Topic: Where were you at 5 o’ clock?

Lesson 1, Unit1, English 2 Content: (was/were questions + short and telling the time)

Teacher: B. Enkhzul

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Structure We use the verb to be (I was, you were, he/she/it was, we

were, they were). To make a question, we exchange the subject and verb. Look at these examples:

Subject Main verb

Affirmative form I, he/she/it was here.

You, we, they were in London.

 Interrogative form Was I, he/she/it right?

Were you, we, they late?

 

Questions and short answers:

Were you at home?

Yes, I was

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Negative form

I

+Was not (wasn’t) there.

he/she/it

You, we, they + werenot happy.

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Can you telling the time?

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Common ways to ask the time• What time is it?

• Do you have the time?

• Have you got the time?

• Do you know what time it is?

These are all ways of asking someone what time it is.

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What time is it? How would you answer?

For example:

• It is One O'clock.(1:00)

• It is two O'five OR it is five past two. (2:05)

It is twelve thirty five or thirty five past 12 ...after 12:30 (or any time later than half-past) we say...it is 25 to 1. (12:35)

• It is three fifteen or a quarter past 3. (3:15)

• It is five fifty or ten to 6. (5:50)

• It is ten thirty or half past ten. (10:30)

Notice: don’t mention “minutes”

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What time is it?

Example: Excuse me. What time is it please?

• It's exactly eight o'clock.

or• It's eight.

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Look and read the text with times.

Yesterday was Saturday and nice weather. Jane, Zaya and Dan were on a city excursion. At 10:00 in the morning they were all on the bus. By 11:00 Jane and Zaya were in the museum. At 13:00 they were all in a cafe, having lunch. At 14:00 they were at Sukhbaatar Square, ready to visit other places. Zaya and Dan were in the park at 15:00. Jane and Anand were at the cinema. By 17:00 they were all at home again. It was a good day.

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Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. Were the children on a country excursion?

2. Were they on a city excursion?

3. Was the weather bad?

4. Were Dan and Zaya in a museum at 11 o’clock?

5. Were the children in a cafe at 1 o’clock?

6. Were Anand and Jane in a museum?

7. Was Jane in the cinema at 3 o’clock?

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1. It ______ very hot and sunny

2. __________you at the concert, too?

3. Lorena and Maite _______ in the concert, too

4. Where _____ Mary yesterday?

5. Kate _____ not at school yesterday.

6. Mandy and Tim _____ on holiday in August.