Getting
to know Foxy (II)
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In
this lesson, we are going to look at how to make two different types
of questions. By the end of the lesson, we hope you can make lots of
different questions in English!
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1.- Let’s
look at the form of a basic ‘question word’ question
Where
do you live?
This question
is made up of four parts:
1.- Question
word: Where
2.- Auxiliary verb: do
3.- Subject pronoun: you
4.- Verb: live
Basic questions
usually appear in this order. Learn the order!
Question
Word + Auxiliary Verb (do)* + Subject Pronoun + Verb
*There
are other auxiliary verbs but we are only going to look at making
questions with the auxiliary verb ‘do’ in this lesson.
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1.a. Put
the following questions into the correct order. Follow the rule if you
need help!
(to
see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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2.-
Ginger is going to ask Foxy about her weekend
2.a. Listen
and answer the questions below.
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Ginger:
What
do you do at the weekend Foxy?
Foxy:
I
do lots of different things.
Ginger:
What
do you do on Saturday mornings?
Foxy:
On
Saturday mornings I sometimes go swimming with my sister.
Ginger:
Do
you swim every Saturday morning?
Foxy:
No,
I don’t. I only go swimming every three weeks.
Ginger:
What
do you do on Saturday afternoons?
Foxy:
On
Saturday afternoons, I go shopping. I love shopping.
Ginger:
Do
you go shopping with your sisters?
Foxy:
No,
I go shopping with my best friend.
Ginger:
Do
you buy lots of things?
Foxy:
Yes,
I do.
Ginger:
Oh
I see. And what do you do on Sundays?
Foxy:
On
Sundays I do my homework! It’s a boring day!
Ginger:
Do
you have a lot of homework to do at the weekend?
Foxy:
Yes,
I hate homework!
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2.b. How
many questions does Ginger ask Foxy?
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2.c. Are
the following statements True or False?
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3.- Yes/No
questions
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We
are now going to look at a different type of question, the ‘yes/no’
question.
Here are
a few examples from the dialogue:
Do you
swim every Saturday morning?
Do you go shopping with your sister?
We call them
yes/no questions because the answer to these questions is always ‘yes’
or ‘no’.
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3.a. What
are the answers to the following yes/no questions in the dialogue?
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3.b. We are
now going to look at how to form these questions.
The form
of the yes/no question is:
Auxiliary Verb (do) + Subject Pronoun + Verb
You can identify this parts in the questions below:
Do you
swim every Saturday
morning?
Do you go shopping with your sister?
Do you have a lot of homework to do at
the weekend?
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3.c.
Put the following yes/no questions into the correct order.
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4.-
Practice
Answer the questions with your own answers.
Do you
play tennis?
Do you
eat chocolate?
Do you
like learning English?
- Yes
I do / No I don't
Keep up
the good work! .
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