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Unit 46 · Questions

Who is she talking to? What is it like?

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A

In questions beginning Who ...? / What ...? / Where ...? / Which ...?, prepositions (to/from/with etc.) usually go at the end:

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'Where are you from?' 'I'm from Thailand.'

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'Jack was afraid.' 'What was he afraid of?'

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'Who do these books belong to?' 'They're mine.'

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'Tom's father is in hospital.' 'Which hospital is he in?'

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'Kate is going on holiday.' 'Who with?' / 'Who is she going with?'

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'Can we talk?' 'Sure. What do you want to talk about?'

B

What's it like? / What are they like? etc.

What's it like? = What is it like? What's it like? = tell me something about it – is it good or bad, big or small, old or new (etc.)?

When we say 'What is it like?', like is a preposition. It is not the verb like ('Do you like your new house?' etc.).

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A: There's a new restaurant in our street. B: What's it like? Is it good? A: I don't know. I haven't eaten there yet.

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A: What's your new teacher like? B: She's very good. We learn a lot.

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A: I met Nicola's parents yesterday. B: Did you? What are they like? A: They're very nice.

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A: Did you have a good holiday? What was the weather like? B: It was lovely. It was sunny every day.

Exercises (5)

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46.1

You want the missing information (XXXXX). Write questions with who or what.

  1. 1
    The letter is from XXXXX.
    Who is the letter from?example
  2. 2
    I'm looking for a XXXXX.
    What you?
  3. 3
    I went to the cinema with XXXXX.
  4. 4
    The film was about XXXXX.
  5. 5
    I gave the money to XXXXX.
  6. 6
    The book was written by XXXXX.
46.2

Write questions about the people in the pictures. Use these verbs + a preposition: go look talk listen talk wait

  1. 1A woman talking to another person
    Who is she talking to?example
  2. 2Two people looking at something
    What they ?
  3. 3A man going to a restaurant
    Which restaurant he ?
  4. 4Two people talking at a cafe table
    What they ?
  5. 5A woman listening to music with headphones
    What she ?
  6. 6People waiting for a bus at a bus stop
    Which bus they ?
46.3

Write questions beginning Which ...?

  1. 1
    Tom's father is in hospital.
    Which hospital is he in?example
  2. 2
    We stayed at a hotel.
    Which hotel you ?
  3. 3
    Jack plays for a football team.
    Which (football) team he ?
  4. 4
    I went to school in this town.
    Which school you ?
46.4

You want some information about another country. You ask somebody who has been there. Ask questions with What is/are ... like?

  1. 1
    (the roads)
    What are the roads like?example
  2. 2
    (the food)
  3. 3
    (the people)
  4. 4
    (the weather)
46.5

Ask questions with What was/were ... like?

  1. 1
    Your friend has just come back from holiday. Ask about the weather.
    What was the weather like?example
  2. 2
    Your friend has just come back from the cinema. Ask about the film.
  3. 3
    Your friend has just finished an English course. Ask about the lessons.
  4. 4
    Your friend has just come back from holiday. Ask about the hotel.