Unit 11

Unit 11

LESSON A

Use of was, wasn’t, were, weren’t.

    A.- Was Jeff's teacher strict?

    B.- Yes, she was very strict.

    A.- Was Rosa's boss happy about her mistakes?

    B.- No, he wasn't too pleased.

    A.- Were Rosa's customers nice?

    B.- Yes, they were nice because roas was news.

    A.- Were Jeff and his classmates noisy?

    B.- No, they weren't noisy.

Simple past of be 

I was only 16.

You were nervous.

She was strict.

It was awful.

We were quiet.

They were scared

In conversation was is one the top 20 words

LESSON B

Simple past information questions

How was your vacation?             It was fun.

Where were you exactly?           In Hawaii.

How long were you there?          A week.

What was the weather like?       It was hot.

Who did you go with?                  A couple of friends.

When did you get back?              Last night.

Examples:

How was your last vacation?        It was great.
Where did you go?                 I went to England.
How long were you there?             Two weeks.

LESSON C

Add a question to continue a conversation.

How about you?

And you?

Examples;

    A.- How was your weekend?

    B.- Good, thanks. I went to a wedding. How about you?

    A.- What did you do on Sunday?

    B.- I watched TV. And you?

Strategy  plus   Anyway

You can use Anyway

to change the topic of

a conversation.

“Anyway, what did you do?”

You can also use

Anyway to end

a conversation.

“The party was good well,

anyway,….. I have to go.”