Preguntas en Inglés: de Información y Si/No para principiantes
Vamos a estudiar cómo presentarnos en inglés. Aprenderás a decir tu nombre completo, cómo deletrearlo y a preguntar el nombre de otra persona. También aprenderás a decir tu edad y a preguntar la edad de alguien más. El siguiente vocabulario es esencial y te ayudará a comunicarte en situaciones básicas.
Recuerda que el principal objetivo en estos niveles es entender lo que leemos, no tanto hablar o escribir.
Vocabulary
Este vocabulario debe estudiarse a través de Anki. Todo el material relacionado lo puedes encontrar en My learning journal - Repositorio de GitHub.
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| What | What is your name? |
| Who | Who is your best friend? |
| This | This is my book |
| Some | I have some friends coming over |
| Use | I use my computer for work |
| Spell | Can you spell your name for me? |
| Introduce | Let me introduce you to my friend |
| Complete | Please complete the form with your information |
| Full name | My full name is Italo Morales Fantone |
| Last name | Her last name is Morales |
| Middle name | My middle name is Franchesco |
| How old are you? | How old are you? I am 25 years old |
| Different | My car is different from yours |
| Full | The glass is full of water |
| Indefinite | An indefinite article is used when referring to something not specific |
| Nice | She is a nice person |
| Architect | The architect designed a beautiful house |
| Arm chair | I like to read books in my armchair |
| Carpet | The carpet in the living room is very soft |
| Ceiling | The ceiling is painted white |
| Coffee table | We put the magazines on the coffee table |
| Fire | We sat by the fire to keep warm |
| Fireplace | The fireplace adds warmth to the room |
| Plant | I have a plant on my desk |
| Remote control | I use the remote control to change the TV channels |
| Rug | The rug in the hallway is very colorful |
| Shelf | I keep my books on the shelf |
| Sofa | We sat on the sofa to watch a movie |
| Wall unit | The wall unit holds our TV and books |
| Waste paper basket | I threw the old papers into the waste paper basket |
| Chair | I sat on the chair at the dining table |
| Dish | I put my food on a clean dish |
| Jar | I keep cookies in a glass jar |
| Pitcher | I poured water from the pitcher into my glass |
| Knife | Be careful when using a knife to chop vegetables |
| Napkin | Please pass me a napkin |
| Saucer | I placed my teacup on the saucer |
| Table | We sat at the table for dinner |
| Table cloth | The tablecloth is decorated with flowers |
| Teaspoon | I used a teaspoon to add sugar to my tea |
| Word | The word "hello" is used as a greeting |
| Vowel | The letter "A" is a vowel |
| Umbrella | I always carry an umbrella in case it rains |
| Television | I watch my favorite shows on television every evening |
| Toilet | The bathroom has a clean toilet |
| Stereo | I listen to music on my stereo system |
| Purse | She carries her wallet and keys in her purse |
| Pleasure | It was a pleasure to meet you |
| Pen | I wrote a letter using my favorite pen |
| Object | The vase is a beautiful object on the table |
| Notebook | I keep my class notes in a notebook |
| Fan | I turned on the fan to cool down the room |
| Elephant | The elephant is the largest land animal |
| Egg | I had a boiled egg for breakfast |
| Cradle | The baby sleeps in a cradle |
| Consonant | The letter "B" is a consonant |
| Alphabet | The English alphabet has 26 letters |
| Who's this? | Who's this? Is he your brother? |
| What's this? | What's this? Is it a new gadget? |
Information questions
Known as "Wh- questions", these are questions that begin with words like "What," "Who," "Where," "When," "Why," and "How." They are used to gather specific information.
Also named "Open questions," because they require more than a simple "yes" or "no" answer. They have a variety of possible responses.
- What? - Used to ask for information about something.
- Who? - Used to ask about a person or people.
- Where? - Used to ask about a place or location.
- When? - Used to ask about a time or date.
- Why? - Used to ask for a reason or explanation.
- How? - Used to ask about the manner or way something is done.
- Which? - Used to ask about a choice or selection from a known set of options.
- Whose? - Used to ask about ownership or possession.
Example:
- Question: Who is your best friend?
- Answer: My best friend is Sarah.
Yes/No questions
Known as "Closed questions". They are used to confirm or deny information.
Example:
- Question: Are you a student?
- Answer: Yes, I am a student.
Who/What questions
Used to ask for specific information about people or things. What is used for things or animals, and Who is used for people.
Example:
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Question: What is your name?
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Answer: My name is Italo.
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Question: Who is your teacher?
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Answer: My teacher is Mr. Smith.
Dialogue
In the next section, you will find simple dialogues that incorporate the Wh- questions along with the verb "to be".
| Personajes | Diálogo |
|---|---|
| Donald | Who is she? |
| Mary | She is my sister Anna |
| Donald | Nice to meet you, Anna |
| Anna | Nice to meet you too, Donald |
| Donald | How old are you, Anna? |
| Anna | I am 20 years old |
| Donald | What's your last name? |
| Anna | My last name is Hershey |
| Donald | How do you spell that? |
| Anna | H-E-R-S-H-E-Y |
| Donald | Thank you, it's a unusual last name |
Links
- My learning journal ↗ - Repositorio en GitHub