Questions without question words in the Simple Present

Questions without question words in the Simple Present Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't) Do you read books? Yes, No, I I do. don't. Does Peter play football? Yes, he does. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

Questions with question words are also called WH-questions. Questions with question words in the Simple Present Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer What do you play on your computer? I play games on my computer. to work? She goes to work at 6 o'clock. When does ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education your mother go [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

Questions with question words and be Question word Verb Subject Rest Answer Where are you from? I am from Stuttgart. I'm from Stuttgart. What is your name? My name is Peter. How are Pat and Sue? They are fine. They're fine. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

Subject question Question word Verb Rest Subject Verb Rest Who plays tennis ? Ali plays tennis Who runs to the shop? Peter runs to the shop.

Object question Question word Who Auxiliary did Subject Mandy Verb Rest Answer phone last Monday? Mandy phoned her uncle. NOTE! Subject question Object question Who phoned John? Who did John phone? ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

What is intonation? Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words. Listen to somebody speaking without paying attention to the words: the 'melody' you hear is the intonation. It has the following features: It's divided into phrases, also known as 'tone-units'. The pitch moves up and down, within a 'pitch range'. Everybody has their own pitch range. Languages, too, differ in pitch range. English has particularly wide pitch range. In each tone unit, the pitch movement (a rise or fall in tone, or a combination of the two) takes place on the most important syllable known as the 'tonic-syllable'. The tonic-syllable is usually a high-content word, near the end of the unit. These patterns of pitch variation are essential to a phrase's meaning. Changing the intonation can completely change the ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ [ ] meaning. Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

Example: Say: 'It's raining'. Now say it again using the same words, but giving it different meaning. You could say it to mean 'What a surprise!', or 'How annoying!', or 'That's great!'. There are many possibilities. Why teach intonation? Intonation exists in every language, so the concept we're introducing isn't new. However, learners are often so busy finding their words that intonation suffers. Yet intonation can be as important as word choice - we don't always realise how much difference intonation makes: Awareness of intonation aids communication. Incorrect intonation can result in misunderstandings, speakers losing interest or even taking offence! Though it's unlikely our learners will need native-speaker-level pronunciation, what they do need is greater awareness of intonation to facilitate their speaking and listening. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©

Intonation and grammar Where patterns associating intonation and grammar are predictable, I highlight these to my students. I see these as starting-points, rather than rules. Some examples are: Wh-word questions: falling intonation Yes/No questions: rising Statements: falling Question-Tags: 'chat' - falling; 'check' - rising Lists: rising, falling ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] © ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻮﻕ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ All Rights Reserved for KFU ©