下面我們作一組練習, 學學用 why don't you 向別人提出建議. 比方圣誕節快要 到了, 凱特不知道該給兒子彼得買什么圣誕禮物. 她跟亨利商量.亨利知道彼得 喜歡運動, 于是就建議說: "你為什么不給他買一根棒球棒呢?" Why don't you buy him a baseball bat? 現在我們作一組代換練習, 學學這種說法. 練習的作法 是老師先念一個句子, 接著老師提出一些運動器材的名稱, 比方 "棒球面罩" baseball mask, "足球頭盔" football helmet, "網球拍" tennis racket, "旱冰鞋" rollerskates, "滑雪的時候穿的外套" ski jacket, "打曲棍球用的棍子" hockey stick 等等. 請你把你聽到的代換到原來的句子里. 每作完一句老師就念正確 答案給你聽.
M: Why don't you buy him a baseball bat?
M: a baseball mask
F: Why don't you buy him a baseball mask?
M: baseball gloves
F: Why don't you buy him baseball gloves?
M: a football helmet
F: Why don't you buy him a football helmet?
M: a tennis racket
F: Why don't you buy him a tennis racket?
M: a ski jacket
F: Why don't you buy him a ski jacket?
M: a hockey stick
F: Why don't you buy him hockey stick?
M: a pair of ice skates
F: Why don't you buy him a pair of ice skates?
M: a pair of rollerskates
F: Why don't you buy him a pair of rollerskates?
剛才我們用 why don't you 作了一些反問句, 表示向別人提議. 現在我們把這 種說法跟另外一種反問句作個比較. 練習的作法是老師用 why don't you 提出 一個建議, 比方 Why don't you buy him a baseball bat? 請你把句子改成:"給他 買棒球棒不是更好嗎?" Isn't it better to buy him a baseball bat? 現在我們開始 作練習, 每作完一句老師就念正確答案給你聽.
M: Why don't you buy him a baseball bat?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a baseball bat?
M: Why don't you buy him a baseball mask?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a baseball mask?
M: Why don't you buy him a baseball gloves?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a baseball gloves?
M: Why don't you buy him a football helmet?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a football helmet?
M: Why don't you buy him a tennis racket?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a tennis racket?
M: Why don't you buy him a ski jacket?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a ski jacket?
M: Why don't you buy him a hockey stick?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a hockey stick?
M: Why don't you buy him a pair of ice skates?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a pair of ice skates?
M: Why don't you buy him a pair of rollerskates?
F: Isn't it better to buy him a pair of rollerskates?
三.用反問句表疑問
下面我們學學用反問句來表示對某件事情感到懷疑. 比方彼得最喜歡的球隊 要跟另外一個球隊打決賽, 可是他居然因為有別的事不去, 他妹妹琳達知道 了覺得很奇怪就問他說: "你難道不要給你最喜歡的球隊加油嗎?" Don't you want to cheer your favorite team? 當琳達發現彼得對看球賽不那么感興趣了 就問他說: "難道你從來不想跟職業運動員一樣棒嗎? "Don't you ever want to be as skillful as professional athletes?
下面琳達問彼得一些問題, 請你每聽一句就跟著學生把句子重復一遍.
F: Aren't you going to the championship game tonight?
M: Aren't you going to the championship game tonight?
F: Don't you want to cheer your favorite team?
M: Don't you want to cheer your favorite team?
F: Can't you change your plan and go to the game?
M: Can't you change your plan and go to the game?
F: Don't you want to be as skillful as the professional athletes?
M: Don't you want to be as skillful as the professional athletes?
F: Don't you want to be as rich as the professional athletes?
M: Don't you want to be as rich as the professional athletes?