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7hat8s your name9 Peter. 7here are you %rom9 / 7here do you come %rom9 :8m %rom ... : come %rom ... 7hat8s your surname / %amily name9 Smith. 7hat8s your %irst name9 4om. 7hat8s your address9 ;<=5 N7 Sweet Street 7here do you li,e9 : li,e in San >iego. 7hat8s your ?tele@&hone num$er9 2*A-;<=-A<.5 How old are you9 4wenty-%i,e. :8m twenty-%i,e years old. 7hen / 7here were you $orn9 : was $orn in )A=) / Seattle. #re you married9 / 7hat8s your marital status9 :8m single. 7hat do you do9 / 7hat8s your Bo$9 :8m a li$rarian. 7here did you go9 : went to a %riend8s house. 7hat did you do9 7e &layed ,ideo games. 7here were you9 : was in New Cor' %or the wee'end. Ha,e you got a car / Bo$ / house / etc.9 Ces" :8,e got a good Bo$. Ha,e you got any children / %riends / $oo's / etc.9 Ces" :8,e got three children - two $oys and a daughter.

3an you &lay tennis / gol% / %oot$all / etc.9 Ces" : can &lay gol%. 3an you s&ea' English / French / Da&anese / etc.9 No" : can8t s&ea' Da&anese. 3ould you s&ea' English / French / Da&anese / etc.9 when you were %i,e / two / %i%teen / etc. years old9 Ces" : could s&ea' English when : was %i,e years old. ntroducing "ourself # Sa$ing %ello How do you do9 How do you do. Pleased to meet you. How are you9 Fine" than's. #nd you9 Shopping How can : hel& you9 / May : hel& you9 Ces. :8m loo'ing %or a sweater. 3an : try it on9 Sure" the changing rooms are o,er there. How much does it cost9 / How much is it9 :t8s -.5. How would you li'e to &ay9 y credit card. 3an : &ay $y credit card / chec' / de$it card9 3ertainly. 7e acce&t all maBor cards. Ha,e you got something $igger / smaller / lighter / etc.9 3ertainly" we8,e got a smaller si6es as well. Asking So!ething Specific 7hat8s that9 :t8s a cat! 7hat time is it9 :t8s three o8cloc'. 3an / May : o&en the window9 3ertainly. :t8s hot in here!

:s there a $an' / su&ermar'et / &harmacy / etc. near here9 Ces. 4here is a $an' on the neEt corner neEt to the &ost o%%ice. 7here is the nearest $an' / su&ermar'et / &harmacy / etc.9 4he nearest &harmacy is on )5th street. 7ho wrote / in,ented / &ainted / etc. the ...9 Hemingway wrote F4he Sun #lso 0isesF. :s there any water / sugar / rice / etc.9 Ces" there8s a lot o% sugar le%t. #re there any a&&les / sandwiches / $oo's / etc.9 No" there aren8t any a&&les le%t. :s this your / his / her / etc. $oo' / $all / house / etc.9 No" : thin' it8s his $all. 7hose is this / that9 :t8s Dac'8s. &uestions 'ith (Like( 7hat do you li'e9 : li'e &laying tennis" reading and listening to music. 7hat does he loo' li'e9 He8s tall and slim. 7hat would you li'e9 :8d li'e a stea' and chi&s. 7hat is it li'e9 :t8s an interesting country. 7hat8s the weather li'e9 :t8s raining at the moment. 7ould you li'e some co%%ee / tea / %ood9 Ces" than' you. :8d li'e some co%%ee. 7ould you li'e something to drin' / eat9 4han' you. 3ould : ha,e a cu& o% tea9 Asking for an Opinion 7hat8s it a$out9 :t8s a$out a young $oy who encounters ad,entures.

7hat do you thin' a$out your Bo$ / that $oo' / 4im / etc.9 : thought the $oo' was ,ery interesting. How $ig / %ar / di%%icult / easy is it9 4he test was ,ery di%%icult! How $ig / %ar / di%%icult / easy are they9 4he (uestions were ,ery easy. How was it9 :t was ,ery interesting. 7hat are you going to do tomorrow / this e,ening / neEt wee' / etc.9 :8m going to ,isit some %riends neEt wee'end. Suggestions 7hat shall we do this e,ening9 Let8s go see a %ilm. 7hy don8t we go out / &lay tennis / ,isit %riends / etc. this e,ening9 Ces" that sounds li'e a good idea. 1nce you understand these (uestions try the 5* $asic English (uestions (ui6.

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