1. When, What time and *Why

2. Revision: Two different types of questions  Yes-No Questions: Any statement can be converted into a yes / no question with 吗 (ma). You could think of 吗 (ma) as being like a question mark you say out loud. So the basic structure is: statement sentence + 吗 ？ 他喜 欢 运 动。 (statement) (He likes sports.) 他喜 欢 运 动吗？ (question) (Does he like sports?)

3. Revision: Two different types of questions  Questions with WH-words(WH-questions):  In Chinese, using question words is a lot easier. You simply place a question word in the place of the thing you want to ask about. Nothing needs to be rearranged. E.g. 这 是 谁 ? 这 是我爸爸 。 你喜 欢 吃什么 ？ 我喜 欢 吃 鱼 (Yú, fish) 。

4. 1.When 什么 时 候 Shénme shíhòu  什么 时 候 is less specific, the answer could be: 2 hours late, next week, 3 days ago, tomorrow, etc. 你什么 时 候放假 ？ tā y ǒ u sān gè mèimei. (When do you start your holiday?) 我三个星期以后放假 。 (I start my holiday after 3 weeks.)

5. 2. What time 几点 J ǐ di ǎ n  几点 ， as the 点 word implies, requires that your answer include a specific time, expressed in with reference to the clock, as in "five thirty pm" “ten minutes past six". 你几点去打 篮 球 ？ (What time do you go to play basketball ?) 我三点半去 。 (I’ll go at 3:30.)

6. *3. Why 为 什么 Wèi shé me  Same use as ‘why’ in English. We often use 因 为 (Yīn wèi, because) to answer. 你 为 什么 迟 到 (Chídào)? (Why are you late?) 因 为 我睡 过头 (Shuì guò tóu) 了 。 (Because I slept in.)

7. 4.Exercise  Circle the question words of the following questions and translate into English. 今天天气怎么 样？ 你喜 欢 玩什么 ？ 你 为 什么不喜 欢 足球 ？ 现 在几点了 ？ 你什么 时 候去游泳 ？