Curiosity Do you like to ask questions or answer questions? Why? Why do you think children ask many questions?

You want to know what city is the capital of Spain, what are three ways to ask? What questions do you think are rude? Why? If you could ask your prime minister/president 3 questions, what would you ask? Ask me a question about English?

Tricky Word: (Ask) Sayaka is a voice trainer. She had a new client from come to her. These are the questions that she asked. She asked a question about his goals She asked about his experience She asked who his last voice trainer was She asked him to sing a high note She asked to end the lesson early She asked for a cigarette

As you can see, there are many different forms of ask. Lets look at them. First example: She asked a question Form: S/O asked a question (about something) Note: question and a person are the only proper nouns that usually follow ask. She asked a story (wrong) She asked a question about his past (correct) She asked Tom a question about his past (correct) Tell me what the person asked using the above form: S/O asked a question about something How big is your house? The person _______________________________________________________________ Where do you work?

The person _______________________________________________________________ How well does your car run? The person ______________________________________________________________

Form 2: Example: She asked about his experience In this form, question is removed. Form: S/O asks about S/T Explanation: He asked a question about my father = He asked about my father She asked Tom a question about his job = She asked Tom about his job Note: When we use ask this way, we dont usually follow with a noun clause. We usually use a noun or verb+ing. How is your health? She _______________________________________________________________________ Did you father retire from work yet? He ________________________________________________________________________ When will you move to a different city? Mike _______________________________________________________________________ Example 3: She asked who his last voice trainer was Form: S/O asks (noun clause) This form is used when you want to give more detail about the question. Example: Where do you live = He asked where I lived Will you buy the new I-Pad? He __________________________________________________________________ Where did you go to University? He __________________________________________________________________ What color is your new jacket? He _________________________________________________________________ When is your birthday? She ________________________________________________________________

What do you think of horror movies? He _________________________________________________________________ Have you ever been to Canada? He _________________________________________________________________ Ask me 5 questions. I will answer and write them down. Then, you have to tell me what you asked. Form 4: Example: She asked him to sing a high note Form: S/O asks S/O to verb Explanation: You want someone to do the action. You are NOT doing the action. Situation: My friend needs to go to the airport early in the morning. There are no busses or trains at this time. He doesnt want to pay the money for a taxi. He doesnt have a car. I have a car. He says to me, Can you drive me to the airport? So, he asked me ___________________________________________________________________ Tom > Jason Can you open the window? Tom ___________________________________________________________________________ Could you pass the salt? Tom ___________________________________________________________________________ Could you introduce me to one of your pretty friends? Tom ___________________________________________________________________________ Can I borrow 5 dollars? (tricky) Tom ____________________________________________________________________ What have you asked people to do recently? Finish the following sentences: I hate it when people ask me to ___________________________________________________ I dont mind it when people ask me to ______________________________________________ When I was younger, my parents always asked me to __________________________________ As a child, _____________________________________________________________________ In the future, I will ______________________________________________________________ Form 5: She asked to end the lesson early

Form: S/O asks to verb Note: you want permission to do the action. You WILL do the action, NOT the OTHER person Example: I asked to use his bathroom = I wants to use the bathroom I asked him to use his bathroom = strange, because you want HIM to use the bathroom Tell me if the following sentences make sense or not? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Form 6: Example: She asked him for a cigarette Form: S/B asked (S/B) for Something Example: Can I have a sip of that water? She asked me for a sip of the water. Can I have a bite of your chicken sandwich? She _____________________________________________________________________ Would it be possible for me to borrow a pen? She _____________________________________________________________________ (to) She _________________________________________________________________ (if) She __________________________________________________________________ How do I get to your house She ____________________________________________________________________ Would you be able to send me the file? He _____________________________________________________________________ If you had a magic genie, what are three things you would ask for? What did you always ask your parents for when you were younger? Did you get it? Ask me 5 questions about myself/family/work/etc? I asked to lend money. (correct/wrong) I asked to borrow money. (correct/wrong) I asked to help him move. (correct/wrong) I asked to leave the classroom to go the washroom. (correct/wrong) I asked to touch the belly of pregnant woman. (correct/wrong)

What are some adjectives that describes a person that asks many questions: In_____itive No____y Cu______s An____ly____ In_______ing

Out of these terms, which is the most negative? ___________________________________ Do you know any nosy people? Can you give me examples? What topics are you curious about? Why do you find them interesting? (verb) inquire: to ask about information (not for something) He asked about my childhood He ____________________________________________________________________________ Form: _____________ inquires _______________ ______________________________________ The student asked the teacher where she got her degree The _____________________________________________the teachers educational background The reporter asked the singer if he would stay with the band in the future The ___________________________________________________________________________ What two adjectives can describe a person who inquires about things often? (From above) 1. ________________ or 2. _______________________ Using inquire or ask in your answer, tell me what you would ask the following people: Barak Obama Your countrys Prime Minister Ichiro Your boss ?

Tell me 2 things that you have inquired about recently? (make it up if you cant think of anything) What word is more common in spoken English, ask or inquire? Put the following sentences in the correct order: I He She The child The blind man The inquisitive boy About To clean My For chocolate Help So many Sister Me Inquired Her Crossing the In class Asked Asked Past Asked Asked for Asked His His car About mom road questions

If I asked you to tell me the population of France, how would you find that information? If I asked you to tell me the price of a certain car, how would you find that information? (phrasal verb) look something up: to find information in a book or on the internet I didnt know the name of the movie. I checked the internet and found the name. I __________________________________________________________________________ I didnt have her telephone number. I used the phone book and found her number. I _______________________________________________________________________ Do you often look things __________ on the internet? What website do you go to ___________ things up? What is the difference between look up object and look up to somebody? (phrasal verb) look up to s/b: to respect and admire s/byou want to be like them Who did you look up to when you were a child? Do you look up to anybody now? Review: Which two words do not belong? Inventive Curious Analytical Inquisitive Nosy Incredible

Use inquire and ask to describe the following situations: Tom to Dave: Where did you buy that bike? Tom inquired _________________________________________________________________________ Tom asked __________________________________________________________________________ Tom asked __________________________________________________________________________ Satchi to Lenny: Who do you look up to? Satchi inquired _____________________________________________________________________

Satchi asked _______________________________________________________________________ Satchi asked _______________________________________________________________________ Story: Samantha and Jane are friends. Jane is married. Samantha has noticed that Jane seems unhappy with her husband. Also, Jane always talks about a co-worker and says very nice things about him. Jane also meets the co-worker for drinks when her husband is working. Samantha thinks that Jane is cheating on her husband. Samantha decided to ask Jane about this. Samantha: Can I ask you a personal question? Jane: Sure, what is it? Samantha: Are you cheating on your husband? What did Samantha ask before she asked the second question? Can. When people ask others, Can I ask you a personal question?, do you think people often say no? What are some possible answers to this question: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go A__________ Be my __________ Su_ _ It de_________s what it is Of c__________e

This is often used when you think your question might be too personal. Make up your own story where someone would use this term. If you dont want to answer a personal question, what are some ways you could answer, while still being polite. 1. 2. 3. (adj) Comfortable: you dont mind/it doesnt cause you problems I dont have a problem with Taiwanese culture I ____________________________________________________________________________________

I can watch horror movies. They dont bother me too much I _________________________________________________________________________________ Form: ___________ is comfortable ____________ ______________ __________ is comfortable ___________________________ Turn these into questions, but use the function up above. You can ask me a question and then Ill ask you a question. You can answer, but you DONT HAVE to. Have you ever stole something? How much was your shirt? Why do you usually visit a doctor? How often do you brush your teeth? How much rent do you pay a month? Have you ever tried drugs? Have you ever cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend? Which brother or sister do you like best?

Other vocabulary related to questions: (slang) grill someone about something: to ask many questions in a direct way My boss thought I was lying about sick, so he asked me many questions about my sickness. My _____________grilled me ____________ __________ _______________________. When I was younger, my parents asked many questions about my new girlfriend. When ___________________________________________________________________ The police thought the suspect was guilty. They asked many questions about where he was on Saturday night. The police ______________________________________________________________________. (verb) interrogate: to ask direct questions (usually a suspect in a crime) to get as much information as possible For example, if the government thinks you are a terrorist, they will take you in a room and ask you many questions. They will ________________ you. Have you ever been interrogated by police or a government official? If so, tell me about it. Do you think it should be legal to torture a terrorist suspect when they are being interrogated? What is the noun for interrogate? __________________________________________________ Preposition Review:

Insert the right preposition in the blank: To About About For About No preposition For No preposition To For

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The police interrogated the suspect ________ twelve hours. I asked him a question ____________ his past. He asked me ________ help him move. Tom asked ________ Steve where he lived before. He inquired _______________ the prices of the machinery. He wanted to rent his own apartment, so he asked _______ borrow money from his parents. The police interrogated ______________ the suspect late into the night. I asked my boss ___________ a raise. He asked me ______________ my work experience. She asked me _____________ the password to the computer.