Period 3, lesson 4: recap was/were/could

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome P1!

period 3, lesson 3

Find your seat, please &

Read in your book --> quietly

Today you will ...

... read for 10 minutes 

... recap & practise the use of to be and can in the past

 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.

Can in the Past Simple

I, you, he, she, it, we, they could catch a cold.

I failed the test because I couldn't study. 

Could you give me tips for the resit, please? 

Yes, of course. 

You could practise the grammar and vocab online.

Albert Einstein ... a very famous scientist.

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

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

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

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

Let's practice

Choose which exercises you want to do (links in Classroom.

1. Word order with (to) be
2. Quick quick about can('t) and could(n't)
3. Choose between was and were

Do you ...

... know how to use the irregular verbs (to) be and can?

... know how to speak about the past in English?

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!

Review of test in Testweek 2

Check your mistakes.