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Making questions
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What nationality are most of the tourists in Punta Cana?
Mostly Americans and Canadians, and tourists from the UK, Spain, France and South America.
Where can I eat the best feijoada in Rio de Janeiro?
The best place is Casa da Feijoada in Ipanema.
When is the best time to visit Puerto Madryn in Argentina?
September and October are the best. You can watch whales and penguins.
Who is the best chef in Spain?
There are many, but Albert Adriá is fantastic!
Why do I have to wear the crampons for the Perito Moreno Glacier trek?
Because it is necessary to walk on the ice.
How do I get from Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris city centre?
You have three transfer options: train, bus or taxi.
Which is the best transfer option? Train, bus or taxi?
It's a train.
Grammar used in the text
Grammar used in the text
Questions words
In this lesson, you can see questions from travellers. The first word in each question is an interrogative pronoun:
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
¿Qué?
What is the most common question word in English.
We can use What in questions about personal information:
What’s your name?
What’s your cell phone number?
What’s your address?
¿Dónde?
Where is used for places.
In English, we usually use Where are you from? and not What’s your nationality? or What nationality are you?
¿Por qué? Porque ...
Why is used for the question. Because is used for the answer.
Why do you study English?
Because I want to travel around the world.
¿Cuál?
Which is used when you have a limited number of options.
So, we can’t say: Which is your name? We say What’s your name?
We can ask: Which is your name: Peggy or Maggie? In this case, we have the options.
¿Quién?
Who is used for persons.
Who is your English teacher?
My English teacher is Patricia.
¿De quién?
Whose is used for possession.
Whose is this passport?
This passport is Tom’s.
¿Cómo? ¿De qué manera? ¿Por qué medio?
How is used for manner or way to do something, etc.
How can I make a reservation?
You can call by phone, and pay with Visa.
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Look up
Look up some words and expressions in WordReference. For example:
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answer
ask
reply
first
about
say
east
eastern
west
western
whales
crampons
transfer
mostly
ice
now
lodging
dish
eat
o’clock
best
first
pronoun / noun
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Sentences are useful for learning about words.
For example:
"para quién"
"para qué"
"de quién"
"con qué"
Importante: usa las comillas para que
"ambas palabras"
estén juntas en la búsqueda.
Por ejemplo: esta búsqueda.
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Images are great for learning about words.
For example:
"question words"
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¿Cómo harías estas preguntas en inglés?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
When is your birthday?
What day is your birthday?
¿Para quién es este regalo?
Who is this present for?
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