Ask where: information questions with '¿dónde?'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of adjectives to ask and answer questions about how and where someone is today.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Spanish statements become questions by raising tone of voice at the end.
- Spanish uses two question marks; the one at the front of the question is upside down.
- When an adjective ends in -e or -z it can describe a female and male person or animal; it does not change.
- Many cities in Spanish-speaking countries contain [a] [o] [u].
Keywords
Dónde - question word for 'where?'
Cómo - question word for 'how?'
Estoy - part of the verb 'estar', 'to be, being', meaning 'I am'
Estás - part of the verb 'estar', 'to be, being', meaning 'you are'
Common misconception
Questions in English and Spanish are written in the same way.
Questions in Spanish need an upside-down (inverted) question mark at the begininng and a regular question mark at the end. This is because the verb and person do not swap in Spanish questions, as they do in English.
Teacher tip
Teachers might want to use this opportunity for pupils with a different cultural background to learn the names of their countries of origin and share with the class. This might provide a bit of a challenge too as there are likely to be unknown phonemes in those country names.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the adjective and the rule.
describes a male subject
describes a female subject
describes both male and female subjects
Q2.Which of these adjectives could you use to describe both male and female subjects?
Q3.Which is the correct translation of 'Rubén is serious today.'?
Q4.'¿Cómo estás ahora? Change this question so it asks 'How is she today?'
Q5.'¿Cómo está hoy?' Which answer could describe Sofia?
Q6.'¿Cómo está Quique hoy?' Choose the response that says 'Quique is pleased today'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which key sound is missing from these Spanish-speaking countries: Per_, Ec_ador, Col_mbia?
Q2.Match the English and Spanish.
where
how
now
today
in
Q3.¿Dónde estás ahora? Which is the correct answer?
Q4.Quique wants to ask where you are today (¿dónde estás ?') but has forgotten the word for 'today'. What is it?
Q5.¿Cómo estás ahora? Which of these could be a correct answer to this question?
Q6.¿Cómo está Rubén? Answer this question by saying 'Rubén is tired'.
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