This document discusses using question words in English. It provides examples of common question words like who, what, where, when, why, which, how many, how much, what time, how long, and how often. It explains when to use each question word and gives examples of questions and answers using them. The goals are to ask and answer questions in English considering the context and interlocutor. Students will practice using question words through role plays, interviews, and homework activities.

1. INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA RINCÓN DEL
MAR
10° GRADE
Teacher: Never Sánchez Rodríguez

2. QUESTIONQUESTION
WORDSWORDS
Used in differentUsed in different
tenses:tenses:
PRESENT AND PASTPRESENT AND PAST
SIMPLESIMPLE

3. Why is it important to ask and
answer questions in English in the
context that surrounds me ?

4. OBJECTIVES
-Ask and answer questions considering his / her interlocutor and context.
- Use previous knowledge to participate in a conversation.
- Use an intelligible pronunciation for effective communication.
- Prepare and represent an interview.

5. COMPETENCES
-LINGUISTICS
-PRAGMATICS
-SOCIOLINGUISTICS

6. GOALS
ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
IN THE CONTEXT AROUND ME

7. WHAT ARE THE QUESTION WORDS THAT YOU
CAN FIND IN THE WORD SEARCH BELOW?

8. WHAT?
What do you do every day?

9. WHO?
Who’s your Spanish teacher?

10. WHERE?
Where is the best
restaurant in Rincón del
Mar?

11. WHICH?
Which is your favourite sport,
football or baseball?

12. WHEN?
When were you born?

13. HOW
MANY?
How many balls
are there?

14. HOW MUCH?
How much water
do you usually drink ?

15. HOW MUCH?
How much money do you
need?

16. WHAT
TIME?
What time do you get up?

17. WHY?
Why are you so happy?
Because...........

18. HOW LONG?
How long did you live in San Onofre?

19. HOW OFTEN?
How often do you go
fishing?

20. Question Words When to use Answer
Who? asking about people names of people or groups
What? asking about things or activities an
explanation (thing)
Where? asking about places a place or location
When? asking about times a general or specific
time
Why? asking for reasons and explanations a reason or
explanation usually includes because
EXPLANATION

21. Which? to specify things or people from varies a
general group
How? asking about specific characteristics varies
(manner)
such as feelings, qualities, ways, etc.
What time? asking about time.
How many? If it is countable
How much? If it is uncountable nouns
How long? To express the time from a time period
determined to another.
How often? Used to ask how regularly do any
action?

22. Exercise
2. ................ are you
from?
3. ................ is your birthday?
1. ................ is your favourite singer?
I. Complete with the correct question word
word.
WHO
WHER
E
WHEN

23. WHAT
5. ............................ sugar is there?
4. ..................... dogs do you have? 2
6. ................ is your e-mail?
HOW
MANY
HOW
MUCH

24. 7. ................ is she crying? Because her cat died.WHY
HOW OFTEN
8. .......................... do you eat fish? Three times a week.

25. ACTIVITY IN CLASS
Role play
-Students work in groups of three or four and represent
different situations, using question words.
-Examples:
-Looking: Hotels, Shops, Huts, Restaurants, Drugstore,
directions, …
-Pronunciation
-Coordination
-Coherence
-Creativity

26. Questions – PracticeQuestions – Practice
homeworkhomework
Group work
-Prepare a short interview
INDICATIONS:
1 Choose an important person of my region.
2 Consult his/her biography
3 Prepare a questionnaire about his/her birth,
childhood, routine, successes, life, ...
4 Represent the person chosen to the class