Summary of Summary of Indicative of Questions and Answers: Introduction

Basis of Communication: Understanding how to ask and answer questions is essential in building dialogues and interactions in any language.
Foundation of Engagement: Asking and answering are acts that stimulate participation and interest, keeping the conversation flowing.
Learning Tool: By asking questions, we explore and discover new information, which is crucial for the learning process.
Vital Skill: Knowing how to ask and answer appropriately is a vital social skill, both inside and outside the classroom.
Empathy and Understanding: Understanding questions helps to understand what others need or want to know, promoting empathy.

English as a Global Language: In a globalized world, English is often the language of choice for communication between people of different nationalities.
Foundations of the Discipline: The ability to ask and answer questions is one of the first steps in learning English, essential to progress to more complex language topics.
School Curriculum: The theme aligns with the objectives of elementary education to promote students' communicative skills in an international context.
Building Vocabulary: By practicing questions and answers, students expand their vocabulary and their ability to express themselves.
Cultural Interaction: The theme prepares students to interact in real and diverse situations, broadening cultural understanding.

Each new lesson is a step in the journey of learning English, and today we will climb one more together, exploring the world of questions and answers!

Interrogative Words: These are words used to ask questions, known as 'question words' or 'wh-questions'.
- Examples: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How.
- Relevance: They identify the type of expected response, directing attention to a specific detail of the requested information.
Word Order in Questions: In English, the word order in a question generally follows a pattern.
- Basic Structure: Interrogative word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + complements.
- Importance: Following this structure is essential for the question to make sense and be correctly understood.
Auxiliary Verb: A verb that accompanies the main verb in questions.
- Common Examples: Do, Does (for simple present), Did (for simple past), Will (for future).
- Function: It helps form verb tenses and questions, besides indicating time and aspect.
Short Answers: These are brief answers commonly used to confirm or deny information.
- Structure: Yes/No + subject + auxiliary verb.
- Usage: It keeps the conversation quick and direct, often used in informal dialogues.

Subject: The person, animal, or thing being talked about or asked about.
- Example: In 'Who is she?', 'she' is the subject.
Main Verb: The action or state of the subject.
- Example: In 'What does he eat?', 'eat' is the main verb.

Forming Questions with 'What':
- 'What is your name?' (Qual é o seu nome?)
  - Structure: What (interrogative word) + is (auxiliary verb) + your name (subject + complement).
  - Possible answer: 'My name is Ana.'
Asking with 'Where':
- 'Where do you live?' (Onde você mora?)
  - Structure: Where (interrogative word) + do (auxiliary verb) + you (subject) + live (main verb).
  - Possible answer: 'I live in Brazil.'
Using 'How' to Ask about Manners or Conditions:
- 'How are you?' (Como você está?)
  - Structure: How (interrogative word) + are (auxiliary verb) + you (subject).
  - Possible answer: 'I am fine, thanks!'

Use of Interrogative Words: Helps to clearly define what is being asked and guides the answers.
- 'Who' for people: 'Who is your favorite teacher?' → 'Ms. Johnson is.'
- 'What' for objects or information: 'What is this?' → 'It's a pencil.'
- 'When' for time: 'When is your birthday?' → 'It's on April 10th.'
- 'Where' for places: 'Where is the library?' → 'It's next to the cafeteria.'
- 'Why' for reasons: 'Why are you happy?' → 'Because I got a new bike!'
- 'How' for methods or conditions: 'How do you go to school?' → 'I go by bus.'
Essential Question and Answer Structures:
- For yes/no questions, use the auxiliary verb before the subject: 'Do you like apples?' → 'Yes, I do.'
- When answering, repeat the auxiliary verb in the short response: 'Does she play piano?' → 'No, she doesn't.'
Practice of Word Order: Reviewing the correct word order in the question is crucial for fluency.
- Reminder: Question word + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Complement.
- Example of word order alteration: 'What you are eating?' is incorrect; the correct form is 'What are you eating?'

Understanding the Structure of Questions: Students should be able to identify and use the correct structure to form questions.
Variety of Use: Interrogative words are used in different ways and for different purposes.
Importance of Short Answers: Short answers are key elements for effective and quick communication.
Constant Practice: Mastery of the indicative of questions and answers comes with regular practice and application in different contexts.

Matching Questions and Answers:
- Provide a list of questions, each with three answer options. Ask students to match them correctly.
- Example:
  - Question: 'When do you go to bed?'
  - Answers: a) 'I go at 8 PM.' b) 'I live in a house.' c) 'He is my brother.'
Completing the Questions:
- Give students incomplete sentences and ask them to complete them with the correct interrogative word.
- Example: '____ is your math class?' → 'When is your math class?'
Dialogue Practice:
- In pairs, students should create a short dialogue using at least three different interrogative words in their questions. They should also provide the appropriate answers to these questions.
- Example:
  - 'Where do you live?'
  - 'I live in New York.'
  - 'How do you get to school?'
  - 'I ride my bike to school.'