Alternative questions

Exercise 6. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.

Example: The bus/arrive/late/early?

- Did the bus arrive late or early? — (It arrived) late.

1. Did Denis attend the first lecture or miss it yesterday? He missed it.

2. Did they play football or volleyball yesterday? They played volleyball.

3. Did they have to stay in town or go to the country last weekend? They had to stay in town.

4. Did you have a pet cat or a dog in your childhood? I had a dog.

Tag questions

Exercise 7. Give the correct tag to these sentences.

1. You didn't have a cup of coffee this morning, did you?

2. They didn't have to go out of town last Saturday, did they?

3. They arrived in the city a fortnight ago, didn’t they?

4. They had awful weather while they were on holiday, didn’t they?

5. You had to live at home with your parents years ago, didn’t you?

Special questions

Exercise 8.

1. What kind of questions did Mrs Taylor’s pupils often ask?

2. How long did it take Clare to pack her travelling bag?

3. Who didn’t marry until sixty-three?

4. When did Alexander Bell start his first telephone company?

5. How much did Martin earn?

Exercise 9. Ask subject or object questions. Give answers to subject questions.

Example: We waited for him at the door. — Who waited for him at the door? — We did. Who did you wait for at door?

1. Who listened to the news at breakfast? – We did. What did we listen to?

2. Who talked to his girlfriend on the phone all evening? – Antony did. Who did Antony talk to?

3. Who married a famous actor? – Fred’s sister did. Who did Fred’s sister marry?

4. Who bought a present for us? – They did. Who did they have to buy a present for?

5. Who had to report the accident to the police? – I did. Who did you have to report the accident to?

E. Bazanova, Moscow, Drofa.

Revision test

I.

1. Yesterday evening I _watched_ television.

2. I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.

3. Bernard smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and finished at 10 o'clock.

5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.

6. When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor.

7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.

8. We enjoyed our holiday last year. We stayed at a very good hotel.

9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it rained.

10. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.

11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we played tennis.

12. William Shakespeare died in 1616.

II.

1. Yesterday he went to work by car.

2. This morning they got up early.

3. He lost his keys last Saturday.

4. Last week I wrote a letter to Jane.

5. She met her friends yesterday evening.

6. I read two newspapers yesterday.

7. Last Friday the came to my house.

8. We went to the cinema last Sunday.

9. Tom had a shower this morning.

10. Last year they bought a new car.

11. Yesterday I ate an orange today.

12. We did our shopping last Monday.

13. Last weekend Ann took photographs.

14. We left home at 8.30 this morning.

III.

1. I saw John but I didn’t see Mary.

2. They worked on Monday but they didn’t work on Tuesday.

3. We went to the shop but we didn’t go to the bank.

4. She had a pen but she didn’t have any paper.

5. Jack did French at school but he didn’t do German.

IV.

1. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night ?

2. I enjoyed the party. And you? Did you enjoy the party?

3. I had a good holiday. And you? Did you have a good holiday?

4. I got up early this morning. And you? Did you get up early this morning?

5. I slept well last night. And you? Did you sleep well last night?

V. Write questions with Who/What/How/'Why ...?

1. Who did you meet?

2. What time did Harry arrive?

3. Who did you see?

4. What did they want?

5. What time did the meeting finish?

6. Why did Pat go home early?

7. What did you have for dinner?

8. How much did it cost?

VI.

1. I played (play) tennis yesterday but I didn’t win (not/win).

2. We waited a long time for the bus but it didn’t come.

3. That's a nice shirt. Where did you buy it?

4. She saw me but she didn’t speak to me.

5. Did it rain yesterday? No, it was a nice day.

6. That was a stupid thing to do. Why did you do it?

Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press

After repeating grammar at home students should ask each other questions for details for four or five minutes. At the end recombine the class and ask various students some of these extra questions:

When do you usually have your meals? What do you like to eat?

Where did you go for your last holiday? What did you do on holiday?

Correct the mistakes in using verbs.

Revision test

I.

1. Last year she was. 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.

3. I am hungry. Can I have something to eat?

4. I was hungry last night, so 1 had something to eat.

5. Where were you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?

6. Don't buy those shoes. They are. too expensive.

7. Why are you so angry yesterday?

8. We must go now. It is very late.

9. This time last year I was in Paris.

10. We were tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.

11. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He was a famous film star.

12. 'Where are the children?' 'I don't know. They were. in the garden ten minutes ago.

II. Put in was/wasn't/were/weren't.

1. We didn't like our hotel room. It was.... very small and it wasn’t.... very clean.

2. Kate got married when she was 24 years old.

3. I phoned you yesterday evening but you weren’t at home. Where were you?

4. George wasn’t at work last week because he was ill. He's better now.

5. The shops weren’t open yesterday because it was a public holiday.

6. Were you at home at 9.30?' 'No, I was at work.'

Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press

Explain shortly the usage of The Past Continuous Tense and ask to do the revision test for homework.

Exercise 1.

1. We were listening to the radio when it suddenly stopped working.

2. When I saw them, they were playing football.

3. When I got out of the house it was raining.

4. You broke your tooth when you were eating walnuts.

Exercise 2. Use the past continuous in the sentences below.

Example: I wasn’t listening (not/listen) so I missed what he said.

1. Just as I was getting to an interesting part of the story, the telephone rang.

2. When she was younger, she was always playing jokes on other people.

3. Yesterday afternoon we weren’t tidy up our flat.

4. Pete wasn’t listening to the lecture; he was talking to his friends.

5. A strong wind was blowing right in my face.

Exercise 3.

1. Roy saw Alice and Tina when he was going to work this morning.

2. I broke a cup last night. I was doing the washing-up when it slipped out of my hand.

3. We didn’t go out because it was raining.

4. It was midnight. We were driving home.

5. Christopher Columbus was sailing in the Santa Maria when he discovered America.

Revision test

Exercise 1.

1. Jane wasn't at home when I went to see her. She was working.

2. I got up early this morning. I washed, dressed and then I had breakfast.

3. The postman came while I was having breakfast.

4. We met Joan at the party. She was wearing a red dress.

5. The boys broke a window when they were playing football.

6. I was late but my friends were waiting for me when I arrived.

7. I got up at 7 o'clock. The sun was shining, so I went for a walk.

8. He was not driving fast when the accident happened.

9. Margaret didn’t go to work yesterday. She was ill.

10. What did you do on Saturday evening?”I went to the cinema”

11. What were you doing at 9.30 on Saturday evening? “I was watching a film in the cinema.