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Grammar
Question words before to-infinities
💡 Remember!
- We use a question word such as who, what, where, when, or how before a to-infinities to express an inditect question about what we should do.
- We often use a verb such as ask, wonder, (not) decide, (not) tell, or (not) know before the question word + to-infinitive.
Example: We don't know what do to to help the community.
She asked how to get to the nearest shopping mall.
- Fill in each blank with a suitable question word.
1. I don't know _____ to deal with this problem.
2. My sister wondered _____ to buy the best cakes.
3. Could you tell me _____ to do to get on well with my new neighbours?
4. They asked _____ to take out the rubbish, at 5 or 6 p.m.
5. He can't decide _____ to give his books to. - Rewrite the sentences using question words + to-infinitives.
1. I don't know hoe I can get to the swimming pool.
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2. They are wondering where they can buy traditional handicrafts.
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3. She asked what she should give to her new neighbour at his house-warming party.
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4. I can't decide who I should ask for advice.
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5. Could you tell me when I have to pay the water bill?
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💡 Remember!
- A phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or two particles, such as up, down, back, on, round, ...
- A phrasal verb usually has a special meaning
Example: go out = leave your house to go to a social event
pass down = give or teach something to your children
cut down on = reduce the amount or number of something
run out of = have no more of
- Match each phrasal verb with its meaning.
1. look around a. to be responsible for somebody / something 2. come back b. to walk around a place to dee what is there 3. hand down c. to get information about somebody or something 4. find out d. to return to a place 5. take care of e. to give something to somebody younger than you - Complete each sentence using the correct form of a phrasal verb in 3.
look around come back hand down find out take care of
1. We _____ from our home town last Saturday.
2. The artisans in my village usually _____ their skills to their elders children.
3. If you want to _____ about our community, you can go to the local museum.
4. When we aren't at home, our neighbour _____ our cats.
5. Whenever I go to a new place, I spend time _____. - GAME Find someone who ....
Ask as many friends as you can the following questions, Then write their names in the table if they say "yes".
Name 1. Do your parents often come back late at night? _______________________ 2. Do you get on with all your classmates? _______________________ 3. Do you take care of your younger brother or sister? _______________________ 4. Do you want to cutu down on fast food? _______________________ 5. Do you enjoy going out at weekends? _______________________
