Speaking Practice: Wh- Questions, Mr. Ho finally bought...

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Write WH- questions. (Don’t write YES/NO questions.)

1.  Mr. Ho finally bought a home in Covina Palms. (in Covina Palms)

2.  He had to look at several homes before he found it. (several)

3.  One of the places was in Hillcrest. (Hillcrest) (In what area)

4.  He didn’t buy it because he thought it was unlucky. (because he thought it was unlucky)

5.  He wanted the master bedroom to be in the southwest corner of the house. (in the southwest corner of the house)

Speaking Practice: Yes/No Questions, Mr. Ho finally bought...

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January 30, 2009 06:47 PM PST

Ask yes/no questions.
1. Mr. Ho finally bought a home in Covina Palms.
2. He had to look at several homes before he found it.
3. One of the places was in Hillcrest.
4. He didn’t buy it because he thought it was unlucky.
5. He wanted the master bedroom to be in the southwest corner of the house.

Irregular Simple Past Negative, H-R

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Irregular Simple Past Tense Negative, H-R

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Verbs h-r

1. You hung up the phone. No, I …

2. You had a headache yesterday. No, I …

3. You heard about the accident. No, I …

4. He hid it in the drawer. No, he …

5. She held his hand. No, she …

6. He hurt himself when he fell. No, he …

7. He kept a copy of it. No, he …

8. You knew that she was listening. No, I … that she …

9. The dog led them to the victim. (受害者) No, the dog … to the victim.

10. You left early yesterday. No, I …

11. She lent $1,000 to her son. No, she …

12. She let him go to school in dirty clothes. No, she …

13. down She lay down and rested for a while. No, she … and rest for…

14. You lost it. No, I …

15. She made an appointment. No, she …

16. She meant what she said. No, she …what she said.

17. You met the new boss yesterday. No, I …

18. You put a stamp on the envelope. No, I …

19. You read a magazine on the plane. No, I …

20. You rode on a cable car in San Francisco. No, I …

21. You rang the doorbell before you came in. No, I … before I came…

22. He ran all the way to school. No, he …

Forming Negative Sentences

Aux-words:

the verb BE: am is are was were

modal auxiliaries: can could would should may might must will shall  

have/has + past participle or -ing

How do I make negative sentences?

If there is an aux-word, put not (or n't) after it.  He is superstitious. → He isn't superstitious.

If there isn't an aux-word, insert do/does/did + n't before the verb. Change the verb to base form.

     He believes in "lucky" houses. → He doesn't believe in "lucky" houses.

1.  She would like to take a feng shui class. No, she

2.  The end of a T-intersection is a good location for a house.

     No, the end of T-intersection

3.  My bed faces the door. No, my

4.  He has moved several times since he came to the U.S.

     No, he

5.  His house has a mirror above the front door.

6.  I know something about “feng shui.”

7.  In your office, your desk should face the wall.

8.  He left the toilet seat up.

1.  No, she wouldn't like to...

2.  No, the end of T-intersection isn't a good...

3.  No, my bed doesn't face the...

4.  No, he hasn't moved several times since ...

5.  No, his house doesn't have a...

6.  No, I don't know anything ...

7.  No, in your ..., your desk shouldn't face...

8.  No, he didn't leave the toilet seat up.

Wh- Questions: Where did Mr. Ho finally buy a home?

Write WH- questions.  (Don’t write YES/NO questions.) 

1.    Mr. Ho finally bought a home in Covina Palms.

2.    He had to look at several homes before he found it.

3.    One of the places was in Hillcrest. (not Where)

4.    He didn’t buy it because he thought it was unlucky.

5.    He wanted the master bedroom to be in the southwest corner of the house.

1. Where did Mr. Ho finally buy a home?

2. How many homes did he have to look at before he found it?

3. In what part of town

   In what part of the city

   In what area was one of the places?

4. Why didn't he buy it?

5. Where did he want the master bedroom to be?

Phrasal Verbs #2: It's not enough to get by.

                                                                                                              Cross them out        

Part 2: Phrasal Verbs. Which verbs can you replace with phrasal verbs?  Draw a line through them and write a phrasal verb from the list.

call off           

call up            

drop off          

figure out       

find out          

get back        

get by             

go on              

grow up          

help out         

look up           

pick up           

put back        

take off          

throw away    

turn down

turn into

write down

 

a.     Could you assist me help me out? I have three bags of groceries to carry.

1.     She only makes $7 an hour, and it’s not enough to survive on get by (on). After she pays the rent and her bills, there’s nothing left.

2.     Listen. They’re saying the lotto numbers. Write them on a piece of paper Write them down.

3.     a.    Do you walk to school?                                                            

        b.   No. My husband takes me drops me off on his way to work.

4.     I’m going to the airport. I need to go and get pick up my mother-in-law.

5.     He got warm, so he removed took off his sweater.

6.     Why don’t you telephone me call me up after work?

7.     I’ve been working on this puzzle for a half hour, and I still can’t understand figure out what piece should go here.

8.     I wonder if you could return this to put this back on the shelf.

9.     Could you lower the volume on turn down that music? I have a headache.