الاثنين، 18 مارس 2013

Language Functions - Situations

Situations With model Answers
1- Your friend has joined a reading group. You want to know the number of people in the group.
How many people are in your reading group?
2- You want to know about a friend's energy-saving habits. What do you ask?
What do you do to save energy?
3- Someone asks you what you think the best thing is about short stories. Give your opinion.
I think the best thing about short stories is that things happen quickly.
4- Ask your teacher for advice about how to do well in the next English test.
I’d like to do well in the next English test. What do you think I should do.
5- A friend asks you your opinion about the importance of the rainforests. Say what you think.
In my opinion, the rainforests are very important for the future of the earth.
6- Someone says that computers are a bad thing. You do not have the same opinion.
I don’t agree. Computers make our work faster and easier.
7- Someone tells you that Anthony Hope wrote The Prisoner of Zenda in three months. You are very surprised by this.
Really ? I didn’t know that.
8- You hear someone use a word you do not understand. The word is hydroelectric. What do you ask?
What does ‘hydroelectric’ mean?
Could you explain the word ‘hydroelectric’, please?
Could you tell me what ‘hydroelectric’ means?

9- A friend asks you what you used to read when you were five.
When I was five, I used to read a newspaper written especially for children.
10- You want to make tea the English way. Ask your friend for advice.
Can you tell me how to make tea the English way?
11- You ask your mother for instructions to operate the vacuum cleaner.
Can you show me how to use this vacuum cleaner?
12- You are asked how to make tea. Give instructions.
First, boil some water. Then, pot some tea into the put.  Finally, pour the boiling water on the tea.
13- You are asked how to operate the coffee machine.
First switch it on, then press the red button.
14- A friend asks for your advice about keeping fit. Advise him.
If I were you, I’d go swimming every day.
15- You want some advice from a friend about how you can eat more healthily. What do you ask?
I’d like to eat more healthily. What do you think I should do.
16- A friend wants to meet new people, but he / she is very shy. Make a recommendation.
I think it’d be a good idea to join a sports club.
17- Someone asks you how you usually travel to school every day. How do you reply?
I usually go / travel by bus. / I usually go on foot / I usually walk .
18- A friend asks for your opinion about modern novels.
In my opinion, modern novels are not as good as the classics.
19- Someone asks you what you were doing at six o'clock yesterday evening.
At six o’clock yesterday evening, I was finishing my homework.
20- You are told that Anthony Hope paid for the publication of his first novel himself. Express how you feel about this.
That’s interesting. / It's amazing .
21- Someone tells you that Anthony Hope wrote more than 37 works of fiction altogether. You are interested but not surprised by this.
Is that right?
22- You are doing a survey about energy use in your town. You would like to ask someone some questions. Explain the situation.
Hello, I’m doing a survey about energy use in our town. Could I ask you some questions, please?
23- One of your friends says he thinks walking in space would be very frightening. You think he's right.
I agree. If you made one small mistake you could be lost in space forever.
24- You hear someone say that all astronauts are very rich. You know this is not true.
That’s just not true. I researched astronaut salaries on the internet.
25- Someone says that space exploration is too expensive. You agree.
I completely agree. We should use the money to feed people.

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