Learn the correct way to pronounce questions in English with a rising or flat tone of voice depending on if the question is an informational question or a yes/no question.
Ask yes/no questions beginning with do
Use singular verbs ending with ‘s’
Learn new word for daily activities
In this beginner English lesson you will hear people talking about pictures they have taken and asking each other questions about the people in the pictures.
Hello everyone. I am Jacob
Would you like to see some pictures?
Before you do, first listen to your English teacher
In this lesson we will talk about questions
We will help you pronounce them correctly
Listen to my voice
Do you like to study?
Do you travel a lot?
My voice goes up, and my voice goes down?
These are some of the pictures of my life
Now take a look. That´s me playing poker with my friends
Those were the days. Weren´t they?
Or maybe we should call them the nights
First we will watch a short movie
The man´s name is Marty. He is showing his photos to Eliza,
Let´s watch, listen to all the questions. Ready?
El - Hey Marty, are these your pictures?
M - Yeah, these are some pictures I took last time I was home
E - Do you mind if I look?
M - No, go ahead
E - Do you gome home often?
M - No I don´t. I usually go home once every two years or so. It´s too far away. How about you?
E - I try to go home every two or three months. Oh, who is this?
M - That´s my brother Charles. He´s studying at the University in Seattle.
E - You look very different. Anyway. What does he study?
M - He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor.
E - Really. My good friend teaches at the University in Seattle. Which University is your brother at?
M - The University of Seattle, I think. Oh look at this picture. That´s my dog Susie. Isn´t she cute?
E - Yes, she is pretty cute. But I don´t like dogs so much, they are all dirty and loud.
M - Not Susie. My father wakes at six everry morning and takes her out for a walk. And he gives her a bath once a week. She´s really friendly. Do you have any pets?
E - I used to have a cat. But now I have fish. Hey. Who is this?
M - That´s my grandfather when he was in the Army
How was that? Let´s take a closer look at Yes No questions
Is this your picture?
Do you take pictures?
What is the same about these questions?
Yes, that´s right. They are all Yes / No questions.
The answer is usally Yes or No.
But why? How do we know the answer is Yes or No?
Listen to my voice at the end.
Is this your picture?
Dis you hear that?
My voice went up at the end.
Listen again. Is this your picture?
The answer could be. Yes, it is or No it isn´t.
Its a yes or no question
Are these your pictures?
Yes they are.
No they aren´t
When the verb is to BE, use IS or ARE in Yes/No questions
Is for picture and Are for pictures.
How about these? Do you take pictures?
Yes I do. No I don´t
Does he take pictures?
Yes he does. No he doesn´t
When the verb is not to Be, we use Do and Does
Do for you. And does for he
That´s me with my sufrboard. Have you tried surfing?
Now let´s talk about information questions
How many pictures do you have?
This is not a Yes/No question. My voice does not go up.
It is an information question
It uses sords like WHAT, WHERE and WHEN
Who is that in the picture?
The answer is not Yes or NO. My voice dos not go up
This is me fishing
Look at this. That a big fish. Isn´t it?
Oh yeah! That is a big fish
Now we are going to look again at Matry and Eliza. Talking about pictures
I will show you some sentences. Guess which words are missing?
Read these sentences. Which words are missing?
Let´s listen
E - Do you go home often?
M - No I don´t I ussually go home every two years or so.
Excellent
No, I don´t is correct.
Do you go home often? is a Yes or No question.
It starts with Do and my voice goes up at the end.
Let´s start again. Read these sentences and guess the right words.
Ok let´s watch
E - Anyway, what does he study?
M - He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor
Nice work. What does he study? Is an information question
He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor.
We answer with some information, not with Yes or No.
Ok. Let´s try again
Which words are missing? Let´s listen
M - Oh look at this picture. That´s my dog Susie. Isn´t she cute?
E - Yes, she is pretty cute. But I don´t like dogs so much
Good job. Isn´t she cute?
Yes she´s pretty cute
Look there.. That´s my family. My wife and daughter. Isn´t she cute?
Great. That is the end of our lesson
Today we´ve learned about English pronunciation
For Yes/No questions the voice goes up at the end.
Is this your picture? Do you take pictures?
For information questions such as: How many pictures do you have?
Who is that in the picture?
My voice does not go up at the end.
Thanks for joining us. And see again soon.
I would like to joint them now.
Take care everyone. Bye
Grammar
The simple present: Yes/no questions and short answers
- Do you cook the breakfast?
- Yes, I do.
- Do the children help?
- No, They don’t.
3rd person singular forms in the present tense
- It looks very old.
- He studies very hard.
- She pays for dinner every time.
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