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2 SN Week-Business English IV
2 SN Week-Business English IV
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
WHY WHICH
WHAT
What:
Is used in a question to express a notion about something or
the nature of that thing. It refers to an object, a pastime or
hobby, a sport, a quality, to enumerate only a few. But it
never refers to a person. In using what we are looking for a
thing.
What time is it ?
Who is he?
Who is the new employee?
Who did you talk to yesterday?
WHICH
Which:
Is used in a question to express a choice or a
preference about the likes and dislikes of a
person. Often, in the question, the person
will have the choice of two or more things.
Which class are you in?
Which do you prefer in your coffee, milk or cream?
Which fruits do you like?
Which colour do you want?
HOW
How:
Is known as being an adverb. Nevertheless, it is
still used as a question word. In the question it
expresses the manner in which an action is done,
a person is feeling and/or a means of
transportation.
How was your exam?
How are you feeling today ?
How does he know the answer?
How do you cook paella?
Q-words Notion Examples
HOW FAST
Q-words Notion Example
HOW OLD Expresses the age of How old is this dress ?
an object, person or
thing
Finally you can see that a large range of possibilities exist in the use of Wh question
words. Now it is up to you to practice those words in order to master them.
*Read the dialogs and then practice with a partner using information about
yourselves.
Examples:
1. A: What do you do?
B: I work as an administrator.
As you have noticed, information questions have the same structure than YES - NO
questions. In this case we are using the - WH word at the beginning of the sentence, and
the other elements are the same we have used in Yes - No questions. Of course, you have
to be careful at giving the answers.
Remember that the words 'because' and 'why' are used in different ways. One of them is
used to answer questions and the other one is used to ask them.
The Wh question words
• Read the answers carefully and write the questions.
1. A: Where _________________________________?
B: I work for a travel company.
2. A: What_______________________?
B: l'm in the accounting department.
3. A: ____________________?
B: I only go out on weekends.
4. A: _________________________________?
B: l live in Salaverry Avenue near Alas Peruanas University.
Vocabulary:
to run = to control or be in charge of a company.
The Wh question words
Read the answers carefully and write the questions.
Vocabulary:
to run = to control or be in charge of a company.
The Wh question words
SPEAKING
DIALOG
Practice the pronunciation with your teacher or check it in your dictionary.
This is Angie's interview at an employment agency.
• Actions in progress
• Repetion or duration
Rita's sisters are living with his father for the summer.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
• Uncompleted actions
STRUCTURE:
The sentence is composed by the subject, the verb Be ( AM, IS or ARE),
the action verb ( -ING form) and the complement.
stop stopping
sit sitting
There are some verbs that are not used in progressive forms with their most
common meanings: like, hate, love, prefer, mean, remember, understand,
hear, small, sound, taste, seem. Some uses of sea, think and feel.
Examples:
How long do you know Rosa ? (Not: How long are you knowing Rosa?)
This tense uses the same – WH words to make sentences tan the other
tenses. We are going to use the structure according to this gramatical tense
only.
What...?
Where...?
When...?
Why...?
Read the dialogs ad then practice with a partner using information about
yourselves.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
1. A: What are you doing now?
B: I´m writing my CV.
• Look at the example and change the sentences to their negative and
interrogative form.
Example:
Peruvians are organizing an important event.
They aren't organizing an important event.
1. We can use -ing forms after the verbs like, lave and hate:
VOCABULARY:
MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM
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TECHNICAL WRITING
FORMAL AND INFORMA LANGUAGE
FORMAL INFORMAL