‘dad shia SAGE RESO 1 Question words as subject \When the subject fhe sentence fs Who, What, or nin, tLeomes drectly belor the verb and dof nt used: Which countries have Engh as an ofc language? 1 Putthe following words in order to make question 1 to / tight / wants / who / movie 2 happened io /iigenove arguages/ a mary / what 3 is ho ost widely / after Engish which /in the US. / spoken /anquege Now undertine the subject in each question. ‘Memes mre toh? 2 Tag questions 2 Wisthoypiel say nies a hea 4. Michis he mes ies ing te Ego in ume: ‘the US? Tag questions are used in two situations: 1 When the speak isnot sur ofthe answer to a question. nts ase, the voice ses onthe tg Gueston srarwrs Osi OTD 2. When the speaker thinks they are sure of the answer to a ‘question but wants confirmation. In this case, the voice {alls on the tag Your wife's German, ist she? Form '* To form tag questions, repeat the auxiliary verb: ‘She's living in Boston, isn’t she? You can’t speak Russian, ean you? ‘+ To form tag questions with the verb be, use the correct ‘form of the vert be: He's happy, isn’t he? ‘* Note that the negative tag for the frst person singular of ‘be uses are not am: I'm coming with you, aren’t I? * To form all other tag questions, use the correct form of, the auxiliary do: You left 2 message, didn’t you? ‘She doesn't lke him, does she? ‘¢ When the verb in the statement is affirmative, make the ‘verb in the tag question negative. When the verb in the statement is negative, the verb in the tag question is. affirmative. See the examples above. ‘Complete these sentences with the correct tag question. 1 You're French, _aren you_7 2 Sheisn't a student, is __she i 3 They live near here, _ dan thay 4 He didn't come yesterday, _ did Th 5 They should be here at six, shouldnt they _? 6 Youcouldn't help me, _cquld they _? Use Use indirect questions if you want to sound more polite orn ‘more fora situations. Compare these questions: Where's the nearest bank? Could you tell me where the nearest bank is? Is he hero? Do you know if ho 8 here? Form The indirect phrase + a question word or phase +astatement + ? ‘Can you tell me what time the bank opens? For yes/no questions, use it | was wondering if you could lend me some money. Could you tell me if this is the bus stop for the airport? Complete these indirect questions in an appropriate way. 4. Do you know _what he is doing 2 2 Canyou tel me yournane.plae 3 Do you remember_where the past office is + 4 was wondering you could els me 2 Language Use the words below to complete the paragraph. lingua franca officiel language pidgin bilingual standard Engish (Okay, most people agree that Engish is the 1 nga fran in the world, but how long wil that last? And when people talk about “Engh,” just what do they mean? New Zealand ‘Singaporean, South Aftican, or Caribbean English? And wthin these countries, the “Engish” language is broken down into diferent cilects. In some places, the 2 oficial language. may be English, but outside of government or the office, people are actually 3__biingual or tring {nd speak dtferent languages every day! Perhaps they speak creole, a mixture of English and other languages, or perhaps 4 _pigin as they do in Heit and Louisiene. So what exactly is English? Perhaps the only form that most people would recogrize the world over would be ‘5 standard English, but who speaks that?! 2 Talk ‘Complete these phrases with as many different types of talk as you can remember. have conversation /ddbate_/acat_/ anargunest * ote a speech /elesure/ apresentation tal / presentation 1/3a Match the words with the pictures. ‘@ jumping rope b swinging ¢ telling jokes 4 playing hide-and-seek e dressing up f playing ball — b Choose the correct verb form in each sentence. Cleveland. 2 “Where's Joseph?” “He's working / He works this morning.” “What are you doing /do vou do?” “I'm a student. one Most people are staying / stay in the office at lunchtime because there are no cafés near here, © Match the collocations. 1 aclosed a coffee 2 todxchangoe hands 3 toshakeb © aspooch 4 togives a. friend 5 stronga e 1 live / aim living with my aunt while I'm studying in Inever get fat because I exercise / am exercising a lot. ‘Match the question and the tag. You like fish, e a didn’t they? They arrived on Sunday.a b aren't they? ‘She wouldn't enjoy this, d © isn'the? Your broth would she? don't you? an architect.¢ They are living by the coast now,b Write questions for these answers. 1 Which house is your uncle's ? My uncle's house is the green house. 2 In which area does mos ofthe population Ine 2 Most of the population lives in the coastal area of the country 3 What isthe ficial language 2 The official language is French, 4 Wht language dost pope inVenezuels speck? Most poople in Venezuela speak Spanish, Complete the sentences with both or neither. 1 My sistorand Tove music, but nether of us likes to dance. 2 Wo bath profor reggae to rock 3 Do you and your husband — both work inthe same company? 4 Hather of us wants to go out tonight. We're too tired. Complete the text by choosing the correct verb forms, 11 used to be / was being very ambitious when I was younger, but now I am vory relaxed about my position in tho company. I remember that 1 2 worked / was working thore when wo got the contract with Grameo. It 3 used to be / was very hard work, but we ‘managed to do it by working together. it was a fantastic. exporience. On the last night, wwe 4 had / were having a big, party. It was a great party, and my boss gave an amazing spooch. He 5 was thanking / thanked everyone by name, including me, and I was very junior at that time. 16 was standing / stood next toa woman I wanted to go out with when the boss called my name, and I remember hoping that she ‘was impressed!h. Find the word pairs in the diagram. evening tongue __ confident prepore make evening lest mother tongue have achat cut yursel prepare special fonds aaa havea ight make phone call bi bight mel sel confdent mother — aight special foods Write indirect questions for the following answers. 1 Could you tell me whak your name és My nam is Joachim | wonder you could tel me Col you tell ma where yu ve? Cortainly, Live in Miami ‘3 wonder if you could tell me = Could youll me what you din your free tine? 1 doy 44 Dayouknow I wander you could tell me - Could you tell me if this isthe enrect bus for downtown? nds, Sometimes I play soccer, sometimes I go to the beach, Yes, this is the correet bus for downtown. 5 Doyouknow -| wander you could tell me Could you tele wht time itis? Sure. I's three o'clock Complete the mind maps. Gam a good camunipation skils = =, ‘Complete the sentences with prepositions. 1 Match the sentence halves. 1 Lucy waved goodbye_te her mom _ on 1 Juliette hurt herselfe a whon she came into the platform. the room, 2 Anthony introduced himself _ta__ the other Tats paaipeopl b love keatretiaes 5 eens used tot very much, en ee 3 My sistorand © whon sho was playing 4 We usually get together far dinner once a week. 5 I'mpotsure_of the answer to this question bs one ‘ellie 4 Iwas reading my book® when she goes to bed 3 Kerry hugs hermomd —e sit in the sun, but these days they are more careful