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I don't like the look of the Wordpress as much, but it's the easiest to use.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Wh- Questions in the Predicate: ___ likes to play Blackjack.
Write
wh- questions. Replace the boldfaced words.
a. Xiu Yi likes to play blackjack. àWhat (game) does Xiu Yi like to play?
b. Xiu
Yi likes to play Blackjack. àWho likes to play Blackjack?
1. She is going
to go to Reno,
Nevada, next week. à
2. Her favorite game is poker. (扑克, póker) à
3. She enjoys playing blackjack, too. à
4. Xiu
Yi would like to win (赢取,
ganar) lots of money.
à
5. Last year she won $500 in Reno. à
6. Elena is going to go on a cruise during* the vacation. 在, durante
à
7. She will go to Mexico. à
8. Max went on a cruise in the Caribbean last year. *加勒比海,
el Caribe
à
9. The selection of recreational
activities1 was impressive2.
1休闲的活动,
actividades recreativas 2给人印象深刻的, impresionante
à
1. Where is she going to go next week? 2. What is her favorite game? 3. What else (or: What other game) does she enjoy
playing? 4. Who would
like to win lots of money? 5. Last year how much did she win in Reno? or: How much
did she win in Reno last year? 6. When is Elena going to go on a cruise?
7. Where will she go? or: Which country will she go to? 8. Who went on a cruise in the Caribbean last year? 9. What was impressive?
Ask your partner the questions. Say as much as you can, not just 'yes' or 'no'.
Person A
1. Do you like to gamble? (play
games for money, 賭博,
jugar) yes no
If so (if yes), what is the most money you have ever won?
Do you ever
play SuperLotto? yes no
3. Do you enjoy
traveling? yes no
What is the
most beautiful place that you have ever visited?
When was the
last time you went there?
5. Do you have
any family in another state? yes no
If so (if
yes), what city and state do they live in?
Have you
ever visited them there? yes no
If so, would
you like to live there? yes no
7. Have you ever
gone to Las Vegas? yes no 你曾经去拉斯维加斯?¿Alguna vez has ido a Las Vegas?
If so, how
did you like it?
Did you see
any shows when you were there? yes no
9. Have you
moved to a new house or apartment this year? yes no
If so, how do you like it?
How do you like the neighborhood? (place, not people)
Person B
2. How many
times have you gone back to your country since you first came to the U.S.?
Do you have
plans to go back soon? ? yes no
4. Will some
relatives (亲属, parientes) visit (参观) you during the vacation? yes no
If so, what
city or country will they come from?
How will
they get here? drive fly take the train
6. Are you going
to take summer school classes? yes no
8. Do you have a
green card? yes no
How long
have you had it?
Do you have
a job now, or are you looking for one? yes no
10. What do you need to improve the most, your
speaking, your listening, or your grammar?
In class, do you usually speak your language, or do you try to
use English when possible?
This summer, are you going to...?
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW
JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW MEXICO
NEW
YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH
DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH
DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
Washington, D.C.
Natural Disasters: Wh- Questions in the Subject and in the Predicate
1. Where (What
country) is Indira from? in the
predicate, yes/no question inside
2. Who
is from India?
3. Which part of
India are there monsoons in? In which
part of India are there monsoons?
in the
predicate, yes/no question inside
4. What usually occurs in the summer?
5. When are
there earthquakes in Iran? in the predicate, yes/no question inside
6. What
broke the windows in Ali’s family’s
house?
7. Who has been in a
flash flood? è
8. How long did
it last? in the predicate, yes/no question inside
9. Who
didn’t get hurt?
Weather: Wh- Questions in the Subject and Predicate
1. How much rain did San
Francisco get yesterday? In the predicate, so there’s a yes/no
question inside.
2. Which city got 1.5 inches of rain yesterday? No
yes/no question inside.
3. What made visibility very difficult? No yes/no question inside.
4. What season don’t tornadoes
usually happen in? In the predicate, so there’s a yes/no
question inside.
In what season don’t
tornadoes usually happen?
5. What usually occurs in the spring? No yes/no question inside.
6. When does flooding usually
occur? In the predicate, so there’s a yes/no question
inside.
7. What is a hurricane called
in Asia? In the predicate, so there’s a yes/no question
inside.
8. What sometimes breaks windshields? No yes/no question inside.
9. Why does hail sometimes
break windshields? In the predicate, so there’s a yes/no
question inside.
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