Alternative questions

I

Do we like tea or coffee? — Coffee.

you

they

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 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?

Tag questions

I I? — Yes, I do./ No, I don't.

We we? — Yes, we do./ No, we don't.

You live in Russia, don’t you? — Yes, you do./ No, you don't.

They they? — Yes, they do./ No, they don't.

He / She likes poetry, doesn’t he/ she? — Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t.

It costs much, doesn’t it? — Yes, it does./ No, it doesn't.

I I? — No, I don’t. / Yes, I do.

You you? — No, you don't./ Yes, you do.

We don’t speak Italian, do we? — No, we don't Yes, we do.

They they? — No, they don't. / Yes, they do.

He/she doesn’t work in an office, does he/she? — No, he/she doesn't. / Yes, he/she does.

It doesn’t rain in winter, does it? — No, it doesn't. / Yes, it does.

Exercise 10. Give the correct tag to these sentences.

1. She doesn't live in London, ___?

2. I 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, ___?

Special questions

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences.

Example: Whendo yougetup 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$.

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.

E. Bazanova, Moscow, “Drofa”

Revision test

– Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs:

boil close cost cost go have

like meet open smoke speak teach wash

1. She's very clever. She _speaks _ four languages.

2. Steve _____ ten cigarettes a day. ,

3. We usually _____ dinner at 7 o'clock.

4. I _____ films. I often _____ to the cinema.

5. Water _____ at 100 degrees Celsius.

6. In Britain the banks _____ at 9.30 in the morning.

7. The City Museum _____ at 5 o'clock every evening.

8. Food is expensive. It _____ a lot of money.

9. Shoes are expensive. They _____ a lot of money.

10. Tina is a teacher. She _____ mathematics to young children.

11. Your job is very interesting. You _____ a lot of people.

12. Peter _____ his hair twice a week.

– II. Study this information:

Now write sentences about Bob and Ann, George and yourself. Use always/usually/often/ sometimes/never.

1. Bob and Ann never drink coffee in the morning.

George ____________________ in the morning.

I _________________________

2. Bob and Ann _________ newspaper.

George _________

I ________

3. _____________________________________________

– III. Write the negative.

1. I play the piano very well. ___________.

2. Jack plays the piano very well. Jack ___________very well.

3. You know the answer ___________.

4. She works very hard ___________.

5. They do the same thing every day ___________.

– IV. Write the opposite (positive or negative).

1. I understand. _I don’t understand._

2. He doesn't smoke. _He smokes._

3. They know. They _______

4. She loves him ______

5. They speak English ______

6. I don't want it _____

7. She doesn't want them _____

8. He lives in Rome _____

– Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don^'t / doesn^'t + one of these verbs:

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