Indirect questions and listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Lesson goals:

- I know what direct and indirect questions are.

- I will have practised indirect questions.

- I can be very, very, very polite.

Homework for next week

Create your own grammar notes/summary of the Grammar XP on page 91.

Only take notes on what you found difficult/do not understand.

Ask three questions about this... this eehm... well... just this.

You can put your questions in the slide after this one.

Ask three questions about this... this eehm... well... just this.

Direct questions

Meaning:

- informal questions, mostly to people you already know.

Form:

Just a question. Can start with a 'wh' word (which, where, what, when)

How/how long.

Do/does/did etc.

Example:

When are we going to watch Frozen?

Indirect questions

Meaning:
- formal questions, mostly to people you don't know.

Form:
It is still a question, but with a small 'introduction'

Example:

Can you tell me when we are going to watch Frozen?

Could you tell...                                 I was wondering if...

I'd like to know...                           Can you say...

                              Do you know...                            Do you have any idea...      

Differences

Direct question:

When are we going to watch Frozen?

Indirect question:

Can you tell me when we are going to watch Frozen?

What is the difference here?

Assignment

Write down a polite, indirect question for every situation.

You are lost in the enormous city of Halsteren and you cannot get out.
Then you see a local tribesman on the street.

You see someone destroying a car in the street.

You see someone destroy a car in the street.

Pennywise has taken your boat.

Lesson goals:

- I know what direct and indirect questions are.

- I will have practised indirect questions.

- I can be very, very, very polite.

Question 5

Who lives in 10 downing street?

00:00

Question 1

What is the reason to make this video?

00:47

What is the reason to make this video?

00:50

Question 2

Why is he holding a salmon in the middle of the street?

01:32

Why is he holding a salmon in the middle of the street?

1. It is forbidden to have a salmon.
2. It is forbidden to have food on you.
3. It is forbidden to have a salmon and act weird/strange
4. It is forbidden to talk to people while holding a salmon.

02:51

Question 3

How does he manage to get into parliament?

03:30

How does he manage to get into parliament?

1. He ran inside.
2. He said he wanted to break the law.
3. He said he was an entertainer for children.
4. He lied to the police.

03:31

Question 4

How many laws does he break in the next section?

04:05

How many laws does he break in the next section?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

05:01

Question 5

Who lives in 10 downing street?

05:40

Who lives in 10 downing street?