Idioma Aplicativo II

BE QUESTIONS
I. Put the word in the correct order to make Wh- questions
Las WH-Question Words son partículas interrogativas que utilizamos para hacer preguntas en
inglés. Suelen causar mucha confusión a principiantes ya que se escriben de manera muy
similar [empiezan por wh- (.who, where) o contienen wh (HoW)]. Éstas son: 
Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters 'W' and 'H'.

Question
Meaning Examples
words
who Person: ¿quien Who's that? That's Nancy.
where Place: ¿donde Where do you live? In Boston
Reason: porque razón Why do you sleep early? Because I've got
why
to get up early
when Time: ¿cuándo When do you go to work? At 7:00
how Manner: ¿como How do you go? By car
what object, idea or action What do you do? I am an engineer
which Choic: ¿cual Which one do you prefer? The red one.
whose Possession: ¿de quién Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
whom object of the verb Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
Description: ¿qué clase What kind of music do you like? I like quiet
what kind
songs
what time Time: ¿qué hora What time did you come home? II. Complete the sentences using the correct question word:
quantity (countable) How many students are there? There are
how many 1.    is she like? - She is tall and slim.
¿cuantos twenty.
amount,Price uncountable) How much time have we got? Ten minutes 2.    is Tom living this year? - He is living in Paris.
how much
¿Cuánto cuesta
3.    do you visit your grandparents? - Twice a week.
duration, length: ¿Cuánto How long did you stay in that hotel? For
how long
tiempo two weeks. 4.    is it? - It's five pounds.
Frequency: ¿cuán a menudo- How often do you go to the gym? Twice a
how often 5.    are you? - I'm fine, thanks.
cada cuánto week.
how far Distance: ¿Cuánta distancia How far is your school? It's one mile far. 6.     people are there in your town? - We are about 20,000 inhabitants.
how old Age: ¿Cuántos años How old are you? I'm 16. 7.   did you get married? - I got married last year.
how come Reason: ¿por qué How come I didn't see you at the party?
8.    is Tom live ? - He is live in Huancayo.

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Exercise 2 Whose house is this?

It's mine.
Completa con la "question word" que corresponda.
It's big.
1.   are you happy? Why
Where is your sister?
Because I finished school.
She's mine.
2.   is your birthday? When
May 12th. She's at work.
Which book do you want?
3.   are you going for holidays?
I'm going to London. Where That book.
4.   are you going for holidays? Yes, I want.
Because I need a rest. Why Where is your house?
5.   did you do yesterday? What It's in Long Road.
6.   happened? What It's long.
7.   trousers are these? Whose What time does the train arrive?
I don't know.
8.   money do you have? How much
Yes, it does.
9.   children do you have? How many
Where are you from?
10.   were you yesterday evening? Where
I'm Spanish.
I'm fine.
Exercise 3
Elige la opción más adecuada para responder a la pregunta.
What time is it?
It's May 25th.
It's five to six.
Where do you live?
I live in London.
I don't.

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5.   (How)  are you? - I'm fine, thanks.

Exercise 5 6.   (How many)  people are there in your town? - We are about 20,000
inhabitants.
Encuentra 10 palabras relacionadas con viajar en tren. Haz click
sobre la primera letra y luego haz click sobre la última letra de
7.   (When)  did you get married? - I got married last year.
dicha palabra.

8.   (What)  is your friend's name? - My friend's name is Paul.

9.   (Why)  did you get so angry yesterday? Because you didn't trust on me.

10.   (How long)  does this boring lesson last? - It lasts sixty minutes.
 

Write questions for the underlying words?

 
 

1.   (What is Alice buying) ?

 
Alice is buying a new bicycle.
 
train - railroad - track - corridor - compartment - connection -
2.   (Where did you go) ?
passenger - platform - schedule – ticket
 
I went to the Art Museum.
Complete the sentences using the correct question word:  

3.   (Who fixed the bicycle) ?

 
1.   (What)  is she like? - She is tall and slim. Steve fixed the bicycle?
 
2.   (Where)  is Tom living this year? - He is living in Paris. 4.   (What have you prepared for dinner) ?
 
3.   (How often)  do you visit your grandparents? - Twice a week. I have prepared pizza for dinner.
 

4.   (How much)  is it? - It's five pounds. 5.   (Where might Paul go on holiday) ?
 
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Paul might go to London on holiday.
 

6.   (Where were the children) ?

 
The children were at the park.
 

7.   (What can Sarah play) ?

 
Sarah can play the guitar.
 

8.   (When will Leslie arrive) ?

 
Leslie will arrive next Tuesday.
 

9.   (What is going to melt) ?

 
The ice-cream is going to melt.
 

10.   (When is the party) ?

 

Como primer ejercicio por tanto, lo acompañé

realizando para él la siguiente ficha:

ead the story about Sam. Don’t worry about the

missing words.
Lee la historia de Sam sin preocuparte por los espacios en blanco.

Sam lives in Valencia, Spain, but he’s

from 1) __________(Where?). He lives in a big

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flat 2)____________(Where?). He’s 3)______(How old?) years old

and he works 4)_________(Where?). He’s a writer and he
writes5)__________(What?) for an international
magazine.

He came to Spain in 1988

because 6)______________________ (Why?).
He doesn’t like North American women
because 7)__________________________(Why
?).

When Sam isn’t working he goes 8)_____________(Where?) to

read his newspaper. Sometimes he speaks
to 9)______________(Who?) on the beach.

Sam’s tall, handsome and he’s

got 10)___________(What colour?) hair.

At the moment Sam’s

writing 11)______________(What?) about his
life in Valencia. He’s going to
be12)___________(What?) in the future, but now he wants a wife! 

sad = triste
flat = piso, apartamento
magazine = revista
newspaper = periódico
beach = playa
handsome = guapo

Teacher: Olga L. Sánchez Quispe