Friday, March 1, 2013

wh-/how often questions

How often do you go to the cinema?
Well to be honest, I think I would have to say that it really depends. Like for instance, if I have the money, then it's quite possible that I will watch a movie in the cinema, two or three times a month. You know cinema tickets are pretty pricey in China. Whereas in contrast, if I'm broke, it's more likely that I'll watch movies at home on DVD;you probably know that DVDs are quite cheap here, especially compared to the price of a cinema ticket.

It depends结构,用它引出情形对比,运用对比的语言,连接性词语

The first step is to select an opening phrase:
Well to be honest...
Well in truth..
Actually to be fair...
Well in all fairness...
In actual fact...
In fact, in all honesty...

Select a "depends" phrase:
...I think I would have to say that it really depends.
...I suppose I would have to maintain that it kind of depends really.
...I imagine that it would depend on the situation.
...I guess my answer would be determined by different conditions.

Select a linking phrase:
Like for instance...
More precisely like...
Like more specifically...
Like, to be more direct...
You know like, to be exact...

Select one of the following:
If(situation A)...then I will most likely...
If(situation A)...then it's quite possible that I will...
If(situation A)...then as a consequence I will probably...
If(situation A)...then I guess it's quite likely that I will...

weekdays-weekends
summer-winter
good weather-bad weather
term time-school holidays
if I'm alone...-If I'm with friends...
If I've got a lot of time...-If I'm fairly busy...

the opening sentence might be:
Well in all fairness, I imagine that it would depend on the situation. Like for instance, if (situation A)..then I will most likely ... so/because/in fact...

How much time do you spend listening to music?

add a compare linking phrase:
Whereas in contrast...
Though, at the same time...
Whereas on the other hand...
While, oppositely...

Select one of the following:
If(situation B)...then it's more likely that I'll
If(situation B)..then it's almost certain that I will...
If(situation B)..then I will almost always...
If(situation B)...then I will most certainly...

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