1. Simple Past Tense (과거형)
Lesson 6
Simple Past Tense
(과거형)

2. Review
Download the review game online to practice with partners

3. Overview This is what we’ll talk about today: Vocabulary
Past tense of be
Pronunciation: Reduced /t/ in wasn’t and weren’t
Talking about things in the past
Class survey

4. Warm up When was the last time one of these things happened to you?
You missed an important test
Your mom yelled at you
You got a stain on your new clothes
You were doing something embarrassing and didn’t know anyone was looking
You dropped something important in the toilet
Talk about it!
When did it happen?
Where were you?
Who were you with?
What did you do?
Did anyone notice?

5. Vocabulary Everything went my way It was amazing I was early
I knew my way around
My cell phone worked perfectly
The line was short/ there was no line
The bus was empty
It was smooth sailing (there were no problems)
Nothing went my way
It was terrible
I was late
I was lost
My cell phone didn’t work
The line was too long/ there was a huge line
The bus was packed/ crowded
Traffic was awful

6. Use it! Tell your partner about… Your sleep last night
Was it amazing? Terrible? Typical?
The bus ride to school
Was it empty? Crowded?
Why you were late/ early/ on time for class
Was it smooth sailing? Was the traffic awful?

7. Past tense of be I was really happy They were there
He was waiting for me
You were really bad
We were inside the whole time
How do you say the negative form of the above sentences?
I wasn’t really happy
They weren’t there
He wasn’t waiting for me
You weren’t really bad
We weren’t inside the whole time

8. Try it
Take turns asking and answering questions from page 38, #3. Give reasons for your answer.
Example
Sam: Were you in class yesterday?
Alex: No, I wasn’t. It was a weekend!
Additional Questions
Were you at school yesterday?
Where was your mother/ father at breakfast?
Was I in your dream last night?

9. Before and after (mixing it up)
Knowing how to say how you have gotten better is a good skill to have. It is in many interview questions, and it helps keep you focused.
Think of 3-5 ways you have changed since middle school. How were you then? How are you now?
Example
I was really short. Now I’m just short.
I wasn’t a good student in middle school, but now I am.

10. Class Survey
Turn to page 41
Get up and fill out the survey!

11. Review Quiz Give me 3 vocabulary terms from today
Say the following in the negative form:
I was happy
She was very shy
They were all right
How do you say these casually (reduced)?
We weren’t there
He wasn’t at home
What is your home work?

12. Homework
Chapter 6-7 online

13. That’s all!
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