The Importance of Questions For non-native
speakers of English who want to participate in group discussions, it is
important to be able to ask questions in order to resolve their
difficulties. Ⅰ. Causes of Breakdowns in (1)
(1) ______ 1.
On students’ part — insufficient command over the
(2) of English
(2) ______ — poor
pronunciation 2. On teachers’ part —
uncertainty of whether his student has asked a question
— the students (3) to employ the correct question form
(3) ______ — the
teacher interprets the question as a comment —
difficulties arising even when the student employs an/a (4)
(4) ______ question
form — the teacher may not know about the (5)
of the student’ (5)
______ Difficulty Ⅱ. Specific
Questions 1. Begin questions with an/a (6)
.
(6)
______ 2. Be careful to (7) the exact point.
(7) ______ Ⅲ. Another Reason for
the Correct Use of (8) —Politeness
(8) ______ 1. The students uses the imperative
(9) the question form
(9) ______ when he is nervous or struggling with new subject
matter. 2. The teacher may interpret it as (10)
and feel angry.
(10) ______