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Unit 5 Lesson 13 Changes in Our Town(第二课时)
Lesson Focus
• Adjectives, too / either
• Talking about where you were yesterday
• Past tense of be
· Words with the sounds /ɪə/ and /eə/
Grammar: Past tense of be
Exercise 6
Purpose: to help students complete the tables with was, were, wasn't and weren't
· Direct students to the dialogue in Exercise 3. Read Grandpa's first line aloud: Well, it wasn't like this when your mum was here. Our town was very small then. There weren't many tall buildings. Ask " Are they talking about now or the past?" Elicit or provide the past. Write Our town was very small then. There weren't many tall buildings. on the board. Ask "What is the verb in each sentence?" Elicit or provide was and weren't and underline them. Say "The past tense of be is was / wasn't and were / weren't". If you feel your students are ready, you may skip this step.
· Direct students to the table. Say "Complete the table with was, were, wasn't or weren't" Monitor as students complete the table, offering assistance as needed. If students need support, have them work in pairs.
· Go over the answers, asking individual students say the sentences aloud.
Answers
1. was; 2. were; 3. weren't; 4. wasn't; 5. Was; 6. Were; 7. was; 8. were
Exercise 7
Purpose: to help students write questions using the past tense of be and cues
· Direct students to the table in Exercise 6. Ask "Which questions are yes / no questions?" Students should indicate the third section. Ask " Which questions are information questions?" Students should indicate the last section. Then ask " What do we begin yes / no questions with?" Elicit or provide Was or Were. Ask " What do we begin information questions with?" Elicit or provide a question word followed by was or were. If you feel your students are ready, you may skip this step.
· Direct students to the cues. Say " Write questions about the town in Exercise 3 using the past tense of be and the cues. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb