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Model: Why didn't you wait for him? -I expected him much
earlier.

What kind of books do you prefer to read? What's your

homework for today? What do you usually do at the lab? What
must 1 do to improve my pronunciation? What do you do to air

the room?

D. While asking questions make them sound serious,

responsible, intense.

Model: Ask your friend what the spelling of the word

"generosity" is. - What is the spelling of the word "generosity"?

Ask your friend: how often he comes to see his relatives; how
old his mother is; when the English celebrate Mother's day; when

he is going to meet you; why he doesn't read enough.

E. Suppose you are in charge of a group of children. Give

them firm, serious, weighty, pressing orders.
Model: Tell the children to come and have dinner. - Come

and have dinner.

Tell the children: not to go out into the street alone: to put on

coats and boots; to let the old man pass; not to make so much
noise; to be careful while crossing the street.

F. Think of an exclamation proper in the situation mentioned
below. Let it be weighty and rather emphatic.

Model: Suppose the weather is lovely. - What lovely weather

we are having!

Suppose: your younger brother is a lazy-bones: you've just

come to know your friend is ill; the man you are discussing some

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