Mid-Term Fun/Exam 27th and 28th December• English 2: Units 1-3

• 2 Hours• 120 questions multiple choice• Bonus Question: Writing

English For Medical Practice: All of Unit 1• 2 Hours

• 120 questions• Bonus Questions: Writing

• No Party

Interviews• Use the interview sheet to ask questions from

a partner. Write their responses on the sheet.• Afterwards we will share our answers with the

group

Simple Past

• Where am I?

• Yesterday I was?• Yesterday you were?• This weekend we were?• This weekend they were?

Meaning of the Simple Past

• S• S

• A completed action in the past

Comparison of the Verb: To Be

Present Tense

• I: Am• You: Are• He/She/It: IS• We: Are• You (with me): Are• They: Are

Simple Past

• I: Was• You: Were• He/She/It: Was• We: Were• You (with me): Were• They: Were

Use of Simple Past: To Be

Recalling a History

•He was born

• She was a • They were

Interrogatives

•Was he? •Were they?•Was I?

How do you form a negative in the simple past

out of the verb: to be?

• Insert “not” somewhere……?

Try these examples:He was born in Paris in 1905.

She was a famous actor.

Interrogatives?

Positive Form

• I was• You were.• We were.• They were.• He was.• She was.• It was.

Interrogative Form (?)

Complete the Worksheet On The Simple Past

Communication Task 5: The Famous People Game p.15

• Brainstorm a List of Famous People

• Two Teams• One member of a team picks a name from the

board. Can say only one thing about the person to their team.

• Rest of the class can ask questions to guess who the person is.

• Actor can only give a yes/no answer.

Adjectives

• Used to describe a noun• Word order/ adjective before the noun

• Adjectives are used to describe people, places or things

Adjective give a sense of what something is: “Like” or “Looks”

6A Adjective Vocabulary

• Clean• Safe• Modern• Crowded • Interesting • Beautiful • Noisy • Exciting• Hectic

More 6A Vocabulary….

• Charming• Romantic• Expensive• Pleasant• Quiet • Small• Historic• Fascinating• Old

Complete the worksheet with a drawing for each adjective

6A p. 16 (Games)

• Two teams! Names!• First lets go through each city and the

adjectives used to describe them in the book

• Close your books!

Singapore• Clean• Safe

• Modern

Fact: People speak English in Singapore. An amazing

seven languages are spoken as a mother

tongue by more than five per cent of the

population.

Location:

Mexico City

• Crowded • Interesting • Beautiful

Fact:It has more museums than

any other city in the world. It was founded on an island in the middle of

a lake in the 1300s

Location:

New York• Noisy• Exciting • Hectic

Fact:36% of the current

population of New York City was born outside the

United States.New York City has 4,000

street food vendors.

Paris• Charming• Romantic• Expensive

Fact:The Eiffel Tower is probably one

of the most famous symbols of France and was built for

the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889, took 2 years to

complete and it was the world's tallest building up

until 1930.

Location:

Auckland• Peasant • Quiet• Small

Fact:Auckland is commonly

referred as the "City of Sails", because the harbor is flanked by hundreds of

yachts and has more yachts per capita than any other

city in the world.

Location:

Kyoto• Historic• Fascinating

• Old

Fact:Today it known best for its

geishas, great temples, beautiful gardens and

works of art. It is also the home of Nintendo and more than its share of

urban sprawl.

Location:

Game #1: “What is …….. like?”

• Tell me about the city I ask you about by using an adjective

• Answer in this form: • Kyoto is a ………… ( adjective) city.

Game #2I’m going to describe a city

• Tell me which city I am talking about• In the form: “Are you talking about ……. (city

name)?”

Art Museum Game

• What do you do at an art museum?• Lets brainstorm some additional adjectives…..

• Two teams. • Best description wins the point

#1

#2

#3

#4

Similar vs. Different“Let’s make a list”

A B

Similar vs. Different

Bangkok Ubon

6B: What is your city or town like?

Complete worksheet:My hometown is……………… (name)

It is …………………… (adjective). When I am home I like to …………….. (activity). One thing you should see in ……………..( your

hometown) is ……………….. (site). Because it is …………………(adjective).

Example:

My hometown is Amherst, Massachusetts (name)

It is small and quiet (adjective). When I am home I like to go for walks in the

woods (activity). One thing you should see in Amherst ( your

hometown) is Puffers Pond (site). Because it is beautiful (adjective).

Listening Exercise 7A

Listen to each dialogue twice. -The first time fill out 7A

-Second time fill out B by checking the adjectives used to describe each city.

“Wh”- questions p. 17• Brainstorm some!

Questions about the past need to use a combination of:

“Wh-” interrogative + conjugated simple past verb (to be)

Questions stated in the simple past must be answered in what tense?

Meaning of “Wh” questions(matching game)

Wh- question• Where were

• How long

• Why were

• Who was

• How was

• What were

Answer involve stating:• Identity of a person

• Time frame

• Location

• Description of people (adjective)

• Because statement

• Description (adjective)

“Wh” questions

• Pay attention to pronouns!• Conjugate with simple past of to be

Examples from 8A p. 17:I was in Kuala Lumpur

My sister and brother (they) were with me. It was wonderful.

Interview a partner 8B

Fill in the simple past timeline sheet with answers

5 minute break.

How was the weather?

• Small talk question• Can answer in terms of adjective:

Wonderful, depressing, great, unfortunate

• Answer’s can also be specific by stating the type of weather.

• Lets brainstorm some types of weather!

Partly Cloudy

Clear

Perfect

Hot

Cold

Foggy

Cloudy

Hailing

Rainy

Snowing

Stormy

Windy

Lets Watch A Video!

• Afterwards, draw a picture in for each of the weather conditions

• Then we will do the weather dance.

Weather A + B conversation sheets(take a worksheet)

• Vocabulary: Mean = average

Warmest month = highest temperature

Wettest month = most rain

Driest month = little rain

Instructions:

• Fill out the blanks with guesses • Sheet A find a Sheet B partner and fill in missing

information. • Do not show your worksheet to your partner!

Useful examples:What is the mean temperature in Rome in August?What is the coolest month in Mexico city?How much does it rain during the driest month in

Rome?

Complete 10 A

• Fill in the circles with notes about a city that you visited.

• Ask a partner for help understanding each question.

Summary

• Interviews• Simple Past + “Wh”

questions• Adjectives• Similar vs. Different• Describing Hometowns• Weather Vocabulary• Temperature

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