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Who?	=	People
What?	=	Things

Who?

People

What?

Things

Rule	For example
Countries always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.	I come from England.
Cities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.	I live in Darmstadt.
Nationalities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.	I am English.
People's names always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.	My name is LynneHand.

Rule

For example

Countries always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

I come from England.

Cities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

I live in Darmstadt.

Nationalities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

I am English.

People's names always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

My name is LynneHand.

	Who is this?	What is her name?	Where does she come from?	Where does she live?	What nationality is she?
It's Ingrid.	Her name is Ingrid Bergman	She comes from Sweden	She's dead.	She's Swedish
	Who is this?	What is his name?	Where does he come from?	Where does he live?	What nationality is he?
It's Napoleon.	His name is Napolean Bonaparte.	He comes from France.	He's dead.	He's French.
	Who are they?	What are their names?	Where do they come from?	Where do they live?	What nationality are they?
They're 'The Beatles'.	Their names are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.	They come from England.	John Lennon and George Harrison are dead. Paul lives in England and Ringo lives in Monte Carlo.	They're British.

Who is this?

What is her name?

Where does she come from?

Where does she live?

What nationality is she?

It's Ingrid.

Her name is Ingrid Bergman

She comes from Sweden

She's dead.

She's Swedish

Who is this?

What is his name?

Where does he come from?

Where does he live?

What nationality is he?

It's Napoleon.

His name is Napolean Bonaparte.

He comes from France.

He's dead.

He's French.

Who are they?

What are their names?

Where do they come from?

Where do they live?

What nationality are they?

They're 'The Beatles'.

Their names are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

They come from England.

John Lennon and George Harrison are dead. Paul lives in England and Ringo lives in Monte Carlo.

They're British.

What to say

Question	Short answer	Long answer
"What's your name?"	"It's Lynne Hand."	"My name is Lynne Hand."
"Where do you come from?"	"From England."	"I come from England."
"Where do you live?"	"In Germany."	"I live in Germany."
"What nationality are you?"	"I'm English."	"My nationality is English."
"What's your number?"	"It's 1234567."	"My phone number is 1234567"

Question	One-word answer
"What's your name?"	"Lynne Hand."
"Where do you come from?"	"England."
"What country do you come from?"	"England"
"Where are you from?"	"England"
"Where do you live?"	"Germany."
"What nationality are you?"	"English."
What's your number?	"1234567"

Naturally Speaking

Follow the dialogue.

What's your name please?	Mr. Bean.
Do you come from London?	No I come from Derby.
Do you live in Derby?	No, I live in London.
Are you English?	Yes, I am.
Thank you.	You're welcome.

Titles

Title	Explanation	Example
Master	Young male Note: Used with the first name. Rarely used today.	Master William
Mr	Adult male (married or unmarried)	Mr. Bean
Miss	Young or Adult Female (unmarried)	Miss Marple
Mrs	Female (married)	Mrs. Hand
Ms	Female (married or unmarried) Note: Often used in business.	Ms. Roddick

lesson 6 - People + Titles

- People + Titles

Remember

Questions

CAPITALISATION RULES

Countries always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

Cities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

Nationalities always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

People's names always start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

Who is this? Who are they?

!Note:-

What to say

Question

Short answer

Long answer

When asked questions about themselves people often give short one-word answers:-

Question

One-word answer

Naturally Speaking

Follow the dialogue.

Titles

	Where do you come from? = Where were you born or raised?
	Where do you live? = Where do you live now?
	What's your number? = What is your phone number?