CLASS 28 A1.1
GOALS
Talk about the past
Use the verb to be in past
1. Look at the photos of some famous people.
Who is a… singer? / actor?
2. Can you guess their first jobs?
3. Write their names on the text.
We use was/were to talk about the past of be.
1. Complete the chart with the affirmative form of be in past.
I am an actor now.
Russel Crowe is famous now.
These people are on theTV now.
2. Listen and say the sentences in the past.
GRAMMAR + - ?
EXTRA PRACTICE
1. Rewrite the sentences in the past.
1. I’m at work now.
_______________________________ yesterday.
2. They aren’t at home today.
_______________________________ yesterday.
3. He’s at a restaurant tonight.
_______________________________ last night.
4. We aren’t at school today.
_______________________________ yesterday.
5. Are you at work now?
_______________________________ last night?
6. She’s at the airport this morning.
_______________________________ yesterday evening.
7. Is he late today?
_______________________________ yesterday?
8. I’m not in a hurry this morning.
_______________________________ yesterday morning.
2. Write sentences with wasor were.
1. We / at home last night.
2. James / very well yesterday.
3. We / on the plane at 4.00
4. / they in class yesterday (?) ___________________________________
5. Davis / vary happy last night (-) ___________________________________
6. I / in a meeting until 7.00 last night (+) ___________________________________
7. / your sister in London last week (?) ___________________________________
8. It / a terrible film (+) ___________________________________
(-) ___________________________________
(?) ___________________________________
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Reading
1. Read about famous people. Who is different? Check
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the highlighted words on a dictionary
2. Read the article again and answer the question.
Which famous person was…
1. a teacher in a foreign country
2. a student and a teacher at the same time
3. in England for a year
4. Good at music and numbers
5. A teacher in his/her country before he/she was a writer.
Speaking
Work in groups and discuss to find a famous person.
FIND SOMEMEONE WHO… was a waitress/waiter was from Latin America aas around the world was rich was successful was in prision
HOMEWORK
Complete the conversation con was,wasn’t,were,weren’t.
GOALS
Check your goals here 01 02 Talk about the past Use the verb to be in past