10-“Asking Questions”

Module 2, Unit 10 – “ถามคำถาม”

Base Sentences – ประโยคพื้นฐาน – (286-300)

286 Where were you yesterday afternoon? ในกรณีที่เป็นคุณตอนบ่ายเมื่อวาน?
287 I was at home all afternoon. ฉันอยู่ที่บ้านช่วงบ่ายทั้งหมด
288 I was writing some letters to friends of mine.
ผมเขียนจดหมายบางส่วนไปให้เพื่อนของฉัน
289 What were you doing at about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon?
คุณทำอะไรที่เกี่ยวกับ 4 ช่วงบ่ายโมงเมื่อวาน?
290 I was listening to the radio. ผมเคยฟังวิทยุแล้ว
291 What were you doing when I called you on the telephone?
สิ่งที่คุณทำเมื่อจะเรียกเธอว่าทางโทรศัพท์ได้หรือไม่
292 When you called me, I was eating dinner. เมื่อคุณเรียกผมว่าผมกินอาหารเย็น
293 When I saw Mr. Jones, he was talking with John Smith.
ตอนที่ผมเห็นนายโจนส์เขาได้พูดคุยกับจอห์นสมิธ
294 While you were writing letters, I was reading a book.
ขณะที่คุณกำลังเขียนจดหมายผมอ่านหนังสือ
295 While we were having breakfast, John was talking on the telephone.
ขณะที่พวกเราทานอาหารเช้า, จอห์นได้พูดคุยทางโทรศัพท์
296 Can you guess what I was doing this morning? คุณสามารถเดาสิ่งที่ฉันทำตอนเช้านี้
297 I can’t remember what John was doing yesterday afternoon.
ผมจำไม่ได้ทำสิ่งที่จอห์นเป็นช่วงบ่ายเมื่อวานนี้
298 I’ve forgotten what he said his address was. ฉันลืมสิ่งที่เขากล่าวว่าที่อยู่ของเขา
299 I’ve forgotten what time he said he had dinner last night.
ฉันลืมสิ่งที่เวลาที่เขาบอกว่าเขาเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำเมื่อคืน
300 They called us just as we were having dinner.
พวกเขาเรียกเราเหมือนกับที่เราได้มีอาหารค่ำ

Questions & Answers – คำถามและคำตอบ

1. JOHN: Where were you yesterday afternoon, Bill?
BILL: I was at home all afternoon.
2. FRED: What were you doing yesterday afternoon, Paul?
PAUL: I was writing some letters to friends of mine.
3. HELEN: Were you at home all day yesterday, Betty?
BETTY: I was at home all morning. I went out in the afternoon.
4. EDWARD: What were you doing all afternoon yesterday?
HARRY: I was watching television.
5. HENRY: What were you doing at about 4 p.m. yesterday?
GEORGE: I was listening to the radio at 4 o’clock.
6. ALICE: What were you doing at about 10 o’clock yesterday?
MARGARET: I was writing a letter to a friend of mine.
7. BILL: What were you doing when I called you on the telephone?
JOHN: When you called me, I was eating dinner.
8. MR. BROWN: What were you doing when I called you yesterday?
MR. GREEN: When you called me, I was listening to the radio.
9. WALTER: What was Mr. Jones doing when you saw him?
HELEN: When I saw Mr Jones, he was talking with John.
10. GEORGE: What were you doing while I was writing letters?
HENRY: While you were writing letters, I was reading a book.
11. BILL: What was John doing while you were having breakfast?
HARRY: While we were having breakfast, John was talking on the telephone.
12. ALICE: Can you guess what I was doing this morning?
HELEN: No, I can’t guess. Please tell me.
13. BETTY: What was John doing yesterday afternoon?
EDWARD: I can’t remember what John was doing yesterday.
14. HELEN: What’s Jack’s address?
BETTY: I’ve forgotten what he said his address was.
15. BILL: What time did John say he had dinner last night?
HENRY: I’ve forgotten what time he said he had dinner.

Supplemental – เสริม
They called us just as we were having dinner.

Substitution Exercises – แบบฝึกหัดการทดแทน

1a Where were Bill and John yesterday afternoon?
1b Where were they yesterday afternoon?
1c Where were you yesterday afternoon?
1d Where was she yesterday afternoon?
1e Where was he yesterday afternoon?
1f Where was Bill yesterday afternoon?
1g Where was John yesterday afternoon?
2a I was at home all afternoon yesterday.
2b I was at school all afternoon yesterday.
2c I was at the doctor’s office all afternoon yesterday.
2d I was out of the house all afternoon yesterday.
2e I was away from home all afternoon yesterday.
3a I was writing some letters to friends of mine yesterday.
3b I was reading some letters from friends of mine yesterday.
3c I was addressing some envelopes to friends of mine yesterday.
4a What were you doing at about 4 o’clock yesterday?
4b What were you thinking about at about 4 o’clock yesterday?
4c What were you studying at about 4 o’clock yesterday?
5a I was listening to the radio at about 6 o’clock.
5b I was listening to a radio broadcast at about 6 o’clock.
5c I was listening to a news broadcast on the radio at about 6 o’clock.
5d I was listening to a radio program at about 6 o’clock.
6a I was watching television at 8 o’clock last night.
6b I was watching a television program at 8 o’clock last night.
6c I was watching a television show at 8 o’clock last night.
6d I was watching a show on television at 8 o’clock last night.
6e I was watching my favorite televison program at 8 o’clock last night.
7a What were you doing when I called you on the telephone last night?
7b What were you doing when I telephoned you last night?
7c What were you doing when I called you by phone last night?
8a When you called me yesterday, I was eating dinner.
8b When you called me yesterday, I was studying my lesson.
8c When you called me yesterday, I was just getting up.
8d When you called me yesterday, I was just leaving the house.
8e When you called me yesterday, I was sleeping soundly.
9a When I saw Mr. Jones, he was talking with John Smith .
9b When I saw Mr. Jones, he was reading a magazine.
9c When I saw Mr. Jones, he was going to work.
9d When I saw Mr. Jones, he was having lunch.
9e When I saw Mr. Jones, he was going to the movies.
10a While you were writing letters, I was reading a book.
10b While you were writing letters, I was talking on the phone.
10c While you were writing letters, I was watching the televison.
10d While you were writing letters, I was watching a TV program.
11a While we were having breakfast, John was talking on the phone.
11b While we were having lunch, John was talking on the phone.
11c While we were writing letters, John was talking on the phone.
11d While we were sleeping, John was talking on the phone.
11e While we were working, John was talking on the phone.
12a Can you guess what I was doing this morning?
12b Can’t you guess what I was doing this morning?
13a I’ve forgotten what time he said he had dinner.
13b I’ve forgotten what time he said he got up.
13c I’ve forgotten what time he said he went to work.
13d I’ve forgotten what time he said he finished working.
13e I’ve forgotten what time he said he went to bed.
14a Last Tuesday they called us just as we were having dinner.
14b Last Tuesday they called us just as we were leaving the house.
14c Last Tuesday they called us just as we were getting up.
14d Last Tuesday they called us just as we were going to bed.
15a I was at home all afternoon yesterday.
15b I was at home all day yesterday.
15c I was at home all morning yesterday.
15d I was at home part of the day yesterday.
15e I was at home most of the day yesterday.
15f I was at home during the day yesterday.

Conversation – การสนทนา

1. BILL: Were you at home yesterday afternoon, John?
JOHN: Yes, I was. I was at home all day yesterday.
BILL: What were you doing yesterday? JOHN: I was writing letters most of the day. BILL: Did you see Mr. Green yesterday?
JOHN: Yes, I saw him. I saw him last night at the university.
BILL: What was he doing when you saw him?
JOHN: When I saw him, he was talking with Mr. Sullivan.

2. FRED: What were you doing when I called you by phone last night?
PAUL: When you called me, I was just leaving the house.
FRED: Where were you going when I called you?
PAUL: When you called, I was going out to the movies.
FRED: While you were at the movies last night, I was working.
PAUL: Did you work hard? FRED: Yes, I did. I worked until nearly midnight.
PAUL: What did John say he was doing last night?
FRED: While you were at the movies, John was writing letters.
PAUL: I haven’t seen John today. Where is he?

3. HELEN: Were you at the doctor’s office yesterday?
BETTY: Yes, I was. I went to his office at about 4 o’clock.
HELEN: Did you see Dr. Rice?
BETTY: Yes, I did. What were you doing yesterday at 4 o’clock?
HELEN: While you were at the doctor’s office, I was writing letters.
BETTY: Who were you writing letters to?
HELEN: I was writing to friends of mine in New York.
BETTY: I have to write some letters, too.

4. MR. GREEN: Where were you yesterday afternoon, Mr. Brown?
MR. BROWN: I was out of the house all afternoon.
MR. GREEN: I called you on the telephone at about 3:30.
MR. BROWN: When you called me, I was at the university.
MR. GREEN: Did you see Mr. Sullivan at the university?
MR. BROWN: Yes, I saw him for two or three minutes.
MR. GREEN: What was Mr. Sullivan doing when you saw him?
MR. BROWN: When I saw him, Mr. Sullivan was reading a book.

5. EDWARD: You saw Henry last night, didn’t you?
HARRY: Yes, I did. He was busy when I saw him.
EDWARD: What was he doing when you saw him?
HARRY: When I saw him, he was watching his favorite TV program.
EDWARD: Did Mr. and Mrs. Brown call you yesterday?
HARRY: Yes, they did. They called us at about 3 o’clock.
EDWARD: What were you doing when they called you?
HARRY: When they called us, we were having a late lunch.
EDWARD: What time did Mr. and Mrs Brown have breakfast yesterday?
HARRY: I’ve forgotten what time they said they had breakfast.

6. ALICE: When you called me last night, I was addressing some letters.
MARGARET: How many letters did you write last night?
ALICE: Quite a few. There were ten envelopes, I believe.
MARGARET: While you were writing letters, I was reading a book.
ALICE: Were you home most of the day yesterday?
MARGARET: I was home part of the day. I went to the doctor’s office.
ALICE: Did you go to the doctor’s office in the afternoon?
MARGARET: No. I went to the doctor’s office about 10 o’clock in the morning. ALICE: While you were at the doctor’s, I was sleeping soundly.
MARGARET: What time did you wake up yesterday morning?
ALICE: I didn’t wake up until nearly 11 a.m.
MARGARET: While you were sleeping soundly, I was doing a lot of things.

Reading Practice – การอ่านการปฏิบัติ

While I was eating dinner last night, my brother was watching his favorite television show. Just as I finished eating, my brother asked me a question.
He wanted to know where Mr. Sullivan was born. I said I didn’t remember where Mr. Sullivan said he was born.
Then, my brother asked me another question. He always asks a lot of questions. He wanted to know if I knew Bill Jones.
I said I knew Bill very well. I’ve know Bill for more than ten years. We used to leave the office at abut 12 noon every day.
Once in a while Bill and I used to go to the movies in the evening. After I answered both of my brother’s questions, he started watching television again.
Just as I was having a cup of coffee, Bill Jones called me on the telephone. He asked me what I was doing when he called. I said I was just having a cup of coffee.
He said he was going to the movies. He wanted to know if I wanted to go with him. I said I did. My brother wanted to know if he could go, too. I said he could go. He wanted to meet Bill Jones.

Questions – คำถาม

1. While Donald was eating dinner, what was his brother doing?
2. What question did Donald’s brother ask him?
3. Did Donald remember where Mr. Sullivan said he was born?
4. Does Donald’s brother ask many questions?
5. What other question did Donald’s brother ask him?
6. How long has Donald known Bill Jones?
7. What did Donald and Bill use to do together at twelve noon?
8. How many questions did Donald answer?
9. Did Donald answer both of his brother’s questions?
10. What did Donald’s brother do after Donald answered his questions?
11. What was Donald doing when Bill called him by phone?
12. What did Bill say he was going to do?

Word List – รายการคำ

away
broadcast
by
envelopes
favorite
news
out of
part of
phone
show
TV
while

ไป
ออกอากาศ
โดย
ซองจดหมาย
ที่ชื่นชอบ
ข่าว
ออกจาก
เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ
โทรศัพท์
แสดง
โทรทัศน์
ในขณะที่

Verb Forms – แบบฟอร์มกริยา

address, addresses, addressing
addressed, addressed
call, calls, calling
called, called
forget, forgets, forgetting
forgot, forgotten
get up, gets up, getting up
got up, gotten up
leave, leaves, leaving
left, left
listen (to), listens (to), listening (to)
listened (to), listened (to)
sleep, sleeps, sleeping
slept, slept
talk, talks, talking
talked, talked
telephone, telephones, telephoning
telephoned, telephoned
watch, watches, watching
watched, watched