Hi everyone. Let's study English together. What day is today?
What day was yesterday?
We use AM, IS, ARE for today. For now.
We use WAS and WERE for yesterday, the past.
We can practice using WAS and WERE, the past forms of BE.
Practice with my students Flavia and Andreia.
Remember we can say "there was"
+ a singular noun.
There was one bottle.
We can say "there were" + a plural noun.
Two or more things.
There were two bottles.
Do Flavia and Andreia remember the grammar? Let's see.
All right. Today is Friday. Right? What was yesterday?
Thursday. Thursday. Right. Right now it's April. What was last month?
March. Right now it's 2019. 2019. What was last year?
18? Two thousand eighteen.
Or twenty-eighteen.
Yeah. That's easier.
Okay, so we're talking about what is today? What was yesterday?
Or the past. The difference between IS and WAS. We're going to practice. All right, but...
first, I want to see if you know
all these things here. Okay?
What's this?
We eat with a fork.
Fork.
I didn't know.
Now you know.
Pencil. Okay. We have a pencil.
Let's see what else we have.
This again is a fork. So two forks.
Spoon.
Yes. I also have...
Knife.
Oh.This is different. Do you know what this is?
I don't remember.
Chopsticks.
Chopsticks. Right?
Can you eat with chopsticks?
Yes. Yes?
No. No.
I try, but I can't.
You can learn. Okay. If you're messy, what do you need?
Napkin. Napkin. We can wipe with a napkin. Wipe our mouth with a napkin.
What do I have here?
Pens. Pens. Green, blue, and black pens.
If I write, this is a small one. This is a big one.
Eraser. Eraser. We can erase with an eraser.
I also have...
Do you know what these are?
For paper?
Paper clip. Paper paper clips. All right? A big and small paper clip.
These are paper clips.
They're similar, but different.
A rubber band.
Rubber band.
Band. A rubber band.
A rubber band.
With an R. Rubber.
Rubber.
Rubber. Rubber band. Uh-huh. This is similar. Right? So this is for
pencils or sticks, like for the office or for school. This is for us ladies. Right? With long hair.
Elastic.
Elastic. Elastic. So I can say, "Flavia, do you have an elastic?"
Can I have an elastic? Do you have an elastic? Yes. Right? We make a ponytail with an elastic.
Yeah. You have a ponytail. Yeah. With an elastic.
Elastic. Elastic
and rubber band.
Okay.
Okay. So you see everything. Now. Watch.
Okay, ladies. Look. Do you see everything? Yes?
Flavia, what was on the table?
Eraser. Uh-huh.
So now let's do a whole sentence. There was... There was an eraser.
There was a napkin. Yes. There was...
There were two...
Forks. Two forks. There were forks. I can't remember.
There was a napkin, two forks, and an eraser.
The name? Napkin. Okay.
Take a look. Okay?
Andreia, what was on the table? There was...
Napkin.
There was a napkin. There was a napkin. There was...
There were pens.
How many?
Two? Three?
There were two pens.
There was a...
Spoon?
spoon.
There was... I forget.
Flavia, do you remember? I don't know.
Okay. You're going to learn this word.
Fork.
Fork. Say it five times. Fork, fork, fork, fork, fork.
We eat with a fork. We eat noodles or spaghetti with a fork.
We eat meat with a fork.
Fork.
Remember.
Okay. Flavia, what was on the table?
There were two pens.
There was...
a fork.
There was a knife.
There was... I don't remember the name.
What was that? Oh.
We practiced with the R.
Rubber band.
Band. Rubber band. There was a rubber band.
Rubber band.
There were two pens.
There was a rubber band.
And there was a fork, and there was a knife. Okay?
Rubber band.
You can ask for help.
What was on the table? There was...there were two paper clips.
There was... There were... There were? Mm-hmm.
What do we eat with? You can eat with a fork or...?
Okay. They're sticks, but chopsticks Chopsticks. Let's say that again. Chopsticks.
Chopstick. You might be at a restaurant, and they'll say, "Would you like a fork or chopsticks?"
Chopsticks.
You can say, "I'll take chopsticks."
Chopsticks. Right?
Chopsticks.
What was on the table?
Whose turn? Yeah. Yours. There was a fork.
There was an eraser.
An eraser.
And there was...
Elastic.
Elastic. An elastic. Very good. Right?
Very good. Eraser. Elastic. You need "an."
An eraser. An elastic.
Very good.
One more. Okay.
What was on the table? There was
a spoon.
There were a pens...? No. There was...
How many? There was...no. There were two pens.
Rubber band. There was a rubber band. There was a rubber band.
There was... I forget. You can ask for help.
Say, "Can you help me?"
Can you help me?
There was a napkin.
Napkin. Very good.
Napkin and rubber band. Rubber band. Good.
There was a rubber band. Rubber bands.
Rubber bands. Rubber band. Okay. And remember those are two new words. I know. This is a rubber band.
And for hair, we use
an elastic. We use an elastic.
Elastic. With an E. Elastic.
Good. Elastic. Not "elasticky." Elastic.
Good.
Review the past forms of BE. Repeat after me.
I was
You were
She was
He was
It was
We were
They were
Let's clean up. I'll put in the...
The bag?
I'll put everything in the bag. First, the napkin. Spoon.
Elastic.
Rubber band.
Paper clips.
Pens.
Fork. Fork.
Again? Fork.
Pen. Pen and?
Pencil. Good.
Knife.
Eraser.
And?
I forget.
Chopsticks.
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