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OBJECTIVES:
Make questions and give short answers. Ask and give information about a person.

Language Focus: Making questions

To make a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, use do/does/did. Examples: She is wearing jeans. You were born in Paris. He wants ice cream. (What is she wearing?) (Where were you born?) (What does he want?)

Giving short answers

Short answers are very common in spoken English. If you just say Yes or No, it can sound rude. We use short answers after Yes/No questions. To make a short answer, repeat the auxiliary verb. In the Present and Past Simple, use do/does/did. Examples: Are you coming with us? Don't forget to write. Does Kim like walking? SHORT ANSWER (Yes, I am). (No, l won't.) (No, she doesn't. She hates it.)

Refer to the article below. Complete and answer the questions about Mike Fresco by supplying the missing word/s. Example: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) __________ married? Is he married? Yes, he is.

What _____________ do? _________________________ . Where _____________ live? ________________________ . _________ travel a lot in his job? _____________________ . What _____________ his wife do? ________________________ . Which sports __________ play? ________________________ . Where __________ working at the moment? ____________________. _____________ paid very well? ________________________ .

Reading: A Typical Employee

Read the text about Mike Fresco. Pretend that you are Mike Fresco and let your partner ask you three questions. Respond with short answers. Then exchange roles. Mike Fresco, 39 years old, is a lawyer. He's paid very well. But he usually has to work long hours. He works for a multinational company in Dallas, Texas, so he travels a lot in his job. At the moment he's working in Brazil, and next week he's travelling to France. Mike is married and he's got two children, aged 10 and 13. He rarely sees his children because so much of his time is spent away from home. He's got a beautiful house in a suburb of Dallas. It's very big, with eight bedrooms. His wife is an interior decorator. If he's at home at the weekend, he and his wife sometimes play golf, but that doesn't happen very often. They never have much time to relax together. Vocabulary: 1) Multinational - A company or corporation operating in more than two countries. 2) Suburb - a residential district situated on the border of a city or town 3) Interior decorator a professional who decorates a room so that it is attractive, easy to use and functions well Discussion Questions: 1) What are the things you have in common with Mike Fresco? 2) Do you know any people with similar lives?

Speaking: Tell me about

Take turns asking and answering questions about your partners favorite colleague boss best friend spouse/partner parents

You may start your questions with. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) What .? Where? When .? Is he or she. / Are they.? Does he or he/Do they?