LESSON PLAN 2 - W-H QUESTIONS

Grade level: Grade Seven

Objectives:

            At the end of the class, the students are expected to:

a.    understand and use question words who, what, where, when, why, and how.

b.    construct correct sentences using the “Wh-” questions.

c.    implement appropriate wh- questions in real-world contexts

Subject Matter: Formulate W-H Questions

Reference/s:

ALL ESL.(2021, March 12). Talktastic: The ESL Game             Board for Free-Talking. Retrieved from          https://allesl.com/esl-game-board-talktastic-free-           talking/

Cambridge Dictionary.(n.d.). Questions: wh-questions.           Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-          grammar/questions-wh-questions

McCarthy C.(2008, July 17). How to use 'Wh...' questions.      Retrieved from https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/how-use-wh-            questions?fbclid=IwAR10MyfMQ-3yGPI1LVxrKp5V3E1gTcX5-            1gshT6Z8IPEpWT6geugvtqn26c

Namita.(2016, June 05). How to Use 'Wh' Question Words?. Retrieved from https://english.eagetutor.com/spoken-     english-grammar/how-to-use-wh-question-words

Materials:

• Board
• Chalk
• Dice
• Laptop
• Projector
• PowerPoint Presentation

Procedure:

A.   Activity

a.    Recall

Prayers and Greetings

Checking of Attendance

The teacher asks the students about the topic they last discussed in the subject and briefly discussed the relationship of this to the new subject matter.

 

b.    Motivation

The teacher will ask the students to go around the classroom and find a partner. The teacher will give a copy of the board game and dice for every partner. The students will roll the dice and move their game pieces. When it landed on a square, the students will ask their partner the question in the box. Accordingly, both students per partner respond until they go around the entire game board. The students should only speak in ENGLISH.

B.   Analysis:

After the activity, the teacher will ask the students the following questions:

1.    Who can tell me what he/she notices with the following sentences?

            2.  Are you familiar with the W-H Questions?

C.  

Abstraction:

The teacher now discusses the definition of W-H Questions, cite some examples, and give their uses.

 

WH Question Words

We use question words to ask certain types of questions (question word questions).

 

We often refer to these words as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).

 

Question words	Usage	Examples
What	Used to ask about things	- What are you doing? - What do you think about the movie?
When	Used to ask about time	- When will the meeting start?  - When are you leaving?
Where	Used to ask about places	- Where’s my bag? - Where do you live?
Who	Used to ask about people	- Who do you love the most in your family? - Who told you that story?
Whom	Used to ask about people (object of verb)	- Whom did you see in the morning?  I saw Mr. Mark, my English teacher. - Whom was Jim talking to? He was talking to Jack, his new roommate.
Which	Used to ask about choices	- Which one do you choose? The left or right? - Of all the drinks in the menu, which one would you like?
Whose	Used to ask about possession	- Whose pencil is this? Is it yours? - Whose books are these?
Why	Used to ask about reasons/ causes	- Why did it happen? I didn’t understand. - Why is he crying?
How	Used to ask about manner/ process	- How can you explain this problem? Please tell us. - How can you get here?

 

I. How to form WH-questions?

1. with an auxiliary

Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + main verb …?

       Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs (not main verbs).

       Common auxiliary verbs include be, do, have. Others are will, shall, would, can, could, must, should, may, might, etc.

®    What do you do for a living?

®    Why should we read books?

®    When is she coming?

 

2. without any auxiliary

(when WH-words replace subjects already)

Wh-word + main verb …?

 

®    What happened to Peter?

      A bad accident happened to him today.

 

®    Who won the game?

      Tio won the game.

 

®    Who gave you this present?

      My cousin gave me this present.

 

II. Responding to WH-questions

1.  What

®    What is it?

      It’s a table.

 

®    What color is your dress?

      It’s purple.

 

®    What is your mom doing?

      She’s cooking in the kitchen.

 

®    What do you think about the party?

      Well. It’s fun. I like the music best.

 

®    What will happen if our team loses this time?

      We’ll be out of the game.

 

2.  When

®    When will the train arrive?

      The train will arrive in 30 minutes.

 

®    When does she get up?

      She gets up at 6 am.

 

®    When did the party end?

      It ended before 8 pm.

 

®    When are you going to visit James?

      I’m going to see him tomorrow.

 

3.  Where

®    Where do you live?

      I live in Washington D.C.

 

®    Where are you going?

      I’m going to the zoo.

 

®    Where’s the coffee bar?

      It’s between the supermarket and the cinema.

 

®    Where did you leave my jacket?

      I left it in my bedroom.

 

®    Where have you been?

      I’ve been in the library reading books.

 

4.  Who

®    Who’s this?

      She’s my new roommate.

 

®    Who wants to be a scientist in the future?

      My sister does. I don’t.

 

®    Who would you like to travel with?

      I would like to travel with my best friend, Kim.

 

®    Who told you that secret?

      Jenny did. She told me everything.

 

®    Who do you like the most in this class?

      I like Henry. He’s so friendly.

 

5.  Whom

®    Whom should we talk to?

      We should talk to the principal. She’s responsible for student issues.

 

®    Whom did you see yesterday?

      I saw Kevin and his girlfriend.

 

®    Whom would you like to interview?

      I would like to interview Mr.Patrick, the director.

 

®    Whom do we have to contact?

      We have to contact the representative of that company.

 

®    Whom did you meet in front of the building last week?

      That was Annie, my secretary.

 

®    Whom do you know in this class?

      I only know Danny.

 

®    Whom are you going to invite?

      I’m going to invite all of my classmates

 

®    With whom do you agree?

      I agree with Henry’s team.

 

6.  Which

®    Which shirt do you like?

      I like the one with the big yellow star on it.

 

®    Which color do you choose?

      I choose red.

 

®    Which part do you like the most in this story?

      I love the 2nd part when the prince came and proposed to the princess.

 

®    Which is the longest river in the world?

      That’s the Nile.

 

®    Which one is yours?

      Mine is the biggest one.

 

7.  Whose

®    Whose jacket is this?

      It’s my mom’s.

 

®    Whose birthday is today?

      It’s Jenny’s.

 

®    Whose pencil is on the floor?

      That’s mine.

 

®    Whose team is better?

      Will’s team is much better.

 

8.  Why

®    Why don’t we visit him now?

      It’s a good idea.

 

®    Why did you leave so early?

      Because I didn’t enjoy the party.

 

®    Why do you think that he loves you?

      Because he’s given me lots of chocolate on Valentine’s day.

 

®    Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving?

      Because it’s a special day.

 

®    Why can’t I go to the cinema now?

      Because you haven’t done your homework.

 

®    Why are you so late?

      Sorry, teacher. I missed the bus.

 

9.  How

®    How’s the weather?

      It’s sunny and hot.

 

®    How do you feel?

      I feel much better now.

 

®    How did you know him?

      We were old friends.

 

®    How’s your new job?

      It’s interesting. I enjoy it.

 

®    How often do you go to the movie theater?

      I sometimes go there. I’m quite busy.

 

®    How far is it from your house to school?

      Not too far. I walk to school every day.

 

®    How much did it cost?

      It cost $4.

 

®    How many people are there in your class?

      There are 30 of them.

 

®    How come you lost the game?

      I couldn’t answer the first question well enough.

 

 

 

D.   D. Application

a.    Individual Guided Activity

Complete the following questions with appropriate question words. Write the words What,Which,When,Where,Who,Why, & How.

 

1._____ do you like best?

2._____ hobbies does Carlo like?

3._____ old are you Pedro?

4._____ is Maria’s birthday?

5._____ are my cook books?

6._____ do the Rizals live?

7._____ is the President of the Philippines?

8._____ don’t you go by bus, Cristina?

9._____ do you prefer, cats or dogs?

10._____ much are the potatoes?

 

b.    Group Differentiated

The class will be divided into four groups and will task to create a short skit with the given scenario. The students must demonstrate the W-H Questions with the script.

 

 

Group 1: Hotel Booking Telephone Conversation

 

Group 2: Job Interview Conversation

 

Group 3: Fighting Neighbour

 

Group 4: Love Confession

 

E.   E. Evaluation

Write questions about the underlined words. Proper usage of grammar is necessary.

Example:

      He drank juice.

Answer: What did he drink?

 

1.    They went to Spain.

Answer:

2.    He writes novels.

Answer:

3.    Lacy likes soccer.

Answer:

4.    He discovered the truth.

Answer:

5.    The meeting will start at 10 o’clock.

Answer:

6.    Pamela speaks slowly.

Answer:

7.    Janet is sitting in front of Andrea.

Answer:

8.    Your teacher answers honestly.

Answer:

9.    Pat arrived early today.

Answer:

10. Karen and Simon drive dangerously.

Answer:

 

 

F.    F. Assignment

As homework, the teacher asks the students to make a short interview video featuring anyone, it can be their parents, friend, siblings, etc. The video must be 3-5 minutes.