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When we ask questions starting with question words, we let our voices fall at the end. When we answer these questions, we usually let our voices fall at the end too. Sometimes we make our voices rise at the end of sentences. We do this to express surprise, or other feelings such as happiness.
1 — What’s his name? — David.
2 — Where does he live? — I don’t know.
3 — When was he born? — In nineteen ninety-five.
A1 Practise saying the sentences below. Make
your voices go down ( ) or up ( ).
4 — How old is he? — Thirteen.
5 — How many brothers does he have? — Three.
6 — He plays tennis. — Tennis?
7 — His house has a purple roof. — A purple roof?
8 — His eyes are green. — Green?
A2 May is meeting Bob for the first time. She
wants to find out about him. Practise the conversation. Then work in pairs to make a similar conversation about yourselves.
May: Hello, what’s your name?
Bob: Bob.
May: Mine is May. Where do you live?
Bob: I live in Britain.
May: How old ar