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Asking and answering questions is essential for communication in English.
🔹 Question words (Les mots interrogatifs) :
• What — Quoi / Que / Quel (chose)
Example: What is your name?
• Who — Qui (personne)
Example: Who is your teacher?
• Where — Où (lieu)
Example: Where do you live?
• When — Quand (temps)
Example: When is your birthday?
• Why — Pourquoi (raison)
Example: Why are you late?
• How — Comment (manière)
Example: How are you?
• How many — Combien (quantité dénombrable)
Example: How many books do you have?
• How much — Combien (quantité non dénombrable / prix)
Example: How much does it cost?
• Which — Lequel / Quel (choix entre plusieurs)
Example: Which colour do you prefer?
🔹 Structure des questions :
• Yes/No questions: Do / Does / Is / Are + subject + verb?
Do you like Maths? — Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
• Wh- questions: Question word + do/does/is/are + subject + verb?
Where do you live? — I live in Dakar.
📝 Dialogues :
A: What is your favourite food?
B: My favourite food is thieboudienne!
A: Where does your teacher live?
B: She lives in Pikine.
A: How many students are in your class?
B: There are 42 students in my class.
A: Why do you study English?
B: Because I want to travel and communicate with people from other countries.
💡 Short answers :
• Do you like football? → Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
• Is she a teacher? → Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.
• Did he go to school? → Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.
Form a question with 'where': He lives in Dakar.
Correction
Where does he live?
Form a question with 'how many': I have 4 books.
Correction
How many books do you have?
Translate: Pourquoi aimes-tu l'anglais ?
Correction
Why do you like English?
Answer: What is your favourite subject?
Correction
My favourite subject is [subject]. (Example: My favourite subject is Mathematics.)
Write 5 questions using different question words (What, Who, Where, When, How).
Correction
Example: What is your name? Who is your best friend? Where do you go to school? When do you wake up? How are you?