Wh- and How questions with be: Activity 1
Read Grammar bank 2B. Then complete the conversations with the correct
question word. Listen and check.
Grammar Bank
2B Wh- and How questions with be
Question + Verb + Subject
Who 's Tom? He's a friend.
Where are you from? I'm from Toronto, Canada.
When 's the concert? It's on Tuesday.
How are you? I'm fine, thanks.
How old is she? She's ten.
Word order
[+] subject, verb They're American.
[?] Verb, subject Are they American?
[?] Question, verb, subject Where are they from?
Contractions with question words
You can contract is after question words.
What's her name? = What is her name?
Where's he from? = Where is he from?
How's Anna? = How is Anna?
How old's Jan? = How old is Jan?
Don't contract is in a question when the last word is a pronoun (he, she, it, etc.).
How old is she? NOT How old's she?
Where is he? NOT Where's he?
When Who Where What How old
Who What Where
1. A ________ 's the concert?
B On Tuesday at 7:30.
2. A ________ is it?
B In the Festival Hall.
3. A ________ 's your name?
B Jessica.
4. A ________ is she?
B She's my friend, Julia.
5. A ________ 's she from?
B Brazil.
6. A ________ 's your email?
B It's
[email protected].
7. A ________ 's that?
B My brother Adrian.
8. A ________ is he?
B He's 25.
Wh- and How questions with be: Activity 2
Read Grammar bank 2B. Write questions to complete the conversation. Use
contractions. Listen and check.
Grammar Bank
2B Wh- and How questions with be
Question + Verb + Subject
Who 's Tom? He's a friend.
Where are you from? I'm from Toronto, Canada.
When 's the concert? It's on Tuesday.
How are you? I'm fine, thanks.
How old is she? She's ten.
Word order
[+] subject, verb They're American.
[?] Verb, subject Are they American?
[?] Question, verb, subject Where are they from?
Contractions with question words
You can contract is after question words.
What's her name? = What is her name?
Where's he from? = Where is he from?
How's Anna? = How is Anna?
How old's Jan? = How old is Jan?
Don't contract is in a question when the last word is a pronoun (he, she, it, etc.).
How old is she? NOT How old's she?
Where is he? NOT Where's he?
Where's phone are old your number
address from your name What's you
What's your How Where you email
What's are
1. A _________ _________ _________ ?
B Pedro Guzman.
2. A _________ _________ _________ _________ ?
B Monterrey.
3. A _________ Monterrey?
B It's in Mexico.
4. A _________ _________ _________ _________ ?
B I'm 19.
5. A _________ _________ _________ _________ ?
B It's 555-150-9304.
6. A _________ _________ _________ _________ ?
B [email protected]
Phone numbers
Listen and write the phone numbers. Do not use any spaces. Then listen again
and repeat.
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
Numbers 11-100: Activity 1
Listen and write the numbers in words. Listen and repeat.
1. ___________
6. ___________
2. ___________
7. ___________
3. ___________
8. ___________
4. ___________
9. ___________
5. ___________
10. ___________
Numbers 11-100: Activity 2
Write the numbers in words. Then listen and repeat.
21 twenty-one
2 6
44 88
2 6
3 7
50 90
0 0
3 7
55 99
3 7
4 8
60 100
0 0
Understanding numbers
Listen. Which number do you hear? Then listen again and repeat.
1.
o thirteen
o thirty
2.
o fourteen
o forty
3.
o fifteen
o fifty
4.
o sixty
o sixteen
5.
o seventeen
o seventy
6.
o eighty
o eighteen
7.
o nineteen
o ninety
How are you? Activity 1
Listen and complete the conversation.
Marcus Hi, Alexandra. How are you?
Alexandra Hello, Marcus! I'm fine. Oh, this is Lauren. She / She's a
friend from work.
Marcus Hi, Lauren. Like / Nice to meet you.
Lauren Hi.
Marcus Oh, no. See / Look at the time. I'm sorry / I sorry . I'm late for
work. Nice to greet / meet you, Lauren. See / Speak you later, Alexandra.
Lauren Goodbye.
Marcus Uh, Lauren. What's your phone number / email number ?
How are you? Activity 2
Listen and read. Then say and record.
1.Hi, Alexandra. How are you?
2.Hello, Marcus!
3.I'm fine.
4.Oh, this is Lauren.
5.She's a friend from work.
6.Hi, Lauren. Nice to meet you.
7.Hi.
8.Oh, no. Look at the time.
9.I'm sorry.
10.I'm late for work.
11.Nice to meet you, Lauren.
12.See you later, Alexandra.
13.Goodbye.
14.Uh, Lauren. What's your phone number?
Writing 1
Complete the form for an English language school with your information.
Welcome to Lakeview Summer School. Writing here …
Please write the information about you.
1 First name:
2 Last name:
3 Age:
4 Address:
5 Zip code:
6 Email:
7 Nationality:
