Question formation/ Directions/ Describing places/ Family vocabulary
Ask about something that you can draw as your partner describes it to you such as one of the things below with a question like “Can you tell me about…?”,“Can you describe…?” or “What is… like?” then ask more questions to be able to draw in as much detail as possible.
Possible topics
- Your job
- Your workplace/ Where you (usually) study
- Your bedroom
- Your home
- Your local area/ The area near your home
- Your journey here today
- Your (daily) commute/ Your journey to school/ college/ work
- Your (morning/ evening) routine
- Your possessions
- Your father/ mother
- Your (paternal/ maternal) grandmother/ grandfather
- Your (oldest/ older/ middle/ younger/ youngest/ baby) brother/ sister
- Your (oldest/ middle/ youngest) son/ daughter
- Your husband/ wife/ partner/ boyfriend/ girlfriend
- Your (best/ oldest/ closest) friend
Suggested extra questions
| Question word | aux verb | subject | main verb /adj | object | ending | |
| How
How long How many How many times How many… How much How much… How often How old How far What What colour What time What kind of… What… When Where Which Which… Who Whose Whose… |
are
is do does did were was have has
|
you
your… he she it they there the… |
look like (…)
wear … live … do (…) use… go (to…) travel (to/ by…) live… have… eat… drink… tall long (…) short (…) brown (…) … |
… hair
… eyes a tie a suit a skirt |
(ed)
(ing) |
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