Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Easy English 07: What’s This and What’s That? ask about one thing or multiple things


Easy English 07: What’s This and What’s That?

In this easy English lesson you will learn how to ask about one thing or multiple things whether it’s near or far from you and will also learn how to ask about length, age, and height.

Speaking Practice


1- What’s (is) this? : This sentence is used to ask about one (singular) thing that is near to you.

2- It’s (is) a bottle: This sentence is used when someone asks you “what is this?” and you answer.

3- What are these? : This sentence is used to ask about two or more things (plural) that are also near to you.

4- They’re Cigarettes: This sentence is used when someone asks you “what are these” and you answer.

5- How old is it: This sentence is used when you want to ask about the age of something.

6- It’s nine hundred (900) years old: This sentence is used to tell the age of something in years, months or days.

7- How long is it? : This sentence is used to ask about the length of something.

8- It’s three hundred thirty eight (338) kilometers long: This sentence is used to tell the length of something in meters or kilometers.

9- How high is it? : This sentence is used to ask about the height of something.

10- It’s ninety eight (98) meters high: This sentence is used to tell the height of something in meters.

11- How old is your father? : This sentence is used to ask about the age of someone.

General sentences:


12- Help yourself to these cookies: This sentence is used to offer someone some things (plural) near which are the cookies in this case.

13- Can you help me wash the dishes? : This sentence is used to politely ask for help from someone with the dishes.

14- These flowers have a unique smell: This sentence is used to refer to the amazing and unique smell of some things near and more than one which are the flowers.

15- What’s( is ) that? : This sentence is used to ask about something far from you.

16- That is my car: This sentence is used when someone asks you “what is that” and you answer.

Tip from bbclearningenglish – Pronunciation: Short Vowels





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