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1. Fill in the right question-word and the right preposition 1. _____ is whisky made ___? 2. _____ kind of records do you like listening _____? 3. _____ shirt are you going to put _____? 4. _____have you been waiting _____? 5. _____teacher did you have an argument _____? 6. _____did you send the letter _____? 7. _____sport is he keen_____? 8. _____were you having dinner _____? 9. _____did you cut the apples _____? 10. _____are you aiming _____? 2. Write down the questions that led to each of these answers Are you Mrs Brown? That’s right. Pleased to meet you. a) _________________________________________? Yes, thanks. I had a very good flight. b) _____________________________________? I’d like to see Mr Perez, if he’s in the office. c) _________________________________________? On my last visit I spoke to Ms Wong. d) _____________________________? It was Mr Stevens who recommended this hotel to me. e) ____________________________________? No, my husband is travelling with me. f) ____________________________________? We’ll probably be staying till Friday morning. g) ______________________________? No, this is his first visit. He’s never been here before.
3. Imagine that you’re being given information over the phone, but it is a bad line. Write down the questions you’d ask to find out the missing information a) The consignment consists of ----------------- pieces. Sorry, how many pieces ? b) We usually keep in touch with him by --------------------------. I’m sorry, ? c) The ------------------ shipment is being unpacked now. Sorry, ? d) This specification looks exactly like-------------------. Pardon? e) She’s working in ----------------- at present. Excuse me, ? f) We’ll be able to ship the goods to you on the --------------- of next month.
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When ? g) The plane from Bombay lands here at -------------- o’clock in the morning. When ? h) She says she’s going to apply for ------------What ? i) He’ll be staying here till ---------------, probably. How ? j)I’m leaving work this afternoon at -------------- o’clock. When ? 4. Imagine that you are talking to someone who speaks rather unclearly, and that you cannot catch some of the information he or she gives you. Write down the questions you’d ask this person to find out the missing information (--------) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)
I work for----------------------. Who do you work for? I live in ----------------. I’ve been working here for -------------------years. We keep our sales files in the -----------------room. We never phone in the morning because------------------------. I started working for the firm in 19------. I’d like a --------------room for two nights, please. I heard about this product from Mr ----------------. The complete package costs only $ ---------------. They printed -------------- thousand copies of the report. They asked me to --------------- as soon as possible. Mrs ------------- told me I should get in touch with you.
5. Make questions for which these sentences are the answers. Ask about the words in bold type.
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t) u) v)
They went to New York. It takes four hours to get there. My room is fifteen by twelve feet. I’ve been here for five months. The students went to the museum yesterday. The neighbours complained about the smell. The clerk made him type the report. The pigs ate the apples. The desks were very old-fashioned. I’ve had this car since the beginning of October. There are four hotels in town. He buried it in the garden. She went to the dance with George. He’s borrowed your laptop. The word ‘boss’ means employer. He complained to the manager. Your father told me about it. John rang up the police. John rang up the police. She was asking him for a rise. Output has increased by 7.5%. The departmental meeting is held once a month.
w) We’ll get back to you very shortly. x) The bank is about 100 metres from here. y) I prefer the second solution. KEY 1. Fill in the right question-word and the right preposition 1. What is whisky made of? 2. What kind of records do you like listening to? 3. Which shirt are you going to put on? 4. Who have you been waiting for? 5. What teacher did you have an argument with? 6. Who did you send the letter to? 7. Which sport is he keen on? 8. Who were you having dinner with? 9. What did you cut the apples with? 10. What are you aiming at?
2. Write down the questions that led to each of these answers
a) b) c) d) e) f) g)
Did you have a good flight? Who would you like to see? Who did you speak to last time you were here/ on your last visit? Who recommended this hotel to you? Are you travelling alone? How long are you staying/ Will you be staying/ are you planning to stay? Has your husband been here before?
3. Imagine that you’re being given information over the phone, but it is a bad line. Write down the questions you’d ask to find out the missing information a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)
How many pieces does the consignment consist of? How do you usually keep in touch with him? Which shipment is being unpacked now? What does this specification look like? Where is she working at present? When will you be able to ship the goods to us? When does the plane from Bombay land here? What is she going to apply for? How long will he be staying here? When are you leaving work this afternoon?
4. Imagine that you are talking to someone who speaks rather unclearly, and that you cannot catch some of the information he or she gives you. Write down the questions you’d ask this person to find out the missing information (--------)
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)
Who do you work for? Where do you live? How long have you been working here? Which room do you keep your sales files in? Why do you never phone in the morning? When did you start working for the firm? What kind of room would you like? Who did you hear about this product from? How much does the complete package cost? How many copies of the report did they print? What did they ask you to do? Who told you that you should get in touch with me (us)?
5. Make questions for which these sentences are the answers. Ask about the words in bold type. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t) u) v) w) x) y)
Where did they go? How long does it take to get there? How big is your room? What size is your room? How long have you been here? Where did the students go yesterday? What did the neighbours complain about? What did the clerk make him do? Who ate the apples? What were the desks like? How long have you had this car? How many hotels are there in town? What did he do with it? Who did she go to the dance with? Whose typewriter has he borrowed? What does the word ‘boss’ mean? Who did he complain to? Who told you about it? Who did John ring up? Who rang up the police? What was she asking him for? How much has output increased by? How often is the departmental meeting held? How soon / when will you be able to get back to us? How far is the bank? Which solution do you prefer?
1. Fill in the right question-word and the right preposition 1. _____ is whisky made ___? 2. _____ kind of records do you like listening _____? 3. _____ shirt are you going to put _____? 4. _____have you been waiting _____? 5. _____teacher did you have an argument _____? 6. _____did you send the letter _____? 7. _____sport is he keen_____? 8. _____were you having dinner _____? 9. _____did you cut the apples _____? 10. _____are you aiming _____? 2. Write down the questions that led to each of these answers Are you Mrs Brown? That’s right. Pleased to meet you. a) _________________________________________? Yes, thanks. I had a very good flight. b) _____________________________________? I’d like to see Mr Perez, if he’s in the office. c) _________________________________________? On my last visit I spoke to Ms Wong. d) _____________________________? It was Mr Stevens who recommended this hotel to me. e) ____________________________________? No, my husband is travelling with me. f) ____________________________________? We’ll probably be staying till Friday morning. g) ______________________________? No, this is his first visit. He’s never been here before.
3. Imagine that you’re being given information over the phone, but it is a bad line. Write down the questions you’d ask to find out the missing information a) The consignment consists of ----------------- pieces. Sorry, how many pieces ? b) We usually keep in touch with him by --------------------------. I’m sorry, ? c) The ------------------ shipment is being unpacked now. Sorry, ? d) This specification looks exactly like-------------------. Pardon? e) She’s working in ----------------- at present. Excuse me, ? f) We’ll be able to ship the goods to you on the --------------- of next month.
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When ? g) The plane from Bombay lands here at -------------- o’clock in the morning. When ? h) She says she’s going to apply for ------------What ? i) He’ll be staying here till ---------------, probably. How ? j)I’m leaving work this afternoon at -------------- o’clock. When ? 4. Imagine that you are talking to someone who speaks rather unclearly, and that you cannot catch some of the information he or she gives you. Write down the questions you’d ask this person to find out the missing information (--------) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)
I work for----------------------. Who do you work for? I live in ----------------. I’ve been working here for -------------------years. We keep our sales files in the -----------------room. We never phone in the morning because------------------------. I started working for the firm in 19------. I’d like a --------------room for two nights, please. I heard about this product from Mr ----------------. The complete package costs only $ ---------------. They printed -------------- thousand copies of the report. They asked me to --------------- as soon as possible. Mrs ------------- told me I should get in touch with you.
5. Make questions for which these sentences are the answers. Ask about the words in bold type.
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t) u) v)
They went to New York. It takes four hours to get there. My room is fifteen by twelve feet. I’ve been here for five months. The students went to the museum yesterday. The neighbours complained about the smell. The clerk made him type the report. The pigs ate the apples. The desks were very old-fashioned. I’ve had this car since the beginning of October. There are four hotels in town. He buried it in the garden. She went to the dance with George. He’s borrowed your laptop. The word ‘boss’ means employer. He complained to the manager. Your father told me about it. John rang up the police. John rang up the police. She was asking him for a rise. Output has increased by 7.5%. The departmental meeting is held once a month.
w) We’ll get back to you very shortly. x) The bank is about 100 metres from here. y) I prefer the second solution. KEY 1. Fill in the right question-word and the right preposition 1. What is whisky made of? 2. What kind of records do you like listening to? 3. Which shirt are you going to put on? 4. Who have you been waiting for? 5. What teacher did you have an argument with? 6. Who did you send the letter to? 7. Which sport is he keen on? 8. Who were you having dinner with? 9. What did you cut the apples with? 10. What are you aiming at?
2. Write down the questions that led to each of these answers
a) b) c) d) e) f) g)
Did you have a good flight? Who would you like to see? Who did you speak to last time you were here/ on your last visit? Who recommended this hotel to you? Are you travelling alone? How long are you staying/ Will you be staying/ are you planning to stay? Has your husband been here before?
3. Imagine that you’re being given information over the phone, but it is a bad line. Write down the questions you’d ask to find out the missing information a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)
How many pieces does the consignment consist of? How do you usually keep in touch with him? Which shipment is being unpacked now? What does this specification look like? Where is she working at present? When will you be able to ship the goods to us? When does the plane from Bombay land here? What is she going to apply for? How long will he be staying here? When are you leaving work this afternoon?
4. Imagine that you are talking to someone who speaks rather unclearly, and that you cannot catch some of the information he or she gives you. Write down the questions you’d ask this person to find out the missing information (--------)
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)
Who do you work for? Where do you live? How long have you been working here? Which room do you keep your sales files in? Why do you never phone in the morning? When did you start working for the firm? What kind of room would you like? Who did you hear about this product from? How much does the complete package cost? How many copies of the report did they print? What did they ask you to do? Who told you that you should get in touch with me (us)?
5. Make questions for which these sentences are the answers. Ask about the words in bold type. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t) u) v) w) x) y)
Where did they go? How long does it take to get there? How big is your room? What size is your room? How long have you been here? Where did the students go yesterday? What did the neighbours complain about? What did the clerk make him do? Who ate the apples? What were the desks like? How long have you had this car? How many hotels are there in town? What did he do with it? Who did she go to the dance with? Whose typewriter has he borrowed? What does the word ‘boss’ mean? Who did he complain to? Who told you about it? Who did John ring up? Who rang up the police? What was she asking him for? How much has output increased by? How often is the departmental meeting held? How soon / when will you be able to get back to us? How far is the bank? Which solution do you prefer?
