Week 1 Ā· Start Smart (revision) and the Unit 1 opener: finish a dialog about a weekend, read a short factual text for the main idea (reference only), tenses and word choice, a short paragraph, the Unit 1 aims Ā· 3 lessons
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Weekend plans: finishing a short dialog
English Preparatory 3 Term 1, Start Smart and Unit 1 opener: pp. 11ā13
GoalFinish a short dialog about a weekend so that every line fits, using past simple questions and short answers.
New words
fair Ā· an event where people sell or show thingsstall Ā· a table or small stand where things are soldcrowded Ā· full of peoplerelax Ā· to rest and feel calmexciting Ā· making you feel interested and happysouvenir Ā· something you keep to remember a place
Explanation
In a dialog, every line must fit the line before it and the line after it. Look at the question first. How was ā¦? is answered with It was + an adjective (It was great). What did you do? asks for an action in the past simple: I visited my aunt. Did you ā¦? is answered with Yes, I did. or No, I didnāt. Then check the verb. For a past question we use Did + subject + base verb: Did you buy a book? For a negative we use didnāt + base verb: We didnāt stay long. Never put a past form after did or didnāt (not āDid you went?ā). Regular verbs end in -ed (visited, relaxed); common irregular verbs change: goāwent, buyābought, seeāsaw, eatāate, meetāmet. Finally read the whole dialog aloud: if it sounds natural, the lines fit.
Question
Answer pattern
Example
How was ā¦?
It was + adjective
How was the fair? It was exciting.
What did you do?
past simple verb
I visited a farm.
Did you ā¦?
Yes, I did. / No, I didnāt.
Did you buy a book? Yes, I did.
Negative
didnāt + base verb
We didnāt stay for lunch.
Worked examples
Dalia
How was your weekend, Seif?
Seif
It was great! I went to a book fair in town on Saturday.
Dalia
Did you buy anything?
Seif
Yes, I did. I bought two science books and a dictionary.
Dalia
Was it crowded?
Seif
Yes, it was, so we didnāt stay for lunch. What did you do?
Dalia
I visited my grandmotherās farm. It was quiet, so I relaxed all day.
Seif
Lucky you! Did you see the animals?
Dalia
Yes, I did. I saw fifty sheep and one very loud goat!
Listen to two friends talking about their weekend.
Which question fits the gap? A: āā¦ ?ā B: āYes, I did. It was delicious.ā The answer is: Did you try the honey cake? Only a Did you ā¦? question can be answered with Yes, I did.
Find the mistake: āWe didnāt went to the fair.ā After didnāt we use the base verb, so the sentence is: We didnāt go to the fair.
Now you. Say two sentences about last weekend: one with a past simple verb, one with didnāt.
Class activity
Weekend interview. Ask a grown-up four questions about their last weekend (How was ā¦? What did you do? Did you ā¦? Where did you go?). Write the answers as a dialog of eight lines and read it together, then swap the parts.
Practice
1
Choose the question that fits. A: āā¦ ?ā B: āIt was wonderful. We swam all afternoon.ā (a) How was your weekend? (b) Where do you live? (c) Who is your teacher?
(a) How was your weekend? The answer describes the weekend with an adjective.
2
Choose: She ___ visit her cousins last Friday because she was ill. (didnāt / doesnāt / hasnāt)
didnāt. The sentence is about last Friday, so we use the past simple negative.
3
Write the question. A: āā¦ ?ā B: āI bought a notebook and two pens.ā
What did you buy? (or: What did you buy at the fair?)
4
Correct the mistake: Did you went to the fair on Saturday?
Did you go to the fair on Saturday? After did we use the base verb.
5
Choose the best answer. A: Did you enjoy the fair? (a) Yes, I did. (b) Yes, I enjoyed. (c) Yes, I do.
(a) Yes, I did. A Did you ā¦? question takes Yes, I did.
