Download Handbook (PDF, 4,3 MB) - telc GmbH

170
What’s “…” in English? It’s “consequence”.
What’s the English word for “…”? “Consequence.”
What’s it called? It’s called a …
What’s the meaning of “…”? It means …
What does “…” mean?
Who is that? That’s Mr Moore.
Who are they? They are tourists.
b) Asking for and giving a report or description
What was it like? It was fantastic.
How did you get on? Well, it went like this …
Inventories
What did they say? They said that the position was already
filled.
Tell me what happened. Well, first …
What did they want to know?
I phoned and they said that reservations
had to be made in writing.
They asked me whether I knew Mr Brown.
What does it say on the sign? It says that there are road works in town.
What did you tell them to do? I told them to wait another week.
What did the doctor say? He said that my leg would get better soon.
c) Enquiring about and giving reasons or causes
Why is that? It’s because nobody has time anymore.
Why must I do that? ‘Cos I’m telling you to!
Why are you doing that? To see if anybody is coming.
What’s the reason? I’m not sure, but …
What was the cause? It happened because …
Why did it happen? Because of …
Due to …
In order to …
d) Enquiring about and giving explanations, directions, costs and functions
Please explain what is going on here. We’re having a party!
Can you explain this to me? Yes, of course. It’s quite simple.
How much does this cost? It’s on offer today, only ten dollars.
Could you tell me the way to the post office? It’s just down the street.
How do I get to the hospital? Turn left and then go straight ahead.
Do you know how to get there from here? Yes, follow this road and …
What’s this (used) for? It’s for writing.
What do you need that for? I need it to …
Can you tell me how this works? I’ll show you.
Handbook telc English A2·B1