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1. Wh- Questions
A Friendly Visit
2
Focus on Grammar 2
Part II, Unit 7
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. A Friendly Visit 1A Friendly Visit 1
Dad, I think
we have
visitors.
Who are
they?
I don’t know. Why
are their heads so
small?
Oh, they’re
human
beings.
Be kind, son.
Their brains
aren’t very big.

3. A Friendly Visit 2A Friendly Visit 2
Our spaceship broke
down. Where are
we?
Our spaceship broke
down. Where are
we?
Why are you
here?
Why are you
here?
Welcome to our
planet.
Would you like
some iced tea?
Welcome to our
planet.
Would you like
some iced tea?
Greetings from
Earth. What is
your language?
Greetings from
Earth. What is
your language?
Our language is
 ₪. But I
want to practice
my English.
Our language is
 ₪. But I
want to practice
my English.
You are very far
from home.
You are very far
from home.

4. FunctionFunction
Wh- questions ask for information. They cannot be
answered with a yes or no.
Where are you
from?
Where are you
from?
We are from
Earth.
We are from
Earth.Yes.Yes.

5. Singular and PluralSingular and Plural
Use is for singular subjects and are for
plural subjects.
Where is your spaceship?
What are your plans?
singular
plural

6. WhoWho
Who asks about people.
Who are you?
Who is your leader?
person
person

7. WhatWhat
What asks about things.
What is your language?
What are your names?
    thing
things

8. WhereWhere
Where asks about places.
Where are we?
Where is your spaceship?

9. WhyWhy
Why asks for a reason.
Why are you here?
Why are their heads so small?

10. His hobby is soccer.
Practice 1Practice 1
With a partner, read the
answers and ask
wh-questions.
Example:
They’re aliens.
Who are they?Where is he from?Why are they happy?What is his hobby?
The United States.Because they landed on the moon.

11. ContractionsContractions
We often use contractions for wh- questions with is
in speaking and informal writing.
Where is the mustard?Where is the mustard?Where’s
What is on TV?What is on TV?What’s

12. AnswersAnswers
We usually give short answers to wh-
questions. We can give long answers too.
Why is your
skin green?
My skin is green
because I eat a
lot of broccoli.
Because I eat a
lot of broccoli.
short
answer
long
answer

13. Practice 2Practice 2
Use the clues to ask and
answer wh- questions with a
partner.
Who is he?Example:
doctor
4. he sees a spaceship
2. firefighter1. spaceship
3. alien
He is a doctor.
Where is she?
She is in a spaceship.
What is he?
He is an alien.
Who is he?
He is a fire fighter.
Why is he scared?
He sees a spaceship.

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