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Who is the youngest?
Textbook: p. 8
GoalSay who is the eldest and the youngest in a family; use “was” to talk about a favourite toy in the past.
New words
eldest · eng kattayoungest · eng kichikold (years old) · yoshtoy · o‘yinchoq
Explanation
The oldest person in a family is the eldest, the smallest in age is the youngest. Question: “Who is the eldest in your family?” Answer: “My great-grandad is the eldest. He is 92 years old.” We say age with “I am 10 years old”. In the past the verb “to be” becomes was/were: I/he/she/it was, we/you/they were. For example: “My favourite toy was a blue bus.” Question: “What was your favourite toy?” Remember: the youngest is used with the.
Worked examples
— Who is the youngest in your family, Sevara? — My cousin Ali is the youngest. He is 3 years old. — Who is the eldest? — My uncle is the eldest. He is 52.
When I was five, my favourite toy was a small robot. My brother’s favourite toys were cars. They were red and yellow.
Class activity
“Family chain”: pupils take turns saying who is the eldest and the youngest in their family: “The eldest in my family is ... . The youngest is ... .”
Practice
1
Ask who is the youngest in your family.
Who is the youngest in your family?
2
Fill the gap: When I was six, my toy ___ a ball. (was / were)
was
3
Say in English: “My brother is the youngest. He is 4 years old.”
My brother is the youngest. He is 4 years old.
4
Why do we say “My toys were ...”, not “was”?
Toys is plural, so we use were.