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Question words: Where? When? Why?

How? Whose?
How did he die?

I n 1984 a f a r m e r f o u n d a Whose body was it?

b o d y i n a field i n L i n d o w It was a man's body. He was about
M o s s near Manchester. 3 0 years old.
The farmer called
When did the man die?
the police. Scientists
found that the person He died in about 5 5 BC ( 5 5 years

d i e d 2,000 years ago. It Before Jesus Christ was born).

was a very important How did he die?

archaeological discovery. • — . «•', jJtt The Celts - the people of Britain at
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T h e y called it "The
that t i m e - killed him with an a x e .
Lindow M a n ! There
were many interesting Why did they kill him?
questions for scientists We d o n ' t know!

a n d a r c h a e o l o g i s t s t o ask
Where is the body now?
a n d answer.
It is in the British M u s e u m .

O U n d e r l i n e t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n : A f a r m e r found/killed t h e L i n d o w Man.

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Question words: Where? When? Why?

How? Whose?
Where, When, Why, How a n d Whose are q u e s t i o n w o r d s . 5 U s e Whose ...?to ask a b o u t w h o has s o m e t h i n g .
A: Whose is this? B: It's hers.
1 Use Where ...?to ask a b o u t p l a c e .
A: Whose army invaded Russia in 1812? B: Napoleon's ami)
A: Where is Lindow Moss ? B: It's near Manchester.
A: Where are my shoes ? B: Next to the door.
6 T h e w o r d o r d e r is: q u e s t i o n w o r d + a u x i l i a r y (e.g. is, did,
will, etc.) + s u b j e c t + m a i n v e r b .
2 U s e When . . . ? t o ask a b o u t t i m e .
question word auxiliary subject m a i n verb
A: When is your birthday? B: 7July.
When will they understand?
A: When did you get home ? B: Ten o'clock.
Where are you going?
Why did Jane cry?
3 Use Why ...?to ask a b o u t r e a s o n .
A: Why are you wet ? B: It's raining.
7 Whose can c o m e b e f o r e a s i n g u l a r o r p l u r a l n o u n . Whose
A: Why did you become a teacher? B: I tike children.
can r e f e r t o p e o p l e , a n i m a l s o r t h i n g s .
A: Whose bag is it? B: It's Barry's.
4 U s e How . . . ? t o ask a b o u t t h e w a y t h i n g s are o r t h e w a y
Whose streets are cleaner - London's or Manchester's?
people feel.
A: How did you get home ? B: By taxi.
• See U n i t 50 for more i n f o r m a t i o n on whose.
A: How are you ? B: I'm fine, thank you. • See Units 27 and 28 f o r Who...? and What...?questions and
U n i t 30 f o r more How...?questions.
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Practice
A Make questions by p u t t i n g t h e w o r d s in t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r . D W r i t e q u e s t i o n s w i t h Where, When, Why, How, and Whose.

1 did / he/ live / w h e r e (dkere did kt tivef 1 (Ohose (nrtUaij cake is it?
I 2 is / why / he / f a m o u s ? It's m y b i r t h d a y cake.
I 3 farmer / t h e / d i d / b o d y / w h e r e / t h e / f i n d 2 ... (Often isjjour birtfiiatj?
? It's t o m o r r o w .
4 it/whose/farm/was
I ? I usually celebrate it at h o m e .
I 5 when / did / invade / t h e / B r i t a i n / Romans 4
I _ ? Because m y f a m i l y is t h e r e
6 did/the/Celts/why/him/kill 5
I __ ? Last year? O h , I c e l e b r a t e d it w i t h a b i g party!
7 do / about / k n o w / p e o p l e / h o w / t h i s 6
? T h a t was m y idea.
8 him/see/we/can/where 7
It s t a r t e d early, a b o u t 4 o'clock.
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B Write Where, When, Why, How or Whose. It s t a r t e d t h e n because m y gran goes t o bed at 9.
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• 1 flow was y o u r t r i p ?
I i n v i t e d her because she's a great cook!
2 is t h e British M u s e u m ?
3 d o t h e y k n o w he died 2,000 years ago?
I 4 w i l l t h e m u s e u m be o p e n ?
5 axe was it?
1 6 is t h e L i n d o w M a n so f a m o u s ?
/ Read t h e first
7 did the farmer feel?
paragraph o f a Chapter 1
8 can you come w i t h m e t o see t h e L i n d o w M a n ? The man is alone. It is cold and wet but he
d e t e c t i v e s t o r y . In
isn't wearing a coat. He has been here a long
your notebook, write time. He wants to leave but he can't. The
jC Complete t h e q u e s t i o n s w i t h Where, When, Why, How
questions about it police are not here yet. The man is afraid,
or Whose and a f o r m of be or do. T h e n c h o o s e t h e very afraid. Suddenly, he hears a voice. He
using all t h e question
correct answers f r o m t h e b o x . doesn't recognise the voice but he under-
w o r d s Where, When, stands everything. The man runs back to

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Why, How a n d Whose his car. The car won't start. He sees a face in
An apple Brazil Egypt eleventh the mirror. He screams.
at least once.
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Answer: They are in €^ijpt

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2 Question: t h e N o r m a n s invade England?
Answer: They invaded in t h e century.
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3 Question: picture
on an American $ 1 n o t e ?
Circle t h e correct o p t i o n .
Answer: It's a picture o f
4 Question: the 1896 Olympics? 1 b o d y d i d t h e f a r m e r find?
Answer: They w e r e in a Why b Whose c Where
5 Question: N e w t o n discover g r a v i t y ? 2 How more about L indow Man?,
Answer: f e l l o n his head. a I learn b I can learn c can I learn
6 Question: Bill Gates leave university? 3 Why broken bones?
Answer: Because he w a n t e d t o create t h e a did t h e body have b had t h e body c t h e body had
company. 4 we going t o the museum?
7 Question: n a t i o n a l dance a W h e n do b W h e r e do c W h e n are
the samba? 5 A: I can't find m y book. B: I'll help you. W h e r e
Answer: It's t h e n a t i o n a l dance o f looked?
Question: the Greeks e n t e r Troy? a did y o u b y o u have c have y o u
Answer: They hid in a w o o d e n
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