MH1G Week 1 Lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome MH1G

Opening Activity

Grab your laptop, go to LessonUp and log in with Office 365

(no need for the pin code)

If your not added to the group:

Class code:  ueldd

Lesson Plan

• Grammar was/were
• Newsround

Lesson Goals

At the end of the lesson, I can:

• explain when to use was and were


• write a short summary about various news items

Bell Ringer

Answer the  'bell ringer' about the previous lesson/new topic

Which is correct?

1. I was at the park yesterday
2. I were at the park yesterday

Why is 'I was at the park yesterday’ correct?

Change the sentence onto a sentence about yesterday: ‘She is at home now’
(Interpunction!)

For a plural subject, like in the sentence ‘They ___ excited about the game’, should you use ‘was’ or ‘were’? Explain your answer.

To be (zijn): present and past

Present                                              

I am

he/she/it is

you/we/they are

Past

I was

he/she/it was

you/we/they were

was/were ontkennend en vragend:

I wasn't

You weren't

He wasn't

We weren't

You weren't

They weren't

Was I?

Were you?

Was he?

Were we?

Were you?

Were they?

I .... very hungry when I came home. Luckily there was pizza!

1. was
2. were
3. wasn't
4. weren't

I was home late, so my parents ..... very angry with me.

1. was
2. wasn't
3. were
4. weren't

My little sister ..... nice when she was young. She used to bully me.

1. was
2. wasn't
3. were
4. weren't

We .... at school yesterday

1. was
2. wasn't
3. were
4. weren't

Mike ....... alone. His sister was also at home.

1. was
2. wasn't
3. were
4. weren't

Homework

- Finish WB 6.2

- Check your work when finished

- Done? Quizlet Unit 6

Check: What's the difference between was and were?

Newsround

Choose two of the topics discussed:

What was it about?

Why is this important news?

What is your opinion of this topic?

+/- 60 words per item

5 minute break

What do you remember about our previous lesson?