Saturday, November 26, 2011

Teaching Indirect Questions

Teaching Indirect Questions.
I teach this with the concept of permission.
- with a direct question the person being questioned has two options: answer the question or ignore it (ignoring it would be impolite)
- with indirect questions the person being questioned is presented with two parts :
Can I ask (permission)
The question
They have the choice of saying "no you cannot ask" or answering the question - both are polite.
I use very direct questions when expanding this idea in front of a group.
How much do you earn ?
Are you looking for a new job ?
Who are you dating at the moment ?
With these questions the student would rather not answer them in front of a group - so has to choose the "no you can't ask" variation.
Works for me :-) "
Read more at http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/indirect-questions
http://www.languagecorpsasia.com

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