G revision: question formation \V working out meaning from context P intonation, stress, and rythm in questions AJ QandA GRAML-AR revision: question formation ‘Complete the following questions with one or two question words or an auxiliary verb. 1 How much do you carn? Are ___ you married? have you been learning English? do you prefer, small towns o big cites? do you go to the theatre a year? tall are you? __ religion are you? you want to have children? 9 _____ of music do you listen to? 10 ______advice do you listen to most? u you ever said ‘I love you’ and not meant it? 2 did you vote for in the last election? » Cross () the questions above which you wouldn't ask a person ‘you don't know very well. Are there any questions which you ‘would not even ask a good friend? Which questions might you expect to find in a magazine interview with a famous person? Read the two interviews. Which question is...2 the most personal the most boring _ the most original 1 Read the interviews again and write N (Norah) or L (Lionel) Who...? 1 never has enough time for what he / she wants to do 2 has happy childhood memories D 3 avoids answering one of the questions 4 feels guilty about something ote 5 js probably a fan ofthe Rolling Stones ae 6 jis very proud about something a 7 says he / she isan insecure person oe 8 needs help in his / her daily life oe > In pairs, look at questions 8-12 in the Lionel Richie interview. Find an example of. 1 a question where an auxiliary verb has been added to make the question 2a question where there is no auxiliary verb. 3 a question which ends with a preposition. 4 a negative question 5 a question where the auxiliary verb and subject have been inverted to make the question. £ © pasa Grammar Bank 1A. Read the rules and do the exercises. Young star, old star Every week the British newspaper, The Guardian, chooses people who have been in the news recently, and publishes a short interview with them called Q&A. The questionnaire often includes quite personal questions. Se et Pens ec ee peek eaaer ee rare Dee aie Perea Ce 1 Where would you like to live? Barcelona, 2 What do you most disike about your appearance? {am too shor. | am sft in (155cm) 5 Who would play you in the film of your life? Maybe Christina Ricci. 4+ What's your favourite smell? Onion, gatic,and butter cooking ina pan. 6 Which living person do you most despise, and why? ‘No comment 7 What single thing would improve the quality of your life? Probably a housekeeper. 1 Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? Ally fiends and Ke ichards— think he'd be grat ata dinner party. 5 What's the worst job you've done? Avaltessing job where | had the breakfast shift. It wasnt the ob ‘that was so Bad just the hours. Lhad to go in ative inthe morning. 1» If you could go back in time, where would you go? ‘Summer camp in Michigan, aged 14. 1 How do you relax? Ahot bath 12 What keeps you awake at night? Music A song wil keep going ound in my brain and keep me awake. From The Guerdonere} Pee aay Denne ra solo singer. Hei hest remembered for songs ike Three times a lady ‘What's your idea of perfect happiness? ‘sunday by the poo, no phone cal ‘What's your earliest memory? IMy first day at pre-school. | was tetiie. fd never seen that many children in my whole fe. ‘What's your most treasured possession? My Oscar. Hf you could edit your past, what would you change? The Commodores never did a farewell tur We jst broke up and disappeared. What has been your most embarrassing moment? Forgetting the fricsto my new single ona TV show. 6 What words or phrases do you most overuse? “11 call you back’ or ‘il see you soon’ What's the mast important lesson life has taught you? Dont trust the smile, trust the acon. What don't you like about your personality? Fm an egotistical maniac with an inferiority complex. ‘What makes you depressed? ‘That there are 24 hours ina day and I need 36. 1 When did you last ery and why? ‘A the funeral of Milan Wiliams of The Commodores 1 Who would you most lke to say sorry to? ‘To my kids for not being there more. "2 What song would you like to be played at ‘your funeral? All night long and Stevie Wonder’ just caled to say lve you 2 PRONUNCIATION intonation, stress, and rhythm in questions ‘Using the right intonation or tone helps you to sound friendly and interested ‘when you speak English. Stressing the right words in a sentence helps you speak ‘with a good rhythm. Intonation + stress = the music and rhythm of English 1» Listen to questions 1-8. In which one does the speaker sounds more friendly and interested? Write a or b. Po 2.8 £ gf ee b «12> Listen and underline the stressed words in these questions. 1 What’ your favourite kind of music? 5. How long have you been, 2 Have you ever been to a health club? living here? 3 How often do you go away at the 6 What ae you thinking about? weekend? 7 Are you a vegetarian? 4 Do you know what's on TV tonight? 8 What do you do to relax? ¢ Listen again and repeat the questions in b. Try to sound as friendly as possible, Then ask each other the questions. 3 SPEAKING 1 Lookat the answers other celebrities gave to some other questions in The Guardian interview series. In pairs, try to guess what the original questions were For the Labour party. aN a Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona ‘When England went out of the World Cup. f erin Freeman, adr Nie brug snge and acess Danny ene, fo the band Mey Pais inthe first decade of the 20th century. Flying, especially back to Copenhagen, since 9/11 Going from anywhere | V Wiliam Bo, ites Hela Cristea, op mae Shay Les, ge om Al Saints b Now choose six questions from the interviews to ask a partner. Only ask questions which you would be comfortable to answer yourself.SPEED DATING SPEED SPEED DATING SPEED p SPEED DATING SPEED | READING & VOCABULARY 1 Do you know what ‘speed dating’ is? Read the first half of the article to check, or to find out how speed dating works, Working out meaning from context ‘When you are reading and you find a word or phrase you don't know, try to guess the meaning from the context (the other words around it). Think also about what part of speech the unknown word is (eg. a verb, an adjective, etc.), whether itis similar to another English ‘word you know, or whether itis similar to a word in your language. If you still can’t work out what the word or phrase means, either ignore it and carry on reading or use a good dictionary (or glossary if there is one) to help you. > Read the first half of the article again carefully. With a partner, say or guess what the highlighted words and phrases mean, Then check with Glossary 1 ‘Using your own words, answer questions 1-4 with a partner 1 According to the writer, how did people use to get to know a prospective partner? 2 What kind of people is speed dating designed for? 3 Why does Adele Testani think three minutes is enough? 4 Why do you think thatthe jourmalst pretended to be a lawyer? 1 Now read the second half of the article on page 7 and find out... 1 the advantages of speed dating (according to the participants) 2 if the journalist thinks speed dating is a good idea. 2 Read the second half of the article again more carefully. With a partner, say or guess what the highlighted words and phrases mean, Glossary 1 prospecive partner somone who ight ‘bcare your parton the future ‘courtship the period of ine when two People havea romantic relationship Before they gt mused [Mr or Ms Right (infra), tho mJ Svoman would be to pct: tnt fr somebeey ‘Quickfire (a series of things) dane very ‘ulckly | ‘scorecard « card or paper where you ‘wrt ho pois, eg. ina game ‘a "mateh won two things or two poople together not your type sot the kind of person who yeu would normally Uke or get an with In recent years speed dating has become popular all around the world, Journalist, Anushka Asthana tried it out. NDING A PARTHER has ahvays been a complicated process, Iisa ritual which has evolved over the centuries; from a man taking food toa prospective partner inthe Stone Age to young couples having tea together in Victorian times (under the watchful eye of an ‘unmarried aunt) to dancing in a dub to deafening music in the twenty-first century. But now busy men and women who don't have the time fora slow, gentle courtship have a quicker way to find a pariner: speed dating where single people have exactly three minutes to decide if the person they are taking to could be Mr or Ms ight. The ide, which stated inthe USA. involves bringing together people for an evening of frenzied, quick-firedating. This how t works. ‘Smal tables are placed inane andthe women st down at the one which has been given to them. They stay at their table ll evening. The men take tin turns to sit next to each ‘woman and have a very quick conversation, After three minutes abel rings and, even if you aren midsentenc,t is time for te man to moveto the net table. you fk the person you have just spoken to, you put a ick nthe ‘yes’ box ona scorecard. the other person chooses you as wel this called a ‘match’, andthe organisers wl send you the other person's email address a couple of days later and they wl be sent yous too “Three minutes is enough time to talk to someone,’ says ‘Adele Tesani, who runs a speed dating company, ‘because you can get an idea of what a person is ike in that time and you can eliminate them if you see immediately that theyre not your type.” Brian’ largest ever speed dating evening tok place this week atthe Hydro Bar in London, so | decided to go along and see what twas all about. | pretended tobe a single 2-year old lawyer...