Unit 8 a grammar

English


Homework

Choose the best option a, b, c or d
1. You sit………….a chair
a. in b. at c. under d. on
2. There……….a book on the table.
a. is b. are
c. be
d. to be
3. How many people…….in your family?
a. there are b. there is c. are there
there
4. We cook in the……………….
a. living room b. kitchen
c. bedroom d.
restroom
5. Letter “th” in the word thank is
pronounced….
a. [ð] b. [θ]
c. [dʒ]
d. [d]

d. is


Unit 8: Entertainment

Grammar

The past simple tense: Was/ were


I. Grammar in use
1. Read the text
a. Answer these questions.
1. Where is it from?
2. Who is Stuart Stone?
3. What are the Weekly Star and the Northern Mail/
Answers
1. It’s from a teenage thriller/ horror book.
2. Stuart Stone is a writer/ an author.
3. They’re newspapers.


b. Are these sentences True (√ ) or False (X)?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

X
√
X
X
X

√
X
X

It was midnight.
Mitch's parents weren’t in the house .
His sister was asleep in the next bedroom.
Mitch was eighteen years old.
He was often alone in the house.
There wasn’t a telephone upstairs.
There was only one noise.
The noises were outside.

1. It was 12.30
3. He was alone
4. He was 17

5. It was the first time
7. There were noises
8. They were downstairs
in the house


2. What do you think the noises were?

Ghosts

Thieves

Murderers

II. Rules
1. Look at the text
a. Complete these sentences.
was
wasn’t
Mitch..………..in
bed. He…………….asleep.
weren’t
His parents……………..at
home.
were
They……………..away
for the weekend.
was
There…………….a
telephone downstairs.
were
There…………………..definitely
downstairs.


b. Use the verbs in a. Complete the table
I
He
She
It

We

You
They

out
was
.............
......
at work
wasn’t
…………… away
.
were
at home
weren’t
……………
……………

yesterda
y

last
week


2. Look at these sentences.
a. Complete them
was
She………………on
holiday last week.
were

They………………at
home yesterday.

b. Make the sentences negative
She wasn’t on holiday last week.
They weren’t at home yesterday.


3. Find examples of questions in the text
What was there to be afraid of?
What was that?
Were they noises?
Was it just his imagination?
a. How do we make questions with was and were?
We put them at the beginning of the sentence, or
after a Wh- question word, in the same way as is,
are
b. Put the words in the correct order to make a
statement and a question.
Mitch/ afraid/ was.
Away/ were/ his parents.
Downstairs/ a/ there/ noise/ was.


b. answers:
Mitch was afraid.
Was Mitch afraid?
His parents were away.
Were his parents away?
There was a noise downstairs.

Was there a noise downstairs?


4. Change these conversations into the past simple
tense
A.Is the film good?
B.Yes, it is.
A.Are there a lot of people at the party?
B.No, there aren’t.
Answers:
A. Was the film good?
B. Yes, it was.
A. Were there a lot of people at the party?
B. No, there weren’t.


Positive

Rules

I/ she/ he/ it
We/ you/
they
Negative

was
were

The past simple tense: to be

at
home

yesterday

wasn’
I/ she/ he/ it
t
at
yesterday
We/ you/
weren home
Questions
they
’t
Wasn’t I/ she/ he/ it
at
yesterday
Weren’ We/ you/
home
?
t
they
Yes, I/ she/ he/ it was
No, I/ she/ he/ it wasn’t
Yes, we/ you/ they were No, we/ you/ they weren’t


III: Practice

Exercise 1. Complete these conversations with was, were, wasn’t
and weren’t.
were
1. A……….you
at Bella’s party on Saturday?
B. Yes, we……..
were
were
A. ………Tim
and Sara there?
was
was
B. Sara…………….,
but Tim……….He………at
a conference.
• Oh? Where…………the
was
conference?
was
• It……….in
Berlin, I think.
2. A. …………there
a phone call from Canada yesterday?
Was
wasn’t There ………two
were
B. No, there…………
from the States, but there
weren’t
was fax for you, too.

……….any from Canada. There……….a
• Oh, where………it
was from?
was
• It……..from
Japan.
3. A. ……….you
out on Monday night?
were
was Steve and I………..at
were the Wild Hearts concert.
B. Yes, I……….
was good?
• ……….it
• Yes, it………
was
were
• …………..there
any other bands on?
B. Yes, there…………..,
good.
were but they……..………..very
were


Exercise 2. Look at the picture.
a. What places can you see?


Exercise 2. Look at the picture.

a. What places can you see?
Matching
A football match
A concert
The theatre
The dentist’s
The cinema
The station
At home
The doctor's
The supermarket


Exercise 2. Look at the picture.
b. 8.1. Listen. Where were the people yesterday?


Exercise 2. Look at the picture.
c. Ask and answer about the people
Example:
A: Where was Peter?
B: He was at the supermarket.
….


Exercise 2. Look at the picture.
d. Correct these statements.
Example
Peter wasn’t at the theatre. He was at the supermarket
1. Peter was at the theatre.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were at home.
3. Maria was at the cinema.
4. Ben and Conny were at a concert.
5. Zack and Hanna were at the supermarket.
6. Ian was at a football match.
7. Mrs. Vinney was at the doctor’s.
8. Mr. Ferreira was at the dentist’s.
9. Fewzia and Samir were at the airport.
10.The Parkers were at the dentist’s.


Answers

2. Mr. and Mrs. William weren’t at home. They were at a
concert.
3. Maria wasn’t at the cinema. She was at the doctor’s.
4. Ben and Conny weren’t at a concert. They were at a
football match.
5. Zack and Hanna weren’t at the supermarket. They
were at the theatre.
6. Ian wasn’t at a football match. He was at the
dentist’s.
7. Mrs. Vinney wasn’t at the doctor’s. She was at the
cinema
8. Mr. Ferreira wasn’t at the dentist’s. He was at the
airport.
9. Fewzia and Samir weren’t at the airport. They were at
the station.
10. The Parkers weren’t at the dentist’s. They were at
home.

Exercise 3. Work with a partner. Ask and answer
questions
Example:
A: Where were you last Saturday afternoon?
B: I was at the shops.
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Last Saturday afternoon
At 7 o'clock this morning
Last Monday evening
At 11.30 last night
On Sunday morning
Two hours ago
At 4.00 p.m. yesterday
On your last birthday


Review
Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1. Where (be)………you yesterday morning?
2. I (be)………………..at the airport yesterday

morning.
3. She (not/be)……………….at home last night.
4. (Be)…………your brother a student last year?
Yes, he…………
5. They (not/ be)………………on your last bithday.
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Rules

Positive

The past simple tense: to be

+ to be (was/
were)

S

+C

Negative

S

+ to be + not
(wasn’t/weren’t)

+C

Questions

Wasn’t
S
+ (C) ?
Weren’
t
Yes, I/ she/ he/ it was
No, I/ she/ he/ it wasn’t
Yes, we/ you/ they were No, we/ you/ they weren’t


HOMEWORK

• Learn by heart new words
• Do exercises 1, 2 - unit 8 (Work
book)
• Check the grammar rules for was/
were in grammar reference 8.1