INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA MILCIADES CANTILLO COSTA

AREA: HUMANIDADES ASIGNATURA: INGLES

GRADO DECIMO
SEMANA 9
TEMA: INFORMATION QUESTIONS

LOGROS: Utilizar correctamente las estructuras para hacer preguntas de información.

Responder preguntas de información.

CONTEXTUALIZACION DEL TEMA:

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
There are two kinds of questions:
1. Yes / no questions: when the question we ask requires a yes or a no as an answer.
Example: Are you a doctor? Yes, I am.
Are they German? No, they aren’t.

2. Information questions: when the question we ask requires a piece of information as an

answer.
Example: Where are you from? I am from Colombia.
Why were you at home? Because I was tired.

Structures:
To ask with Be: Qw + be + S + C?
Qw + N + be + S
To ask with auxiliar: Qw + Aux. + S + Verb + C?

Information questions require question words:

• Where (donde): when we ask for places.
Ex: Where is the teacher? She is at home.
Where does she live? She lives in Don Carmelo.

• When (cuando): when we ask for time or dates.

Ex: When were you born? I was born on July 23 1986.
When did Alice sell the dress? She sold it yesterday.

• What (qué, cual): to ask for things or ideas.

Ex: What’s your fovorite book? My favorite book is The Lord of the Rings.
What time is it? It is seven o’clock.
What do you do? I study English.

• Why (por qué): to ask for reasons.

Ex: Why are you happy? Because I passed the semester.
Why did he arrive late? Because he had a problem
• Who (quien): to ask for people.
Ex: Who is he? He is my brother.
Who came to class early? Luis.

• How (cómo): to ask for the way we do the things.

Ex: How are you? I’m very well / I’m fine / I’m so so.
How did he travel? He traveled by bus.

• Which (qué): to ask for things or animals.

Ex: Which novel have you read? I have read “María”.

• Whose (de quien): to ask about possession. Use this, that, these, those.
Ex: Whose apples are these? They are Julie’s.
Whose book is that? That book is yours.
Possessive forms: Carlos’ car, the boy’s pencil, Mary’s house, the boys’ bicycles
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

• How much (cuanto): to ask for quantity, with no count nouns (butter, some juice, a
lot of salt, a little sugar, much food). With abstract things (health, information, work,
time). No count nouns do not have plural forms.
Ex: How much milk is there in the fridge? There is a little milk.
How much are those shoes? They are $90.000.

• How many (cuantos): to ask for quantity. Use to count nouns (egg, book, house,
boy, apple, dog, flower). Singular count nouns often have a, an or one before them.
Plural count nouns can have numbers or expressions of quantity before them
Ex: How many teachers do you have? We have ten teachers.
How many students are there? There are thirty students.

• How long (cuanto tiempo): to ask for periods of time.

Ex: How long have you studied here? For about two years.
How long did you live in Canada? For a year.
How long will you be in Miami? I will be ten days.

• How old: to ask for people’s age.

Ex: How old is your sister? She is twelve years old.
How old are you? I’m fifteen.

• How often (con qué frecuencia):

Ex: How often do you visit your grandparents? I visit them once a week.

• How far (a qué distancia):

Ex: How far do you live from school? I live four blocks.
 SEMANA 9
TALLER 9
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
DATOS DEL ESTUDIANTE
NAME:
GRADE: E MAIL:
PHONE NUMBER:

INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL TALLER

1. Escribir la contextualización (explicación del tema) en el cuaderno.
2. Responder la actividad en el módulo según la indicación de cada ítem. Sólo debes enviar
la foto de la actividad, captando los datos del estudiante.
ACTIVITY
A. Complete the questions and answers with the corresponding form of the verb to be in the
present form:
1. A: ________ Paul German?
B: No, he _________________. He _________ American.

2. A: _________ Lucy and Mary from Italy?

B: No, they _________________. They __________ from Spain.

3. A: _________ Mark from England?

B: Yes, he _________.

B. Complete the following questions with the corresponding question word. Take into account
the context and the answers given.
0. __What___ is your opinion about the weather? I think it’s nice.
1. ______________________ is this skirt? It’s $50.000.
2. ______________________ did you stay in Medellin? I stayed for five months.
3. ______________________ is your father? He’s 54.
4. ______________________ are there in your family? There are seven people.
5. ______________________ do you like studying? Because it’s important.
6. ______________________ is the meeting? It is at Claudia’s house.
7. ______________________ cell phone is this? It is mine.
8. ______________________ was your English teacher last year? Miss Sugey Olmedo.

C. Complete the dialogues with the corresponding question:

0. A: Hi, __what’s your name?______
B: My name is Andrew.

1. A: __________________________________________________
B: They are my cousins Ana and Robert.

2. A: __________________________________________________
B: I’m 19 years old.
 3. A: ________________________________________________
B: She is from United States.

4. A: ________________________________________________
B: That fridge is $900.000.

D. Read the following text and answer the questions with complete answers.
Helen Keller
The story of Helen Keller is the story of a child who, at the age of 19 months, suddenly lost
her hearing and vision, and who, became one of the most respected women in the world.

Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child in Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S. on June27, 1880.
When she was 19 months, she suffered an illness which could possibly have been scarlet
fever or meningitis. Helen became deaf and blind. Her family went through a lot pain because
it was not easy to communicate with her. Then, Keller’s family contacted a tutor called Anne
Sullivan. She developed a special system which helped Helen to read and write and so she
was able to start school. In 1888 she entered the Cambridge School for Young Ladies to
prepare for Radcliffe College. She entered Radcliffe in the fall of 1900 and received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1904. Throughout these years and until her own death in 1936,
Anne Sullivan was always by Helen’s side.
She spent much of her time writing and giving conferences most frequently on blindness,
deafness, socialism, social issues, and women’s rights. She won many prizes and was
honored by the Sorbonne in Paris because of her contribution to these topics. Helen Keller
died at the age of eighty-eight on June 1, 1968. Her legacy lives on as Foundation and
Institutes are formed to continue the work of putting an end to blindness. She is remembered
as a woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith

1. What happened to Helen Keller when she was 19 months?

________________________________________________________________

2. Who helped Helen to learn how to write and read?

________________________________________________________________

3. When did she start school?

________________________________________________________________

4. Why did she win many prizes?

_________________________________________________________________

5. What happened in 1904?

_________________________________________________________________
E. Reading comprehension. You have to analyze and choose the best answer to each
question, according to the passage.

The Boeing 727 is the house of Joanne Ussery in Benoit, Mississippi. The plane cost just
$2000, moving it 4000 and renovating it to make it a nice home cost another $24000. This
plane is unique and amazing. There are three bedrooms, a living room, a modern kitchen
and a very beautiful bathroom. In the first class section of the plane, there is Joanne’s
bedroom. Next to it, there is a big living room, it has four emergency doors. In front of the
living room, there is the bathroom which has a Jacuzzi but there are other four toilets that
have the ariginal no smoking signs. The kitchen is located behind her bedroom. Joanne’s
family, grandsons and friends enjoy visiting and playing around this strange but well-
equipped house.

Circle the correct answer:

1. The plane cost
A. $24000 B. $2000 C. $30000

2. The living room is next to

A. A bathroom B. the kitchen C. the bedroom

3. How many bedrooms are there?

A. 1 B. 4 C. 5

4. The bathroom with Jacuzzi

A. Has a smoking sign
B. B. It is in front of the living rom
C. It has four emergency doors

5. We can infer Joanne’s friends and family like the house because
A. It is expensive
B. It is unique and amazing
C. It has a Jacuzzi

F. Complete the conversations. Choose the best answer.

1. How many bedrooms are there in that castle?

A. I want to see it
B. Five including mine
C. Twenty pounds

2. Where are the tickets for the show?

A. In my wallet
B. Too late
C. What’s wrong?