****introduction to module.

Use pictures and ask students do you remember…..?

A fantastic vacation?
An excellent party?
A great day out?
Your first kiss? *******add or take away depending on the themes chosen for the book.

****vocabulary
Time expressions. Put them in order furthest away to most recent. Add a place for students to record the
expressions after the organizing task
Who were they?
a) Look at the photos of the famous
people. Who are they? Why are they
famous?

b) Read the text below and put the

words in the correct space.

wasn´t - revolutionaries - singer -

2006 - was - brave - romantic -
2012 - England - 2014 - Prince
Charles - Mexico – weren´t

Lady Diana was a princess in

Jenni Rivera was a _____________. _____________. She was married to
She was from __________________. She ______________. She_________ married
passed away in ________________. Her when she died.
songs were _______________.

Pancho Villa and Emilio Zapata

Felipe Calderon was the Mexican
__________ revolutionaries. They were
president from December ___________
very __________. They ____________
until November _________________.
scared to fight for their rights.
He __________ a good president.

c) What do you know about the other people in the photo?

Grammar: Simple Past of Be (was/were)

a) Complete the table with was, wasn’t, were or weren´t.

Positive
I was married from 2004 to 2011.
You __________ brave last week.
He / She __________ president of Mexico.
She ____________ a singer.
We _____________ at home last night.
They ______________ revolutionaries.
Negative
I wasn´t married in 1999.
You _____________ romantic.
He / She ______________ a good president.
She __________ from the United States.
We ___________ at school yesterday.
They _____________ scared.
b) Use the table to help you complete the questions and answer them.

Closed Questions

Was I I was. I wasn´t.

Were you you were. you weren´t.
Was he / she / it famous? Yes, he / she / it was. No, he / she / it wasn´t.
Were we we were. we weren´t.
Were they they were. they weren´t.


1) Jenni Rivera / from England?
___________________________________?
___________________________________.
2) Felipe Calderon / president last year?
____________________________________?
___________________________________.
3) Lady Diana / a princess?
____________________________________?
___________________________________.
4) Pancho Villa / brave?
____________________________________?
___________________________________.
5) Pancho and Emilio / revolutionaries?
____________________________________?
___________________________________.
6) Pancho and Emilio / scared?
____________________________________?
___________________________________.

Pronunciation add was were pronunciation advice

a) Listen to your teacher. Copy the rhythm.

+ She was a singer. Her songs were very romantic.

- He was brave. They weren´t scared.
? Was she English? Yes, she was.
Were they singers? No, they weren´t.
Speaking
Who was the most important british person? Who were the top three most important Mexicans?

Extra tasks
*******page 176 of American eglih file 1 teachers book

Where was he/she from teachers book 1 page201. Then do where were you from my resources

where-were-you.pdf

Act out the situations on page 138 of the teachers book American English file 1

Page 156 of American English file starters teachers book. Do as a quiz. put a beep in the
question and get them to fill in the blank. Then for an extra point turn it into a question.

Were you question game. Write a place. An adjective to describe the place, an
adjective to describe the weather. and an abjective to describe your state of mind.
Students guess you words by asking the questions were yoou…? Was it…..?

Battleships with locations, descriptions and jobs

Homework