CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS (24) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS

 

5-15 USING HOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT   EXERCISE 41. HOW ABOUT and WHAT ABOUT. (Chart 5-15) Directions: Complete the dialogues with your own words. 1 A: ____________ What time do you want to meet for dinner? _________________ B: How about ________ nine or nine thirty? ___________ A: That's too late for me. How about ____ eight? ________ B: Okay 2 A: ________________________________________________________? B: No, Tuesday's not good for me. A: Then what about ________________________________________________________? B: Okay. That's fine. 3 A: There's room in the car for one more person. Do you think ________________________________________ would like to go to with us? B: ________________________________________________________can't go with us because ________________________________________________________. A: Then how about ________________________________________________________? B: ________________________________________________________. 4 A: Do you like fish? B: Yes, very much. How about ________________________________________________________? A: Yes, I like fish a lot. In fact, I think I'll order fish for dinner tonight. That sounds good. What about ________________________________________________________? B: ________________________________________________________   EXERCISE 42. HOW ABOUT and WHAT ABOUT. (Chart 5-15) Directions: Complete the dialogues by using How about you? or What about you? And an appropriate response. Example: SPEAKERA: What are you going to do over vacation? SPEAKER B: I'm staying here. What about (How about) you? SPEAKER A: I'm going to Texas to visit my sister.   1 A: Did you like the movie? ' B: It was okay, I guess ………………… A: ………………… 2 A: Are you going to the company picnic? B: I haven't decided yet ………………… A: ………………… 3 A: Do you like living in this city? B: Sort of ………………… A: ………………… 4 A: What are you going to have? B: Well, I'm not really hungry. I think I might have just a salad ………………… A: ………………… 5 A: Where are you planning to go to school next year? B: A small college in California ………………… A: ………………… 6 A: Are you married? B: ………………… A: …………………

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EXERCISE 41 EXERCISE 42 (YOUR OWN RESPONSES)