Ex.2 Add a neutral General question to the given utterances. Express a light, matter-of-fact attitude to the subject-matter.

1 You play rugby very well. (Do you play hockey?) 2 You dance very well. (Do you sing too?) 3 I know you play volley-ball on Sundays. (Do you ever play volley-ball on week-days?) 4 Well, I've looked through your application. (Can I just check the information?) 5 We'll be getting in touch with you, Miss Lewis. (Are you on the phone?)

Ex.3 Use friendly General questions (simple or complex) as reactions to the following statements. Convey personal interest, concern, participation.

1.There's something wrong with my pen. (Shall I give you mine?) 2 We are on a tour of Italy for a week or two. (Are you travelling
by coach?) 3 Let's go for an outing tomorrow. (Do you think it'll
clear up by tomorrow?) 4 Hurry up. We may be late. (Don't you
know there's a bus going straight to the station?) 5 I liked the hotel very much. (Were the others pleased, too?)

Ex.4 Act out the following conversational contexts using appropriate modal variants of General questions.

1 Have you ever worked in a computer company before? — I'm afraid I haven't. I've just finished my secretarial course. 2 Would you like something to drink? — Give me a cup of tea, please. 3 Does Jane speak English well? — I don't think she can speak English at all. 4 Do you know which platform the train leaves from? — From platform 8. 5 Have you got anything to read? — I've got some new detective stories.

Ex.3 React using a neutral or a clarifying Special question according to the situation.

1 Mary is fond of poetry. (What kind of poetry does she like?) 2 A friend of mine has got an extra ticket. So you can join us. (That's fine. Where shall we meet?) 3 Ben has broken a window. (Which window has he broken?) 4 I've bought myself a lovely pair of shoes. (How much did you pay for them? 5 Will you give me one of those magazines? (Which one do you want?) 6 I'm not interested in sports or news programmes. (Well, what interests you then?)

Unit 17 Intonation of Alternative and Disjunctive

Questions

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