1. 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
2. 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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3. Negative form
I
+Was not (wasn’t) there.
he/she/it
You, we, they + werenot happy.
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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.
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