10.
Are you one of the best or one of the worst students
John
likes to tell
his
mother and father all
about his school and his various classes. Every
evening he tells them about the events of the day at
school.
"In our English class today," he says, "we
studied the months of the year. The teacher said
that we knew our lesson perfectly."
"Do you speak only English in your English class
or does the teacher explain everything to you in
Spanish?"
"Oh, no! Mr. Smith speaks to us only in English.
Sometimes it's difficult for us to understand him but
he says we must become accustomed to English."
"He's right! Of course, I suppose that he speaks
very slowly to you."
"Not always. Sometimes we don't understand
him at all. Then he has to repeat."
"It must be very interesting to study English."
"I'm one of the best students in the class. Mr.
Smith says that my pronunciation is very good."
"Is English pronunciation easy or difficult?"
"It's very difficult - because in English one often
spells a word one way and pronounces it quite
differently. Mr. Smith says that there's a little
joke about this and that foreign students say
that in English, for example, one writes the
word, 'Philadelphia' and pronounces it
'Washington.' "
1. When does John tell about the events each day
at school?
2. Does John like to talk about these things with his
mother and father?
3. What did the students in John's English class
study today?
4. Did the teacher say that the students knew their
lesson well or badly?
5. Did you know your English lesson today well or
badly?
6. Does John's English teacher speak to the
students only in English or in their native language?
7. Is it easy or difficult for the students to
understand their teacher?
8. Is it easy or difficult for you to understand your
English teacher?
9. Is John one of the best or one of the worst
students in the class?
in your class?
11. Is English pronunciation easy or difficult?
12.In English, do we pronounce all words as we write them
or do we sometimes pronounce them differently?
Exercise
I study English five days a week. I don't study English on
Saturday. Do you study English on Saturday? John studies
English with me but Mary doesn't study English with me.
Does Mary study English with you? We don't study English
together. Mary and John don't study English together.
Do you have a pencil? No, I don't have a pencil. I have a
pen but I don't have a pencil. William doesn't have a pencil
and George doesn't have a pencil.
John doesn't speak English well. We don't come to
school together. The teacher doesn't speak Spanish. Helen
doesn’t like to study English. They don't come to class on
time. I don't know Helen well.
1. Do you study English eight days a week?
2. Does John speak English well?
3. Does your teacher speak Spanish well?
4. Do you always come to the lesson on time?
5. Does John always come to the lesson on time?
6. Does the month of January come after the month of
February?
7. Does Wednesday come before Tuesday?
8. Do John and Mary study English in the same class?
9. Do you have your breakfast every day at the same time?
10. Does John have his breakfast every day at the same
hour?
11. Do you always get up the same time?
12. Do you always go to bed at the same time?
Review
1. Which is easier for you to speak, English or your native
language?
2. Is English pronunciation easy or difficult? 1
3. Is English grammar easy or difficult? ."
4. Do you like or dislike to tell jokes?
5. Do you know many or few jokes in your native
language?
6. Are there eight days in a week?
7. Does June come after May?
8. Do the students in your English class speak English
perfectly?
9. Is it easy or difficult to learn to speak English
perfectly?
10. Do you always answer all of the teacher's questions
correctly?
11. Does John always answer all of the teacher's ques-
tions correctly?
12. What time do you have your dinner each night?
13. Where do you usually eat your dinner each night, at
home or in a restaurant?
14. Do you like to eat in restaurants?
15. Is it cheap or expensive to eat in restaurants?
16. Which is larger, an orange, an egg, or a
lemon?
17. What is the color of your shoes? Y our hair?
18. What days of the week do you study English?
19. Do you have English lessons on Saturday and
Sunday?
20. How many English lessons do you have each
week?
21. What did you do last night-did you go to a
movie, stay at home, or visit a friend?
22. What time did you go to bed last night?
23. What time did you get up this morning?
24. Did you sleep well or badly last night?
25. Did you prepare your English lesson well or
badly last night?
26. How often do you go shopping? Do you like
or dislike to go shopping?