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Ask where: information questions with ¿dónde?

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I can use a range of adjectives to ask and answer questions about how and where someone is today.

I can read aloud cities in Spanish-speaking countries containing [a], [o] and [u].

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Ask where: information questions with ¿dónde?

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I can use a range of adjectives to ask and answer questions about how and where someone is today.

I can read aloud cities in Spanish-speaking countries containing [a], [o] and [u].

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Key learning points

  1. Spanish statements become questions by raising tone of voice at the end.
  2. Spanish uses two question marks; the one at the front of the question is upside down.
  3. When an adjective ends in -e or -z it can describe a female and male person or animal; it does not change.
  4. 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.

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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the adjective and the rule.
Correct Answer:serio,describes a male subject
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describes a male subject

Correct Answer:curiosa,describes a female subject
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describes a female subject

Correct Answer:triste,describes both male and female subjects
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describes both male and female subjects

Q2.
Which of these adjectives could you use to describe both male and female subjects?
tranquilo
Correct answer: feliz
Correct answer: elegante
Correct answer: triste
preparado
Q3.
Which is the correct translation of 'Rubén is serious today.'?
Rubén está serio ahora.
Rubén está serio hoy.
Rubén está serio.
Q4.
'¿Cómo estás ahora? Change this question so it asks 'How is she today?'
Correct Answer: ¿Cómo está hoy?
Q5.
'¿Cómo está hoy?' Which answer could describe Sofia?
está contento
Correct answer: está feliz
está cansado
Correct answer: está tranquila
Q6.
'¿Cómo está Quique hoy?' Choose the response that says 'Quique is pleased today'.
Quique está contento ahora.
Correct answer: Quique está contento hoy.
Quique estás contento ahora.
Quique estás contento hoy.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which key sound is missing from these Spanish-speaking countries: Per_, Ec_ador, Col_mbia?
Correct Answer: u, [u]
Q2.
Match the English and Spanish.
Correct Answer:dónde,where
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where

Correct Answer:cómo,how
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how

Correct Answer:ahora,now
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now

Correct Answer:hoy,today
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today

Correct Answer:en,in
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in

Q3.
¿Dónde estás ahora? Which is the correct answer?
Correct answer: Estoy en Ambato.
Estoy curioso.
Está en Ambato.
Estás en Ambato.
Q4.
Quique wants to ask where you are today (¿dónde estás ?') but has forgotten the word for 'today'. What is it?
Correct Answer: hoy
Q5.
¿Cómo estás ahora? Which of these could be a correct answer to this question?
Correct answer: Estoy curioso.
Correct answer: Estoy preparado.
Está preparado.
Está curioso.
Estás serio.
Q6.
¿Cómo está Rubén? Answer this question by saying 'Rubén is tired'.
Correct Answer: Rubén está cansado., Está cansado., Él está cansado.

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