ESL Helpful Handouts
Page 1 of 3
Where Is Love? Question Formation – Present Tense, Future Tense, Modal Auxiliaries
Oliver! is a musical based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The music and lyrics were written by Lionel Bart. It premiered in the West End in London in 1960. In 1963, it had a long, successful run on Broadway. In 1969, Columbia Pictures made the musical film version. Oliver Twist is an unloved orphan. He expresses his deep loneliness when he sings Where Is Love? You can watch a video clip of Where Is Love? from the film version of Oliver! on You Tube. This clip was posted by “maiza”. It is sung English, and also has English subtitles. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjJDekSculo There is a power point presentation of this handout, which includes the You Tube video from “maiza”. The link is http://www.slideshare.net/swatson033/where-is-love-3539860 Read the lyrics to Where Is Love? Notice the question forms.
Where Is Love? Words and Music by Lionel Bart Where is love? Does it fall from skies above? Is it underneath the willow tree that I’ve been dreaming of? Where is she who I close my eyes to see? Will I ever know the sweet “hello “that’s meant for only me? Where is love? Who can say where she may hide? Must I travel far and wide till I am beside the someone who I can mean something to? Every night I kneel and pray, let tomorrow be the day, when I can see the face of someone who I can mean something to. Where is love? Go to the next page to read about question formation. This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com.site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson. Images: www.amazon.com, http://globedia.com Where Is Love? Words and Music by Lionel Bart.
ESL Helpful Handouts
Page 2 of 3
Where Is Love? Question Formation –Present Tense, Future Tense, Modal Auxiliaries
Present Tense Use present tense questions to obtain information about the present time.
Questions with Where and BE Where + is/are + subject Where is love? Where is Oliver?
Yes/No Questions Do/Does + subject + main verb Does it fall Does Oliver live
from skies above? with a gang of pickpockets in London?
Yes/No Questions With Be Is/Are + subject Is it underneath the willow tree that I’ve been dreaming of? Is Oliver an orphan?
Future Tense Use future tense questions to obtain information about things that have not yet taken place.
Questions with Will Will + subject + adverb + main verb Will I ever know Will someone adopt
the sweet “hello” that’s meant for only me? Oliver?
Go to the next page to read about modal auxiliaries.
This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com.site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson. Images: www.amazon.com, http://globedia.com Where Is Love? Words and Music by Lionel Bart.
ESL Helpful Handouts
Page 3 of 3
Where Is Love? Question Formation –Present Tense, Future Tense, Modal Auxiliaries
Modal Auxiliaries Use modal auxiliary verbs to talk about ability, possibiliy, and necessity.
Questions about ability and possibility with Who and Can Who + can + main verb Who can help Who can say
Oliver? where she may hide?
Questions about necessity Must + subject + main verb Must I travel Must Oliver live
far and wide to find you? with a gang of pickpockets?
Practice These people are characters in the film Oliver!: Oliver, Fagin, Mr. Brownlow, Nancy, and Bill Sikes. Read the sentences below about these characters. Change each sentence to a question. Example: Oliver and the Artful Dodger will become friends. Will Oliver and the Artful Dodger become friends?
Oliver must live by himself. ______________________________________________________ Yes, Oliver’s mother dies. ________________________________________________________ Fagin is at Saffron Hill. _____________________________________________________ Mr. Brownlow will help Oliver. ____________________________________________________ Oliver is an orphan. ______________________________________________________________ Fagin can escape from prison. ____________________________________________________ Nancy must protect Bill Sikes. ____________________________________________________ This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com.site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson. Images: www.amazon.com, http://globedia.com Where Is Love? Words and Music by Lionel Bart.