Wh- Questions- Needs Analysis, Presentation and Practice
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Wh- Questions Needs Analysis, Presentation and Practice
Ask each other questions about the topics below and write as much information as you
can in the spaces given. You don’t need to write full sentences, just key words.
Name
Work
Using English at work
Using English outside work (travel, hobbies, media, arts, friends, etc)
Studying English (in class and self-study)
Other languages
Free time/ Hobbies
Strengths and weaknesses in English
Goals/ Priorities in studying English
Use these question words to make more questions to get more information about the
things above.
Ask any questions on the next page which you haven’t yet and put the information in the
table above.
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Suggested questions
How do you learn vocabulary? – I have an app for learning new words on my
smartphone.
How do you use English outside work? – I sometimes try to read English newspapers.
How many hours do you study English every week? – Just one or two.
How much vocabulary do you know? – Not very much.
How often do you get English emails? – Once a week.
How often do you speak English? – Almost never.
How often do you travel abroad (= overseas)? – Once or twice a year.
What are your strong points in English? – I’m quite good at grammar.
What do you do in your free time? – I like watching movies.
What do you do? – I’m an accountant.
What do you have to do in English? – I sometimes have meetings.
What does your company do? – It offers household insurance.
What exactly do you do in your job? – I develop new products.
What is most difficult about English for you? – I’m not very good at pronunciation.
What kind of company do you work for? – It’s an insurance company.
What languages do you speak? – Just English and Japanese.
What would be your perfect job? – CEO.
What’s your name? – Alex Case. Please call me Alex.
When do you study English? – In the morning, usually on the train.
When do you use English? – Usually when I travel abroad, but sometimes for
teleconferences and video conferences.
Where do you study English? – I go to a conversation school in Shinjuku.
Where do you travel on business? – Usually Singapore and Hong Kong.
Who do you speak to in English? – Just foreign visitors.
Who do you work for? – AIG. It’s an American insurance company.
Who do you write to in English? – Mainly customers.
Ask your teacher about any questions above which you don’t understand.
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015
Put one question word into each gap below. All the words are used more than once.
____ do you use English outside work? – I sometimes try to read English newspapers.
_______________ do you study English? – I go to a conversation school in Shinjuku.
________________ do you travel on business? – Usually Singapore and Hong Kong.
_________________ are your strong points in English? – I’m quite good at grammar.
___________________ do you work for? – AIG. It’s an American insurance company.
__________________ kind of company do you work for? – It’s an insurance company.
____________________ do you study English? – In the morning, usually on the train.
_____________________ hours do you study English every week? – Just one or two.
__________________________ do you speak to in English? – Just foreign visitors.
_____________________________ do you write to in English? – Mainly customers.
_______________________________ do you travel abroad? – Once or twice a year.
__________________________________ do you get English emails? – Once a week.
__________________________________ vocabulary do you know? – Not very much.
_____________________________________ do you speak English? – Almost never.
_________________________________________ do you do? – I’m an accountant.
__________________________________________ do you use English? – Usually
when I travel abroad, but sometimes for teleconferences and video conferences.
_______________________________________do you learn vocabulary? – I have an
app for learning new words on my smartphone.
Check your answers on the last page. Note that not all the questions on the last page are
above and that they are in a different order.
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015
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