Names, places and useful questions
Use for a thing or a name, for a place and for a manner: , , Place before the subject in its questions.
Use for your origin: , . Countries and ordinary personal names usually have no article; an important country-name exception here is .
Language names use capital letters: , . Say , not a language article phrase. is a useful question chunk; productive questions follow shortly.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ask for a surname. | ||
| Ask for a surname. | ||
| Ask where the listener comes from. | ||
| Ask where the listener comes from. | ||
| State your country of origin. | ||
| State your country of origin. | ||
| Ask how to spell a surname. | ||
| Ask how to spell a surname. | ||
| State the language used in this course. | ||
| State the language used in this course. | ||
| Use the conventional article in the country name. | ||
| Use the conventional article in the country name. | ||
What is your surname?Ask for a surname.
Where are you from?Ask where the listener comes from.
I’m from Germany.State your country of origin.
How do you spell Becker?Ask how to spell a surname.
I speak English.State the language used in this course.
Anne lives in the United Kingdom.Use the conventional article in the country name.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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Ask for a surname.
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Ask where the listener comes from.
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State your country of origin.
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Ask how to spell a surname.
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State the language used in this course.
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Use the conventional article in the country name.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
is your surname?
Ask for a surname.
Where you from?
Ask where the listener comes from.
I’m Germany.
State your country of origin.
do you spell Becker?
Ask how to spell a surname.
I speak .
State the language used in this course.
Anne lives in United Kingdom.
Use the conventional article in the country name.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
is your surname?
Ask for a surname.
Where you from?
Ask where the listener comes from.
I’m Germany.
State your country of origin.
do you spell Becker?
Ask how to spell a surname.
I speak .
State the language used in this course.
Anne lives in United Kingdom.
Use the conventional article in the country name.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Ask for a surname.
Ask where the listener comes from.
State your country of origin.
Ask how to spell a surname.
State the language used in this course.
Use the conventional article in the country name.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Ask for a surname.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask for a surname.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask where the listener comes from.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask where the listener comes from.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
State your country of origin.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
State your country of origin.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask how to spell a surname.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask how to spell a surname.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
