First = yes/no. Second = detailed. Third and fourth = saying what IS and what IS NOT true.
🎙 Speak: What's different about these sentence types?
Every conversation has:
Without negation, you can only say positive things. But life is more complicated.
Think of one thing that is NOT true about you. (Don't say it yet.)
🎙 Speak: Tell me one thing that is NOT true about you.
Wh-questions start with: What, Where, Who, Why, How, When. They need detailed answers, not just yes or no.
| Wh-Word | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| What | What do you do? | I'm a teacher. |
| Where | Where do you live? | I live in Paris. |
| Who | Who is that? | That's my friend Maria. |
| Why | Why do you like it? | Because it's fun. |
| When | When do you wake up? | I wake up at 7 AM. |
| How | How do you go to work? | I go by bus. |
Wh-word + Do/Does/Can/Is/Are + Subject + Main verb
What DO you like?
Where DOES she work?
Who IS that?
When CAN you come?
Person works in London. I want to know where they work. What do I ask?
"Where do you work?" or "Where does she work?"
Person likes pizza. I want to know why. What do I ask?
"Why do you like pizza?" or "Why does she like pizza?"
Person's name is John. I want to know their name. What do I ask?
"What is your name?" or simply "Who are you?"
🎙 Speak: Ask me five wh-questions. Use different wh-words.
Ask me five questions using different wh-words: What, Where, Who, When, Why, or How.
Example: "What is your favorite food? Where do you live? Who is your family? When do you exercise? Why do you study English?"
🎙 Speak: Ask me your five questions now.
Use don't and doesn't to make negative sentences about habits, facts, and actions.
Rule 1: Use "doesn't" with he/she/it. Use "don't" with everyone else.
He DOESN'T like it. I DON'T like it.
Rule 2: The main verb stays in base form.
She doesn't WORK (not "doesn't works").
Rule 3: For questions, move "do/does" to the front and keep the negative.
Don't you like it? Doesn't he speak English?
Positive: "I like coffee." → Negative: "I like coffee."
don't — "I don't like coffee."
Positive: "She works on Sundays." → Negative: "She work on Sundays."
doesn't — "She doesn't work on Sundays." (With he/she/it, use doesn't.)
🎙 Speak: Make five negative sentences about things you don't do or don't like.
Tell me five things you don't do, don't like, or don't have.
Example: "I don't like ice cream. I don't speak German. I don't have a car. I don't work on weekends. I don't like horror movies."
🎙 Speak: Tell me your five negative sentences now.
Use isn't and aren't (or is not and are not) to make negative sentences with the verb "be."
Rule 1: Use "isn't" with he/she/it. Use "aren't" with you/they/we.
He ISN'T happy. They AREN'T ready.
Rule 2: You can use contractions or full forms.
"She is not happy" = "She isn't happy"
Rule 3: For questions, move "is/are" to the front and keep the negative.
Is he not ready? / Isn't he ready?
Positive: "He is a teacher." → Negative: "He a teacher."
isn't — "He isn't a teacher." (With "he," use "isn't.")
Positive: "They are from London." → Negative: "They from London."
aren't — "They aren't from London." (With "they," use "aren't.")
🎙 Speak: Make five negative sentences with "isn't" or "aren't" about people, places, or things.
Tell me five sentences saying what you are NOT, what you are NOT like, what is NOT true.
Example: "I'm not lazy. Coffee isn't expensive. My family isn't very big. We aren't from America. You aren't British, right?"
🎙 Speak: Tell me your five negative sentences now.
Now you can ask detailed questions AND say what's not true.
Sentence 1: "Where do you work?"
What type is this?
Wh-question. It starts with "Where" and asks for detailed information.
Sentence 2: "I don't like this food."
What type is this?
Negation. It uses "don't" to say what is NOT true.
Sentence 3: "Who is your friend?"
What type is this?
Wh-question. It starts with "Who" and asks for detailed information about a person.
🎙 Speak: Give me two wh-questions and two negative sentences about yourself.
Pick one card. Ask wh-questions and make negative statements naturally.
🎙 Speak: Pick one. Talk for two minutes. Use wh-questions and negations naturally.
Write a dialogue using wh-questions and negations.
Read your dialogue with different voices. Then pick one wh-question and one negative sentence and explain what they do.
🎙 Speak: Read your dialogue. Then explain one question and one negative sentence.
...ask wh-questions to get detailed information, make negative sentences to say what's NOT true, and use both together naturally in conversation.
1. Name six wh-question words.
What, Where, Who, When, Why, How. These are the six main wh-words.
2. What's the difference between "don't" and "doesn't"?
Use doesn't with he/she/it. Use don't with I/you/we/they. "He doesn't like it." "I don't like it."
3. What's the difference between "isn't" and "aren't"?
Use isn't with he/she/it and "I am." Use aren't with you/we/they. "He isn't happy." "They aren't ready."
Tell me:
🎙 Speak: Do all of these. Show me you can use wh-questions and negations naturally.
🎙 Speak: Which was easiest — wh-questions or negations? Why?