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Unit 7 Mixed questions

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should:

  • be able to combine open, closed, and choice questions
  • understand different intonation patterns for each question type
  • have practised building natural conversation sequences
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Activity 1: Interactive Question Detective

Click on each question to identify its type and hear the correct intonation.

Listen carefully to the intonation pattern for each question type.

What's your name?

OPEN question - falling intonation ↘

Are you ready?

CLOSED question - rising intonation ↗

Tea or coffee?

CHOICE question - rise-fall intonation ↗↘

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Score: 0/3
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Activity 2: Conversation Builder

Build a natural conversation by selecting the best question type for each step. Practice speaking each part aloud.

Step 1: Opening

You meet someone new at a conference.

Step 2: Follow-up

They answered: "I'm Sarah from Tokyo."

Step 3: Deepening

They said: "About five years now."

Speaking Challenge

Practice the complete conversation in 60 seconds

Activity 3: Random Role Play Generator

Generate random scenarios and practice using all three question types. Speak for at least 2 minutes.

Click "Generate" to get your scenario!

Your role:

Partner's role:

Objective:

Question Prompts for this scenario:
    2:00

    Great job! 🎉

    You spoke for 2 minutes!

    Activity 4: Question Pattern Mixer

    Drag and drop words to create different question types. Practice saying each one with correct intonation.

    Question Words
    What Where How Which
    Auxiliary Verbs
    Do Are Can Will
    Connectors
    or
    Build your question:
    Drag words here to build a question

    Activity 5: Speaking Confidence Tracker

    Track your speaking practice and build confidence with these progressive challenges.

    🌱 Beginner: Ask 3 different question types

    Practice asking one open, one closed, and one choice question about the same topic.

    🌿 Intermediate: 1-minute conversation

    Have a natural conversation using all question types for 1 full minute.

    🌳 Advanced: Job interview simulation

    Conduct a 3-minute job interview using strategic question combinations.

    Your Achievements:
    🥉 First Questions 🥈 Conversation Flow 🥇 Interview Master ⚡ Speed Speaker

    Activity 6: Fluency Booster

    Practice speaking fluently with real-time prompts and feedback. Don't stop talking!

    Choose your topic:
    Select a topic to begin
    1:30
    Prompts used: 0

    Excellent! 🗣️

    You spoke for 90 seconds using 0 different prompts!

    Activity 7: Error Detective Game

    Find and correct the errors. Click on the incorrect part and practice saying the correct version.

    What you like to do?

    Correct: What do you like to do?

    Do you prefer coffee and tea?

    Correct: Do you prefer coffee or tea?

    Errors found: 0 / 2

    Review

    Can you:

    1. identify open, closed, and choice questions by their intonation?
    2. build natural conversation sequences using mixed question types?
    3. speak confidently for 2+ minutes using all question patterns?

    If you can not, practice the interactive activities above.