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Talking about Favorite Things Conversation Starters

1. A: What is your favorite color?
General greetings and inquiries
B: Purple.
1. How’s it going?
2. A: What’s your favorite kind of music?
How’s everything?
B: I like pop music.
How’s life?
3. A: Favorite sport?
B: Kung Fu. Asking about present activities
4. A. Do you have a lucky number? 2. What’s up?
B: Yes. It’s eight. What’s happening?
5. A: What kind of food do you like best? Asking and telling about recent events
B: I like Cantonese food. 3. What’s new?
6. How about movies? Guess what?
B: Action.
7. A: Who is your favorite movie star? A: Guess what?
B: Jackie Chan. B: What?
8. A: What city do you like most? A: I just got a new job.
B: Hong Kong, of course! B: Congratulations!
Simple Yes-No Questions Bringing up a serious topic
1. A: Are you from Canada? 4. Can I talk to you for a minute?
B: Yes, I am. Do you have a minute?
2. A: Is he a doctor? Got a minute?
B: No, he isn’t.
Personal Information
3. A: Is this free? 1. A: What do you do?
B: Yes, it is. B: I’m an engineer.
4. A: Do you like apples? A: Do you like your job?
B: Yes, I do B: Yes. I love it.
5. A: Does she live in New Orleans? A: What do you do for fun?
B: No, she doesn’t B: I like to play tennis.
6. A: Is she going to dance? 2. A: Would you like something to drink?
B: Yes, she is. B: Yes. A cup of coffee, please.
7. A: Are they flying home? A: Are you married?
B: No, they’re taking the bus. B: No. I’m single.
8. A: Are you coming to the party? A: How old are you?
B: No, I have other plans. B: Twenty-two.
Introducing Other People A: Would you like to play tennis some time?
1. A: This is my friend, Jack. B: Sure.
B: Hi Jack. I’m Linda. Expressing Thanks
2. A: Nice to meet you. Thanks.
B: Nice to meet you too. Thank you.
3. This is my brother, Bob. I appreciate it.
This is my sister, Cindy. Thanks for the tour.
This is my father, Mr. Harris. Thanks for your time.
This is my mother, Mrs. Harris. Thank you for the nice gift.
This is my teacher, Ms. Watson. I appreciate your kindness.
This is my student, Carrie. I appreciate your hospitality.
This is my friend, Mary Jones. I appreciate your lending me the chainsaw
This is my boss, Mr. Ritter.
This is my co-worker, Penny Pitcher.
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Yes-No Questions
There are many types of questions in English. The easiest are questions that can be answered with “yes” or
“no.”
o Are you from around here? Yes, I am.

o Do you come here often? Yes, I do.
o Can I buy you a drink? No, thanks.
o Are you married? Yes, I am.
First, count the number of verbs to form a question from a statement.
o John is a doctor. (1 verb, is = “be”)

o Jane drives a sports car. (1 verb, drives)
o Jone played basketball last night. (1 verb, played)
o Jen is eating her dinner. (2 verbs, is eating)
o June has rented an apartment. (2 verbs, has rented)
o Jen has been living there since 1969. (3 verbs, has been living)
If there is one verb in the statement and a verb is a form of “be,” simply switch the positions of the subject and
verb.
o John is a doctor. Is John a doctor?
o The Jensons are here. Are the Jensons here?
If there are two verbs, simply switch the positions of the subject and the first verb.
o Jen is eating dinner. Is Jen eating dinner?

o June has rented an apartment. Has June rented an apartment?
o Jen has been living here since 1969. Has Jen been living here since 1969?
If there is one verb and the verb is not a form of “be,” the process is more complex:
1. Add “do” to the beginning of the sentence.
o The Johnsons live in that house. Do the Johnsons live in that house?
2. If the main verb carries a third person singular -s, move the -s to “do,” making it “does”.
o Jane drives a car. Does Jane drive a car?
3. If the main verb carries past tense, move the past tense to “do”, making it “did.”
o Jone played basketball last night. Did Jone play basketball?
4. In conversation, most questions are asked of the second person, “you” and answered in the first (person), “I”.
o Are you from California? No, I’m from Oregon, are you?
o Yes. I’m from Hollywood. Do you know any movie stars?
o No. I don’t go out at night.

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Wh- Questions
Wh- questions allow a speaker to find out more information about topics. They are as follows:
o When? time
o Where? place
o Who? person
o Why? reason
o How? manner
o What? object, idea, or action
Other words can also be used to inquire about specific information:
o Which (one)? choice of alternatives

o Whose? possession
o Whom? person (objective formal)
o How much? price, amount (non-count)
o How many? quantity (count)
o How long? duration
o How often? frequency
o How far? distance
o What kind of? description
The grammar used with wh-questions depends on whether the topic asked about is a sentence's subject or
predicate.
For the subject pattern, simply replace the person or thing being asked about with the appropriate wh-word:
o Someone has my baseball. Who has my baseball?

o Something is bothering you. What is bothering you?
For the predicate pattern, wh-question formation depends on whether an auxiliary (helping) verb in the original
sentence is:
I can do it. Who can do it?

They are leaving. Who are leaving?
I have eaten my lunch. Who has eaten his/her lunch.
I should have finished my homework Who has finished his/her homework?
To make a question using the predicate pattern, first form a yes- or no- question by inverting the subject and
first auxiliary verb, then add the appropriate wh-word to the beginning of the sentence:
He is someone. Who is he?

The meeting was sometime. When was the meeting?
If there is no auxiliary (verb) and the verb is not “be”, add “do” to the beginning of the sentence, then add the
appropriate wh-question word. Be sure to transfer the tense and number from the main verb to the word “do”:
You want something. What do you want?

You went somewhere. (past tense) Where did you go?
She likes something. (3rd person, -s) What does she like?

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Personal Pronouns
1. A personal pronoun may be a/an:
o Subject – “She came late.” (Susan came late.)

o Predicate (nominative) – “The girl at the back is she.” (The girl at the back is Susan. )
o (direct) object – “Mother needs her now.” (Mother needs Susan now.)
o Possesive – “This is her book.” (This is Susan’s book.)
o Appositive – “The boy kissed the wrong person, her. (The boy kissed the wrong person, Susan.)
*Appositive – is a noun/pronoun that stands next to another noun/pronoun and means the same person, place,
or thing.
2. Explain that personal pronouns have three case forms:

o Nominative case – is used as a subject or predicative (nominative) of sentences: I, you, he, she, it, we,
they
o Objective case - is used as a direct object 9of verb), indirect object, or object of preposition: me, you, him,
her, it, us, them
o Possessive case – is used to show ownership: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours,
their, theirs
3. Add that pronouns are also used in compound sentences, just as nouns are:
o Subject – “She and I left early.” (Susan and Teresa left early.)
o Predicate (nominative) – “The girls in front of you and she.” (The girls in front are Rosa and Susan.)
o (direct) object – “Rosa called her and me” (Rosa called Susan and Teresa.)
o Appositive – “Two girls, you and I, should go.” (Two girls, Rosa and Teresa, should go.)
Nouns
1. The noun is also a form-class word; that is, it can change in number - from singular to plural form:
“orange, oranges”, “banana, bananas”; “two bananas”, “three tomatoes” are known as count nouns.
And nouns not ordinarily countable are called mass nouns: “coffee”, “sand”, “hair”. You may elicit fro
students some rules on how to form the plural of count nouns: “dish, dishes”; “lady, ladies”; “child,
children”. In forming the plural of nouns by adding “s”, do no be confused it with the possessive form of
nouns by adding “s”.
2. Put a determiner or marker before it” the piano”, “a bike”, “an apple”, “this book”, “sic computers,” “many
students”.
3. Some nouns name not just one person, place or thing, but a whole collection of persons and things.
They are called collective nouns.
For example:
In STI’s basketball team, there are five players but we think of it as a single team – that is, one. Thus,
“team” – like “crowd”, “class”, “flock”, - take a singular verb: “The team has won.”
4. Nouns are also classed as concrete nouns – that which we can see/touch/sense (tangible), and
abstract nouns – those which are qualities/ideas (intangible).
For example:
o Concrete – picture, child, building
o Abstract – truth, love, beauty
*Determiner – a word that modifies a noun BUT does not fit the tests for true adjectives.


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Talking about Favorite Things Conversation Starters

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o Are you from around here? Yes, I am.

o John is a doctor. (1 verb, is = “be”)

o Jen is eating dinner. Is Jen eating dinner?

1. Add “do” to the beginning of the sentence.

o Jane drives a car. Does Jane drive a car?

o Jone played basketball last night. Did Jone play basketball?

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Other words can also be used to inquire about specific information:

o Which (one)? choice of alternatives

o Someone has my baseball. Who has my baseball?

I can do it. Who can do it?

He is someone. Who is he?

You want something. What do you want?

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1. A personal pronoun may be a/an:

o Subject – “She came late.” (Susan came late.)

2. Explain that personal pronouns have three case forms:

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