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Answering questions

Give short, natural answers and add one extra detail.

1Learn

Goal: Give short, natural answers and add one extra detail.

Yes/No questions get a short answer (Yes, I do / No, I don’t) plus one detail. Wh-questions get a full but short answer.

2Key phrases

Do you like tea? — Yes, I do. I drink it every morning.
Are you from Kochi? — No, I’m not. I’m from Thrissur.
Where do you work? — At a hospital in Kollam.
How long have you been here? — About two years.
Can you swim? — A little.
Sorry, I’m not sure.When you don’t know

3Practice quiz

Question 1 of 4Multiple choice
“Do you like coffee?” Best short answer:

4Speaking challenge

Speaking challenge

Answer these out loud with a short answer + one detail: Do you cook? Are you busy? Where do you live? Can you sing?

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Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.

Finish this lesson

Do the practice quiz above, then mark it complete.

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