young and they ……………….. very frightened.
E) Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T
or WEREN’T:
Example:
a) Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE-
Bill wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
b) Bill was in the army. TRUE
c) Bill was in Poland. ………………………………………………………………..
d) Bill’s wife and children were in Italy. …………………………………………….
e) It was dangerous in London. ………………………………………………………
f) There was a lot of food in London. ………………………………………………..
g) The children were quite old. ………………………………………………………
h) The children were frightened. …………………………………………………….
F) Make questions about the text using WAS or WERE:
Example:
a) How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was Bill during the First World War?
b) / Bill / in the army? ………………………………………………………………?
c) Where / Bill? ……………………………………………………………………..?
d) Where / Bill’s wife and children? ………………………………………………..?
e) / It dangerous in London? ………………………………………………………..?
f) / there bombs? ……………………………………………………………………?
g) / there a lot of food? …………………………………………………………….. ?
h) How old / the children? …………………………………………………………. ?
I) / the children frightened? ……………………………………………………….. ?
G) Read the interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago. What
was
it
like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life
was
much quieter then. There are so many cars
now. There
weren’t
any cars when I
was
a boy.
Interviewer:
Were
you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I
was
very happy, but I’m still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill : Well, my father
was
a postman and my mother
was
a cook. We
weren’t
rich,
but we
weren’t
poor either. There
were
five children. My brothers and sisters
were
all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1.
Were there any cars when he was a boy?
2.
Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
3.
What was his mother’s job?
4.
How many children were there in his family?