Lesson 10, Part 1 - Question Formation - Common Mistakes in English (captions)

Topic: Review question formation.
Part 1: yes-no questions and wh- questions (information questions)
Level: intermediate

A version of this video without captions is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMkQI3h_aIc

TEACHERS:
Related teaching ideas are posted on my WordPress blog.
1. Practice rising and falling intonation with questions
http://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/ufo-sighting-practice-wit...

2. Practice forming questions with WHO, WHOM, and WHAT.
http://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/guess-who-using-photos-to...

Music credit:
"Toga" by Alexander Lau and Brian Weck
Retrieved from http://www.flashkit.com/loops/Pop-Rock/Pop/toga-Alexande-2551/
For more music by Lau and Weck, visit http://www.machvinyl.com/

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[raffa117]

Excelentes videos para aprender ingles. Gracias Jennifer los subtitulos me han ayudado mucho para aprender a entenderlo y escribir el ingles...thank you!! Happy new year desde Mexico. Excelente maestra :)

[JenniferESL]

@raffa117

You're welcome. Happy New Year to you, too!

[aldoxyzable]

Excuse me yet.Does "What good is it?" mean "What does this do?"?

Thank you.

[JenniferESL]

An interesting question! So much depends on context. I suppose in some situations those two questions could mean the same thing, but they do have different meanings all by themselves.

What good is it? = This has a negative tone and questions the usefulness of something. For example, I might say, "I know how to speak Pig Latin, but what good is it? There's no practical use for it."

What does this do? = You're asking about the purpose or function: "What does this (switch) do?"

[manuzzio]

Caption are TERRIFIC. NICE JOB THANK YOU. SUBTITLES ARE SOO HELPFUL!!!

[JenniferESL]

@manuzzio

I'm glad the subtitles/ captions help. After watching this version, try watching once without captions. That version is listed in the video description.

Regards,

Jennifer

[JenniferESL]

I will try to post Part 2 either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week. Thank you for your patience, everyone!

[isaap78]

your explanations are the clearest I've ever heard!! helps a lot for my classes!! hope i have the time to watch the ton of videos in your channel, but I will!!! kisses from Spain

[LIGOS625801]

Thank you so much for this accessible educational video!!!

[raffa117]

Gracias por tus videos Jennifer me Han ayudado mucho para aprender ingles sobre todo Los subtitulos gracias desde Mexico happy new year!! Excelente trabajo :)

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[AhmedsFarooq]

Impressive way,thanks a lot.pakistan

[moh5178]

thank you jennifer

[aldoxyzable]

@JenniferESL Hank you thay

[manuzzio]

@JenniferESL I'll try it! Thank you. greetings from Italy. ;)