Personal

Information
Basic 3

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 Who is he? What is his
occupation?
He’s
Lionel He’s an
Messi. athlete.

Where is he
How old is he? from?
He’s 29
He’s from
years
Argentina.
old.

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 Who is she? What is her
occupation?
She’s
Shakira. She’s a
singer.

Where is she
How old is she? from?
She’s 40
She’s from
years
Colombia.
old.

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 Who are they? What is their
occupation?
They’re Brad
Pitt and They’re
Angelina actors.
Jolie.

Where are they

How old are they? from?
They’re 53 They’re from
and 41 The United
years old. States.

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Wh- Questions
Asking for Personal Information

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 Function
•Wh- questions ask for information. They cannot be answered with
a yes or no.

Where are you We are from

from? Yes.
Earth.

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Who
• Who asks about people.

person

Who are you?

person

Who is he?

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 What
• What asks about things.
Ez5ik[
thing

What is your name?

thing

What is your occupation?

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Where
• Where asks about places.

Where is he from?

Where are they from?

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How old
• How old asks for your age.

How old is she?

How old are your brothers?

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 Contractions
• We often use contractions for wh- questions with is in speaking and
informal writing.

Where is the mustard?

Where’s

What’s
What is on TV?

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Let’s Practice

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 With a partner, read the answers and

Practice 1 ask wh-questions.

Example: Where
What
What
Who areisoccupation?
isis their
his he from?
occupation?
they?

TheHe’s
They’re
They’re an
United athlete.
States.
astronauts
aliens.

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Practice 2
What is his occupation?

He’s a doctor.

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 Use the clues to ask and answer wh-

Practice 2
questions with a partner.

2. firefighter

1. France What is his occupation?

He is a firefighter.

Where are they from?

They’re from France.

4. 17
3. alien
How old is he?
Who is he? He is 17 years old.

He is an alien.

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 Who is she? What is her
occupation?
Emma
actress
Watson

Where is she
How old is she? from?
26 France.

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 Cristiano Portugal
Ronaldo

athlete 32

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 23 USA

Ariana
Singer
Grande

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 Mario Peru
Vargas
Llosa

writer 80

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 Mario Peru
Testino

photographer 62

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Michelle USA
Obama

lawyer 53

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