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English in Use Level 1: Global Pre-Intermediate Unit 1 Part 1: Individuals and
Society (Pages 6 and 7)
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In part 1, we will look at the three main learning objectives of this section: the
grammar focus is on asking questions; the target vocabulary is everyday objects, and
the pronunciation focus is on speaking clearly and the use of tone, called ‘intonation’,
when asking questions.
The main grammar focus is on asking questions. The questions fall into two main
groups: firstly, questions that need a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, and ‘WH’ questions that
start with ‘what’.
Questions that require a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer start with an auxiliary, or helping verb.
For example, “Are ID cards obligatory?” “Do all countries have ID cards?”
These questions require a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, so there is a rising tone at the end of
the question: ““Are ID cards obligatory? ” Do all countries have ID cards?”
The second set of questions start with the question word, or ’interrogative, ’what’.
For example, ‘What is a biometric ID card?’ and ‘What do ID cards look like?’
In the second question, an auxiliary verb is also used, and in such cases the main verb
is always an infinitive. An infinitive is a verb in its simplest form without a suffix like –
ED or –ING.
For example, What did you do? Do is an infinitive.
Where did you go? Go is an infinitive
What did he say? Say is an infinitive.
Only the first verb in a clause or sentence is inflected. That is to say, only the first verb
changes with person or tense.
The intonation of ‘what’ questions, and indeed other ’WH’ questions is downward.
What do you do? What did he say? What is her name?
If you download the podcast script file, you can see the target vocabulary words with
their definitions, and also a glossary of other words that you may not know. The
target vocabulary words are as follows: Listen and repeat: Credit card; Glasses; Key
ring; Lipstick; Mobile phone; Pen; Umbrella
Keep practicing!
Target Vocabulary and Glossary of Terms
Nouns/Noun phrases (if you are online, you can click on the words to hear them spoken by native speakers)
Chewing gum: a form of rubbery, flavored confectionary
Credit card: a card with which purchases can be made by borrowing money
Glasses: Usually ‘a pair of glasses’. Optical lenses which correct poor eyesight
Key ring: a ring upon which keys can be kept together.
Lipstick: a form of make-up which is used to add colour to the lips.
Mobile phone: a telephone which is portable i.e. it does not have a cable (US ‘cell phone’)
Pen: a writing implement
Umbrella: a device to protect someone from the rain
An ID card: an abbreviation of ‘identification card’ which is a card which carries personal information and usually a picture
to help to identify someone.
Adjectives
Biometric (information): very specific mathematical information relating to the distances between features on your face
as a way to make a more scientific and accurate identification of a person from a picture. For example, the distance
between a person eyes, ears, the size of their nose etc
Obligatory: something that is required or necessary e.g. it is obligatory to have a passport to travel to other countries
Grammar/Pronunciation Terms
Infinitive: the basic form of a verb without any added suffix e.g. go, play, run, study (not goes, going, played, playing,
running etc)
Interrogative: a word that is used to ask a question e.g. who, why, when, where, how
Intonation: the rising or falling tone that is employed by a speaker to indicate a question.
Auxiliary or ‘helping’ verb: a verb which is in addition to the main verb in a sentence. It may be a modal verb (can, could,
may, might, should, will etc) or a helping verb which must agree with the subject.
e.g. I am walking to the shop i.e. now
I will go to the shop i.e.in the future
I have been to the shop i.e. recently
He does like you.
Inflection (inflected =v2/v3): the changes that are made to a verb to match the person or tense.
For example: I go to the shop every day (first person). / He goes to the shop every day (third person).
I wait for the bus every morning (present simple-at any time) / I waited for the bus every morning (past simple-in the
past).
Links to Other Resources
Auxiliary verbs: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbaux.htm
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/verbs.htm
Question words: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/questiontext.htm#Open
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/interrogatives.htm