PART II

QUESTION-RESPONSE

Identifying Time
(page 39)

1. You were here this

morning, werent you?

(A) The sky was very clear this

morning.
1. How was the sky this morning?
2. Was the sky clear this morning?
3. Was the sky clear or mist this
morning?
4. The sky clear this morning,
wasnt it?

Clear (adj.) without cloud or

mist:
Ex:
- a clear blue sky.
- On a clear day you can see
France.

(B) No, I had a meeting at

the hotel.
1. Did you have a meeting
at the park?
2. You have meeting at the
park, didnt you?

(C) He wasnt here.

1. Where was Peter?
2. Was Peter here?
3. Was Peter here or hotel?
4. Peter was here, wasnt
he?

1. You were here this morning,

werent you?
(A) The sky was very clear
this morning.
(B) No, I had a meeting at the
hotel.
(C) He wasnt here.

2. When will you move

your office?

(A) At the end of the month, I

hope.
1. When do you go to school?
2. Do you go to school at the end
of the month?
3. Do you go to school at the end
of the month or next month?
4. You go to school at the end of

(B) Its my office.

1. Whose office is it?
2. Is it your office?
3. Is it your office or isnt
it?
4. It is your office, isnt it?

(C) I dont go to the movies

often.
1. How often do you go to the
movies?
2. Do you go the movies often?
3. Do you go to the movies
often of dont you?
4. You go to the movies often,
dont you?

2. When will you move your office?

(A) At the end of the month, I hope.
(B) Its my office.
(C) I dont go to the movies often.

3. Mark is always on time

for dinner, isnt he?

(A) Yes, hes never late for

anything.
1. Is Peter never late for
anything?
2. Peter is never late for
anything, isnt he?

(B) Yes, he looks a lot

thinner.
1. Does Peter looks a lot
thinner?
2. Peter looks a lot thinner,
doesnt he?

Thin (adj.) (of a person or part of

the body) (sometimes
disapproving) not covered with
much flesh (the soft substance
between the skin and bones of
animal or human bodies
Ex: He was tall and thin, with
dark hair).

(C) Yes, it takes a long

time.
1. Do you takes a long time
to do exircise?
2. You takes a long time to
do exircise, dont you?

3. Mark is always on time for

dinner, isnt he?
(A) Yes, hes never late for
anything.
(B) Yes, he looks a lot thinner.
(C) Yes, it takes a long time.

4. Has everyone shown up

for the meeting yet?

To show up (informal) to
arrive where you have
arranged to meet sb or do sth

(A) I really enjoyed meeting

everyone.
1. What did you think of meeting
everyone?
2. Did you enjoyed meeting
everyone?
3. Did you enjoyed meeting everyone
or didnt you?
4. You enjoyed meeting everyone,
didnt you?

(B) Yes, he is.

1. Is he handsome?
2. He is handsome, isnt
he?

(C) Were still waiting for Mr.

Roberts.
1. Who are you waiting for?
2. Are you waiting for Mr. Roberts?
3. Are you waiting for Mr. Roberts
or arent you?
4. You are waiting for Mr. Roberts,
arent you?

4. Has everyone shown up for

the meeting yet?
(A) I really enjoyed meeting
everyone.
(B) Yes,he is.
(C) Were still waiting for Mr.
Roberts.

5. When is the new

manager going to start
work?

(A) Next Monday will be his first day.

1. When will he go to work?
2. Will Next Monday be his first day
he go to work?
3. Will Next Monday be his first day
he go to work or wont it?
4. Next Monday will be his first day
he go to work, wont it?

(B) I knew him in high school.

1. Where did you know him?
2. Did you know him in high
school?
3. Did you know him in high
school or office?
4. You knew him in high school,
didnt you?

(C) She goes to work by bus.

1. What does she goes to work?
2. Does she goes to work by bus?
3. Does she goes to work by bus or
train?
4. She goes to work by bus, doesnt
she?

5. When is the new manager

going to start work?
(A) Next Monday will be his
first day.
(B) I knew him in high school.
(C) She goes to work by bus.

6. How much longer should

we wait for them to arrive?

(A) Hell be here soon.

1. When will he be here?
2. Will he be here soon?
3. Will he be here soon or
wont he?
4. Hell be here soon, wont
he?

(B) This room is longer than the

other one.
1. What is opinion of this room?
2. Is this room is longer than the
other one?
3. Is this room is longer or
shorter than the other one?
4. This room is longer than the
other one, isnt it?

(C) Lets just wait another few

minutes.
1. Why dont we wait another few
minutes?
2. Do we wait another few minutes?
3. Do we wait another few minutes or
dont we?
2. Lets just wait another few
minutes, shall we?

6. How much longer should

we wait for them to arrive?
(A) Hell be here soon.
(B) This room is longer than
the other one.
(C) Lets just wait another few
minutes.

7. How long is the movie?

(A) About two and a half hours.

1. How long do you go to school?
2. Do you go school about two
and a half hours?
3. Do you go to school about two
and a half hours or two hours?
4. You go to school about two and
a half hours, dont you?

(B) About five miles.

1. How far is it from your home
to hotel?
2. Is it about five miles from your
home to hotel?
3. Is it about five miles or six
miles from your home to hotel?
4. Its about five miles from your
home to hotel, isnt it?

(C) About two people falling in

love.
1. What is the moview about?
2. Is the movie about two people
falling in love?
3. Is the movie about two people
falling in love or isnt it?
4. The movie is about two people
falling in love, isnt it?

7. How long is the movie?

(A) About two and a half
hours.
(B) About five miles.
(C) About two people falling
in love.

8. Your meeting was

shorter than expected,
wasnt it?

(A)Yes, its too small for

me.
1. Is the sock too small for
you?
2. The sock is too small for
you, isnt it?

(B) Yes, it was over in less

than an hour.
1. Was the meeting over in
less than an hour?
2. The meeting was over in
less than an hour, wasnt
it?

(C) Yes, hes shorter than I

am.
1. Is he shorter than you?
2. Hes shorter than you,
isnt he?

8. Your meeting was shorter

than expected, wasnt it?
(A) Yes, its too small for me.
(B) Yes, it was over in less
than an hour.
(C) Yes, hes shorter than I
am.

9. What time does the

plane take off?

(A) It leaves for New York.

1. Where does the train leaves
for?
2. Does the train leaves for New
York?
3. Does the train leaves for New
York or London?
4. The train leaves for New
York, doesnt it?

(B) It leaves from Gate 15.

1. What does the train leaves
from?
2. Does the train leaves from
Gate 15?
3. Does the train leaves from
Gate 15 or Gate 16?
4. the train leaves from Gate
15, doesnt it?

(C) It leaves at 5:45.

1. When does the train leaves?
2. Does the train leaves at
5:45?
3. Does the train leaves at 5:45
or 6:00?
4. The train leaves at 5:45,
doesnt it?

9. What time does the plane

take off?
(A) It leaves for New York.
(B) It leaves from Gate 15.
(C) It leaves at 5:45.

10. When is your

appointment with Dr.
Kovacs?

(A) Its tomorrow afternoon.

1. When is your picnic?
2. Is your picnic tomorrow
afternoon?
3. Is your picnic tomorrow
afternoon or isnt it?
4. Your picnic is tomorrow
afternoon, isnt it?

(B) Its in his office.

1. Where is my computer?
2. Is my computer in his
office?
3. Is my computer in his office
or isnt it?
4. My computer is in his office,
isnt it?

(C) Its a doctors appointment.

1. Whose appointment is it??
2. Is it a doctors appointment?
3. Is it a doctors appointment
or isnt it?
4. Its a doctors appointment,
isnt it?

10. When is your appointment

with Dr. Kovacs?
(A) Its tomorrow afternoon.
(B) Its in his office.
(C) Its a doctors
appointment.

These are some words you

might hear in questions about
time:

when
How much longer
how long
what time
yet
still
on time
late
early
morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night
at 1:00, 2:30 ...
today, this week, this month, this year
yesterday, last week, last month, last year
tomorrow

THANK YOU