B2 English Language · Term 1 Week 9: Asking and Answering Questions

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.1.8.1.1 - Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering Wh - questions

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify Wh- question words (who, what, when, where, why, how) and state what is common to them.
Pronounce Wh- question words clearly with the correct rising or falling intonation when asking questions.
Answer Wh- questions with complete and appropriate responses using correct pronunciation and intonation.
Ask and answer simple Wh- questions in pairs, taking turns as questioner and responder.
Write out four simple Wh- questions of their own and read them aloud with proper intonation.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Asking and Answering Questions (1.8)
Content standard: B2.1.8.1 - Demonstrate understanding in asking and answering questions
Indicator: B2.1.8.1.1 - Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering Wh - questions
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.45
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 45
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise Yes/No questions and have learners answer some such question
- Ask Wh questions and have learners answer them.
e.g. Questions Answers Who took my pen? I did. Where is the book? It is on the table.
- Ask them to say what is common to all the questions introduced by Wh words (what? when? why? how?).
e.g. Why did you eat her food?
- Guide learners to use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering simple Wh - questions in pairs. One asks a Wh question and the other answers. They then reverse roles.
- Let learners write out simple Wh - questions on their own.

Figure from the b2 english language curriculum, printed page 45

 The worked example is a two-column table (Questions | Answers) whose cells arrive in the text layer as one run of words; the figure shows it. The pairs are "Who took my pen?" / "I did." and "Where is the book?" / "It is on the table."