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U1 Penfriends
Grammar (I):
Asking Wh- questions
and How questions
Grammar (II):
Using a and an
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Grammar (I):
Asking Wh- questions
and How questions
Finding out information
A We use question words to find out things. May and her mum are talking about Jon’s letter. Complete the conversation between May and her mum, using these question words.
How many …
How old …
Who …
Where …
When …
What …
Mum: (1) __________ is the letter from?
May: A new penfriend.
Mum: (2) __________ is his name?
May: Jon.
Mum: (3) __________ does he live?
May: In Newcastle. That’s in England.
Mum: (4) __________ is he?
May: Twelve.
Mum: (5) __________ is his birthday?
May: I don’t know. He doesn’t say in his letter.
Mum: (6) __________ brothers and sisters does he have?
May: One brother. OK, Mum, I’m going to write a reply now.
Who
What
Where
How old
When
How many
B Each question word used by May’s mother
starts a question about a different topic. Match the question words in Column A with the topics in Column B.
A B
1 Who? ( ) a numbers
2 What? ( ) b ages
3 Where? ( ) c things
4 When? ( ) d people
5 How old? ( ) e times
6 How many? ( ) f places
d
c
f
e
b
a
Danny: (1) ______________________________ has Jon got?
May: One. He has only one brother.
Danny: (2) __________ is Jon’s brother?
May: Much older than him, I think. He’s in university now.
Danny: (3) __________ is Jon’s __________?
May: He wants to be an architect or an engineer.
Danny: (4) __________ did they move to the UK?
May: I don’t know. They lived in Shanghai before.
Danny: (5) __________ is Newcastle?
May: It’s in the north-east of England.
Danny: (6) __________ works in the college in his family?
May: His mother.
C Here is a conversation about Jon between
May and her brother Danny. Complete Danny’s questions.
How many brothers and sisters
How old
What
ambition
When
Where
Who
Long and short answers
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