- •Eu jep catch project
- •Unit I education system in russia and english speaking countries Lesson 1
- •I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly
- •Informal letters
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree or disagree with somebody
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 4
- •My education
- •Asking and answering questions:
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6 The secrets of successful language learning
- •Self- study materials for unit I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •General Questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Present Simple Tense
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Unit II
- •Countries and cities
- •(Traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit II The Present Continuous Tense
- •Unit III
- •Scientists
- •(Famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Invention, inspiration, closet, bulb, nap, wax, phonograph, genius, perspiration.
- •Thomas Alva Edison
- •Invent hired closet nap laboratory light bulb
- •Who was ... Thomas Adams?
- •Lesson 3
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research:
- •Alfred Nobel
- •Lesson 4
- •1876 1886 1938 1940 1965 1971 1975 1976 1979 1995
- •How to be a successful inventor
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •I. Read the text The man who invented e-mail
- •II. Read the article Louis von Ahn
- •Lesson 6 Women in science
- •Problem-based task (webquest) Famous Women – Scientists and Inventors
- •Self-study materials for unit III The Past Simple Tense is used:
- •When we talk about actions and situations in the past we use:
- •Positive form — Regular verbs
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form and questions
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
- •The past continuous tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Past continuous vs. Past simple
- •Unit IV computer Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit IV The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Unit V career prospects Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit V The Future Simple Tense
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
Now Charlie is at work.
At midnight last night he wasn't at work.
He was in bed. He was asleep.
am /is (present) –> was (past):
- I am tired (now). I was tired last night.
- Is she at home (now)? Was she at home yesterday morning?
- The weather is nice today. The weather was nice yesterday.
are (present) –> were (past):
- You are late (now). You were late yesterday.
- They aren't here (now). They weren't here last Sunday.
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positive
negative
question
I
he
she
it
was
I
he
she
it
was not
(wasn’t)
was
I?
he?
she?
it?
we
you
they
were
we
you
they
were not
(weren’t)
were
we?
you?
they?
- Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
- When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.
- We were tired after the journey but we weren't hungry.
- The hotel was very comfortable and it wasn't expensive.
- Where were you at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
- Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
- Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive?
- Why was he angry yesterday?
short answers
Yes, ( I/he/she/it ) was. ( we/you/they ) were. |
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No, ( I/he/she/it ) wasn’t. ( we/you/they ) weren’t. |
- 'Were you late?' 'No, I wasn't.'
- 'Was Ted at work yesterday?' 'Yes, he was.'
- 'Were they at the party?' 'No, they weren't.'
Revision test
Put In am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.
Last year she ..was......... 22, so she ......is.......... 23 now.
Today the weather ............ nice, but yesterday it ............ cold.
I ............ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
I ............ hungry last night, so 1 had something to eat.
Where ............ you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?
Don't buy those shoes. They ............ too expensive.
Why ............ you so angry yesterday?
We must go now. It ............ very late.
This time last year I ............ in Paris.
We ............ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He ............ a famous film star.
'Where ............ the children?' 'I don't know. They ............ in the garden ten minutes ago.
Put in was/wasn't/were/weren't.
We didn't like our hotel room. It was.... very small and it wasn’t.... very clean.
Kate got married when she ................ 24 years old.
I phoned you yesterday evening but you ................ at home. Where ................ you?
George ................ at work last week because he ................ ill. He's better now.
The shops ................ open yesterday because it ................ a public holiday.
................ you at home at 9.30?' 'No, I .................................. at work.'
Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press