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English II

Module #4 Celebrities-Months-Ordinal Numbers-PastVerb

to be

I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: English II Código: INE 205
Unidades valorativas: 3 Duración del Modulo: 10 días

I. SpecificObjectives:
-Identifythemonths and ordinal numbersvocabulary.
-Use simple pastform of verb to be in sentenceconstruction.

II. Goals to achieve:

-Thataboutthepast of a celebrityusingthe simple presentform of verb be.

III. Activities and Assignments

-Complete exercises in self-study, skills, and assignmentssection in the
Richmond Learningplatformcorresponding to unit 7 of Personal BestLevel
A1B Textbook and workbook.

IV. Content

Introduction

In this module youwilllearnthe simple pastform of theverb be. Youwillalsolearn

Jobs, ordinal numbers, and months of theyear.

Vocabulary

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December

Ordinal Numbers:
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1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first 31st thirty-first

2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty-second 40th fortieth
3rd third 13th thirteenth 23rd twenty-third 50th fiftieth
4th fourth 14th fourteenth 24th twenty-fourth 60th sixtieth
5th fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty-fifth 70th seventieth
6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty-sixth 80th eightieth
7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty-seventh 90th ninetieth
8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty-eighth 100th onehundredth
9th ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty-ninth 1,000th onethousandth
10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth 1,000,000th onemillionth

Jobs: musician, politician, movie director, writer, soccer player, fashionmodel

Grammar

Using Ordinal numbers

Ordinal numbersall use a suffix. Thesuffixes are: -nd, -rd, -st, or -th. Examples:
‘second’ (2nd), ‘third’ (3rd), ‘first’ (1st), and ‘tenth’ (10th). We use ordinal
numbersfor dates and theorder of something (think ordinal = order).

Example 1:

‘January 15, 2013’. Ifwewere to saythis date itwould be:

‘Januaryfifteenth, twenty-thirteen’.

Example 2:

‘List of students: John, Mary, Henry, Ron, Sally, Jeff, and Robert.’

Whereis Henry in line? Henry isthird in line.

Whoisfifth in line? Sally isfifth in line.

Otherquestionsrelated to dates

What’sthe date today? TodayisWednesdayNovemberthird.

When’syourbirthday? MybirthdayisonAprilfirst.

What’syourfavoritemonth? MyfavoritemonthisDecember.

Whenwasthelastnationalholiday? ThelastnationalholidaywasonMarch thirteenth.

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Simple PastVerb to be

Thepast tense of To Be in English has twoforms: WAS and WERE

To Be - Affirmative

Subject To Be Examples

I was I was tiredthismorning.

You were You were verygood.
He was He was thebest in hisclass.
She was She was late forwork.
It was It was a sunnyday.
We were We were at home.
You were You were onholiday.
They were They were happywiththeir test results.

To Be - NegativeSentences
Thenegative of To Be can be madebyadding not aftertheverb (wasorwere).

Subject To Be Examples

I wasnot I wasnot tiredthismorning.

You werenot You werenot crazy.
He wasnot He wasnot married.
She wasnot She wasnot famous.
It wasnot It wasnot hotyesterday.
We werenot We werenot invited.
You werenot You werenot at theparty.
They werenot They werenot friends.

To Be - NegativeContractions
The can makenegativecontractions of theverb To Be in thePast tense
byjoiningthe verb (wasorwere) and n't (e.g. werenot = weren't). Wedon'tmake
a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).
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I wasnot tiredthismorning. OR I wasn't tiredthismorning.

You werenot crazy.
He wasnot married.
She wasnot famous.
It wasnot hotyesterday.
We werenot invited.
You werenot at theparty.
They werenot friends.
OR You weren't crazy.
OR He wasn't married.
OR She wasn't famous.
OR It wasn't hotyesterday.
OR We weren't invited.
OR You weren't at theparty.
OR They weren't friends.

To Be - Questions
To createquestionswith To Be, youputthe Verb beforethe Subject.

Affirmative You were happy.

Subject Verb

Question Were you happy?

Verb Subject

Affirmative Question

I was late Was I late?

Youweresick. Wereyou sick?
He wassurprised. Was he surprised?
ShewasfromItaly. Wasshe fromItaly?
Itwas a bighouse. Wasit a bighouse?
Wewereready. Werewe ready?
Youwereearly. Wereyou early?
Theywerebusy. Werethey busy?

Beforetheverbyou can alsohave a WH- Questionword (Why, Who, What, Where

etc.)
Were youhappy? Yes, I was.
Whywere youhappy? Because I waspromoted at work.
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Thepast tense of To Be in English has twoforms: WAS and WERE

To Be - Affirmative

Subject To Be Examples

I was I was tiredthismorning.

You were You were verygood.

He was He was thebest in hisclass.

She was She was late forwork.

It was It was a sunnyday.

We were We were at home.

You were You were onholiday.

They were They were happywiththeir test results.

To Be - NegativeSentences
Thenegative of To Be can be madebyadding not aftertheverb (wasorwere).

Subject To Be Examples

I wasnot I wasnot tiredthismorning.

You werenot You werenot crazy.

He wasnot He wasnot married.

She wasnot She wasnot famous.

It wasnot It wasnot hotyesterday.

We werenot We werenot invited.

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You werenot You werenot at theparty.

They werenot They werenot friends.

To Be - NegativeContractions
The can makenegativecontractions of theverb To Be in thePast tense
byjoiningthe verb (wasorwere) and n't (e.g. werenot = weren't). Wedon'tmake
a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).

I wasnot tiredthismorning. OR I wasn't tiredthismorning.

You werenot crazy. OR You weren't crazy.

He wasnot married. OR He wasn't married.

She wasnot famous. OR She wasn't famous.

It wasnot hotyesterday. OR It wasn't hotyesterday.

We werenot invited. OR We weren't invited.

You werenot at theparty. OR You weren't at theparty.

They werenot friends. OR They weren't friends.

To Be - Questions
To createquestionswith To Be, youputthe Verb beforethe Subject.

Affirmative You were happy.

Subject Verb

Question Were you happy?

Verb Subject
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Affirmative Question

I was late Was I late?

Youweresick. Wereyou sick?

He wassurprised. Was he surprised?

ShewasfromItaly. Wasshe fromItaly?

Itwas a bighouse. Wasit a bighouse?

Wewereready. Werewe ready?

Youwereearly. Wereyou early?

Theywerebusy. Werethey busy?

Beforetheverbyou can alsohave a WH- Questionword (Why, Who, What, Where

etc.)
Were youhappy? Yes, I was.
Whywere youhappy? Because I waspromoted at work.

To Be - Short Answers
In spoken English, weusuallygive short answers in response to questions.
Was he fromJapan? - Yes, he was (fromJapan). Thelastpart (fromJapan)
isnotnecessary. We use shorts answers to avoidrepetition,
whenthemeaningisclear.

Question Short Answers** Short Answers

Was I late? Yes, youwere. No, youweren't.

Wereyousick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't.

Was he surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.

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WasshefromItaly? Yes, shewas. No, shewasn't.

Wasit a bighouse? Yes, itwas. No, itwasn't.

Wereweready? Yes, wewere. No, weweren't.

Wereyouearly? Yes, wewere. No, weweren't.

Weretheybusy? Yes, theywere. No, theyweren't.

** With To Be, Wedon't use contractions in affirmative short answers.

V. Bibliography

Textbook: Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.

Workbook:Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.
English and Spanishdictionarywww.dictionary.com
English Lab – Richmond https://richmondlp.com/
English Central Website- www.englishcentral.com