SSP Moscow, Embedded Questions

 By Nate Feldman

Change to embedded questions 

1. Where do you live?>>>>>>I'm not sure where you live.

2. When is the class? _______________________________

3. Where is Mr. Nate? _____________________________

4. What is your name? ______________________________

5. Where do you study? _______________________________

6. What languages do you speak? ______________________________

7. How do you make chocolate sauce? _____________________________

8. Where does he live? _____________________________________

Answers and Examples:

I don’t know when the class is/Do you know when the class is?/I can’t remember when the class is

I’m not sure where Mr. Nate is/Do you know where Mr. Nate is?/Can you tell me where Mr. Nate is?

Could you tell me what your name is?/I’m not sure what your name is/I can’t remember what your name is/I don’t know what your name is

I’m wondering where you study/I’m not sure where you study/Can you tell me where you study?

I can’t remember what language you speak?/I’m wondering what languages you speak/Can you tell me what languages you speak

Do you know how chocolate sauce is made?/Do you know how to make chocolate sauce?/I’m wondering how you make chocolate sauce/I’m not sure how you make chocolate sauce/I want to ask you how you make chocolate sauce

I’m not sure where he lives/I don’t know where he lives/Do you have any idea where he lives?/I can’t remember where he lives

When did you come to class this morning?

>I want to know when you came to class this morning?

Where did you buy that nice shirt?

>I want to know where you bought that nice shirt

Where did you learn to speak such good English?

>Could you tell me where you learned to speak such good English?

 

*Could you tell me where the world’s busiest harbor is?

>>I’m not sure where the world’s busiest harbor is, but I think it is Singapore.

 

I wonder who this person is

I wonder why he or she is wearing the mask

I’m not sure who he or she is

I’d like to know who this person is

*Last night, I came home, and I found my wallet and all of my money missing.  Now, I must find it.  I’d like to know where it went.  I’m not sure what happened to it, but I must find out.  Maybe, I just lost it and forgot.  But, then again, perhaps someone stole it, so now I must solve this mystery.

Vocabulary:

Propose: to make an idea for something

>>It’s a nice day. I propose we have lunch in the park.

Construction: building something

Obstacle: something difficult for you

Withstand: you can handle difficult things and it won’t destroy you

Considered: something people think about when doing something

Transport: move from one place to another

Efficient: the quickest and most productive way to do something

To get around (something): find a way to deal with a difficult situation

Accommodate: how many people something can take

>>This class can accommodate about 20 students. 

Sustainable: something that can last for a long time and doesn’t get destroyed easily

 

Questions: 

*Is there an idea you’d like to propose to people about something?

*What are obstacles you are experiencing in Philly?  Are you able to get around them?

*How many people can your apartment/house accommodate?

*What is the most efficient way to learn a language?

*Can you withstand a lot of pressure from school or work?