Writing Questions

ESL Lesson Day 2

 Task 1:
A. Make questions.
1. They smoke. Do they smoke?
2. Ann teaches French. ______________?
3. The bus stop here. _______________?
4. The teachers know her. _____________?
5. You play the piano. ______________?
6. John works in a restaurant. ___________?
7. The train stops at 118th station. _________?
8. We need more carrots. __________?
9. Mary doesn’t like parties. ____________?
10. Peter speaks Japanese well. ___________?
 Task 1:
B. Make questions.
1. Where/she live? Where does she live?
2. What/you want? ______________
3. What/this word mean? ___________
4. What time/the film start? ___________
5. How much/those shoes cost? ___________
6. Why/she need money? __________
7. How/this camera work? ___________
8. Where/the nearest grocery shop? ________
9. Why/you leave early? ________________
10. What time/you go home?_________________
 Task 2:
Write the question that somebody asked.
E.g. In 1492 (Columbus discovered America in 1492.)
Answer: When did Columbus discover America?

1. To church. (He's going to church.)

2. Ten years. (He's lived here for ten years.)
3. In 2005 (Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.)
4. Yes, I ate in Chinatown.
5. Last week. (I fell down last week.)
6. Yes, I do. (I love you.)
7. This morning. (I mopped the floor this morning.)
8. My boss. (I shot my boss.)
9. (Yes, I'll call you next week.)
10. Next Saturday. (I'm going to paint the house next Saturday.)
 Task 3:
You will be reading short passages on
the next slides. Prepare at least (3)
questions for each.
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Writing Questions
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All about Mexico

One of my favorite vacation places is Mexico. I really like
the weather there because it never gets cold. The people
are very nice too. They never laugh at my bad Spanish.
The food is really good. Mexico City is a very interesting
place to visit. It has some great museums and lots of
fascinating old buildings. The hotels are too expensive to
stay but there are more affordable options. For example,
you can stay at one of the beach resorts like Acapulco. If
you are planning to visit Mexico, you should definitely
see the Mayan temples near Merida.
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Writing Questions
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Sunset
When the air is clear, the sunset will appear yellow,
because the light from the sun has passed a long distance
through air and the blue light has been scattered away. If
the air is polluted with small particles, natural or
otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the
sea may also be orange, due to salt particles in the air.
The sky around the sun is seen reddened, as well as the
light coming directly from the sun. This is because all light
is scattered relatively well through small angles, but blue
light is then more likely to be scattered twice over the
greater distances, leaving the yellow, red and orange
colors.
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Writing Questions
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The Great Hanshin Earthquake

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is

more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan
that measured 7.2 on the Japanese Scale. It occurred on January
17, 1995 at 5:46 am 52 seconds in the southern part of Hyogo
Prefecture and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter
of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island, near
the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. A
total of 6,433 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives.
Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It
is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the costliest natural
disaster. It was the worst .earthquake in Japan since the Great
Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
 Task 4:
Speaking Activity

Creating a Story. On the next slides, you will be

seeing interesting photos about every day lives.
Try to stretch your imagination by creating
stories from looking at them.
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 Task 5:
Listening
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/151
0/151011-youth-unemployment_1.mp3