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Grade 2 Speaking 2
UNIT 3 Lesson 4 | I was reading manga all night.

Goal

I can talk about what other people and I were doing.
1

Today's Expressions

Listen and repeat.
  1. When I was playing video games, my sister ate all the dessert.

  2. I was always playing soccer when I was in elementary school.

  3. What were you doing earlier?

  4. I was reading manga all night.

2

Understand Expressions

1
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Mr. Tachibana:
What were you doing earlier?
Ms. Ramos:
I was preparing for different class activities all morning. One is "Bingo." Do you know that?
Mr. Tachibana:
Yes. I played that before. It’s a great game.
Ms. Ramos:
It is! I was always playing “Bingo” when I was in high school.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. What was Ms. Ramos doing all morning?
  2. Did Mr. Tachibana play “Bingo” before?
  3. Did Ms. Ramos play “Bingo” in high school?
2
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Minato:
You look tired. Are you OK?
Aoi:
Yes, I am. I just cleaned my room.
Minato:
Did anything happen?
Aoi:
When I was cleaning my cabinet, I saw a mouse.
Minato:
Oh! Did you catch it?
Aoi:
I tried. When I was trying to catch it, it went into a hole.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. Why does Aoi look tired?
  2. What was Aoi doing when she saw a mouse?
  3. Did Aoi catch the mouse?
3
Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Oliver:
When I was reading quietly last night, I heard my sister, Lily, scream.
Emma:
What happened?
Oliver:
She saw something outside her window.
Emma:
What was it?
Oliver:
It was just a black cat.
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
  1. What was Oliver doing when he heard his sister scream?
  2. Why did Lily scream?
  3. What did Lily see?
3

Practice Tasks

1
Complete the sentences using the clues in the box.
cooking
watching
when
always
was
  1. _____ I was watching anime, I heard a knock at the door.
  2. When I was _____ dinner, my brother broke a plate.
  3. I was _____ going to the library when I was in elementary school.
  4. What _____ he doing this morning?
  5. I was _____ Korean shows all night.
2
Complete the sentences by correcting the form of the clues in the parentheses.
  1. When I was (play) the piano, Maria called.
  2. What (are) you doing in the science room yesterday?
  3. I (is) playing with my pet all day yesterday.
  4. I was always (ride) a bike to school when I was in first grade.
  5. When I was washing the dishes, my mother (arrive).
3
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
    1. I was always playing volleyball where I was in elementary school.
    2. I was always playing volleyball when I was in elementary school.
    1. When I was eating, my mother was done the laundry.
    2. When I was eating, my mother did the laundry.
    1. What was my cat doing earlier?
    2. What was my cat do earlier?
    1. I was fished all day.
    2. I was fishing all day.
    1. When I was baking cookies, my friend arrived.
    2. When I was baked cookies, my friend arrived.
4
Read the text. Then, answer the questions about the text. Type your answers in the chat box.

When I was watching anime yesterday, my friend came to my house. She brought some snacks. I was eating popcorn while my dog Chichi was sleeping on my lap. When I was trying to get another snack, my dog woke up.

  1. What was he/she doing when his/her friend came to the house?
  2. What did his/her friend bring?
  3. What happened when he/she was trying to get another snack?
4

Perform Tasks

1
You are Ms. Ramos, and you are talking to Mr. Tachibana.
Tell Mr. Tachibana you were playing a game with your class earlier.
Tell him your class was playing “Quiz contest.”
Answer his question and ask what he was doing this morning.
Today’s Expressions
_____ was _____-ing _____.
When I was _____-ing _____, _____.
What _____ _____-ing _____?

2
You are Aoi. You cleaned your room yesterday. Talk to your younger brother Minato about the photos you found while cleaning.
Tell him you found the pictures while you were cleaning.
Tell him you were playing video games and that you were always playing video games with Sakura during elementary school.
Tell him you were eating dinner when your dog jumped on the table.
Tell him you were playing badminton all day in second grade.
Today’s Expressions
When I was _____-ing _____, ______.
I was always _____-ing _____ when I was _____.
_____ was _____-ing _____.

3
You are Oliver. Last night, you heard your sister Lily scream. Now, ask her some questions and answer her questions about what happened last night. You can use the expressions you learned in today’s lesson and the illustration below as reference.