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The verbs be and do in questions
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz on the use of the verbs 'be' and 'do' in questions.
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz on the use of the verbs 'be' and 'do' in questions.
Question forms - present simple - Exercise 1
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (1/5)
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (1/5)
Question forms - present simple - Exercise 2
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (2/5)
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (2/5)
Question forms - present simple - Exercise 3
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (3/5)
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (3/5)
Question forms - present simple - Exercise 4
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (4/5)
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (4/5)
Question forms - present simple - Exercise 5
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (5/5)
Simple word order exercise for present simple question forms. (5/5)
English Result Pre-Intermediate Student's Book
Unit 1 Personal details Page 11 be and do in questions
Global Intermediate Coursebook
Unit 1 Language & Culture Page 11 Questions review
Unit 1 Friends Pages 5 - 7
(1) Interview with Jade Jagger. Ss read answers and make questions. (2) Subject and object questions about celebrities. (3) Questions ending in prepositions. (4) General knowledge Os and Xs game.
(1) Interview with Jade Jagger. Ss read answers and make questions. (2) Subject and object questions about celebrities. (3) Questions ending in prepositions. (4) General knowledge Os and Xs game.
Module 1 Leisure and lifestyle Pages 8 - 9
Sports quiz: try and answer questions, listen to check results
Sports quiz: try and answer questions, listen to check results
11 - be: yes / no questions Page 11
Ss make yes / no questions beginning 'is' or 'are' by adding a word and passing it to the next student.
Ss make yes / no questions beginning 'is' or 'are' by adding a word and passing it to the next student.
12 - be: wh- questions Page 12
Matching game - beginnings and ends of questions containing the verb 'to be'.
Matching game - beginnings and ends of questions containing the verb 'to be'.
16 - have got: wh- questions Page 16
Small groups. Making 'wh' questions from word cards. 'What colour eyes has your mother got?' etc
Small groups. Making 'wh' questions from word cards. 'What colour eyes has your mother got?' etc
18 - Is there...? and Are there...? Page 18
Pictures. Ss have to ask questions to match lodgers with bedsits.
Pictures. Ss have to ask questions to match lodgers with bedsits.
22 - Present simple: yes / no questions Page 22
Ss take a picture and ask their partner a question about it. e.g. (ice-cream picture) 'Do you like ice cream?' + variations / extensions
Ss take a picture and ask their partner a question about it. e.g. (ice-cream picture) 'Do you like ice cream?' + variations / extensions
23 - Present simple: wh- questions Page 23
Set of animal pictures Set of answers to questions about the animals. Ss turn over pictures and form appropriate questions; then match to answers. e.g. Pic card: camels. Answer card : to store water S must make question, 'Why do camels have humps?' (or equivalent)
Set of animal pictures Set of answers to questions about the animals. Ss turn over pictures and form appropriate questions; then match to answers. e.g. Pic card: camels. Answer card : to store water S must make question, 'Why do camels have humps?' (or equivalent)
7 - Whose Page 7
Ss complete questionnaires as follows: ...is a student whose brother... etc.
Ss complete questionnaires as follows: ...is a student whose brother... etc.
10 - Crossed lines Page 10
Making and answering simple telephone enquiries; getting the wrong number.
Making and answering simple telephone enquiries; getting the wrong number.
28 - The queue Page 28
Past simple. Yes / no questions. Ss have to reassemble a queue of people by asking yes / no questions and using information in role cards.
Past simple. Yes / no questions. Ss have to reassemble a queue of people by asking yes / no questions and using information in role cards.
Developing Grammar in Context
17 Question forms 1 : basic questions Pages 95 - 100
1a Spotlight on you Page 1
Question word and yes/no questions. Ss complete questions from prompts and ask each other
Question word and yes/no questions. Ss complete questions from prompts and ask each other
1b Find out Page 1
Question word and yes/no questions. Similar to 'Find someone who ' activity.
Question word and yes/no questions. Similar to 'Find someone who ' activity.
1a - 1b Who are you? Page 1
Chart completion on basic personal information (age, job) etc. with 14 role cards
Chart completion on basic personal information (age, job) etc. with 14 role cards
2a - 2b Talk about routines Page 2
Board game with question cards - skeleton prompts
Board game with question cards - skeleton prompts
2a Family Matters Page 2
Mill drill type activity with yes / no questions relating to family
Mill drill type activity with yes / no questions relating to family
1-4a Find someone who Pages 1 - 4
Various tenses etc
Various tenses etc
