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Grade 1 Speaking 2
UNIT 7 Lesson 4 | Were you in the library?

Goal

I can talk about what others and I did and how others and I were in the past.
1

Today's Expressions

Listen and repeat.

  1. Did you go to the park?
    － Yes, I did. / No, I did not. 

  2. Did Noah find his key?
    － Yes, he did. / No, he did not (didn’t).

  3. Were you in the library?
    － Yes, I was. / No, I was not (wasn’t).

  4. What were you doing?

    － I was looking for my book.

  5. I baked a cake. 

  6. Nancy asked for help. 

  7. He ate at the restaurant. 

  8. Tim did not (didn’t) leave the house.

  9. My uncle was a popular actor (then).

  10. My sisters were rock fans (then).

  11. She was playing tennis.

  12. They were running.

2

Understand Expressions

1
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Ms. Ramos:
Did Mr. Ishida find his glasses and keys?
Mr. Tachibana:
Yes, he did.
Ms. Ramos:
That’s good! Did you help him find it?
Mr. Tachibana:
Yes, I did. Mr. Tanaka helped too.
Ms. Ramos:
Nice! Did the other teachers help as well?
Mr. Tachibana:
Oh. No, they didn’t.
Ms. Ramos:
Why?
Mr. Tachibana:
They were checking exam papers.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. Who lost his keys?
  2. Did he find his keys?
  3. Who helped find the keys?
2
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Mr. Yamazaki:
Your grandfather was a very strict man.
Riku:
Oh, really?
Mr. Yamazaki:
Yes. My brother and I were noisy and too playful students then. That’s why he was strict.
Riku:
I see. Did you and uncle often go home late?
Mr. Yamazaki:
Yes, we did.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. Was Riku’s grandfather a strict man then?
  2. Were Mr. Yamazaki and his brother quiet students then?
  3. What did Mr. Yamazaki and his brother often do?
3
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Maria:
Were you at the Cool Café last night?
Lex:
Yes, I was.
Maria:
Did you buy cupcakes?
Lex:
No, I didn’t. I bought donuts. How about you? Were you at the mall last night?
Maria:
No, I wasn’t. I was at home.
Lex:
I called you around 7 p.m., but you didn’t answer. What were you doing then?
Maria:
I was cooking dinner with my mom.
Lex:
Oh, OK.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. Was Lex at the Cool Café last night?
  2. What did Lex buy at the café?
  3. What was Maria doing?
3

Practice Tasks

1
Complete the sentences using the clues in the box.
were
did
you
was
paint
  1. Did you _____ the wall?
  2. _____ she get a ticket?
  3. _____ you at the city hall?
  4. Tina _____ calling her father.
  5. What were _____ doing?
2
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
    1. He jumped on the bed.
    2. He jump on the bed.
    1. Michael wrotes a letter.
    2. Michael wrote a letter.
    1. She did not bring her books.
    2. She did not brought her books.
    1. Kevin were a member of the movie club then.
    2. Kevin was a member of the movie club then.
    1. They were taking a train to Osaka.
    2. They was taken a train to Osaka.
3
Use the clues in the speech bubbles to complete the sentences.
  1. 私は、先月東京を訪れました。

    _____ _____ _____ last month.

  2. 私は、よい映画を見ていました。

    _____ _____ _____ a nice movie.

  3. 私の友人たちは、J-popのファンでした。

    _____ _____ _____ J-pop fans.

  4. あなたは何をしていましたか？

    _____ _____ _____ doing?

  5. 彼らはドアを閉めましたか？

    _____ _____ _____ the door?

4
Complete the text below by filling in the blanks with the word that you hear. Type your answers in the chat box.

I traveled to 1) _____ last month with my cousin. We went to King’s Road. Then, we 2) _____ a famous restaurant. We 3) _____ fish and chips, and we walked around the town.

4

Perform Tasks

1
You and Maria are talking about what you both did last weekend.
Ask Maria if she went to the beach using, “Did you _____?”
Ask Maria if she and her cousins played volleyball at the beach.
Tell Maria what you did last weekend and answer her question.
Today’s Expressions
Did you _____?
_____ [irregular verb] _____.
Yes, I did. / No, I did not. (didn’t)
_____ did not (didn’t) [verb] _____.
Did _____ _____?
I _____-d/-ed _____.
_____ _____-d/-ed _____.

2
You are Mr. Yamazaki. You are talking to Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was a member of the baseball team during junior high school.
Ask if he was a good baseball player.
Ask if he was the best player in the team.
Tell him what club you were a member of during junior high school.
Answer his question.
Today’s Expressions
Were you ____?
Yes, I was. / No, I was not.
_____ was _____ (then).
_____ were _____ (then).

3
You are Emma. You are talking to your mother, Mrs. Jones. Tell her you were at Aoi’s party last Friday and answer her questions. You can use the expressions you learned in today’s lesson and the illustration below as reference.