Homework

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4 complete the table with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t

Affirmative

I/ he/ she/ it was the commander
We/ you/ they were cold
There was an explosion
There were three men

Negative
I/ he/ she/ it wasn’t happy
We/ you/ they weren’t very comfortable
There wasn’t any oxygen
There weren’t any problems

Questions--------------------Short answer

Was I/ he/ she it okay?---------------------------Yes, I/ he/ she/ it was
----------------------------------------------------------No I/ he/ she/ it wasn’t
Were we/ you/ they all right?--------------------Yes we/ you/ they were
----------------------------------------------------------No we/ you/ they weren’t
Was there a solution?----------------------------Yes, there was
----------------------------------------------------------Yes, there were
Were there any other problems?--------------No, there wasn’t
----------------------------------------------------------No, there weren’t

Wh- questions

Who were the astronauts?
What was the problem?

5 write the past forms

Am--was
Is---was
Are--were
Isn’t-wasn’t
Aren’t- weren’t

6 complete the sentences about the Apollo 13 mission with was or were. Are they true (T) or false (F)?

1. F- It was the fourth mission to the moon.
2. T- James Lovell was the commander
3. F- The explosion was on 11th April.
4. T- the astronauts were 200000 km from earth.
5. F- They were happy.

8 now write questions about the mission (1-6) then match them with the answer (a-f) below.

1. When was the mission? F) 1970
2. Where was the explosion? D) In the oxygen tanks
3. Were they worried? E) Yes, they were
4. Was there food for three men? C) No, there wasn’t
5. Was it in the module cold? B) Yes, it was
6. What was the temperature? A) Three degrees

11 look at the word builder. Make adjectives from the verbs. Find them in the text.
Word builder

1 excite- excited
2 scare- scared
3 worry - worried
4 tire- tired

12 Now complete the sentences with words from the table.

1. I’m very worried because I can’t find my dog.
2. it’s his birthday today- he’s very excited.
3. I’m always really tired after school.
4. She’s scared of snakes.

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2 Look at the map. What do you know about Marco Polo? Try to complete these sentences.

1. Marco and his family were from Venice.
2. The emperor of china was called Kublai Khan.
3. Their journey across the Gobi Desert was by camels.
4. The capital of china was Cambaluc.
5. Their return journey to Hormuz was by ship.