Each unit Is provided with two reading passages, especially written for the purpose. These show students how questions and answers are actually used In English and how they relate to each other In a continuous place of prose. | 3 Sometimes you use the word when alone in a question often in response to something someone has said I m about to leave on a business trip. When hope to eave eacty this afternoon. The landlord s selling the flat and we have to move out. When At the end of next month. Sue s having a baby soon. When It s due at the end of the week. when on earth . You can say when on earth . in less formal contexts for emphasis especially when you are surprised or angry about something When on earth are you thinking of going to work It s nearly midday. I m not going in until the afternoon. I arranged with the boss to have the morning off. When on earth are we going to get there We ll be lucky to get there at all at the rate this train s going. It must be a very old engine. When on earth are you going to tell the boss you re leaving You ve known about your new job for days. I m waiting until I get an official letter just in case anything goes wrong. since when 1 You use since when to express surprise or anger on hearing that something has happened Jim s club president now. Since when He wasn t even a member when I was last here. You haven t been here for about two years. Jim s been president for six months now. 24 I low o ask questions Jack and Sue are married. Since when They got married secretly last Saturday apparently They didn t want a big wedding. The local bookshop has closed down. Since when About a week ago. The owner went bankrupt. That s a great pity. 2 You use since when . in certain informal contexts when you want to show that you are surprised or angry about something That ll be 20 please. What Since when does a couple of sandwiches and a coffee come to 20 Try and persuade Jim to go back to university. You re his father. Since when did he ever take any advice from me When since when is used in the second meaning it usually forms a rhetorical question. 7 personally would give her the job. Since when was it your business to appoint members of staff whenever You can make a
