Lesson 1A: Where were you?
Before we start
Check out the Latin proverb on the right.
Do you agree with it? Why (not)?
Share your thoughts with your teacher and classmates.
Historia est magistra vitae.
History is the teacher of life.
A Words, words, words
A1 Check the meaning of the adjectives.
relaxing
making you feel unstressed and relaxed
tiring
that makes you feel tired
amazing
very surprising or incredible
fun
enjoyable
fantastic
extremely good / great
hard
difficult
boring
not interesting
disgusting
causing a strong feeling of dislike
embarrassing
causing the feeling of shame
dull
not interesting or exciting
A2 Match the adjectives to their meanings.
A3 Write the English words.
A4 Read the sentences and complete them with the correct adjectives.
B Reading and listening
B1 Read and listen.
B2 Are the sentences true or false?
B3 Put the words in the correct order to create questions. Try to answer the questions.
C Grammar time
I / He / She / It was / wasn't You / We / They were / weren't
Questions and short answers
Were you at school? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. Yes, we were. / No, we weren't.
Short forms: was not=>wasn't / were not=>weren't
Wh- questions
When were you at school? Yesterday.
Where were you yesterday? At school.