы вопросов. Какие слова пропущены во вторых вопросах?

Ответ:

PRESENT (НАСТОЯЩЕЕ ВРЕМЯ)

How many cups do you drink a day? (Сколько чашек ты выпиваешь в день?)

What gym do you go to? (В какой спортзал ты ходишь?)

How many hours do you sleep? (Сколько часов ты спишь?)

What games do you play? (В какие игры ты играешь?)

What sports do you like watching? (Какие виды спорта тебе нравится смотреть?)

PAST (ПРОШЕДШЕЕ ВРЕМЯ)

What time did you go to bed? (Во сколько ты лёг спать?)

What did you cook? (Что ты готовил?)

Where did you go? (Куда ты ходил?)

What film did you see? (Какой фильм ты смотрел?)

What did you buy? (Что ты купил?)

2d

Встаньте и задавайте разным ученикам первый вопрос, пока кто-нибудь не скажет «Да». Затем задайте второй вопрос. Продолжайте с другими вопросами, задавая их разным ученикам.

Ответ:

Example dialogue (Пример диалога):

Me: Do you play games on your phone? (Я: Ты играешь в игры на телефоне?)

Student: Yes, I do. (Ученик: Да.)

Me: What games do you play? (Я: В какие игры ты играешь?)

Student: I usually play Roblox. (Ученик: Я обычно играю в Roblox.)

1A a

Поставьте слово или фразу в правильное место в вопросе.

Ответ:

1 Where can we park? (Где мы можем припарковаться?)

2 How old are you? (Сколько тебе лет?)

3 Does the class finish at 8.00? (Урок заканчивается в 8:00?)

4 Where do your friends live? (Где живут твои друзья?)

5 Why didn't you answer my email? (Почему ты не ответил на мое электронное письмо?)

6 Do you often go to the cinema? (Ты часто ходишь в кино?)

7 What does this word mean? (Что означает это слово?)

8 What time did your friends arrive? (Во сколько прибыли твои друзья?)

9 Who are you talking to? (С кем ты разговариваешь?)

10 Where were you last night? (Где ты был прошлой ночью?)

1A b

Поставьте слова в правильном порядке, чтобы составить вопросы.

Ответ:

1 Do you have a car? (У тебя есть машина?)

2 Where was your brother born? (Где родился твой брат?)

3 How often does he phone you? (Как часто он тебе звонит?)

4 What time does their flight arrive? (Во сколько прибывает их рейс?)

5 Is your girlfriend from Brazil? (Твоя девушка из Бразилии?)

6 How many languages can you speak? (На скольких языках ты можешь говорить?)

7 How was the party? (Как прошла вечеринка?)

8 Where did you go last summer? (Куда ты ездил прошлым летом?)

9 Is there a doctor here? (Здесь есть врач?)

10 Did you come to school by bus? (Ты приехал в школу на автобусе?)