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Practising sentence patterns

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Priscilla Mullens asked John Alden a question beginning, "Why don't you...?" This type of question can be:

(1) A suggestion or offer:

"Why don't you come over to my house for dinner tonight?" Answer: "Thanks, I'd love to."

(2) A question asking why a person does not do something:

"Why don't you own a car?"

Answer: "I don't know how to drive."

 

Answer the following question.

In your opinion, was Priscilla making a suggestion or asking a question when she said, "Why don't you speak for yourself,]ohn?" ___________________.

 

Complete these questions beginning with “Why don`t …” and “Why doesn`t…?”

1. It's raining out. Why don't you _______________________?

2. Joe got a low grade on his math test last week. Why doesn't __________?

 

Sharing ideas

A. Issues

Debate these issues in small groups. Then choose one and write about it.

 

1. Everybody loves a love story. That's why the poet Longfellow invented one to tell about the Pilgrims. And when Hollywood made a movie about Pocahontas, it added a fictitious romance between John Smith and the young Indian princess. Should writers change historical facts to make a more interesting story? Is it okay to blend fact and fiction?

2. Do newcomers to an area have a right to push earlier residents off the land? Does land really belong to any particular group of people?


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