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Wh- & How often Questions
QUESTIONS
1. How often do you go to the
cinema?
2. At what time of day do you
usually read?
3. where do you usually buy your
clothes?
4. When do you listen to music? 5.
Who do you spend your weekend
with?
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Maybe once a week.
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In the evening before I sleep
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In New World Department store.
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My parents or my friends
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At weekends and in the evenings.
POSIBLE ANSWERS
OPENING PHRASES
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Well to be honest …
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Well in truth …..
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Actually to be fair …
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In actual fact …..
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Well in all fairness
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In fact, in all honesty ….
“DEPEND” PHRASES
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… I think I would really have to say that it really depends.
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… I suppose I would have to maintain that it kind of depends
really.
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… I imagine that it would depend on the situation.
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… I guess my answer would be determined by different
conditions.
“LINKING” PHRASES
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… Like for instance…
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More precisely like ….
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Like more specifically …
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Like, to be more direct …
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You know, like to be more exact …
“IF” CLAUSES
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If (situation A) ….then I will most likely …
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If (situation A) ….then it’s quite possible that I will ….
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If (situation B) ….then as a consequence I will probably
…
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If (situation B) ….then I guess it’s quite likely that I will
…
Contrasting phrases
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In contrast,
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On the contrary,
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However,
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Conversely,
Opening phrase à depend phrase à first IF à explain & example à
contrasting phrase à second IF à explain & example
SAMPLE ANSWER
“ How often do you go to the cinema?”
“Well to be honest, /I think /I would have to say that/ it really depends. /Like
for instance, /if I have the money/, then/ it’s quite possible that/ I will watch
a movie in the cinema,/ two or three times a month./ You may know/ cinema
tickets are pretty pricey in Vietnam/.
Whereas in contrast,/ if I am broke,/
it’s more likely that
/I’ll
watch movies at
home /on DVDs/;
you probably
know that /DVDs are quite cheap here, /especially compared to /the price of
cinema tickets.”