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Pronunciation                                            A CLOSER LOOK 2
           Tones in asking for information
                                                              Grammar
            Look out!                                         Articles: other uses

            When we ask a question, we may try to  nd out
            information that we do not know. Otherwise, we   REMEMBER!
            may ask a question in order to make sure that the
            information we think we know is, in fact, correct.  A/an is used:
                                                            1.   to talk about something that the listener or
            Finding out questions (‘open’ questions) usually   the reader doesn’t know about yet:
            end with a falling tone:                           K2 is a peak in the Himalayas.
            What part of Australia have you been to   ?     2.     to describe what something or someone is:
            Making sure questions (‘check’ questions) usually      ABS is an unreliable travel agency.
            end with a falling-rising tone:                 The is used:
            Have you just come back from South Africa    ?  1.    when the listener or reader knows what the
                                                               speaker or writer is talking about:
                                                               Give me the money.
                                                            2.    when the speaker speci es what or who they
           5 Listen  and  repeat  the  following  mini-talks,   are talking about:
              paying attention to the tone in the questions.     Where are the tickets I gave you yesterday?
                                                            3.    with things that are the only ones around us,
           1.  A:  Where would you like to go sightseeing?     or that are unique:
                 B:  I’d like to go to Australia most of all.     Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.
           2.   A:   What do you think of the newly discovered   4.    when  we  refer  to  the  world  around  us  or
                 cave?                                         things that we all know about:
                 B:  Oh, fantastic.                            We had a sightseeing tour around the city.
           3.   A:  Have you been sightseeing all day?      Zero article is used:
                                                            1.    with  plural  or  uncountable  nouns  when  we
                 B:   Yeah.  We’ve  been  to  the  old  pagoda,  the   are talking about things in general:
                 orchid garden, and the open-air market.       Passwords protect our personal information.
           4.   A:  Is Egypt a famous tourist attraction?   2.    with meals, months, days and special times of
                 B:  Yes. Millions of people go there every year.  the year:
                                                               I visit my grandparents on New Year’s Day.
           6 Mark  the  questions  with  falling  or  falling-  3.    with most names of people and places (most
              rising arrows, and practise the conversation     countries, states and cities):
              with  a  partner.  Then  listen  to  check  your      Da Lat is in Lam Dong Province.
              pronunciation.                                4.    with geographical areas, lakes, mountains and
                                                               islands:
           Martin:    What’s the matter, Janet?                We visited Lake Victoria. It’s in East Africa.
           Janet:   I’m  looking  for  my  passport.  It  seems  to
                  be lost.
           Martin:  Have you already searched your purse?
           Janet:    Not yet. Oh, where are my glasses?      Look out!
                                                             We use the with the names of a few countries:
           Martin:   They may be in your plastic bag. Where is it?  the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, the Philippines
           Janet:   Oh, no, it’s not here. Have I dropped it on   We  also  use  the  with  island  groups,  mountain
                  the plane?                                 ranges, oceans and names of rivers:
           Martin:   Oh my God.                              the Thames, the Paci c, the Amazon,
                                                             the Danube...
           Janet:      What should I do now?
           Martin:   Let’s report it to the customs o  cer.


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