Teacher Guide
Review the sentences on the previous worksheet that use the past continuous form. Help the students to choose 'was' or 'were' for each sentence and then complete it with a past continuous verb. Have them read their sentences out loud. Before each one ask a question that matches the sentence, for example: "What was James doing when you saw him yesterday?". Remind them that we use the past continuous to describe what was happening at a certain moment in the past.
10mins: Introduction - 'Whats your name, how old are you, where are you from? What's one adjective that describes you? Have you got any brothers or sisters?'
10mins: Review: Was/were - the past tense of the verb 'to be'. Discuss which pronouns agree with which verb.
10mins: Game: You were there! A game to practice was/were:Have all students except for one stand in a line. Let student 1 look at the line for ten seconds then close their eyes while the others scramble the line and take a new position. The student opens their eyes then has to put them back into the original order saying 'You were there, he was there etc'.
15mins: Worksheet: page 09 - was/were
10mins: Game: Where were you? Write a list of locations on the board with the class. (supermarket, house, library, bank, etc.) Number them. Write the numbers on small pieces of paper. Have a student chose a number (which should correspond with a location). Students take turns with the following sentence: Yesterday, were you at the ________? The student must respond, 'Yes, I was' or 'No, I wasn't'. When a student correctly guesses, it becomes their turn.
05mins: Warm Down: Goodbye + points
Possible solutions:
1. James was drinking a coffee at the bar.
2. Andy and Sara were walking to school.
3. He was feeling happy.
4. My cat was jumping on over the fence.
5. It was raining when I was sleeping.
6. My mum was eating a hamburger.
7. The plane was arriving late.