Rizkykiy's E-Primbon: ASKING ABOUT INFORMATION

ASKING ABOUT INFORMATION ----> Have you ever done that?? I think so. Because it's impossible for you to get know of something new that you don't know before by yourself, right? and you have to ask then..... OK, now let me tell you what is ASKING ABOUT INFORMATION.

----> DEFINITION
This is just my opinion about the definition: Asking About Information is to put a question to someone about that we don't know.

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There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:

Could you tell me...?
Do you know...?
Do you happen to know...?
I'd like to know...
Could you find out...?
I'm interested in...
I'm looking for..

These two forms are used for asking for information on the telephone:

I'm calling to find out...
I'm calling about...

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>>INFORMATION ABOUT COMPANY

What does your company do?		We produce marketing materials.
What is your specialty?
What do you specialize in?		We specialize in art and design.
What is your main line of business?

What are your major products?		We produce office machines.
What services do you provide?		We design software.
		We provide technical support.

>>INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS

Could you give me some (more) information on this?		This is one of our top brands.
		It's our best selling refrigerator.
		This one is the best in its class.
What can you tell me about this (product)?		We're really pleased with its performance.
		It's an excellent computer.
		I highly recommend this one.
Tell me about this one/model.		This model comes with several features.
		This particular one has two components.

>>INFORMATION ABOUT PRICE

What are you asking for this?

What does this sell for?

How much is it?

How much does it run?

This (one) sells for $5900.

This one goes for $2900.

This one is priced at $9695.

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Here are some sample phrases and sentences for asking information in English.

Q: What is this? __ A: This is a table
Q: What is that? __ A: That is a chair
Q: What's this? __ A: It's a pen
Q: What's that? __ A: It's an apple
Q: What are these? __ A: These are pencils
Q: What are those? __ A: Those are books
Q: Where is Mr. King? __ A: He is over there
Q: Where is Ms. Knight? __ A: She's (right) here
Q: Where's Jhonny? __ A: He's in the house
Q: When's the movie? __ A: It's at 09.00
Q: When's lunch? __ A: Lunch is at noon
Q: How is the food? __ A: It's delicious

this is the audio for the dialogue above..... :)

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Another example:

Amina: What’s the lowdown on the new guy?

Earl: Which new guy?

Amina: You know, the cute one. Fill me in. Is he single?

Earl: I don’t know. I have no idea.

Amina: You’re working with him side-by-side and you haven’t gleaned any personal information about him?

Earl: We talk about work. It’s not my job to pry into his personal life.

Amina: I need to get the scoop on Mr. Perfect and you’re my source.

Earl: You don’t know anything about him, so how do you know he’s perfect? Maybe when you get to know him, you’ll find out he’s a selfish, self-centered jerk.

Amina: Wait, catch me up on what’s going on here. Have other people asked you about him?

Earl: Yeah, maybe about a dozen of the women in this office. They’ve been bombarding me with questions.

Amina: Oh, sorry. I didn’t know.

Earl: Yeah, I’m not the guy’s social secretary. You women have to satisfy your own curiosity elsewhere.

Amina: Point taken, but do you know if he’s shown interest in any of the dozen women you’ve talked to?

Earl: Ugh!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse