Special questions
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| What | do | you | do? | - I am a student. | |
| Where | do | you | live? | - (I live) in Moscow. | |
| When | does | he | get up | in the morning? | - At about 7 o'clock. |
| How long | does | it | take | you to get here? | - Half an hour. |
| How often | do | you | go | shopping? | - Every other day. |
| How well | does | she | know | English? | - Rather well. |
| Why | do | you | study | Physics? | - I like it. |
| Which (drink) | does | she | prefer? | - Juice. | |
| What kind of (books) | do | they | read? | - Different books. | |
| How much | does | it | cost? | - 20$. | |
| Who | does | she | teach? | - Foreign students. | |
| Who | — | — | lives | in Moscow? | - Mary and Kate do. |
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences.
Example: When do you get up every morning? - I normally get up at 7 o'clock.
| 1. ___ to the radio? | - I listen to it in the morning. |
| 2. ___ live? | - They live in Newcastle. |
| 3. ___ swimming? | - I go swimming once a week. |
| 4. ___ like? | - My sister likes rock-and-roll. |
| 5. ___ work so much? | - I have a lot to do. |
| 6. ___ most evenings? | - They go to the theatre. |
| 7. ___ play chess? | - I play it very well. |
| 8. ___ take you to get to the city centre? | - About an hour by bus. |
| 9. ___ in that flat? | - My parents do. |
| 10. ___ cost? | - These shoes cost about 50$. |
Tag questions
| I you we you they |    live in Russia,
| don't | I? you? we? you? they? | Yes, (No) | I you we you they | do (don't) |
| he/she | likes poetry, | doesn't | he/she? | Yes, (No) | he/she | does (doesn't) |
| it | costs much? | doesn't | it? | Yes, (No) | it | does (doesn't) |
| I you we you they | don't speak Italian, | do | I? you? we? you? they? | No, (Yes) | I you we you they | don't (do) |
| he/she | doesn't, work in an office, | does | he/she? | No, (Yes) | he/she | doesn't (does) |
| it | cost much? | does | it? | No, (Yes) | it | doesn't (does) |
Exercise 11. Give the correct tag to these sentences.
1. She doesn't live in London, __?
2.1 don't write to my penfriend very often, __?
3. Emma works in a sports shop, __?
4. Her elder brother doesn't play the violin, __?
5. They go dancing on Saturdays, __?
6. It snows a lot in this part of the country, __?
7. They don't stay at home most evenings ,__?
Exercise 12. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: I always sleep eight hours every night. - How many hours do you sleep every night?
1. It snows quite often in Britain during the winter.
2. She comes from Germany.
3. Children always ask a lot of questions.
4. It takes me an hour and a half to get ready for my English class.
5. No, my grandparents don't live in the country.
6. Our new car costs a lot of money.
7. I don't like Tom because he always makes fun of me.
8. Her husband often reads newspapers when he comes home from work.
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| Exercise 7. Make these sentences into general questions. | | | Adverbs |