alternative questions

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2. Alternative questions

AN ALTERNATIVE QUESTION IS A QUESTION THAT
PRESENTS TWO OR MORE POSSIBLE ANSWERS

3.

They usually contain the word or and
expect the listener to choose one option.
✔ They do not ask for Yes/No.
✔ They ask you to choose.
Example:
— Do you want tea or coffee?
✓ Answer: I’d like coffee.

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Structure of Alternative Questions
There are two main types:
A) With an auxiliary verb (Do/Does/Did/Will/Can
etc.)
Structure:
Aux + Subject + Verb + Option 1 or Option 2?
Examples:
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
Can we meet today or tomorrow?
Did he travel by bus or train?

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B) With WH-words + alternative
Structure:
Wh-word + Aux + Subject + Verb + Option 1
or Option 2?
Examples:
Where do you study — online or offline?
Which snack do you want — chips or
cookies?
What would you like to do — watch a movie
or play games?

6.

Rewrite the prompts as alternative questions.
You are choosing a drink: water / lemonade.
Ask about meeting time: this evening / tomorrow morning.
Ask your friend about their transport: bus / metro.
You want to know which project to work on: presentation / essay.
Ask someone where they want to go: café / park.
Ask about the device: laptop / tablet.
Ask about the type of film: comedy / drama.
Ask about the lesson format: online / offline.
Examples:
Would you like water or lemonade?
Can we meet this evening or tomorrow morning?

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Students interview each other using 10
alternative questions they create.
They must ask about:
✔ hobbies
✔ school/university
✔ travel
✔ free time
✔ food
✔ technology

8.

After the interview, each
student presents:
“My partner prefers…
because…”

9.

Put as many alternative questions as you can.
1 The boys play basketball in the gym every Saturday at 5
p.m.
2 My mother worked as lawyer three years ago.
3 Mark watched a comedy with his friends last night.
4 The children went to the park after school.
5 My parents want to buy a new car this year.

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Make questions to the following sentences:
1. English breakfast includes tea with toast and jam or marmalade.
2. You can complete your work right now or tomorrow morning.
3. I enjoy reading fantasy or detective stories in my free time.
4. I feel sharp pain when I am taking a deep breath or bending.
5. Mike usually does his shopping at the supermarket or at the market
near his house.
6. We buy tickets for a train on the day of departure or book in
advance.
7. It’s always warm or even hot in summer.
8. When I visit a theatre I prefer to take seats in the stalls or on the
balcony.

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Put the sentences in order:
1. People/our/house/by/pass/many/or/ cars/buses/in.
2. Like/ do/milk/you/tea/lemon/with/or?
3. Usually/he/a/meat/or/has/piece/ of/cutlet/a/dinner/for.
4.Prefer/sunny/Alice/weather/does/or/rainy?
5.
My/for/walk/grandmother/goes/a/alone/with/or/friend/her.
6. Should/wait/you/or/a/longer/for/minute/a/little.
7. I/a/open/shall/window/a/or/door/the?
8. They/going/are/fail/to/or/exams/pass/the?
9. Work/I/after/a/bath/or/first/have/rest/a/take.

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Translate into English
1Вы провели свой отпуск в Канаде? Вы провели свой
отпуск в Канаде или во Франции?
2. Он отправит открытку? Он отправит открытку или
письмо через два дня?
3. Ты любишь чай? Ты любишь чай или кофе?
4. Твой костюм серый? Твой костюм серый или черный?
5. Он был в школе? Он был в школе или дома?
6. Ты можешь плавать? Ты можешь плавать или нырять?
7. Могу я взять ваш зонт? Могу я взять ваш зонт или
пальто?