Wh- questions
Basic Question Types Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No") Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is "Information") Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question")
Yes/No Questions
2. Question Word Questions
3. Choice Questions
Ask questions for the underlined Word/ expression: _____________________? In the morning I drink milk. _____________________? She goes to school every day. _____________________? At lunch time I eat soup. _____________________? Mary lives in Lisbon. _____________________? We went to Paris in August. _____________________? We got there by bus. _____________________? I waited 10 minutes to see him. _____________________? We stayed in London for a week. _____________________? We didn´t visit that museum because we were in a hurry. _____________________? She studies in her bedroom. _____________________? He is my English teacher.
TABOO QUESTIONS
Work in groups and invent at least 5 taboo questions which will be answered afterwards by the members of the other teams!!!!!! E.g. “How often do you take a bath or shower?” “What colour underwear are you wearing today?” “How much do you weigh?” “How much money do you have (in the bank)?”
Useful language Politely refusing to answer a question “I’d rather not answer that (if you don’t mind)?” “I’d rather not say” “I’m afraid that’s a bit personal” Impolitely refusing to answer a question “(That’s) none of your business!” “Keep your nose out (of other people’s business)!” “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you