How Languages are Learned | fourth edition | Patsy M.

Lightbown and Nina Spada

Supplementary Activity 2.1: Questions by French-speaking

learners of English
Using the information about developmental sequences for questions in the stages
described on pages 4952 in How Languages are Learned fourth edition, circle the
stage of second language question for development that best corresponds to each
question. Hint: Read all of each learners questions before you begin.
Learner 1

Stage

1 Does a dog is black and white?

2 Where the dog is?

3 Does the boy throw a ball?

4 How many spot the dog has?

5 It is five questions?

6 Do you see a dog?

7 Do the dog has a shoe?

8 The boy throw a ball or a shoe?

9 The ball is on the air?

10 The dog has a little spot black?

11 What is the dog doing?

12 Are the children running?

13 Is the shoe on the grass?

14 How many spots does the dog have?

15 Did the dog catch the shoe?

Learner 2

Learner 3

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