wh-questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

At the end of this lesson...

You will be able to formulate questions correctly using wh-words.

You will be able to gather information about someone's expertise.

You will be able to report on the information you found.

Wh-words

who's vs whose

Experts

a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

Think of an area that you are an expert in and tell it to the person next to you.

Interviews

Interviews are often done with experts in a particular area.

Create at least 5 questions using different WH-words to ask your partner about their expertise. Write them down.

who / what / where / why / which / how / when

Interview the expert

Interview the person next to you about their expertise.

Use the questions that you made before.

Write down their answers using key-words.

Switch after the 5 minutes are over.

Report what you found

Tell your new partner who you interviewed and what their expertise is.

Tell them about the questions you asked and the answers the expert gave you.

Make sure that your new partner now has an idea of what the expert you interviewed told you.

What did you find out?

Feedback

Have a look at each other's questions.

Did you use the correct WH-words?

Any mistakes in the language?

At the end of this lesson...

You will be able to formulate questions correctly using wh-words.

You will be able to gather information about someone's expertise.

You will be able to report on the information you found.

Did you achieve these aims?