Lucas Lopez
Sergio Ivan Prieto Muete
Omar Aguayo
If you are starting the Basic English A2 course on questions and answers, here is a clear preview of what you will learn, why it matters, and who guides you through it. This overview is for beginner and lower-intermediate learners who want to build confidence forming questions and using past and present tenses in real conversations.
Your teacher is Gina Pedraza, born in New York City, a TEFL-certified English teacher with more than seven years of experience teaching English to students in business and technology industries [00:12]. She also holds two bachelor's degrees, so you are learning grammar from someone who studies and teaches it for a living.
What grammar topics will you learn in this A2 course?
This course focuses on building the tools you need to ask and answer questions naturally. You will move from simple structures to more flexible ways of expressing ideas, preferences, and details about time and place.
Here are the main grammar points you will practice [00:35]:
That is a full toolkit for everyday conversation. Notice how many of these topics revolve around asking better questions, which is the heart of the course.
What is the difference between how much and how many? You use how much with things you cannot count, like water or money, and how many with things you can count, like books or apples.
How do you talk about preferences in English?
When you want to express what you enjoy or dislike, you combine feeling verbs with an action verb in its -ing form [00:44]. So like, love, and hate pair with verbs like reading, cooking, or running.
How do I say what I love doing in English? Use love plus a verb ending in -ing. For example, "I love reading" or "I love cooking." The same pattern works with like and hate.
Why do WH questions and time expressions matter?
Asking clear questions is what turns grammar into real conversation. That is why the course dedicates time to WH questions and to specific question words about frequency, duration, and distance [00:53].
Think about the practical difference: how often asks about frequency, how long asks about duration, and how far asks about distance. Each one unlocks a different kind of answer, and together they let you dig into details naturally.
What are WH questions in English? They are questions that start with words like what, when, where, why, and how. They ask for specific information instead of a simple yes or no.
How will you learn all of this material?
The method mixes several formats so you practice in different ways instead of only memorizing rules [01:05]. Variety keeps you engaged and helps the grammar stick.
You will learn through:
And here is a practical tip straight from Gina: take notes as you go [01:15]. Writing things down while you watch and listen reinforces what you learn and gives you something to review later.
So grab a notebook, get comfortable, and get ready to build real conversation skills. Which topic on this list are you most excited to master first? Share it in the comments.
Lucas Lopez
Sergio Ivan Prieto Muete
Omar Aguayo
Hernan Ramos
Teo Zavala
Ruddy Ramos
Josué Ramírez
Javier Ramos
Astrid Hurtado
Gina Pedraza
ProfesorRonald Victor Blanco Balboa
Vladimir Ceballos Adarve
Oscar Aristides Alonso Castilla
Paola Marcela Arata Díaz
Jorge Varas
PAULO CESAR VILLANUEVA
Andrea Melissa
NOÉ ALEXANDER RODRÍGUEZ MEJÍA
Carlos Ivan Lazo Pinzon
Kelvyn Aldair Guardado Vasquez
Jhoan Fabricio Ramírez Villalba
Abel Alejandro Quintanilla Barillas
Magaly Sorto
César Augusto López González
Fátima del Rosario Echeverría Luna
Aarón Esaú Santos López
Lincy Melissa Saravia Saravia
Katherine Alejandra Asunción González
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De acuerdo!!
Buenísimo!!!! :)
Welcome to the Basic English Course A2: Questions and Answers!
In this course, you will learn:
Thanks!
Good abstract.
Ayer terminé el curso de la profesora anterior, no estuvo mal ni nada parecido, pero qué bueno que ahora estará este curso con la profesora Gina, estoy seguro de que será un gran aporte para nuestro aprendizaje.
In English please
here we go 😊👍
💪🏽🤓
In this course, we will learn:
BUEN TARDE. Estaria bien hacer una introduccion de esta forma? Allow me to introduce myself briefly, I am Vladimir Ceballos I was born in Cali. I love study I am Software Engineer with a master in Software engineering
Hola Vladimir, seguro que si, entendi bien tu introduccion.
Omggg feliz de volver a ver a Gina !! Me mueroooo mi profe favoritaaa
me too
Ayo im second comment of this class
Let's star
¿Cuál es la mejor manera de conectar ideas?
La forma más sencilla y efectiva de unir pensamientos similares o añadir información sin sonar robótico es usando la conjunción and (y) como un puente entre dos ideas. En lugar de hablar en oraciones cortas y aisladas repitiendo el sujeto, puedes decir I went to the store and bought milk, lo cual le da un ritmo mucho más natural a tu conversación. Dominar este conector básico es el primer gran paso para construir historias fluidas, preparándote para luego incorporar contrastes con but o razones con because.
I dont know why platzi decide to put me at this evel however I will practice because Im rusty
now i your change to be a BIG STUDENT
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el pensar en como decirlo o como hacerlo, jamás practique nada pero veo los ejercicios o la lentitud de esta profe y siento que avanzo lento y ns :C o que no cubre todo
La frustración que sientes es el síntoma de que tu cerebro quiere correr, pero le estás pidiendo que gatee. La lentitud que percibes no es un defecto del curso, es un espacio diseñado para que tu mente procese la estructura antes de que intentes hablar.
Si pudieras saltarte la teoría y lanzarte a un ejercicio práctico ahora mismo, ¿qué te daría más miedo: equivocarte en el verbo o que no te entiendan?
¿Cuándo debo usar el pasado simple negativo?
Debes usarlo cuando necesites desmentir una acción que no ocurrió en un momento específico del pasado, utilizando siempre el verbo auxiliar didn't (did not). La regla de oro que debes recordar es que el auxiliar ya carga con todo el peso del tiempo pasado, por lo que el verbo principal vuelve a su forma base, diciendo I didn't go en lugar de "I didn't went". Es como si el auxiliar fuera una máquina del tiempo: una vez que lo pones en la oración, toda la idea ya viajó al pasado y no necesitas conjugar nada más.
I'm excited to do listening activities
Hello Teacher, i was born in México, mi name is Cesar Lopez, I am administrative staff at a university.
My favorite Teacher!! 😄
i was born in Santiago de Maria, El Salvador...
I was born in El Salvador, I have 1 Bachelor’s Degree for the school primary and my desire is learn more
Aprenderás mediante juegos de rol, actividades de escucha y fichas de trabajo. Usaremos preguntas y respuestas para repasar temas como el pasado simple y las "Wh questions". No olvides revisar "Gramática Inglesa: Negaciones, Preguntas y Expresiones".