Lesson XVI: Embedded Statements

Exercise: A.2. Practice Embedded Statements Embed the first statement in the receiving block position. For example: New York is the largest city in the United States . I know … I KNOW (THAT) NEW YORK IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES . Much of New York is surrounded by water . I know … I KNOW MUCH OF NEW YORK IS SURROUNDED BY WATER . 1. Most of New York is on islands. I know … 2. New York is the busiest port in the United States. I know … 3. A ship arrives or departs every twenty minutes. I know … 4. About nine million people live in New York. I know … 5. The United Nations is on the island Manhattan. I know … 6. The Empire State Building is more than 1,200 feet tall. I know … 7. The average temperature in New York in February is 2.2 C o . I know … 8. The average temperature in July is about 24 C o . I know … 9. The Europeans arrived in New York in 1524. I know … 10. His name was Verrazano. I know … 11. The Dutch purchased Manhattan for 24$. I know … 12. The city became British in 1664. I know … Exercise: A.3. Practice Embedded Statements Produce long answers. Begin with I THINK … . For example: Is he interesting ? -Yes, … - YES, I THINK HE IS INTERESTING . Should we go ? -No, …- NO, I THINK WE SHOULDN'T GO . Did it rain yesterday? -Yes, …- YES, I THINK IT RAINED YESTERDAY. How did John come ? -by train- I THINK HE CAME BY TRAIN. 1. When did John come? -yesterday- 2. How often must I take this medicine? -three times a day- 3. Why did he go to the grocery store? -for some fruit- 4. May I ask questions during the lecture? -Yes, …- 5. Why is he learning English? -to understand people- 6. Is this answer correct? -No, …- 7. How long did he speak? -for two hours- 8. Are there some doctors in the Institute? -Yes, … many- 9. How far is it to the post office? -10 minutes on foot- 10. Is it early? -Yes, …- 11. Where is my hat? -on the hook- 12. Are we late? -No, …- 13. Where is the bank? -just around the corner- 14. Can you answer his questions? -Yes, …-