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1. The Beatles were an English pop and rock group.

2. Thomas Edison was an American inventor.

3. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were Mexican painters.

4. Albert Einstein was a German scientist.

5. Pierre and Marie Curie were French scientists.

6.Mother Teresa was a Yugoslavian nun

Match the labels with the pictures

LESSON FIVE LEARNING GOALSCommunication

Talk about the pastTalk about nationalities

Grammar

The simple past of

be (was/were)

VocabularySome occupations

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I was nottired this morning. or I wasn'ttired this morning.

You were notcrazy. or You weren'tcrazy.

He was notmarried. or He wasn'tmarried.

She was notfamous. or She wasn'tfamous.

It was nothot yesterday. or It wasn'thot yesterday.

We were notinvited. or We weren'tinvited.

You were notat the party. or You weren'tat the party.

They were notfriends. or They weren'tfriends.

Question Short Answers** Short Answers

Was I late? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.

Were you sick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't.

Was he surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.

Was she from Italy? Yes, she was. No, she wasn't.

Was it a big house? Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.

Were we ready? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

Were you early? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

Were they busy? Yes, they were. No, they weren't.

To Be - Negative Sentences

** With To Be,

We don't use

contractions in

affirmativeshort

answers

To Be - Interrogative Sentences

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G. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION

Hi Everyone, Last week _________ terrible. It __________

exam week. My friend sand I ___________ at the library every

day. But this week is easy. We ___________ free to read and

relax. No homework, no exams. How __________ everyone at

home? Mom, how __________ your flowers? Beautiful, I

__________ sure. And Ken, how __________ your arm? I hope

it __________ okay. Remember! Basketball __________ just a

game. Dad, thanks for the check. My classes ___________

terrific this year, especially journalism. Send my love to

Grandma and Grandpa. Love Judy.

H. COMPLETE THE LETTER

4. How long were you there?

A. Fine, thanks.

B. Yesterday.

C. By car.

D. Four days.

5. It was scary.

A. How long was the movie?

B. How was the movie?

C. How is the movie?

D. Who was in the movie?

1. Where were you last night?

A. Yes, I was.

B. Alone.

C. At a movie.

D. For two hours.

2. Was she at the gym?

A. No, she was.

B. Yes, at the gym.

C. Yes, she was.

D. No, they werent.

3. Where were you?

A. Sorry I wasnt at a soccer game.

B. At the gym.

C. Mark and I are at home last night.

D. With my husband.