Buổi 02 · Listen and respond
Trợ giúp và lưu bài
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Gợi ý chia thời gian
Recall 10 min; predict and listen 20; questions and check 20; replay and pronunciation 15; speaking/writing 25.
Find the main listening details and use them in a short reply.
Before you start: recall five useful words. Try your own answer before opening a model.
Useful words, patterns and pronunciation
| English | Example | Help |
|---|---|---|
| yesterday | I was at home yesterday. | hôm qua |
| last night | We were tired last night. | tối qua |
| last week | She was busy last week. | tuần trước |
| ago | I was here two days ago. | trước đây |
| tired | He was tired after work. | mệt |
| quiet | The park was quiet. | yên tĩnh |
| crowded | The bus was crowded. | đông người |
| late | I was late yesterday. | trễ |
| early | She was early for class. | sớm |
| closed | The shop was closed. | đóng cửa |
Optional extension: was and were
This past-time language is extra practice in the A1 completion route, not a gate for A1 outcomes. For the past, am/is becomes was and are becomes were: I/he/she/it was; you/we/they were. Use was not or wasn’t, and were not or weren’t, for negatives. Put was/were first in a question: Were you at home? Yes, I was. The question uses you were but the answer uses I was. Yesterday, last night, last week and two days ago refer to the past. This lesson uses be with places and states. Do not put was before every action verb. I was at work gives a place; I was work is not correct for an action.
- I was at home yesterday.
- They were at the park.
- She was not late.
- Were you tired?
- Yes, I was.
Use: I was at home. · Instead of: I were at home.
Use was with I in the past.
Use: They were tired. · Instead of: They was tired.
Use were with they.
Was and were in statements and questions
Was and were may be weak in longer sentences and stronger in short answers. Practise yesterday and last night as time phrases. Where and were have different jobs even when they sound similar in an accent. Where were you? contains both words.
- I was at home.
- They were tired.
- Were you late?
- Where were you?
w13-drills · 45 seconds
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| Time | Place/state |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | at the office; busy |
| 12:00 | at a café; hungry |
| 17:00 | on a crowded bus |
| 20:00 | at home; tired |
Listen · Checking yesterday’s class
w13-listen · 27 seconds
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Listen twice. Keep the transcript closed until you have tried.
Transcript · after listening
Alex: Were you at the English class yesterday, Jo?
Jo: Yes, I was. Were you there?
Alex: No, I was not. I was at work until seven.
Jo: The class was at six, but the teacher was a little late.
Alex: Was the class difficult?
Jo: No. It was useful. We were in room four, not room two.
Alex: Was Ben there?
Jo: Yes. He was early. He was at the school at half past five.
Alex: Thank you. I can ask him about the lesson.
Practise
Try first. Then check full answers and reasons.
Your first checked attempt will be kept here.
Speak
Retell three details from the conversation. Then practise both roles asking and answering about those details.
Use key words. Ask a listener what they understood. Try again with one different detail.
Speaking example · after your attempt
Jo was at class yesterday. Alex was at work. The class was in room four. Ben was at school at half past five.
Write
Write four to six sentences of notes after listening. Check them against the script after you finish.
Check the requested facts, word order and punctuation. Rewrite any unclear part.
Writing example · after your attempt
Jo was at class yesterday. Alex was at work. The class was in room four. Ben was at school at half past five.