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So, Where Do You Work? Questions for a new flatmate
Students practise forming questions to find out about a new flatmate, then write questions and answers for a flatmate interview.
Question forms · Relationships · Personal information
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use question forms accurately
- Learn and use 14 words and phrases in 2 sets: About you, People and free time
- Read for detail: A room in Jess's flat
- Writing task: Questions for a flatmate
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about relationships and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
do / does + verb
- Question word + do/does + subject + verb: Where do you live? What does your sister do?
- After does, use the verb without -s: Where does he work? (not works).
be: no do
- With be, put am/is/are before the subject: Are you married? Where is your flat? (not Do you are…).
Useful question words
- How often…? (every day, once a week) · How long does it take…? · What kind of…? · Which…? (from a small choice) · Who… with?
Study tips
- Interview a friend: write eight questions with eight different question words.
- Check each question: question word · do/does or be · subject · verb.
Glossary
- About you7 items
- People and free time7 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
People and personal details
Choose the correct word.
- a
My sister is ___ to a doctor. They have two children.
- b
I'm ___ — I haven't got a boyfriend or a girlfriend.
- c
Ana is my ___. We work in the same office.
- d
Where do you ___? — In a flat near the station.
- e
What's your ___? — Torres. It's my family name.
- f
Let's ___ at the café at six. Is that OK?
- g
Are you ___ on Saturday evening? We're having a party.
- h
What's your ___? — I'm 24.
2
do, does, is or are?
Choose the correct word.
- a
Where ___ you live?
- b
___ your sister married?
- c
What ___ your brother do?
- d
How old ___ your parents?
- e
___ you free on Saturday evening?
- f
How often ___ your partner visit you?
- g
What kind of music ___ you like?
- h
When ___ your birthday?
3
Make the question
Choose the correct question.
- a
Choose the correct question.
- b
Choose the correct question.
- c
Choose the correct question.
- d
Choose the correct question.
- e
Choose the correct question.
- f
Choose the correct question.
- g
Choose the correct question.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: A room in Jess's flat
Read the conversation. Then choose the correct answer.
Jess has an empty room in her flat. Today Tom is visiting the flat. Jess: So, Tom, where do you work? Tom: In a hotel in the city centre. I'm a cook. Jess: What time do you finish work? Tom: Usually at eleven at night. Is that a problem? Jess: No, I often go to bed late. How often do your friends visit you? Tom: Not very often. About once a month. Have you got a partner? Jess: No, I'm single. But my sister visits every weekend. She lives in Leeds. Tom: OK. What kind of music do you like? Jess: Jazz. And you? Tom: Rock — but I always use headphones! Jess: Great. Your room is this one, next to the kitchen. When do you want to move in? Tom: Is next Saturday OK?
- a
Where does Tom work?
- b
When does Tom usually finish work?
- c
How often do Tom's friends visit him?
- d
Who visits Jess every weekend?
- e
What kind of music does Tom like?
6
Write: Questions for a flatmate
Write questions and answers.
You are looking for a new flatmate. Write eight questions to ask them, and your own answers. Use different question words: Where…? What…? How often…? What kind of…? Who… with? Which…? and questions with be (Are you…?). Word box: married · single · colleague · live · age · birthday · surname · visit · meet · free Example: Where do you work? — I work in a school. How often do your friends visit you? — About twice a month.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 14 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
About you
- surname
- your family name
- age
- how many years old you are
- birthday
- the day each year when you were born
- married
- with a husband or wife
- single
- not married and without a partner
- parents
- your mother and father
- family
- parents, children, brothers and sisters
People and free time
- colleague
- a person who works with you
- live
- to have your home in a place
- visit
- to go and see a person or place for a short time
- meet
- to see someone and talk to them
- free
- not busy
- classmate
- a person in the same class as you
- flat
- a home on one floor of a building
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