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72 Are you leaving?

Are you leaving? Does Sam know? Can I help?

Yes/No questions(= questions that we can answer with yes or no) begin with an
auxiliary verb (be, have, do) or a modal verb (e.g. can, should, will). We put the subject
after the auxiliary/modal verb.

You are leaving. I can help

Are you leaving? Can I help?
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Sam knows. She won.
Does Sam know? Did she win?

.&. Have they got a big flat? (Not #6ve get they e e.ig flat?)
Was Jack working at eight? (Not if1/es v,ceFkiRg feEk et eight?)

PRACTICE
72a Put the words in the correct order.
o watching I the match I they I are? -~!.~--~~~Y...'I!.C:.~~~~'!.f!..~~~-f!!.q_~~~-~---·············
1 anything I do I need I you?

2 you I open I the window I could?

3 have I gone I they I with Adam?

4 to I you I stay here I are I going?
5 borrow I can I this book I I?
6 he I did I a message I leave?
7 will I full I be I the campsite?
8 got I a dog I they I have?
9 you I talking I to me I are?
10 she I for you I waiting I was?

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72b Write questions.

o Luke and Ben are arriving at ten .
1 Luke's staying with Jack.
2 Jack can take him to the match.
3 You've met Luke.
4 He's Kate's brother.
5 He lives in Cambridge.
6 He and Jack were at the same school.

]2C Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A.• (o) .......................................
Does Sarah go (S ara h 1 go) tot he same co 11 ege as you 7.
B: Yes, she does. I often see her.
A: (1) .................................... ... (you I do) the same subjects?
B: Yes. Well, we do Computer Studies together.
A: (2) ........................... ........ .... (you I see) her yesterday?
B: No. I didn't go to college yesterday. (3) ....................................... (she I phone)
you last night about the cinema?
A: Yes, but I can't go. I'm going out with Jessica. (4) ...................................... .
(you I know) her? Jessica Simpson?
B: Um ... maybe. (s) ....................................... (she I come) to your party last
week?
A: Yes. She's got long dark hair and she was wearing a green top and jeans.
B: Yes, I remember her. (6) ....................................... (she I work) in a clothes
shop?
A: Yes, she does. She's been there for about a year.

72d Complete the questions. Then do the quiz. Write answers that are true for you.

Quiz: ~l?@ ~®m Oucur:pr:p~f?

• (0) Do you live
............................................. ·1n · place.? (you 1 1·1ve )
a n1ce Yes, I do.

• (l l ............................................. your course/job? (you I like)

• (2) ............................................. a holiday every year?
(you I have)
• (3) ............................................. a lot of friends?
(you I have got)
• (4) ............................................. a lot of time with them?
(you I spend)
• (5) ............................................. near you? (they I live)
• (6) ............................................. friends easily? (you I make)

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73 When are you leaving?

Com que frequência?
[ When are you leaving? Where are you going? How often do you go there?

• Wh- questions begin with a question word (e.g. when, where, why). After the
question word, we use the same word order as in yes/no questions.
• We use:
- when to ask about time: When did you get here?
- where to ask about places: Where are you going?
- why to ask about the reason for something: Why were you late?
- how to ask about the way to do something: How do I get to town?
- how much/how many to ask about quantity:
How much money have you got? How many eggs do we need?
• We also use how to ask about somebody's health: How are you?
• We can use how+ adjective/adverb to ask about degree:
How tall are you? How often do you go there?

~~ For 'yes/no' questions, see Unit 72. For when to use 'how much' or 'how many',
see Unit 1· For more question words, see Unit 14·

PRACTICE
73a Circle the correct answer.
o A: How /~o you live?
B: In London .
1 A: And where /why do you go to college?
B: I go to Southgate.
2 A: How /When did you start there?
B: Last year.
3 A: Why /When did you choose to go there?
B: Because I liked the place and the course .
4 A: How /When do you get there?
B: I usually go by bus. /cûrs/
/córs/ curse = maldição, amaldiçoar
5 A: And why / when are you doing a tourism course?
B: Because I want to be a hotel manager.
se tornar
6 A: Where /How do you become a hotel manager?
B: You have to work in hotels first.
7 A: Where /How have you worked?
B: At the President and at the Hampton Inn.
8 A: How /When's your next exam?
B: In March .

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73b Complete the questions. Use where, when, why or how.

o A: ...... ~~~~ ..... did you have lunch? 8: At half past one .
Why
1 A: ............... ..... is he leaving? 8: Because he's tired.
How
2 A: ................... .'s Lucy? 8: She's fine, thanks.
Where
3 A: .... ............... . are you going? 8: To the park.
How
4 A: .................... do I turn this on? 8: Press that green button .
When
5 A: .... .... ............ are they coming? 8: Tomorrow.
Why
6 A: .................... do you need floo? 8: I want to buy that dress.
When
7 A: ... .......... .......'s your birthday? 8: On 18th August.
How
8 A: .................... much time have we got? 8: Ten minutes.
Why perdi
9 A: ..... ............... were you late last night? 8: Because I missed my bus.
Where
10 A: ................... .'s Lisa? 8: She's in her room .
Friday
73C Big Ben is the name of the bell in a famous clock tower in London. Complete the
questions about it. Use how and the words in the box.
I big heavy high many often eW wide I
o A: ......!!.€!.~. ~~~...... is the bell? 8: About 150 years old.
1 A: ..... ........ ............ is it? 8: 13,760 kilograms.
2 A: ......................... does it ring? 8: Every hour.
3 A: ......................... clock faces are there? 8: Four.
4 A: ......................... is each clock face? 8: More than 7 m wide.
5 A: ......................... are the numbers on the clocks? 8: About 61 em long.
6 A: ......................... is the clock tower? 8: 97 metres.

73d Ryan is asking Lee about his new car. Write his questions.
o where I you I get I your car? ..~~~:.~.~!.1.Y.~':'..fl.~~.Y.l!.'!.':.~.~!.t ......................... .
1 how I you I find/ it? ........................................... ....... ..................... .
2 when I you I get I it?

3 how much I it I cost?

4 why I you I choose I this car?
5 how old I it I be?
6 how fast I it I go?
7 how big I the engine I be?
8 how much petrol I it I use?
9 why I you I need I a car?
10 how often I you I use I it?

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