Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- Why are you here?
- Why are you happy?
- Why are you coughing?
- Why are you eating salad?
- Why are you dancing here?
- Why are you bleeding?
- Why are they running away?
- Why is he laughing?
- Why was he depressed?
- Why were you sad?
- Why do you study English?
- Why do you always lie?
- Why did you wake up early?
- Why did she leave early?
- Why did they push you?
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.

Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
east | (n) the general direction of sunrise e.g. Why are we heading East? The map says we should be travelling West. |
egg | (n) a rounded body surrounded by a shell by which some animals (as birds, fish, insects, and reptiles) reproduce e.g. Why don’t we have eggs for breakfast? They are very healthy |
fish | (n) a animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water. e.g. Why is the fish not moving? Has it been out of the water for too long? |
luck | (v) success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions e.g. Why do you think four leaf clovers are considered lucky? |
north | (n) the direction in which a compass needle normally points e.g. Why does the compass always point North? |
play | (v) engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose e.g. Why don’t you want to play cards with me? |
south | (n) the direction that is to your right when you are facing the rising sun e.g. Why do birds fly South for the winter? |
tree | (n) a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk e.g. Why do trees grow so tall in the rain forest? |
west | (n) the general direction of sunset e.g. Why does the sun set in the West? |
white | (adj) of the color of milk or fresh snow e.g. Why do animals living in the arctic have white-colored fur? |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- that / buy / expires / today / milk / why / you / did ?
- to / mall / the / why / shopping / they / did / go ?
- mean / why / someone / would / so / be ?
- today / work / are / at / you / why ?
- blue / is / why / sky / the ?
- Correct the following sentences.
- Why did you helped him?
- Why did you tell them wear we are?
- Why was the Baseball team so bad?
- Why are their penguins in Antarctica?
- Why is the air colder at the north pole?
- Answer the following questions.
- Why do you think your home country is a good or bad place to live? Why?
- Why do you want to learn English?
- Why do you think so many people use to Internet?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Why do you think the Internet is a good (or bad!) place to learn a new language? Write a paragraph about your experiences so far.
- CSI Drama! Imagine that you are an investigator on the popular show CSI. What kind of ‘why’ questions would you want to ask a potential criminal in order the find out what really happened? Write out 5 questions you would ask.