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Questions
Who? | = | People |
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What? | = | Things |
Where? | = | Places |
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CAPITALISATION RULES |
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Rule | For example |
Countries always start with a CAPITAL LETTER. |
I come from England. |
Cities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER. |
I live in Darmstadt. |
Nationalities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER. |
I am English. |
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MORE CAPITALISATION RULES |
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Rule | For example |
People's names always start with a CAPITAL LETTER. |
My name is Lynne Hand. |
Who is this? Who are they?
Who is this? | What is her name? | Where does she come from? | Where does she live? | What nationality is she? | |
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It's Ingrid. |
Her name is Ingrid Bergman |
She comes from Sweden |
She's dead. |
She's Swedish |
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Who is this? | What is his name? | Where does he come from? | Where does he live? | What nationality is he? | |
It's Napoleon. |
His name is Napolean Bonaparte. |
He comes from France. |
He's dead. |
He's French. |
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Who are they? | What are their names? | Where do they come from? | Where do they live? | What nationality are they? | |
They're 'The Beatles'. |
Their names are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and
George Harrison. |
They come from England. |
John Lennon and George Harrison are dead. Paul lives in England and Ringo lives in Monte Carlo. |
They're British. |
!Note:-
Where do you come from? = Where were you born or raised? |
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Where do you live? = Where do you live now? |
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What's your number? = What is your phone number? |
What to say
Question |
Short answer |
Long answer |
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"What's your name?" |
"It's Lynne Hand." |
"My name is Lynne Hand." |
"Where do you come from?" |
"From England." |
"I come from England." |
"Where do you live?" |
"In Germany." |
"I live in Germany." |
"What nationality are you?" |
"I'm English." | "My nationality is English." |
"What's your number?" | "It's 1234567." |
"My phone number is 1234567" |
When asked questions about themselves people often give
short one-word answers:-
Question |
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"What's your name?" |
"Lynne Hand." |
"Where do you come from?" |
"England." |
"What country do you come from?" |
"England" |
"Where are you from?" |
"England" |
"Where do you live?" |
"Germany." |
"What nationality are you?" |
"English." |
What's your number? |
"1234567" |
Naturally Speaking
Follow the dialogue.
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Titles
Title | Explanation | Example |
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Master | Young male |
Master William |
Mr | Adult male (married or unmarried) |
Mr. Bean |
Miss | Young or Adult Female (unmarried) |
Miss Marple |
Mrs | Female (married) |
Mrs. Hand |
Ms | Female (married or unmarried) |
Ms. Roddick |
Now you try. Tell us who you are, where you come from and where you live. (You can make it up if you want to.)
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