Writing to ask for information – WJECAsking for information about the area
Asking questions as you speak or write is very important when you learn a language. It enables you to establish and develop a relationship and to seek information – in the present, past and future.
Imagine that you are designing a questionnaire to ask people about their opinions of the area.
Question
Think of some basic questions to find out about the area, using the following words/phrases:
Ble...? – Where...?
Sut le...? Pa fath o le...? – What kind of place...?
Oes...? – Is/ Are there...?
Wyt ti'n...?/Ydych chi'n...? – Do you...?
Faint o...?/Sawl...? – How many...?
Beth...? – What...?
Did you think of the following questions?
Ble wyt ti'n byw? – Where do you live?
Ble mae'r _______? – Where is/are the ______?
Sut le ydy _____? – What kind of place is ______?
Oes ________ yno? Is there a ______there?/Are there any _______ there?
Wyt ti'n hoffi byw yn _______?/Ydych chi'n hoffi byw yn _______? – Do you like living in ______?
Sawl ysgol sy yn _____? – How many schools are there in _____?
Beth ydy poblogaeth _____? – What's the population of _____?
If you want to ask more complex questions, you could use other tenses.
Question
Here are some answers, but what were the questions?
Hoffwn i weld mwy o cyfleusteraufacilities yn yr ardal.
Dylai'r cyngorcouncil wneud mwy i stopio graffiti yn yr ardal.
Baswn i'n hoffi byw yn Sbaen achos y tywydd braf.
Beth hoffet ti weld yn yr ardal? Hoffwn i weld mwy o gyfleusterau yn yr ardal.
Beth ddylai'r cyngor wneud i wella’r ardal? Dylai'r cyngor wneud mwy i stopio graffiti yn yr ardal.
Ble faset ti'n hoffi byw yn lle? Baswn i'n hoffi byw yn Sbaen achos y tywydd braf.
Exercise
Design a questionnaire to ask for information and opinions about the area. Begin by asking some basic questions then go on to ask more complex questions using different tenses.
Why not ask someone these questions and record their answers?
