5.5 Grammar_was/were & could

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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Welcome B1J
Please take your seat
Put your phone and earbuds in your bag

Start with 5.2 recap: one & two
Done? Read your book --> quietly
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Slide 1 - Slide

Class rules
Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem
Don't laugh at each other :)
Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!
Listen to the teacher & your classmates
No homework but you do have to study at home
Respect!

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Today you will ...

... read for 10 minutes 
... recap and practice with must and should (5.2)
... learn how to use to be and can in the past (5.5)

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 Be in the Past Simple
I, he, she, it was alone last night.
you, we, they were home yesterday

Ms. Dangerfield was at school on Monday. 
Were all the other teachers at school too?
No, only Ms. Dangerfield was there and the others weren't.


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Can in the Past Simple
I, you, he, she, it, we, they 
could get COVID-19.

I failed the test because I couldn't study. Could you give me tips for the resit, please? 
Yes, of course. You could practice the grammar and vocab online.



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Albert Einstein ... a very famous scientist.

Slide 6 - Open question

From an early age, he ... good at Maths and Science and he ... play the violin well.

Slide 7 - Open question

But at school, he ... (not) good at all subjects.

Slide 8 - Open question

History and Geography ... (not) easy for him and he ... (not) good at foreign languages

Slide 9 - Open question

But Einstein ... a genius and scientists are still studying his brain to help them understand about intelligence.

Slide 10 - Open question

Let's practice
Grab your SB and go to page 66
Complete ex. 4 & 6 with your neighbor. Done? Speak about 6

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Do you ...
... know how to use the irregular verbs (to) be and can?
... know how to speak about the past in English?

TO DO: study 5.5 at home
Use MyEnglishlab for extra practice or come to a (delta)flex.

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Two truths and a lie with was/were.
Ask questions to figure out the lie.
A
My bff and I were in New York during spring break.
B
I could speak 2 languages when I was 8 years old.
C
I was 27 when I started working at Corderius.

Slide 13 - Quiz


Two truths and a lie with could.
A
I couldn't sleep last night.
B
I could stay out until 10pm when I was 15.
C
I could play the violin when I was 7.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Two truths and a lie
Write down three statements using the PAST SIMPLE. Use was, were and could.

Person A reads their statements while person B and C try to figure out which one is the lie.

Switch roles and speak English!


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