ENGLISH PATTERNS

1. NAMES OF OCCUPATIONS (PROFESSIONS, TRADES, BUSINESSES)

             John Buchanan's profession is engineering. He's an engineer. His brother's profession is teaching. He's a teacher. His sister's profession is acting. She's an actress. His brother - in - law's occupation is flying. He's a pilot. Uncle Hank's business is banking. He's a banker. Both his grandfathers were farmers. Their occupation was farming.

Answer these questions:
  1. What is John Buchanan's profession? What is he?
  2. What is John Buchanan's brother's profession? What is he?
  3. What is John Buchanan's sister's profession? What is she?
  4. What is John Buchanan's brother - in - law's occupation? What is he?
  5. What is John Buchanan's uncle's business? What is he?
  6. What was John Buchanan's grandfathers' occupation? What were they?

Pattern

Make questions, using the information in No. 1 to 30 below. Use the following question - answer patterns.
  • Bill --------- medicine
  • What is Bill's occupation?
  • He's a doctor
  • Miss Vincent ------------ hairdressing
  • What is Miss Vincent's occupation?
  • She's a hairdresser.
           Person                                      Occupation
  1. Bill                                              medicine
  2. Miss Vincent                               hairdressing
  3. Mr. Roberts                                acting
  4. Miss Stein                                   nursing
  5. Mr. Bentley                                farming
  6. Mrs. Massey                              acting
  7. Miss Riley                                  translating
  8. Mr. Smith                                   banking
  9. Mrs. Rice                                   teaching
  10. Mr. Hummel                              carpentry
  11. Edward                                     dentistry
  12. Mr. Brown                                architecture
  13. Tom                                          painting
  14. Mr. Kernan                               boxing
  15. Mr. James                                 mining
  16. Mr. Alter                                  diplomacy
  17. Mr. Wright                                law
  18. Miss Donovan                           typing
  19. Mr. Mackenzie                         engineering
  20. Michael                                    flying
  21. Mr. Rich                                  photography
  22. Mrs. Michel                             dressmaking
  23. Mr. Goodman                          fishing
  24. Mr. Jones                                tailoring
  25. Mr. Ryan                                politics
  26. Miss Turner                            modeling
  27. Mr. Robbins                           accounting
  28. Elizabeth                                singing
  29. Mrs. Palamone                      journalism
  30. Mr. Saunders                        shoemaking
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2. Adverbs of Frequency

  •  Always.....................100%
  • Usually
  • Often - Frequently
  • Sometimes
  • Seldom - Rarely
  • Hardly ever
  • Never......................0%

Always - Never

                   Mr. Baxter is a salesman in his father's shoe store. He is alyas in a hurry to get to work in the morning, and he is never on time. He is always at least ten minutes late. He and his father are always very busy at the store, so they are never bored. Mr. baxter is always very polite to customers. He is never impatient with them. He is never at home at home before eight o'clock at night during the week, so he is always hungry and tired when he gets home.

               Answer the following questions:

Example

            Is Mr. Baxter ever in a hurry to get to work?
            Yes. He's always in a hurry to get to work.

             Is Mr. Baxter ever on time to work?
             No. He's never on time to work.

  • Is Mr. Baxter ever in a hurry to get to work?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever on time to work?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever late to work?
  • Are Mr. Baxter and his father ever busy at the store?
  • Are Mr. Baxter and his father ever bored at the store?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever polite to customers?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever impatient with customers?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever at home before eight o'clock at night during the week?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever hungry at eight o'clock during the week?
  • Is Mr. Baxter ever tired at eight o'clock during the week?
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3 Often -Frequently - Seldom - Rarely

             Mr. Baxter is often in a bad mood before breakfast, but he is seldom in a bad mood at night. He is rarely lonely during the week, but he is frequenly lonely on weekends. He is seldom worried about his family, but he is often worried about his country. He is rarely critical of other people, but he is often critical of himself.

Answer the following questions:

Example:

            How often is Mr. Baxter in a bad mood before breakfast?
            He's often in a bad mood before breakfast.

            How often is Mr. Baxter in a bad mood at night?
            He's rarely in a bad mood at night.
  • How often is Mr. Baxter lonely during the week?
  • How often is Mr. Baxter lonely on weekends?
  • How often is Mr. Baxter worried abou his family?
  • How often is Mr. Baxter worried about his country?
  • How often is Mr. Baxter critical of other people?
  • How often is Mr. Baxter critical of himself?
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