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Wh- Questions A Friendly Visit 2 Focus on Grammar 2 Part II, Unit 7 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Wh- Questions
A Friendly Visit
2
Focus on Grammar 2Part II, Unit 7By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
A Friendly Visit 1A Friendly Visit 1
Dad, I think we have visitors.
Who are they?
I don’t know. Why are their heads so
small?
Oh, they’re human beings.
Be kind, son. Their brains
aren’t very big.
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The balloons lines are dotted to indicate an alien language. Or just thinking.
A Friendly Visit 2A Friendly Visit 2
Our spaceship broke down. Where are
we?
Our spaceship broke down. Where are
we?Why are you
here?Why are you
here?
Welcome to our planet.
Would you like some iced tea?
Welcome to our planet.
Would you like some iced tea?
Greetings from Earth. What is your language?
Greetings from Earth. What is your language?
Our language is ₪. But I
want to practice my English.
Our language is ₪. But I
want to practice my English.
You are very far from home.
You are very far from home.
FunctionFunction
Wh- questions ask for information. They cannot be answered with a yes or no.
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
We are from Earth.
We are from Earth.Yes.Yes.
Singular and PluralSingular and Plural
Use is for singular subjects and are for plural subjects.
Where is your spaceship?
What are your plans?
singular
plural
WhoWho
Who asks about people.
Who are you?
Who is your leader?
person
person
WhatWhat
What asks about things.
What is your language?
What are your names?
thing
things
WhereWhere
Where asks about places.
Where are we?
Where is your spaceship?
WhyWhy
Why asks for a reason.
Why are you here?
Why are their heads so small?
His hobby is soccer.
Practice 1Practice 1With a partner, read the answers and ask wh-questions.
Example:
They’re aliens.
Who are they?Where is he from?Why are they happy?What is his hobby?
The United States.Because they landed on the moon.
ContractionsContractions
We often use contractions for wh- questions with is in speaking and informal writing.
Where is the mustard?Where is the mustard?Where’s
What is on TV?What is on TV?What’s
AnswersAnswers
We usually give short answers to wh-questions. We can give long answers too.
Why is your skin green?
My skin is green because I eat a lot of broccoli.
Because I eat a lot of broccoli.
shortanswer
longanswer
Practice 2Practice 2Use the clues to ask and answer wh- questions with a partner.
Who is he?Example:
doctor
4. he sees a spaceship
2. firefighter1. spaceship
3. alien
He is a doctor.
Where is she?She is in a spaceship.
What is he?He is an alien.
Who is he?He is a fire fighter.
Why is he scared?He sees a spaceship.
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