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0 Exercise^ 1.^ Warm-up.^ (Chart^ 8-1)
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Read the statements and choose the answers.
- I am tired now.
- I was tired two hours ago.
- Some^ students^ are^ absent^ today^.
- Some students were absent yesterday.
8-1 Using Be: Past Time PRESENT TIME (a) I am in class today. (b) Alison is sick today.
PAST TIME (d) I was in class yesterday. (e) Alison was sick yesterday.
yes no yes (^) no yes no yes no
(c) My friends are at home today. (f) My friends were at home yesterday. SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE SINGULAR I was you were (one person) she was he was it was
PLURAL we were you were (more than one person) they were
I shehe ) +was it
l + were
we you they
o Exercise 2. Looking at grammar. (Chart 8-1) Complete the sentences with was or were. TODAY (^) YESTERDAY
- You are at school. (^) You - --'~'"'"'e""'~-"'e'--- at home.
2. We are at school. We^ ______^ at^ home^.
- He is at school. He^ _____^ _^ at^ home^. 224
Yo u and I are at school. You and I
She is at schoo l. She
They are at schooL They
Brian an d James are at school. Brian and James
My parents are at school. My parents
I am at schoo l. I
The t eacher is at school. The teacher
0 Exercise 3. Looking at grammar. (Chart 8-1) Change the sentences to past time.
- Bashar is in class today. ~ He was in class yesterday too.
- I'm in class today. ~ I was in class yesterday too.
- Martina is at the library today.
- We're in class today.
- You're busy today.
- I'm happy today.
- (^) The classroom is hot today.
- Elise is in her office today.
- Tony is in his office today.
- Noor and Eli are in their offices today.
0 Exercise 4. Let's talk. (Chart 8-1)
at home. at home. at home. at home. at home. at home. at home.
Part I. Think about yourse lf as a three-year-old chi ld. Check (.,I) the words that describe you best. __ quiet _ _ shy _ _ funny
loud smart curious
afraid __ friendly a troublemaker Part 11. Work with a partner. Tell your partner about yourself. Begin with I was. ...
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0 Exercise 8. Listening. (Charts 8-1 and 8-2)
<(} Listen to the sentences. Choose the verbs you hear.
Trackeo^130 Example:^ You^ will hear:^ I^ was^ at^ school all day yesterday. You will choose: ~ wasn't
- was wasn't
- was wasn't
- was wasn't
- was wasn't
- was wasn't
- was wasn't
- were weren't
- were weren't
- were weren't
- were weren't
o Exercise 9. Warm-up: pairwork. (Chart 8-3) Work with a partner. Ask these questions. Last night at midnight,
- were you asleep?
- were you on the phone?
- was it quiet at your home?
YES/NO Q UESTIONS SH O RT ANSWER (a) Were^ you^ in class yesterday? ~ Yes,^ I^ was. (be) + (subject) ~ No,^ I^ wasn't. (b) Was^ Car/os^ tired last night?^ ~^ Yes,^ he^ was. (be ) + (subject) No,^ he^ wasn't. INFORMATION QUESTIONS (^) SH ORT ANSWER (c) Where were you yesterday? ~ In class. Where (^) + (be) + (subject) (d) When was Emily^ sick? ~ Last week. When + (be) (^) + (subject)
(LONG ANSWER) (I was in class yesterday.) (I wasn't in class yesterday.) (He was tired last night.) (He wasn't tired last nigh t. ) (L ONG ANSWER) (I was in class yesterday.) (She was sick last week.)
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0 Exercise 10. Looking at grammar. (Chart 8-3)
Make questions and give short answers. Use the words from the box. at the airport at the dentist ./ at the library
in Iceland in the hospital
(you \ at home \ last night) A: Were you at home last ni(Jht? B: No, I wasn't. A: Where were you? B: I was at the library. 2. (Mr. Gupta \ at work \ last week) A: B: No, ___________ A: Where------------------- B: He ---------------------
(Oscar and Anya \ at the train station \ at midnight) A: -------------- --------- B: No, _______ _ ___ A: Where ____________________ B: They ________________________
(Gabriella \ at the gym \ yesterday afternoon) A : ----------------------- B: No, ___________ A: Where----------- ----- --- B: She ___________________________________
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0 Exercise 13. Looking at grammar. (Chapter 2 and Chart 8-3) Make questions and give short answers.
- (you \ in class \ yesterday) A: Were you in class yesterday? B: Yes, I was.
- (Claire \in class \ today) A: Is Claire in class today? B : No, ___ ____,s=h-'-"e~t='s!.!.n--'<.'t,_. _ _____
- (you \ tired \ last night) A: B: Yes, ___________
- (you \ hungry \ right now) A:
She's absent.
I went to bed early.
B: No, ___________ , but I'm thirsty.
- (the weather \ hot in New York City \ last summer) A: B: Yes, ___________ (^) It was very hot.
- (the weather \ cold in Alaska \ in the winter) A: B: Yes, ___________ (^) It's very cold.
- (Astrid and M oha mm ed \ here \ yesterday afternoon) A: B: Yes, _______ _ _ _ _
- (the students \in this class \ intelligent) A: B: Of course _________ _ _
- (Mr. Tok \ absent \ today) A: B: Yes, _____ ______
They are very intelligent!
A: ~ere ___________ _____ _ _________ ___ B:
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- (Tony and Benito \ at the party \ last night) A: B: No, ___________ _ A: ~ere ____________________________________________________ B:
- (Amy\ out of town\ last week) A: B: Yes, ---------------------- A: ~ere _______ ______________________ B:
- (Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez \in town \this week) A: ------------------------------------------------------------ B: No, ---------------------- They're^ out^ of^ town. A: Oh? ~ere - ------------------------------------------------- B:
0 Exercise 14. Let's talk: find someone who.... (Charts 8-2 and 8-3)
Interview your classmates about their days in elementary school. Make questions with was / were. Find people who can answer yes to your questions. Write down their names.
Example: you \ shy STUDENT A: Were you shy? STUDENT B: No, I wasn't. S TUDENT A: (to Student C) Were you shy? STUDENT C: Yes, I was.
FIRST NAME you \ shy 7. you \ outgoing* 8. you \ talkative (^) 9. you \ happy 10. you \ hardworking (^) 11. you \ quiet (^) 12.
*outgoing= not s hy
FIRST NAME yo u\ noisy you \ athletic you\ active you \ well-behaved you \ a serious student you \ artistic
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