THE GIRL GOES SWIMMING TO KEEP FIT- ELICITS QUESTION WORDS AND HOW TO MAKE WH-WH-QUESTIONS QUESTIONS FROM SS

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The girl goes swimming to keep fit

- Elicits question words and how to make wh-

Wh-questions

questions from Ss.

a. Presentation:

- Based on Ss' understanding of wn-questions, T

may revise or teach this type of questions again.

Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out

more information about topics. They are as

follows:

The "grammar" used with wh- questions

depends on whether the topic being asked about

Time

When ?

Place

is the "subject" or "predicate" of a sentence ..

Where?

- For the subject pattern:

Who?

Person

Why?

Reason

Ex:

Manner

How?

Someone has my baseball. Who has my

baseball?

What?

Object/ action

Something is bothering you. What is bothering

you?

Other words can also be used to inquire

For the predicate pattern, wh- question

about specific information:

formation depends on whether there is an

Choice of alternatives

Which (one) ?

"auxiliary" verb in the original sentence.

Possession

Whose?

+ There is an auxiliary verb:

Person (objective

Whom?

He is doing his homework. ? is he doing

formal)

How much?

What is he doing?

How many?

Price, amount (non-

+ There is no auxiliary and the verb is "be:

count)

How long?

The meeting was at 8 a.m. ? was the meeting

Quantity (count)

How often ?

When was the

Duration

How far ?

meeting?

Frequency

What kind of ?

+ There is no auxiliary and the verb is not "be":

Distance

He wants two kilos of beef. ? does he want

Description

What does he

b. Practice:

want?