The Importance of Questions
For non-native speakers of English who want to participate in
group discussions, it is important to be able to ask questions in order to
resolve their difficulties.
Ⅰ. Causes of Breakdowns in (1) (1) ______
1. On students’ part
— insufficient command over the (2) of English (2) ______
— poor pronunciation
2. On teachers’ part
— uncertainty of whether his student has asked a question
— the students (3) to employ the correct question form (3) ______
— the teacher interprets the question as a comment
— difficulties arising even when the student employs an/a (4) (4) ______
question form
— the teacher may not know about the (5) of the student’ (5) ______
Difficulty
Ⅱ. Specific Questions
1. Begin questions with an/a (6) . (6) ______
2. Be careful to (7) the exact point. (7) ______
Ⅲ. Another Reason for the Correct Use of (8) —Politeness (8) ______
1. The students uses the imperative (9) the question form (9) ______
when he is nervous or struggling with new subject matter.
2. The teacher may interpret it as (10) and feel angry. (10) ______