INDIRECT QUESTION WITH IF AND WHETHER

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A Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know the way to use

Indirect questions with “ if “ and “whether” and do the exercises correctly

B Procedures:

I.Grammar:

Indirect questions with “ if “ and “whether” câu hỏi gián tiếp với if và whether

Quan sát các ví dụ sau:

He said to me: “ Do you like English?”

She said to him: “ Are you a student

here? “

We said to her : “ Can you come back

here next week? “

He asked me if / whether I liked English She asked him if he was a student there

We asked her whether she could go back there the following week

Từ các ví dụ trên, muốn đổi một câu hỏi dạng yes, no sang câu gián tiếp , ta tuân theo các qui định sau:

a. Đổi say ra ask

b. Thêm liên từ if hoặc whether

c. Khi đổi sang câu gián tiếp, câu hỏi không mang hình thức câu hỏi nữa, nghĩa là không còn đảo động từ lên trước chủ từ, không phải dùng đến do, does, is, are, will, can… nữa, cũng không còn dấu chấm hỏi

II Exercises:

I Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.

1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”

………

2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”

………

3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”

………

4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”

5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

………

6. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

………

7. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”

………

8. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”

………

9. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

………

10.Daniel said to Jim, “Is there a cafe nearby?”

………

II Underline the verb form that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. I like listening to music while I (am studying/ was studying/ was studied)

2. Her teacher was angry because she (wasn’t finished/ didn’t finish) the homework

3. We (were waking up/ were woken up) by a loud noise during the night

4. John (was looking/ was looked) for some music CDs when he (was telling/ was told) it was closing time

5. The exercise was very difficult, but everything (was answered/ could answer) correctedly by nearly half of us

6. Mom said we (could/ eat/ could be eaten) the meat and the chicken, but not the fish It (wasn’t ordered/ didn’t order) for us It was for Dad

7. The accident (caused/ was caused) by the truck driver, who (was driving/ was driven) too fast

8. I (was invited/ invited) into an office, offered a cup of tea, and (ask/ asking/ asked) to wait

III Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first Use the word

in brackets.

1. The table and the desk are the same size (big)

2. Clair and her sister intend to spend summer holiday in Hawaii (going)

3. Could you tell me the way to the Oxford Street, please? (mind)

4. Martin said to Susan: “Can you work on Saturdays?” (asked)

6. His hobby is to collect stamps (fond)

7. Etienne Lenoir made the first motor car (by)

8. Anna said to Mike: “Would you like to join me for lunch?” (invited)

* Homework:

- Learn by heart grammar

- Do exercises on the workbook.