Wh-questions

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Wh-questions

Wh-questions explanation and exercises

Lesson planning:

• 5 mins - Introduction (slide 1-3)
• 10 mins - Recap present simple (slide 4-12)
• 30 mins - Independent student work (slide 13)
• 5 mins - Check understanding/if goals have been reached; finish lesson

Goals

• You know how to ask questions about things such as time, place, and manner.

Take a look at this story

A: Hello!

B: Hi. Where are you?

A: In Barcelona!

B: Wow! Why are you in Barcelona? What are you doing.

A: For the football match, I am cheering on my favorite team.

B: When is it? and who is playing?

A: It's now! It's Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Based on the text. What do you think the "wh-question" words are?

Wh-questions (1)

• We use the wh-question words to ask questions.
• They appear at the start of sentences.
• They are often followed by either is or are, based on the person or object in the sentence.

• Look at the sentences on the next slide for examples.

Wh-questions (2)

What are their names? - What is your name?

Why are we famous? - Why is Guy Fawkes famous?

Where are you? - Where is the beach?

When are the shops open? - When is it  open?

Who are your friends? - Who is your friend?

Exercise 1

On the next slide:

Match the correct wh-question word with a question.

1. ___________'s your phone number?
2. ___________ are the museums open?
3. ___________ are Malden and Wijchen?
4. ___________ is your best friend?
5. ___________ are you still in bed?

What

When

Where

Who

Why

Exercise 2

• The next 5 slides show an empty question and an answer.
• Type the question that belongs to the answer.

Q: ___________________?
A: That building is a museum.

Q: ___________________?
A: It's open at nine.

Q: ___________________?
A: The hotel is opposite the museum.

Q: ___________________?
A: this restaurant is popular for its food.

Wh-questions (3)

Sometimes we use other verbs than to be. Take a look:

Exercise 3

On the next slide: 
Match the correct wh-question word with a question.

1. ___________ do they live?
2. ___________ do you play tennis with?
3. ___________ do you like cooking?
4. ___________ do you finish work?
5. ___________ time do you go to school?

What

When

Where

Who

Why

Exercise 4

• The next 5 slides show an empty question and an answer.
• Type the question that belongs to the answer.

Q: ___________________ school?
A: I start at nine o'clock.

Q: ___________________ for lunch?
A: A sandwich.

Q: ___________________ English?
A: I study it at school.

Q: ___________________ games?
A: In the evenings.

Q: ___________________ the summer?
A: The weather is nice and I can go swimming.

Check!

• On the next slide, write a short story.
• You can use the first story on slide 3 as inspiration.
• Write 6 lines.
• Use at least 4 of the wh-question words.

Write a short story of at least 6 lines. Use at least 4 of the following words: what, why, who, when, where.