BOOK ONE · LESSON 140

He wants to know if/why/what/when

他想知道是否/为什么/什么/什么时候

A picture lesson on indirect (reported) questions. Six pictures show different scenarios: if a man is a teacher, why Mary teaches here, if a girl speaks English, what Graham is writing, if they are coming soon, when she is leaving. The lesson introduces written exercises A (answer questions about the Lesson 139 dialogue), B (write 'He/She wants to know if/why/what/when...' sentences), and C (answer questions with indirect questions). The workbook drills indirect-question completion and open-ended 'Situations'; the grammar workbook completes indirect-question dialogue items, rewrites direct questions as indirect questions, and writes short reports with indirect questions.

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Lesson 课文

Listen to the tape and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

Six numbered pictures in a 2x3 grid, each showing a person with a speech bubble containing a direct question and a thought-bubble showing the indirect question: 1 Sue asking if a man is a teacher; 2 John asking why Mary teaches here; 3 Ben asking if a girl speaks English; 4 Julie asking what Graham is writing; 5 Gary asking if they are coming soon; 6 Jim asking when she is leaving. — l140-pictures

1. Sue: Is that man a teacher? → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.
2. John: Why does Mary teach here? → John wants to know why Mary teaches here.
3. Ben: Does that girl speak English? → Ben wants to know if that girl speaks English.
4. Julie: What is Graham writing? → Julie wants to know what Graham is writing.
5. Gary: Are they coming soon? → Gary wants to know if they are coming soon.
6. Jim: When is she leaving? → Jim wants to know when she is leaving.

1. 苏：那个男人是老师吗？→ 苏想知道那个男人是否是老师。 2. 约翰：玛丽为什么在这里教书？→ 约翰想知道玛丽为什么在这里教书。 3. 本：那个女孩会说英语吗？→ 本想知道那个女孩是否会说英语。 4. 朱莉：格雷厄姆在写什么？→ 朱莉想知道格雷厄姆在写什么。 5. 加里：他们很快就要来吗？→ 加里想知道他们是否很快就要来。 6. 吉姆：她什么时候离开？→ 吉姆想知道她什么时候离开。

Listen and answer the questions

Listen to the tape and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

One question per picture (6 pictures); the answer is the indirect question shown in the picture captions.

1Picture 1: What does Sue want to know?

2Picture 2: What does John want to know?

3Picture 3: What does Ben want to know?

4Picture 4: What does Julie want to know?

5Picture 5: What does Gary want to know?

6Picture 6: What does Jim want to know?

Written A: Answer the questions (about Lesson 139)

Read the dialogue in Lesson 139 again. Then answer these questions. 重读第 139 课的对话，然后回答以下问题。

重读第 139 课的对话，然后回答以下问题。

4 comprehension questions about the Lesson 139 dialogue (Graham and John).

1Is Graham Turner telephoning from his office?

2What message does he want John to give Mary?

3What did Mary invite Charlotte and Graham to? And when?

4Why can't Graham and Charlotte be at John's house at six o'clock?

Written B: Write indirect questions

Write sentences like the example. 按照例句写句子。

按照例句写句子。

5 indirect question items; item 1 (Sue: Is that man a teacher? → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.) is the printed example.

1Sue: Is that man a teacher? → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

2John: Why does Mary teach here? → John wants to know why Mary teaches here.

3Ben: Does that girl speak English? → Ben wants to know if that girl speaks English.

4Julie: What is Graham writing? → Julie wants to know what Graham is writing.

5Gary: Are they coming soon? → Gary wants to know if they are coming soon.

Written C: Answer the questions (indirect questions)

Answer the questions. 回答以下问题。

回答以下问题。

5 indirect question items.

1What does Sue want to know?

2What does John want to know?

3What does Ben want to know?

4What does Julie want to know?

5What does Gary want to know?

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: Complete the indirect questions

Look at the table. Then write sentences like the example. 看下表，按照例句写句子。

看下表，按照例句写句子。

10 indirect-question items; item 1 (Sue: Is that man a teacher? → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.) is the printed example.

1Sue: Is that man a teacher? → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

2John: Why does Mary teach here? → John wants to know why Mary teaches here.

3Ben: Does that girl speak English? → Ben wants to know if that girl speaks English.

4Julie: What is Graham writing? → Julie wants to know what Graham is writing.

5Gary: Are they coming soon? → Gary wants to know if they are coming soon.

6Jim: When is she leaving? → Jim wants to know when she is leaving.

7Tom: Did they enjoy the film? → Tom wants to know if they enjoyed the film.

8Carol: When did they see it? → Carol wants to know when they saw it.

9Mike: Have you met Susan yet? → Mike wants to know if you have met Susan yet.

10Peter: Why haven't they eaten their dinner? → Peter wants to know why they haven't eaten their dinner.

Practice B: Situations

Read these situations. What might you say in each? 根据以下情景写出你应该说的话。

根据以下情景写出你应该说的话。

2 open-ended situation questions; the workbook answer key gives only possible sample answers.

1Your phone rings. When you pick it up, a voice says: 'Is that you, [your name]?' What do you say?

2Someone tells you something which you do not understand at all. It all seems a mystery to you. What do you say?

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Complete the sentences (indirect questions)

仿照例句完成以下句子（间接疑问句）。

10 indirect-question fill-in items; item 1 (Is that man a teacher? (Sue) → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.) is the printed example.

1Is that man a teacher? (Sue)

Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

2Why does Mary teach here? (John)

3Does that girl speak English? (Ben)

4What is Graham writing? (Julie)

5Are they coming soon? (Gary)

6When is she leaving? (Jim)

7Did they enjoy the film? (Tom)

8When did they see it? (Carol)

9Have you met Susan yet? (Mike)

10Why haven't they eaten their dinner? (Peter)

Grammar II: Rewrite the direct questions as indirect questions

仿照例句将直接疑问句改写为间接疑问句。

10 direct-to-indirect question rewrite items; item 1 (Is that man a teacher? (Sue) → Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.) is the printed example.

1Is that man a teacher? (Sue)

Sue wants to know if that man is a teacher.

2Why does Mary teach here? (John)

3Does that girl speak English? (Ben)

4What is Graham writing? (Julie)

5Are they coming soon? (Gary)

6When is she leaving? (Jim)

7Did they enjoy the film? (Tom)

8When did they see it? (Carol)

9Have you met Susan yet? (Mike)

10Why haven't they eaten their dinner? (Peter)

Grammar III: Write a short report (indirect questions)

根据所给事实写一个简短的报道（用间接疑问句）。

10 short-report items with indirect questions.

1The reporter asked the actress if she was going to retire.

2The reporter asked the actress why she couldn't make up her mind.

3The reporter asked the actress what she would have to do.

4The reporter asked the actress when she was going to ask her future husband.

5The reporter asked the actress if her future husband would let her make another film.

6The reporter asked the actress why she wanted to see the world.

7The reporter asked the actress what she would do if she won a lot of money.

8The reporter asked the actress when she was going to travel to England.

9The reporter asked the actress if she was going to buy a big house in the country.

10The reporter asked the actress why she didn't want a mink coat.

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