Conversational English _knowledge quiz

How do you greet someone in a formal way ?

• Hey

• Hello

• Hi!

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What do you usually answer to be polite to someone who has introduced to you?

• Who are you?

• I'm a teacher

• Glad to meet you

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What question do you usually ask to know a person's job?

• What do you do?

• How do you do?

• How are you?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What question do you ask to know where a person lives?

• Where's your home?

• Where are you living?

• Where do you live?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

How do you ask someone about what he/she likes doing?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What do you say to break the ice and start conversation with someone you have not met before?

• Hi, you are Tanguy?

• Excuse-me, are you Justine Brandson?

• Justine Brandson, is that you?

Answer explanation

Answer 1: Spoken language. You should use an interrogative form and reverse words order : subject/ verb. Are you Tanguy?

Answer 2: Correct. Excuse-me.., is a good sentence starter to draw someone's attention.

Answer 3: Typical answer with someone you know and haven't seen for a while.

Justine, you here? what a surprise!

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What question do you ask to know a person's country of origin?

• Where do you come from?

• Where are you coming from?

• Where do you from?

Answer explanation

Answer 1: Correct. Could also be Where are you from?

Answer 2: same translation in French but different meaning= D'où arrives-tu? j'arrive de la boulangerie. I'm coming from the bakery

Answer 3: Impossible. The verb is missing

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What question do you ask to know how your colleague is?

• Who are you?

• What are you doing?

• How are you ?

Answer explanation

Answer 1: Here you ask for someone's identity. I'm Julia R

Answer 2: You are asking what a person is doing at the moment you are speaking

Answer 3: Good! Formal way. You could also say it in an informal way: How are you doing?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Write a short email to a friend to say you are going to Paris for business for 2 weeks and feel like visiting him/her.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

How do you ask politely for someone's help on a project?

• Can I...?

• Would you mind ....?

• May I.......?

Answer explanation

Actually here, all the answers are correct depending on how you use them.

Answer 1: Good answer too if you use it properly. Can I ask you something important?

Answer 2: Correct. Would you mind helping me on? telling me what I should do..

Even Do you mind + ING

Answer 3: the same as 1. May I ask you something?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6