Was and were

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2Reading: the big snowstormReading comprehension
3. 3What does it mean?Grammar exercise
4. 4Was or were?Grammar exercise
5. 5Was and wereGrammar rule
6. 6Was, were, wasn't or weren't?Grammar exercise
7. 7Questions and short answersGrammar exercise
8. 8Say it naturallySpeaking practice
9. 9The detective gameSpeaking practice
10. 10About your pastGrammar exercise
11. 11Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: a partyGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: a day to rememberDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Is there snow in your city in the winter?
2. Were you tired last night?
3. How was your weekend?

Grammar rule

Was and were

	I / he / she / it	you / we / they
Positive	Joanna was at home.	The kids were bored.
Negative	It wasn't easy.	We weren't at school.
Question	Was your teacher nice? — Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.	Were you at work? — Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

There was, there were

one thing	two or more
There was a big storm.	There were three eggs in the fridge.
There wasn't any snow.	There weren't any buses.
Was there a message for me?	Were there any taxis?

Past time words: yesterday, last night, last week, last year, two days ago, in 2020.