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1 Kate's five. When my husband and I split up three years ago we decided she should have two homes. So now she stays with him in his flat from Sunday to Tuesday, and with me from Wednesday to Saturday. She's a happy little girl - she loves going to school and telling me how to run my life!				2 When I finished university I wanted to be an artist, but then I had Kate. I always wanted to be a long-distance lorry driver when I was young, but now I'm an assistant manager in a hotel. It's not a very interesting job but it pays well and the holidays are good.
3 I spend a lot of time on the net, talking to people, designing web pages, or just surfing around. Maybe I'm a bit of a nerd! I have a girlfriend, Robyn - it's not serious yet, but we go out together two or three times a week. You'd be surprised what you can do in Winnipeg, even when it's 40 degrees below. Because it's so isolated we have our own symphony orchestra and our own opera company, and we have more restaurants per capita than any city in North America				4 My dad's getting old now but he's still quite active. He worked for Manitoba Heat and Light until he retired, and now he annoys my mom because he's around the house all day. My mom was a teacher and she still sometimes does some substitute teaching. My brother Bruce is a bit of a nerd too, but he gets paid for it - he's a computer engineer.
5 I don't really have any plans for the future. I've done what I wanted to do, like travelling, being a wild student, and becoming a mum. What more could I ask for?		6 I live in a small two-bedroom house which I bought two years ago. It's in a quiet neighbourhood very near the town centre. I'm spending every evening and weekend decorating it at the moment.				7 I finished college last year, and I started a temporary job at Winnipeg Public library. I've been offered a permanent job, but I am going to go back to university
3. Cover the texts and complete these sentences. Which ones have an auxiliary verb? Kate ______with her father for three days a week. Sarah __________every evening decorating her house. She and her husband __________ three years ago. Sarah __________what she wanted to do. George ___________work at the library last year. He ____________to go back to university. You ________ do a lot in Winnipeg. George's dad ______________ old. Grammar Note Question forms

	Questions with Yes/No answers These kinds of question begin with an auxiliary verb (e.g. is, are, have, has, will, can, do, does, did, etc.) and then the subject. We usually answer these questions with Yes/No
	Do you like American thrillers?		Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
	Is he a painter?		Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
	Are they watching TV?		Yes, they are./No, they aren’t.
	Has she finished yet?		Yes, she has. /No, she hasn't.
	Did we send him a letter?		Yes, we did. /No, we didn’t.
	Question tags Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement. Use question tags in spoken English to check information and to keep the conversation going. To make question tags, repeat the auxiliary verb, not the main verb. If the main verb is to be, repeat that.
	Affirmative statements use a negative tag. It's cold in here, isn't it? We have been there, haven't we? Use this structure when you think the answer is yes.
	Negative statements use an affirmative tag. We don't have to pay, do we? I won't be needed, will I? Use this structure when you think the answer is no.
	If there is no auxiliary verb, use do, does or did, or their negatives. She went home, didn't she? I know you, don't I?
	For short answers, we also use the auxiliary verb.
	You aren't Spanish, are you?				No, I'm not.
	They have arrived, haven't they?				Yes, they have.

NB When the sentence contains a word with a negative meaning like never, hardly, seldom or rarely, the question tag is positive.

e.g. He is never late, is he? They seldom go to the theatre, do they?

Some verbs/expressions form question tags differently:I am aren't I? I am strong, aren't I?

Imperative will/won't you? Close the door, will/ won't you?

Let's shall we? Let's go out, shall we?

Don't will you Don't shout, will you?

Ihave (got) haven't I? (=possess) She's got a sister, hasn't she?

Ihave don't I? You have a shower every day, don’t you?

There is/are isn't/aren’t there? There is a man in the room, isn't

there?

4. Fill in the correct question tag.

1 John doesn't live in London, ____________ ?

2 Frank and Laura are not married, ____________?

3 We are going out for dinner, _________________?

4 He won't leave his job, _____________?

5 Samantha can swim, _______________?

6 They went to Sweden, ____________?

7 You aren't working tonight, ___________________?

8 Harrison Ford has starred in many films, _____________?

9 All children love pizza, ____________?

10 George hasn't been to China, _____________?

5. Fill in the question tags and match the answers to the questions.

1 You haven't been to Europe, _________?

2 You'll be at home tonight, ______________?

3 She hasn't got any brothers, ______________?

4 You went to London last year, ____________?

5 Jane has got a new house, _________?

6 You're twenty now, ____________?

7 You aren't a doctor, ______________?

a No, but she's got two sisters. ______

b Yes, it's beautiful. ______

c No, but I've been to Australia. ______

d No, I'm a dentist. ______

e Yes, it was my birthday yesterday. ______

f Yes, after six o'clock. ______

g Yes, for two weeks. ______

Wh- questions

Wh- questions begin with a question word.

people

things

place

time

quantity

/number

manner

reason

age

who

what

where

how long

how much

how

why

how old

whose

which

how often

how many

We put the auxiliary verb before the subject.

Where do they study?	They study at the university.
What kind of books do you like reading?	I like detectives.
How often do you write reports?	You write reports once a week.
How much does it cost? Who loves to play the violin?	About fifty pounds. He does.
Where did she live two years ago?	She lived in Vancouver two years ago.
Object questions When a Wh-question word is the object of the question, we use the normal question word order: Form: question word + auxiliary + object + verb. Who do you get on well with? What did you say? Subject questions When a Wh- word refers to the subject in a question, we don’t use the the auxiliary verb, word order is the same as an affirmative sentence. Form: question word +verb+ object. Who is expecting a message? What happened?(NOT: ~~What did happen~~?)

6. Fill in the gaps with one of the question words from the list.

who, what, which, where, how long, when, what time, how often, how, whose

1 ..Whose.... is this bag? My sister's.

2 ..................are the children? At school.

3 ..................is Paul coming back? Tomorrow.

4 ..................does he drive? Very dangerously.

5 ..................is that woman? Mary Smith.

6 ..................do you finish work? At four o'clock.

7 ..................do they buy a newspaper? Every day.

8 .................. is her name? Catherine.

9 ..................city do you like best? Rome or Milan?

10 ..................have you been a teacher? Since 1991.

7. Put these words in the correct order to make questions.

last what do did night you
English you studying are why
last where you for go holiday did your
free like doing do in you your what time
this what going do weekend to you are

6 like to you the UK would live in

7 what your is friend's name best

8 why so tired are you today

9 what are going the time party you to

10 how have brothers many got you

8. A) Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 are sports at good you ?

2 brothers any got or has sisters he ?

3 are how they old ?

4 you German do like studying ?

5 America been have you to ?

6 today you seen have boss your ?

7 you shops did go yesterday the to ?

b) Write short answers to the questions in Ex. 6a. Use auxiliary verbs where possible.

9. Match these question words with the answers.

1. What	A In Winnipeg.
2. Where	B Two years ago.
3. Who	C Because it's so isolated.
4. When	D She's an assistant manager.
5. Why	E Two or three times a week.
6. How much	F His parents and his brother.
7. How often	G £22,000 a year.