Summary of "Yes / No" Questions

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or "No". Example:
"Is fast food popular in your country?" 
"Yes, fast food is very popular in my country, especially ..." 
As we have seen before, repeating the question structure does not have any 
significant influence on your score, so if you want a high score - DON'T DO IT! 
With these questions you need to think quite quickly, especially if you want to give 
a "Yes and No" style answer. You don't need to have wonderful ideas for your "Yes and 
No" answer, just something that gives you the chance to use the structure. Remember-the 
examiner is not marking your ideas. 
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Question Type 7: ―Would‖ Questions: 
Look at the following questions: 
Would you like to move to another city, in the future? 
Would you like to change your job? 
Would you like to live near the sea? 
Would you like to learn another foreign language? 
Would you like to be in a film? 
What would you like to change about your city? 
What would you like to change about your school (school in the past)? 
Would you like to change your name? 
When the examiner asks these questions, he or she is listening carefully to one 
aspect of your answer. What do you think is the most important aspect of your answer for 
these questions? 
Look at the following example: 
"Would you like to change your name?" 
"No, I don't want to change my name. In fact I think I'm really fond of my name 
because it has quite a deep and significant meaning, and as well as this, my mother chose 
it for me so she doesn't want me to change it. Actually I am sure I will never change my 
name!" 

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Is this a good answer? 
What is good about this answer? 
What is missing from this answer? 
The grammar aspect of these questions is very important. As a basic rule, if the 
question uses "would", then you need to include at least one example of "would" (or 
might/could) in your answer. 
For most of these questions, you should use the second conditional tense in your 
answer. In fact the examiner is expecting you to produce an example of this verb tense. 
The form of the second conditional is quite simple: 
If + past simple, would / could / might + infinitive verb. 
eg:
If I lived near the sea, I would be able to eat fresh seafood. 
If I had the time, I would go for travelling. 
The second conditional is used to talk about a present or future time, to describe an 
event that is unlikely (hypothetical). 
eg: 
If I worked in a factory, I would be tired every day! (But I don't work in a factory 
and it's unlikely that I will work in a factory in the future.) 
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