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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S How was your holiday?

Activity Type Introduction


Grammar and Speaking In this was and were activity, students review the verb to be in
Activity: writing the past simple by writing sentences describing a holiday.
sentences from prompts,
guided discussion, Procedure
communicative practice
(group work) Begin the activity by reviewing adjectives to describe each part of
the holiday on the worksheet with the class, e.g. journey: quick,
tiring, boring, long, etc.
Focus
Next, divide the students into groups of five or six.
Was and were

Adjectives Have each group sit in a circle.

Holiday vocabulary Tell the students that they are going to review the verb to be in
the past simple by writing sentences describing a holiday.

Aim Give a copy of the worksheet to each student.


To review the verb to
Ask the students to read the first question (How was the journey
be in the past simple
there?) and complete the sentence, describing the journey.
by writing sentences
describing a holiday.
Encourage the students to be as imaginative or amusing as they
like with their answers.
Preparation
Students then fold the paper along the dotted line and hand the
Make one copy of the worksheet to the person on their right.
worksheet for each
student. The student on their right reads the next question (What was the
weather like?) and writes a complete sentence, describing the
weather and using the verb to be in the past simple.
Level
The student then folds the paper, so the sentence is hidden and
Pre-intermediate (A2)
passes it to the person on their right, who answers the next
question and so on.
Time
When the last question has been answered, students pass the
30 minutes worksheet to the person on their right.

Students then unfold the worksheet and read the sentences.

Tell the students that these sentences are about their last holiday.

Students then take turns reading their holiday to the people in


their group, who discuss the good and bad points of each holiday
and decide whose holiday was the best and worst.

Afterwards, get feedback from each group.

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WAS/WERE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S How was your holiday?

How was the journey there? The journey there was

How was the weather?

Where did you stay?

What was your hotel near?

How was your hotel room?

How was the hotel pool?

How were the hotel staff?

How was the food?

How was the town?

How was the shopping?

How were the people?

How was the beach?

How were the local tours?

How was the journey home?

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