General Questions

Am	I	a student?	— Yes, I am./No, I am not.
Is	he / she / it	a student?	— Yes, he/she/it is./No, he/she/ it isn’t.
Are	we you they	students?	— Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. — Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. — Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.

1. your mother/at work?

2. her children/at home?

3. he/from Italy? ______ ____

4. I/good at English?

5. you/interested in books?

6. I/right?

7. this subject/difficult?

Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).

1. Are your parents old?

2. Are all your school friends students now?

3. Is English difficult?

4. Is your home town small?

5. Are you interested in music?

6. Is your friend good at languages?

Alternative questions

Am	I	your friend	or	not?	—Yes, you are / No, you aren’t.
Is	he/ she	Spanish	or	Italian?	— He/She is Italian.
	it	difficult	or	easy?	— It’s difficult.
Are	we	in the city centre	or	on the out - skirts?	— You are on the outskirts.
	you	a student	or	a schoolboy?	— I’m a student.
	they	at home	or	at work?	—They are at work.

Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.

Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? — Are you a student or a schoolboy? — I’m a student.

1. He/in Moscow/in Kiev?

2. Alan and Henry/students/teachers?

3. Your new friends/sociable/not?

4. His daughter/17/18?

5. Your parents/old/young?

6. Russia/a big/a small country?

7. They/designers/artists?

Special questions

What Where Who How How old What What kind of( books) Why Whose friend What colour

is are is are is is is are is is

he? you from? John? you? he? your father like? he fond of? you late? Mary? our flag?

She’s a shop assistant. from Germany. He’s their son. Not bad, thanks. -Eighteen - He’s sociable and very clever - Historical books. - My watch is wrong. - She’s my friend. - It’s white, blue and red.

How old is he? - Eighteen.

What is your father like? - He’s sociable and very clever.

What kind of ( books) is he fond of? - Historical books.

Why are you late? - My watch is wrong.

Exercise 8. Ask and answer questions.

Example: What colour is a banana? – It’s yellow.

The sun

Ambulances in Moscow?

What colour is/are Roses?

The Christmas tree?

The sky

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences.

Example: Where are my books? – On the table.

1._ _ _ that clock? 2._ _ Paul from? 3._ _ your favourite subject? 4._ _ _music you fond of?

About a hundred years old. Denmark, I think. Mathematics. Rock music.

Exercise 10. Ask the questions.

Example: What is your name? – My name’s Mark.

_________________? _________________? _________________? _________________? _________________? _________________?

Her name’s Pam. No my mother isn’t very young. Yes, it is Frank Ellis. Jane. My shoes are black. Olga is very kind.