Answer — Exercise 6
5.3 - You can't miss it·Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Read and listen to the extracts from the audio script. Are the phrases in bold asking for information (A), explaining directions (E) or showing understanding (U_?
- Which phrases mean.
- Listen to five questions. Which words are said louder and with a higher voice: words at the beginning (is, can) or near the end of the question? Listen again to check.
Answer
a)
Extract 1
- Can we walk? (A)
- it takes about ten minutes (E)
Extract 2
- Excuse me, can you help me? (A)
- Is this the right way? (A)
- keep going (E)
- OK. (U)
- you'll see (E)
- You can't miss it. (E)
- Can you show me on the map? (A)
Extract 3
- Is it far? (A)
- Sol need to (U)
b)
- Is this the right way?
- Keep going.
- You can’t miss it.
c)
Words near the end of the question are said louder and with a higher voice. (They carry the information the speaker is asking for.)