questions (?) & statements (!)
A question has the verb before the pronoun.
A statement has the verb after the pronoun.
| Question? | = | am I | are you | is she |
| Answer (Statement)! | = | I am | You are | She is |
Step 1: Think of some questions you can ask using the three verbs; are; can; do. Then practice asking and answering.
examples
Q: Are you …?
A: I am …, yes!
A: I am not …, no!
a human – a robot – a man – a woman
English – Vietnamese – Italian
Asian – European – African – South American
single – in a relationship – married
employed – unemployed – a student – a doctor – a teacher
a mother – a father – a son – a daughter
friendly – lazy – fun – boring
Q: Do you …?
A: I (do) …, yes!
A: I do not …, no!
like exercise – like tea – like apples – like pineapples
have a girlfriend/boyfriend – have a wife/husband – have children
know my name – know the alphabet
eat vegetables – eat meat
drink tea – drink coffee – drink water
Q: Can you …?
A: I can …, yes!
A: I cannot …, no!
speak English – speak Chinese – speak French – speak Japanese
swim – cook – run – climb – draw – dance – sing – fly
do yoga – ride a bicycle – play a musical instrument
Question Confirmation
Step 2: To improve your fluency with these questions and answers, say a simple dialogue using the questions. You will invert the questions.
*This may seem boring and unnecessary but it will help you to improve your fluency. Fluency to speak better, react better and transform questions into answers better.*
examples – [ be ] – [ can ] – [ do ]
BE
part 1
A: Are you a human?
B: Am I a human?
A: Yes. Are you a human?
B: I am a human, yes!
part 2 – add the below section to the above section.
A: You are a human!?
B: Yes, I am a human!
part 3 – add to above
A: Are you sure you are a human?
B: I am sure I am a human!
CAN
A: Can you swim?
B: Can I swim?
A: Yes. Can you swim?
B: I can swim, yes!
A: You can swim!?
B: Yes, I can swim!
A: Are you sure you can swim?
B: I am sure I can swim!
DO
A: Do you have any children?
B: Do I have any children?
A: Yes. Do you have any children?
B: I do have children, yes!
A: You do have children!?
B: Yes, I do have children!
A: Are you sure you do have children?
B: I am sure I do have children!
