LESSON A: INDIRECT QUESTIONS

BOARD GAME (SB p62)

The aim of this board game is for students to practice indirect questions in a funny way. Prepare with anticipation the questions, the cardboard, pieces of sticky paper which will work as counters and a dice. Below you will find the set of question and the board suggested; however, you could adapt them according to the needs of your group. In order to make the game more appealing, we suggest that you to write each question on a piece of coloured paper. Write the correspondent number on the other side of the paper and let that side visible to students. Paste all the questions on the blackboard. We also suggest that you draw the board on a cardboard, so it is visible to all the students. Instructions: 1. Get your students in groups of 2 or 3. There could be more students in one team, depending on the number of students. It is important that there are not too many teams, so all of them have enough opportunities to participate. 2. Paste the board and all the questions on the blackboard or on a wall, so they are visible to all the students. 3. Let each team throw the dice once as the order of the turns will be decided in that way. The team with the highest number will be the first in try to move and the last the one with the lowest number. 4. After the order is decided, let the first team throw the dice again. In order to move, they will have to choose the number of a question and transform it into an indirect one; they will only have 10 seconds to answer, in this way they can decide all together what their answer will be. 5. If a team does not answer correctly, the next one will have the opportunity to answer and move the correspondent boxes. This will be done until one team answers correctly, moving from team to team as fast as possible. 6. After the question is transformed, tell them the answer to the question. Some of the questions are strange and interesting, and your students may want to know the answers. 7. The winner will be the first team in reaching the end.

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Answers Questions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. How high is the Eiffel Tower? When did the Big Ben start working? What countries does the Sahara desert cover? Whats Japans main island? Can the Great Wall be seen from the space? How many Chinese people are there in the world? Is Germany the main producer of beer in the world? Where is Machu Pichu located? Is the top of the Everest the Highest place of the Earth? Do Philippine people speak Spanish? Whats the smallest country in the world? Is Czechoslovakia a country? Does the Kong language exist? Where are the Panama hats made? Where are the Chinese gooseberries from? In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? After what animal are the Canary Islands named? What is the lowest place on the Earth? 1. 2. 3. 324 m. September 7th, 1859. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Honshu. No. As it is long but narrow, and the colour doesnt help. 1 321 851 888. No, its USA with 230 million hectoliter per year. Peru No, its the Chimborazo Vulcano in Ecuador. The Everest is the Highest mountain, but as the Chimborazo is located at the equator, the distance from the centre of the Earth is bigger. Yes. It was the official language until 1973 as it was a Spanish colony. The Vatican City, with 0.2 square miles. No, it stopped existing in 1992. Now its divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Yes! Its spoken in Congo. In Ecuador! New Zeeland. November, as the Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours. Dogs. The original name was Insularia Canaria: The island of Dogs. The Dead Sea in Eastern Israel. Its 417 m below the sea level

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KEEP ON PRACTICING (SB p63) Asking information about famous people

The aim of this activity is to make students practice indirect questions in a freer way, by asking the required information about some artist in order to fill-in some blanks appearing in their sheets of paper. Prepare with anticipation photocopies of the cards with incomplete information about the famous people included in the students book. Instructions 1. Get your students in pairs. 2. Give each pair a set of cards about one of the famous people. 3. Tell your students that in order to get the information they need, they will have to ask INDIRECT QUESTIONS. Be very emphatic on this, or they may end up asking direct questions. 4. There are names whose spelling is hard. Tell your students to ask their partner how to spell the difficult names if they have problems with them. 5. Monitor their work, and make sure they are asking indirect questions.

You could give each pair of students the option to choose what famous people they want to ask questions to, in this way, the activity could be more interesting for them.

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Aishwarya Rai She was born in ________________ (where/born) on 1st November 1973. Aishwarya started modeling _______________________ (when/start modeling). This beautiful girl with green eyes appeared ________ ___________ (where/ appear) for many prestigious firms. She was crowned Miss India in 1994 and won ________________________________ (what/win) later the same year. She started her career as actress in 1997 with the movie______________ (name) where her performance was acclaimed. She won the Screen best female debutant award ____________________________________________ (What for/ win) (1997). She was adored in movies like Taal and Devdas. She got married to Abhishek Bachchan in ____________ (when/get married). With her successful movies in Bollywood and Hollywood, it is impossible to ignore this Indian diva in international scenes.

Aishwarya Rai She was born in India on _________________________ (when/born). Aishwarya started modeling at a young age. This beautiful girl with _____________ (colour) eyes appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms. She was crowned Miss India in __________ (when/crown) and won the Miss World title later the same year. She started _______________________________ (what/start) in 1997 with the movie Iruvar where her performance was acclaimed. She won the ________________________________________ (what/win) for her role in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997). She was adored in movies like Taal and Devdas. She got married to __________________________________ (who to/ marry) in 2007. With her successful movies in_______________________________ (where/has successful movies), it is impossible to ignore this Indian diva in international scenes.

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Claudia Schiffer Claudia was born on _________________________________ (when/born) in Rheinberg, Germany. She is ____________ (how/tall) tall and has blue eyes. She is married to _______________________ (who/married to) and has two children. The first, ________________ (name), was born on 30 January 2003, and the second, Clementine, was born on ______________________ in London. She started her career as model __________________________ (when/ start her career) for Chanel and holds now the record for __________________________________________ (what record/holds), with over 900. She was ranked #5 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel". During spare time, Schiffer enjoys_________________________________________ _________________________ (what/ enjoy). Claudia Schiffer Claudia was born on 25 August 1970 in________________ ______(where/born). She is 1.80 tall and has ____________ (colour) eyes. She is married to Matthew Vaughn and has _________ (how many) children. The first, Caspar, was born on___________________ (when/born), and the second, __________________ (name), was born on 9 November 2004 in London. She started her career as model at the age of 17 for ____________ (who for/ work) and holds now the record for the supermodel with the most magazine covers, with_________________ (how many). She was ranked #5 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel". During spare time, Schiffer enjoys horse riding, painting, playing tennis and skiing.

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Grard Depardieu His full name is___________________________________ (what/be). Grard was born on 27 December 1948 in _______________________ (where/born). He was a young delinquent and wanderer before becoming an actor at the small travelling theatre ____________________________ (name). After minor roles in cinema, he got his chance in Les Valseuses (1974). Later he diversified his screen image and became ___________________________ (what/ become) of the 80s and 90s. He was twice awarded a __________ (what/award) as Best Actor for Le Dernier metro and Cyrano de Bergerac, he received also ______________________________ (what/ receive) for 'Cyrano' and a number of awards at international film festivals. In ___________ (when/ be given) he was given the highest French title of 'Chevalier du Lgion d'Honneur'.

Grard Depardieu His full name is Grard Xavier Marcel Depardieu. Grard was born on ___________________________ (when/born) in Chteauroux, France. He was a _______________________________ (what/ be) before becoming an actor at the small travelling theatre 'Cafe de la Gare'. After minor roles in cinema, he got his chance in ____________________ (what movie) (1974). Later he diversified his screen image and became the leading French actor of the 80s and 90s. He was __________ (how many times) awarded a Csar as Best Actor for ___________________________________________________ (for what/ award), he received also an Oscar nomination for ________________ (for what/ receive) and a number of awards at international film festivals. In 1996 he was given _________________________________ (what/be given) of 'Chevalier du Lgion d'Honneur'.

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ROLE PLAY (SB p64)

The aim of this exercise is to practice indirect questions in the form of a role play. For a male student as the actor. YOU ARE A famous actor. Your name is Theofillos Parthenios Papadiamantopoulos, which you just hate! You prefer to be called Tony Parr that is the way youre internationally known. You are really bad-tempered, but you dont want the others to know it, so you always pretend to be kind. You hate interviews because journalists always make a lot of questions and insist to get the answers! The only way in which you can stand to be interviewed is when questions are very polite. Your childhood in Greece was nice but quite poor, and you dont like saying you were poor! You used to earn 25,000 USD per movieand you didnt mind boasting about that. However now you earn only 10,000 and they must not know that. You have lots of girlfriends but of course they dont know, so when you are asked about love you just say Im dating someone and never say a name. You visit your mom (in Greece) every month, but as she hasnt changed her way of living (she still looks poor), you dont want the others to know it. You can add as mucho info as you want toenjoy it! YOU ARE A fabulous journalist. Your work is well-known because you always make famous people tell you everything you want, even if they dont want! This time youre about to interview Tony Parr, a Greek actor. You know that he always hides his real name. Your main task is to discover it. You know he doesnt like to be interviewed and the only way he answer questions is when theyre very polite. There are rumors about his bad-temper. Some actors with whom he has worked say that when he gets angry its impossible to put up with him. (you can makeup any exemplifying story about that) You want to know more about his past, his culture and his childhood. It is said that some years ago he earned 25,000 USD per movie, but now he ears no more than 10,000. You want to know about that. It is said that he cheats on girls very often, and he was recently seen with different girls in a short time. Ask him about his girlfriend and try to make him accept he goes out with lots of girls. There are some pictures of him with an old lady in an old town in Greece. It is said that its his mother. Find it out!

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For a female student as the actress. YOU ARE A famous actress. Your name is Theofanis Filothea Papadiamantopoulos, which you just hate! You prefer to be called Trisha Fitz that is the way youre internationally known. You are really bad-tempered, but you dont want the others to know it, so you always pretend to be kind. You hate interviews because journalists always make a lot of questions and insist to get the answers! The only way in which you can stand to be interviewed is when questions are very polite. Your childhood in Greece was nice but quite poor, and you dont like saying you were poor! You used to earn 25,000 USD per movieand you didnt mind boasting about that. However now you earn only 10,000 and they must not know that. You have lots of boyfriends but of course they dont know, so when you are asked about love you just say Im dating someone and never say a name. You visit your mom (in Greece) every month, but as she hasnt changed her way of living (she still looks poor), you dont want the others to know it. You can add as mucho info as you want toenjoy it!

YOU ARE

A fabulous journalist. Your work is well-known because you always make famous people tell you everything you want, even if they dont want! This time youre about to interview Trisha Fitz, a Greek actress. You know that she always hides her real name. Your main task is to discover it. You know she doesnt like to be interviewed and the only way she answer questions is when theyre very polite. There are rumors about her bad-temper. Some actors with whom she has worked say that when she gets angry its impossible to put up with her. (you can make-up any exemplifying story about that) You want to know more about her past, her culture and her childhood. It is said that some years ago she earned 25,000 USD per movie, but now she ears no more than 10,000. You want to know about that. It is said that she cheats on girls very often, and she was recently seen with different boys in a short time. Ask her about her girlfriend and try to make her accept she goes out with lots of boys. There are some pictures of her with an old lady in an old town in Greece. It is said that its her mother. Find it out!

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