Ａ、多用来问以下内容： １） 问"是什么、要什么、讨论什么、什么种类"等，如： What is the man’s answer? What does the woman want for lunch? What are they talking about? What kind of books does the man want to borrow? ２） 问"做什么"，如： What does the woman tell the man to do first? What are the speakers doing now? What will happen if John fails the exam? ３） 问"什么含义"，如： What does the man mean (imply) ? What does the woman’s answer suggest? ４） 问"从对话中能获得什么信息或结论"，如： What can we learn from the conversation? What can be concluded from this conversation? ５） 问"对某人或某事有什么看法"，如： What does the man think of Miss Brown? What does the woman think of the plan? Ｂ、Ａ节中用提出的问题主要问"对话可能是在什么场所发生的"，即： Where does this conversation most probably take place? Where does this conversation most likely occur? Where are the man and woman?
Ｃ、可能问以下几个方面的情况： １） 问钟点（可用替换），如： Man (M): What time did yesterday’s football match start? Woman (W): It was supposed to start at a quarter to 7, but it was delayed an hour. Question(Q): When did the game finally start? ２） 问在哪个星期或星期几（后者可用替换），如： W: I thought to go to town now. I have some shopping to do. M: Don’t spend too much, I won’t get paid until next week. Q: When will he be paid? ３） 问日期，如： When will the winter vacation begin?
Ｄ、用提问的问题可以问原因，也可以问目的，如： Why is the man late? Why did the man repair the car by himself?
Ｅ、可能问对话者某一方的身份、对话人之间的关系或对话中涉及到的其他人的情况，如： W: May I help you ,Sir? M: I hope so. It’s my watch. I brought it in to be repaired, but I’ve lost the Receipt. Q: Who is the man?
Ｆ、主要针对以下内容提问： １） 问做某事的方式、方法或使用的交通工具，如： How did the teacher usually begin his class? How does the man usually go to work? ２） 问"对某事的感受如何"，如： How does the man feel about the movie? How do you like the film?
Ｇ、问"多少"，属于涉及数字的题，可能有以下几种形式：
How many persons ...? How many dozens of ... does ... want? How much does ...? How old is ...? How long does it take ... to ...? Ａ节的问句根据疑问词划分，大致可以归为以上七类。Ａ节中偶尔也有个别一般疑问句。但也可能出现其它类型的问句，（如以Whom,Whose,Which提问），或针对以上未归纳的内容进行提问。
