CT 3 Indirect questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

'The world's most admired woman'

After today's lesson, you will...

...have done a recap on reported speech.

...know how to form indirect questions.

...be able to pose indirect questions

...know everything about Angelina Jolie.

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Report this sentence:

She said: "I'm feeling a bit tired".

Report this sentence:

He asked: "Have you seen Oliver?"

1. Which are direct questions? Which are indirect?

2. What are the differences?

3. Why is there no does/did in B?

4. When is if used?

Students' book, page 122

If there is no question word in the direct question and the question can be answered by yes or no, we need to use if (or whether) in the indirect question. For example: 

Asking questions politely

Asking questions politely

Work with a partner

Match the lines in A, B and C to make at least 7 direct questions.

Inner circle / outer circle

- form a circle of pairs

- bring your direct questions

- choose one of the questions

- use the indirect form to ask your 

   partner this question

- answer the question

- switch roles

Work with a partner

Do:               Students' book, p. 122, ex. 4

How    :        Write these questions down.

Time:            5 minutes

1. when/where/born

2. who parents

3. what/first film role

4. what/most famous film

5. ever won any awards

6. how many times married

7. how many children

8. do other kinds of work

9 why / so admired

Work with a partner

Do:             Students' book, p. 122, ex. 5

Text:           SB, p. 156

How:          Work in pairs

Time:         8 minutes

Make indirect questions.
Why doesn't she reply to my
text messages? (wonder)

Make indirect questions.
Was he late again? (know)

Homework:

Workbook Unit 12

Grammar ex. 6 - 12

Students' book Unit 12

Listening and speaking (p. 123)

Ex. 4+5 (audio in Classroom)