TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Where did they go?

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar and Speaking In this past simple information gap activity, students ask and
Activity: information gap, answer Wh questions in the past simple to complete missing
asking and answering information in a chart.
questions from prompts
(pair work) Procedure
Explain that the students are going to ask past simple Wh questions
Focus to a partner in order to complete missing information in a chart.
Past simple Wh questions
Draw an example chart on the board and elicit the past simple
and answers
questions and answers from the prompts.

Example:
Aim
To ask and answer past Terry Monday
simple Wh questions
Where / go beach
in order to complete
missing information in a What time / go there 11 a.m.
chart. How / go there by car
Who / go with Helen

Preparation
Where did Terry go on Monday? He went to the beach.
Make one copy of the two What time did he go there? He went there at 11 a.m.
worksheets for each pair How did he go there? He went there by car.
of students. Who did he go with? He went with Helen.

Next, divide the students into pairs (Students A and B).

Level
Give each student a corresponding worksheet.
Elementary (A1-A2)
Have the students sit facing their partners.
Time
Tell the students not to show their worksheet to their partner.
25 minutes
Students then use the prompts on their worksheet to ask and
answer the questions and complete the chart.

When the students have finished, they compare charts to check

their answers.

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 PAST SIMPLE 'WH' QUESTIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Where did they go?

Student A

Ask your partner past simple Wh questions to complete the missing information in the chart.

Example: A: Where did Roger go on Tuesday? B: He went to the supermarket.

Questions Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Roger

Where / go market ................. post office ................. corner shop

When / go there afternoon ................. morning ................. evening

What / buy flowers ................. stamps ................. beer

Vicky

shopping
Where / go ................. office ................. .................
mall

What time / go there ................. 8 a.m. ................. 6 p.m .................

How / go there ................. by car ................. by bus .................

Harry

Mexican Italian
Where / go ................. coffee shop .................
restaurant restaurant

What / eat fajitas ................. pastry ................. pizza

Who / go with girlfriend ................. best friend ................. brother

Katie

Where / go ................. beach ................. concert .................

What / do there ................. swim ................. music .................

Who / go with ................. Emma ................. Vicky .................

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 PAST SIMPLE 'WH' QUESTIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Where did they go?

Student B

Ask your partner past simple Wh questions to complete the missing information in the chart.

Example: B: Where did Roger go on Monday? A: He went to the market.

Questions Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Roger

Where / go ................. 7-eleven ................. phone shop .................

When / go there ................. morning ................. lunch-time .................

What / buy ................. bread ................. SIM card .................

Vicky

Where / go gym ................. cafe ................. cinema

What time / go there 7 a.m. ................. 1 p.m ................. 8 p.m

How / go there by bicycle ................. on foot ................. by taxi

Harry

Chinese
Where / go ................. pub ................. .................
restaurant

What / eat ................. steak ................. noodles .................

Who / go with ................. Darren ................. boss .................

Katie

Where / go park ................. cinema ................. gym

What / do there badminton ................. Star Wars 9 ................. exercise

Who / go with Derek ................. Michael ................. Mary

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