Could you tell me when...?
Do you happen to know if...?
(How to ask questions to strangers) Part Two

    Answers to the exercise

    1. Do you know if there will be a committee meeting next Thursday?
    2. Could you tell me if any messages have arrived for me?
    3. Do you know where I can buy an English newspaper?
    4. Could you tell me what time the museum opens?
    5. Could you tell me if the shops close early on Sundays?
    6. Do you know if yesterday's meeting started on time?

    We hope you found this week's lesson useful and that it will help to give you more confidence if you have to go up to strangers and ask them questions.

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    © Robert E. Jones, 2004