Wh questions + verb to be

These question words are used to ask for specific information.

Goal: Learn the use of the wh - questions with the verb to be in simple present.

Objetivo: Aprender el uso de las “Wh . questions” en el tiempo presente simple.

 Let’s see the wh- questions:

1.    What – Qué, Cuál ⮕ It´s used to ask for a person’s or object’s information.

     

2.    Who – Quién ⮕ It´s used to ask for a person.

3.    When – Cuándo ⮕ It’s used to ask for a specific time

4.    Where – Dónde ⮕ It’s used to ask for a place or a location.

5.    Why – Por qué ⮕ It’s used to ask for a reason of a situation.

6.    Which – Cuál ⮕ It expresses elections or comparisons at the moment to ask.

7.    How – Cómo ⮕ It’s used to ask for the condition or a  state  of a person, object or animal.  It also expresses a way, a form. This wh-question can be followed by an adjective or an adverb. For instance: How old, How long, How often.

     Wh – question + verb to be

Making questions with these words is very simple. Just follow the structure and practice these wh – questions all time you need.

The structure is:

Wh – question       +        verb to be       +    complement

      Who                                are                              you?   (Quién eres tu)

      What                               is                                this?    (Qué es esto)

       Where                             is             the              party?  (Dónde es la fiesta?

       How                              are                                you?  (cómo estas?

  

EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with the appropriate wh – question and match with the sentences.

A.   _________’s that?                                                         1.  Because I missed my bus.

A.   _________’s the class?                                                2.  I think Burger is.     

B.   _________‘s your birthday?                                        3. It’s in Jamundi.

C.   _________ are they?                                                    4. She’s 14 years,

D.   _________ is more delicious, a burger                      5. It’s a delicious Cholado.

     or a hot dog?

E.   ________ old is she?                                                   6. It’s Sahara desert.        

F.    _________are you late?                                               7. 111 feet long. (Three buses long)

G.   ________‘s the seven rivers park?                            8. Because his father is too.

H.   ________ Jamundi’s foundation day?                       9. It´s Mr. Mena.

I.      _______big is a blue whale?                                      10.  It’s in the classroom 101.

J.    _______’s colombia’s president?                              11. They are at home.

K.   _______’s your English teacher?                              12. I’m from Colombia.

L.    _______ is he so tall?                                                 13. It’s on 23^rd  March of 1536.

M.   _______ is hotter, Sahara Desert or                         14. It’s on july 22^nd.

      Death  Valley?

N.   _______ are you from?.                                             15. It’s Mr. Ivan Duque.

Reading Comprension  and wh – questions

Skimming is a strong reading technique to catch the details in a text. It’s a reading comprehension strategy which you focus in a specific or part of the text. You move your eyes quickly in order to find the information you are looking for or you are interested. Just shoot to the target words.

Exercise

Read this text and then answer the questions below. 

Eating cholado in Jamundi, a sweet experience you’ll never forget

Hundreds of people come to Jamundi every single weekend to have one of the most delicious and sweetest experience in the world: eat a big Cholado.  You may consider this like an ice cream. Other people say that it’s a salad fruit with ice. The truth is, this delicious and sweet shaved and fruit product, is considered like a touristic attraction in Jamundi, a town near to Cali, Colombia. 

Cholado is made of shaved ice with different syrups flavors especially blackberry and pieces of tropical fruits like kiwi, pineapple, mango, papaya, banana, strawberry, apples and grapes. Condensed milk is added to this colorful recipe with a wafer cookie if you want.

Then, you can enjoy it with a great companion while you listen a salsa song or see the life’s monument. 

Many families of Jamundi work in the cholado’s industry. They have their stands in a special place named “Cholado’s Park” (El parquet del Cholado). In this place you can find different kinds and sizes of Cholados. Also, you can drink a delicious fruit juice, or taste a cold “Lulada” which is a shaved ice with Lulo juice, lemon and condensed milk. Some people with hangover symptoms (an unpleasant state after drinking alcohol) go to “Cholados Park” to have a special drink named “Mataguayabo”.  They say after drinking “Mataguayabo” you don’t feel hangover anymore. When did this begin? The history of the Cholado in Jamundi started with the Bonillas Family. It is said that was Doña Rosina, mother of Hector Bonilla, who started preparing and selling small ice blocks with lemon and honey. Later, Hector added a special syrup and fruits which is very similar to nowadays Cholado. But Bonilla family is not the only one who depends

economically of Cholado’s industry. Some families of Jamundi work in this industry. They work every day. In the morning they organize their stands with all the ingredients. When the day is very sunny and hot, the customers start to arrive and buy the products. On weekends, you can see many people from everywhere who come to Jamundi attracted by Cholados. On July 20^th 2012, Cholado’s stands owners of Jamundi met together to produce the biggest Cholado in the history with the idea to appear in the Guinness Records. It was a great event. 

So if you want to have a delicious and sweet experience, don’t doubt, just come to Jamundi.

Here, you with your family and friends will find different Cholados sizes and mixtures which make you feel as if you were in an Oasis in the middle of the desert.

Answer these questions by skimming the text. Take in consideration the literal words in the question and asocciate them in the text.
Example: What is a hangover? (paragraph 3, lines 7-8) It's an unpleasant state after drinkink alcohol.  

1.    What is the writer trying to do in the text? ___________________________

2.    What is a Cholado? ____________________________________________

3.    How is Cholado made of?________________________________________

4.    What is a Lulada?______________________________________________

5.    Who are the customers of “Mataguayabo” drink?______________________

6.    When is the best time to eat a cholado?_____________________________   

7.    Where is Jamundi located?_______________________________________

8.    Who did begin to produce Cholados in Jamundi?______________________

9.    Why is Cholado very important for Jamundi’s economy?_________________

1. Which is sweeter, a Cholado or a Lulada?____________________________

How is the weather in Jamundi? ___________________________________

Verb to be

Review of Grammar tenses

Goal: To review and identify the use, form and some examples of the grammar tenses.

VERB TO BE

VERB TO BE ACTIVITIES 

1.       Fill the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be.

·         AFFIRMATIVE

Ø  Jamundi ___ a beautiful town of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 

Ø  I study at IETIE school in Jamundi, I ____ a student.

Ø  Jose ____ from Colombia, so He ___ Colombian.

Ø  You ____ my friend because you ___with me in good and bad times.

Ø  They ____ live in Terranova, a large neiborhood in Jamundi

 

Ø  Andres Ramirez ____ Jamundi’s mayor.

Ø  Yuri Alvear ___ a famous world champion  judoka from Jamundi. 

Ø  We ____ in the Seven rivers Park, a nice place in Jamundi.

Ø  Cholado ___ a delicious, sweet ice cream with pieces of fruits like banana, apple, grapes, papaya, lulo, made with too much love in Jamundi.

·         INTERROGATIVE.

Ø  Hello Laura, ____you at home?

Ø  ____ Bertha a good principal? Yes, she is.

Ø  ____ the statue of the life in Jamundi? Yes, It is.

Ø  ____ there a lot of nature in Jamundi? Yes, Jamundi _____a surrounded by forests, rivers and nice ecologic places.

Ø  ___ I a good teacher? Yes, You are.

Ø  ___ today cloudy and cold? No, it’s not. Today ___a beautiful sunny and hot day.

·         NEGATIVE. Complete the sentences using the negative form of the verb to be

Ø  Santiago ______ in the school because he is sick. He is at home

 

Ø  IETIE SCHOOL _____ located in Cali, It’s in Jamundi.

Ø  Sara ______ in the classroom, she is in the bathroom.

Ø  They _____ soccer players, they are basketball players.

Ø  I _____ your brother, I am your father, you must listen to me and do what I tell you.

Ø  It’ _______ time to sleep anymore, wake up now. It’s time to get up and go to school.

Ø  Jamundi ___ not a big and crowded city. It’s a nice town. You can visit whenever you want. 

Wh questions + verb to be  

Answer these questions using verb to be.

Ø  What’s your name?_______________________________________

Ø  How old are you?_______________________________________

Ø  Where is your hometown?_______________________________________

Ø  When is your birthday? _______________________________________

Ø  How’s the weather today?___________________________________________________

Ø  What are your parents’ names?___________________________________________________

Ø  Why are you so smart? _________________________________________

Ø  Where are you from?  _________________________________________

Ø  How big is your city/ town?_________________________________________

Ø  How many people are in your family?_________________________________________

Ø  When is your English class?_________________________________________

Read this text and answer the questions

Cultures around the world

Culture is all the creations, beliefs, and customs of the people in a country or a place. When we talk about culture we talk about typical celebrations, food, music, art, and other manifestations around the world.

Read these information about some people.

1 José Guacheta is a 15-year old boy from Jamundi. He lives in La Estrella, a small village in 2 Jamundi. He lives with his family. He likes to eat arepa, a flatbread made by corn, and likes 3 to drink “aguadepanela”. His family are farmers. They grow different food like tomatoes, 4 beans, oranges and coffee. On weekends they go to Jamundi´s market and sell their food.  Jamundi is a hot and sunny place. Its people are nice and really and hospitable. Jamundeños, people from Jamundi, are also very friendly and likes to go out on weekends to eat cholados, a delicious ice cream made pieces of fruits. At night, people likes to dance salsa and drink “aguardiente” that is liquor drink made of Sugarcane. Jose is very happy in Jamundi.

Answer these questions.

           QUESTION                                                     

1.      Who is Jose Guacheta?                      Line ______________

2.      Where is he from?                              Line ______________

3.      Is Jamundi his hometown?                 Line ______________

4.      Who are jamundeños?                         Line ______________

5.      What does Jose like to eat and drink? Line ______________

6.      Describe the people of Jamundi.       Line ______________

7.      What is “aguardiente”?                    Line ______________

8.      What is an arepa?                             Line ______________

9.      Is Jose sad in Jamundi?                    Line ______________

10.  What is Cholado?                             Line ______________