Lesson 33

Question 1

What’s the difference between “to look at“ and “to watch“?

Answer 1

The difference between “to look at“ and “to watch“is that we use “to look at“ for something that is still, whilst we use “to watch“ for something that is moving

Question 2

Look at my hand, please.What are you doing?

Answer 2

I’m looking at your hand

Question 3

Now watch my hand, please.What are you doing?

Answer 3

I’m watching your hand

Question 4

Is it right to say I’m watching that picture?Why not?

Answer 4

No, it isn’t right to say you’re watching that picture
because that picture’s still

Question 5

What must I say instead?

Answer 5

You must say you’re looking at that picture

Question 6

Is it right to say we look at a game of football?

Answer 6

No, it isn’t right to say we look at a game of football

Question 7

What must we say instead?

Answer 7

We must say we watch a game of football instead

Question 8

Do you like watching television?

Answer 8

Yes, I like watching television

Question 9

Where do you buy your food?

Answer 9

I buy my food from a shop near where I live

Question 10

Can we buy apples at a shoe shop?

Answer 10

No, we can’t buy apples at a shoe shop

Question 11

Do we use the gerund or the infinitive after a preposition?

Answer 11

We use the gerund after a preposition

Question 12

What is a gerund?

Answer 12

A gerund is a noun that we make by putting the letters ‘ing’ at the end of a verb

Question 13

Which do you think’s the best shop in this town for buying men’s (or women’s) clothes?

Answer 13

I think … is the best shop in this town for buying men’s (or women’s) clothes

Question 14

What do you do before coming to school each day?

Answer 14

I eat breakfast, speak to my friends etc. before coming to school each day

Question 15

Are you good at playing football?

Answer 15

No, I’m not good at
playing football; I’m bad at playing football

Question 16

What’s the difference between “beside“ and “besides“?

Answer 16

The difference between “beside“ and “besides“ is that “beside“ means “next to“, whereas “besides“ means “apart from“

Question 17

Who’s sitting beside me?

Answer 17

Nobody’s sitting beside you

Question 18

Is Paris beside the sea?

Answer 18

No, Paris isn’t beside the sea; it’s inland

Question 19

Put both your hands on the table, one beside the other.What’s he/she doing?

Answer 19

He’s/She’s putting both his/her hands on the table, one beside the other

Question 20

What do you do in the evening besides watching television?

Answer 20

I go for a walk, I read, I go to the cinema etc. in the evening besides watching television

Question 21

How many floors are there in this building besides this one?

Answer 21

There are two floors in this building besides this one

Question 22

Have your parents got any more children besides you?

Answer 22

No, my parents haven’t got any more children besides me

Question 23

Do you like walking very much?

Answer 23

Yes, I like walking very much

Question 24

Do you like working very much?

Answer 24

No, I don’t like working very much

Question 25

Have you got another watch besides that one?

Answer 25

Yes, I’ve got another watch besides this one

Question 26

Have you got another shirt (or blouse etc.) besides the one you’re wearing now?

Answer 26

Yes, I’ve got another shirt (or blouse etc.) besides the one I’m wearing now

Question 27

Do most people in this country go to church each week?

Answer 27

Yes, most people in this country go to church each week

Question 28

At what time do you generally enter the classroom for your lesson?

Answer 28

I generally enter the classroom at 8 p.m. for my lesson

Question 29

Can we see the air?

Answer 29

No, we can’t see the air