Tuesday, 17 March 2015

asking INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Personally, I really enjoy teaching INDIRECT QUESTIONS since they lift students proficiency into a whole new level. However, this grammar structure may cause some troubles to students who are used to a typical word order in English questions. I'd like to share two activities on INDIRECT QUESTIONS: one is matching the questions to answers, and another a question asking game which is also good for practising WORK vocabulary
SPEAKING
The students are divided into two teams. In each round the teacher is giving an answer to one team and one member of the team must come up with a correct question. Then with the help of his team fellows transform it into an indirect question. For each correct question the team gets 1 point so they can earn 2 points in each round - one for a wh-question and a second one for the indirect question. 

Some examples of possible answers:

  • I usually arrive home from school at 6 p.m.
  • I wear sunglasses and shorts in summer.
  • I never stay up late.
  • My family lives in a bungalow.
  • My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
  • My neighbour always says "Good morning" to me.
  • I lost my wallet on the bus.
  • My dog ate my homework.
  • Police gave me a ticket for speeding.
  • I can speak Russian.
  • I graduated from university two years ago.
  • She is my sister.
  • I used to work in a 5-star hotel.
  • I was watering the garden when you called me.
  • You should buy her some flowers.
  • It's $20.
  • I will visit Australia next July.
  • He failed an Geography exam.
  • I have won a lottery twice this year.
  • I don’t eat strawberries because of my allergy.
  • I think football is boring.
  • I didn’t go to school yesterday because I was unwell.
  • I’m a nanny because I love children.
  • The station is right behind you.
  • I read books in my spare time.
  • I’m a fan of rock music.
SPEAKING 
The teacher prepares cards with names of different occupations and put them on a table words down. One student draws a card and keeps it a secret. Other students should ask INDIRECT YES/NO QUESTIONS in order to guess the occupation, e.g. 
Can you tell me if you work inside? 
I wonder if you are a woman. 
Would you mind telling me if you earn much?
I can't remember if you travel a great deal.

Some examples of occupations:
  • A BAKER
  • A POLICE OFFICER
  • A SHOP ASSISTANT
  • A TEACHER
  • A MECHANIC
  • A DENTIST
  • A CHEF
  • A WAITER
  • A FLIGHT ATTENDANT
  • A PHOTOGRAPHER
  • A SECRETARY
  • A DRIVER
  • A MUSICIAN
  • A MAIL CARRIER
  • A MINER
  • A CARPENTER



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