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I. Introductions

1. Who are you?

A. Answer the questions about yourself.

1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?
3. Where do you live?
4. What’s your marital status?
5. Do you have children? How many?
6. What's your favourite colour?
7. What's your favourite dish?
8. What are your hobbies?
9. What's your favourite sport?
10. What is your favorite family vacation?
11. What is your favourite colour?
12. Have you got any pets?
13. What colour is your hair?
14. What colour are your eyes?
15. What time do you get up?
16. What time do you go to bed?
17. What do you usually have for breakfast?
18. Who are you? Choose adjectives to describe yourself.

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2. Greetings

A. Match the two columns.

1. Good morning! a. Bye! See you later!
2. See you tomorrow! b. Of course. What’s the problem?
3. How do you do? c. Never mind. Perhaps another time.
4. Thank you very much indeed. d. Thanks. Same to you.
5. I’m sorry. I can’t come tonight. e. Good morning! Lovely day again.
6. Can you help me with this exercise? f. Yeah! About 9:00, in the coffee bar.
7. Bye! g. It doesn’t matter. You’re here now.
8. Bye! Have a good weekend! h. Don’t mention it. My pleasure.
9. Sorry I’m late. i. How do you do? Pleased to meet you.
10. Cheers! j. Cheers. Here’s to your new job.

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B. Read the dialogues. Write a similar dialogue with one colleague.

3. Question Words

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A. Complete the interview with the question words.

what where who why which how often how much how many

B. Match the questions and the answers about Anton.

1. Where were you born? a. Two years ago.

2. What do you do? b. Twice a week.
3. Are you married? c. In Scotland.
4. Why are you learning d. I’m a teacher.
English? e. No, I’m not.
5. When did you start f. Because I need it for my job.
learning English?
6. How often do you have
English classes?

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4. Questions with the verb To Be (present)

A. Change the sentences into questions:

Example: I am an engineer. ……Am I an engineer?……….

1. You are ill. …………………………………………………..

2. Linda is a pretty girl. …………………………………………………..

3. Belinda is a singer. …………………………………………………..

4. Nick is an actor. …………………………………………………..

5. We are good friends. …………………………………………………..

6. He is an officer. …………………………………………………

7. It is an eraser. …………………………………………………

8. You and Eddie are partners. …………………………………………………

9. Rosie is angry. …………………………………………………

10. Jack and I aren’t good swimmers. …………………………………………………

B. Build up questions:
Example: engineer / William Is William an engineer?

1. good rider / Steve …………………….…… ?

2. lazy students / Mark and Lucy …………………………..?

3. soup / hot ……..………………….…?

4. the baby / asleep ……………………………?

5. basketball team / L.A. Lakers ……………………………?

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5. Questions with the verb To Do (present)

A. Follow the examples.

1. Do you speak English?
2. Does your father work here?
3. _________ they like pop music?
4. _________ she play guitar?
5. _________ children enjoy candies?
6. _________ Peter go to the beach every weekend?
7. _________ you and Jane talk to one another?
8. _________ my sister get up early?

B. Write questions as in the example.

1. You / speak English. Do you speak English?

2. She / work hard.

3. They / have dinner at eight

4. Jill and Tom / study at university

5. You / do your homework every day

6. John / watch TV after dinner.

7. He / wash the car at the weekend.

8. Her friends / live in London.

9. You / have any brothers or sisters.

10. Your friends / go to the cinema very often.

C. Complete the questions with do or does.

1. ...... she take her gog for a walk in the morning?

2. ...... your friend Paul work in the shop over there?

3. ...... they know the answers to the exam?

4. ...... your parents know that you smoke?

5. ...... Bill teach maths?

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6. Where ....... your sister live?

7. What time ...... the lessons finish?

8. ...... you go to the coast in summer?

9. ...... it rain very often in Ireland?

10. Why ...... they ask so many questions in class?

D. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I do / no, I don´t / yes, she does / no,
she doesn´t, ....)
1. Do you speak French? ................

2. Does your mother like chocolate? ............

3. Do you study a lot? ..............

4. Do you usually watch TV at night? ............

5. Do you play a musical instrument? ...........

6. Does your father work? .............

7. Do you go to the cinema? ............

8. Does your best friend study? .......

9. Does it rain a lot in Africa? ...........

10. Do you live in a flat? ...........