Lesson 1 - Grammar - GEOGRAPHY

TYPES OF QUESTIONS

Claire has just read a short news story, and Terry is trying to find out something about it:

T - Is it interesting?

C - Yes, it is.

T - Did it happen here, in Poland?

C - No, it didn’t

T - Is it about animals?

C - Yes, more or less.

T - Do such animals live here?

- Oh, yes, lots of them.

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Now read the story, and check if all the answers are correct: S. Africa hunts for loose crocodiles near J'burg

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police and wildlife officials are hunting for at least two crocodiles south of Johannesburg after several sightings. Wild crocodiles are not found naturally in the region, leading to speculation that the reptiles have escaped from farms or zoos. "We are concerned that people are shooting crocodiles," said Leon Lotter, Acting Director for Nature Conservation, the wildlife authority for Gauteng province. An official is storing a metre-long crocodile in her home refrigerator which is believed to have been shot. Police hope to lay a charge of unlawful hunting against at least one local resident next week. Lotter has said that the wildlife officers will try and lure the reptiles with traps baited with rotten meat. "Since the crocodiles don't occur there naturally, the idea is for us to catch them and take them back to a crocodile farm or a zoo," he said. Yesterday, police warned people to avoid the Sugar Bush, Klip and Vaal rivers, which lie about 40 to 50 kilometres (25 to 31 miles) south of Johannesburg and are popular with anglers and paddlers. Adapted from : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_environment_safrica_crocodiles;_ylt=AiPYYIA0coVD9JrRIZ_XwK7tiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA-- access on 31.07.2006

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These questions were asking for information, but yes/no questions can have other uses:
*Making a suggestion: Shall we start?
*Making a request: Can/Could you give me a lift?
*Offering: Can I help you?
*Inviting: Would you like to join me?
*Asking for permission: May I borrow this book?

We form a yes/no question by putting the auxiliary verb (a form of be, have or a modal verb) before the subject:
*He is looking at us. > Is he looking at us?
*Patrick has got a bike. > Has Patrick got a bike?
*She can wait a bit longer. > Can she wait a bit longer?
*He will be arrested. > Will he be arrested?

Be as a main verb also comes before the subject:
*Are you busy?
*Is it difficult?
*Were you there?

If there is more than one auxiliary verb, only the first one comes before the subject:
*Have you ever seen a crocodile? 

We use the appropriate form of do in the Present Simple and Past Simple:
*Does anyone know her?
*Do they really live here?
*Did you see his latest film?

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Ask yes/no questions about the South African crocodile hunt, starting with these words:

1. 1. Are…………………………………….?
2. 2. Have……………………………………?
3. 3. Do………………………………………?
4. 4. Did…………………………...…………?
5. 5. Will……………………………………...?

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