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Lesson
Do you come here every day?
1
Conversation strategy Saying more than yes or no
A
Can you answer this question with more than yes or no?
A
Do you live around here?
B
Yes,
.
or
No,
.
Now listen. What do you find out about Ray?
Tina Hi. I see you here all the time.
Do you come here every day?
Ray No. . . . Well, I have breakfast here
before class.
Tina Oh, are you a student?
Ray Yes. I’m a law student.
Tina Really? I’m in the business school.
Ray Oh. So do you live around here?
Tina Well, I live about 20 miles away,
in Laguna Beach.
Ray So, are you from California?
Tina Well, I’m from Chicago originally,
but my family lives here now.
Notice
how Ray answers Tina’s questions.
“Oh, are you a student?”
He says more than yes or no. He wants to be
“Yes. I’m a law student.”
friendly. Find examples in the conversation.
About
B
Match the questions and answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
you
Give your own answers, saying more than yes or no.
f
1. Do you live around here?
a. Yeah. Well, I play on a softball team.
2. Are you from here originally?
b. Yeah, I work at a restaurant on the weekends.
3. Do you have a part-time job?
c. No, they live in a small town near the ocean.
4. Do you like sports?
d. No, I’m from Rio originally.
5. Do you have brothers and sisters?
e. No, I’m an only child.
6. Do your parents live around here?
f. No, I live near the beach.
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