5 Communicative Where was James?

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a Ask B questions to complete the chart. a Ask A questions to complete the chart.
Answer B’s questions. Answer A’s questions.
A Where was Silvia in 1998? A Where was James in 1998?
B She was …. Where was James? B She was …. Where was Silvia?
Silvia James Silvia James
1998 1998

at university at school
2001 2001

at work at university
last year last year

in Mexico in France
six months ago six months ago

in Berlin in Paris
last month last month

in Paris in Paris
a week ago a week ago

at the Louvre at the Louvre

last Wednesday night last Wednesday night

at a restaurant at a restaurant
yesterday afternoon yesterday afternoon

in church in church

b Compare your pictures. When were they b Compare your pictures. When were they
together? together?

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 5 Communicative Where’s the match? New English File Teacher’s Book Elementary
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A few years ago Two Manchester United It wasn’t possible to fly to

Manchester United played fans wanted to travel to La Coruña direct, so they
the Spanish team Spain to see the match. needed to fly to Santiago
Deportivo de La Coruña in de Compostela, and then
the Champions League. to get a taxi.

They booked tickets to They checked in at When the plane landed

Santiago on the Internet. Heathrow Airport at 9.00 they were very surprised!
p.m. because the flight was It was morning!
at 11.00 at night.

They walked out of the They asked the taxi driver, They weren’t in Spain.
airport and stopped a taxi. ‘Where’s the match?’ The They were in Santiago, the
taxi driver answered ‘What capital of Chile!
match?’

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5 Communicative Boys’ night out New English File Teacher’s Book Elementary
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1 meet 2 wear 3 go

4 have 5 talk 6 go

7 watch 8 have 9 go

10 dance 11 go home 12 get home

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 5 Communicative Past tense question time New English File Teacher’s Book Elementary
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This morning When you were 10 years old

What time / wake up? Where / live?

What time / get up? What school / go to?
/ have breakfast? / like school?
What / have? Which teachers / like?
What time / leave the house? What / do after school?
How / get to work or school? What TV programmes / you watch?

Yesterday Last Saturday

What / have for breakfast? / go shopping?

Where / have lunch? What / buy?
Who / have lunch with? / go out in the evening?
Where / be / 6.30 p.m.? Where / go?
What / do / evening? What / have to eat and drink?
/ go to bed late? / have a good time?
What time / go to bed? What time / go to bed?

? ?
Your last holiday

Where / go?
Who / go with?
How / get there?
/ stay in a hotel?
What / do?

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