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Evilmenina9
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Question???
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Hey guys, one question , pliz help me
Can I say :
What are you ? .... so a possible answer could be: I �m a nurse |
4 Jan 2011
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zailda
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I �d ask: What do you do for a living? |
4 Jan 2011
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Evilmenina9
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Well I asked that because I found that question in one worksheet from this page, let me show you :
1. (Who, What) is he? He is a driver.
2. (Who, What) is she? She is Mrs. Sonya.
3. (Who, What) is she? She is a nurse.
So I wanted to be sure, coz I �m gonna use this worksheet with my Ss. |
4 Jan 2011
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douglas
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Yes you can say it, but it is usually used when careers or professions are already the topic of discussion. |
4 Jan 2011
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Apodo
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The only time I �d ask �What are you? � is at a Fancy Dress Ball and the person was dressed as an object eg: a bottle of beer.
You can �t use this question to ask about someone �s occupation.
For occupations: What do you do?
I�ve just seen your next post with the worksheet examples:
You can say �What is he/she?� when looking at pictures of people with students.
or �What are you?� in a guessing game. |
4 Jan 2011
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douglas
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"I �m a teacher, what are you?" |
4 Jan 2011
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Apodo
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I �m a teacher, what do you do? � would sound better though IMHO |
4 Jan 2011
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douglas
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...but it �s not wrong. |
4 Jan 2011
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Evilmenina9
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thanx for your comments douglas.
I �m gonna use for my Ss, bye |
5 Jan 2011
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