T4 - Lesson 59 - September 11th, 2023

Listening time: Two friends are talking about their weekend.

Todd: Key, Katie. How was your weekend?

Katie: It was really great.
Todd: What did you do on Saturday?
Katie: On Saturday, I __ (1) to the library with my friends.
Todd: Okay.
Katie: I read lots of books and I had a really, really relaxing time.
Todd: Wow. Sounds like you __ (2) it easy.
Katie: Yeah, I did.
Todd: Yeah, we need to take a break sometimes.
Katie: For sure.
Todd: Did you do __ (3) else on Saturday?
Katie: On Saturday evening, I went to a restaurant with my co-workers.
Todd: Oh, nice. What __ (4) of restaurant?
Katie: It was a restaurant that sells only __ (5) wings.
Todd: Really?
Katie: Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Todd: Was it good chicken?
Katie: It was so good. It was very __ (6).
Todd: Oh, okay. I think I know that place.
Katie: Yeah?
Todd: Yeah, it has the very __ (7) chicken.
Katie: Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Todd: Oh, that place is crazy.
Katie: It's my favorite.
Todd: I ____ (8) there once. The chicken was too spicy.
Katie: Too spicy.
Todd: Yeah.
Katie: Did you eat it?
Todd: I did and it hurt. It burned my ____ (9).
Katie: Oh, no.
Todd: Yeah. I definitely burned my mouth. So what about Sunday? Did you do
anything on Sunday?
Katie: On Sunday I went ____ (10) with my friends.
Todd: Oh, did you buy anything?
Katie: Oh, I bought ____ (1) of stuff.
Todd: Yeah, what did you buy?
Katie: I bought some new shoes and I bought a new dress.
Todd: Oh. Why did you buy a new dress?
Katie: It was ____ (12).
Todd: Okay.
Katie: It was on sale.
Todd: No ____ (13) plans?
Katie: No, I just like buying clothes.
Todd: Oh, that's good. Yeah, I'm the opposite. I don't like buying clothes. So did
you do anything ____ (14) on Sunday?
Katie: After I went shopping, I went to a café ____ (15) my friend.
Todd: Okay. Oh, cool. Nice.
Katie: And we ____ (16) some coffee.
Todd: What café did you go to?
Katie: I went to Starbucks.
Todd: Oh, everybody ____ (17) to Starbucks.
Katie: I love Starbucks.
Todd: Yeah, I love Starbucks too.
Katie: How about ____ (18) though, what did you do this weekend?
Todd: Well, I had a great weekend. I took it easy also. I didn't do too ____ (19). I
saw a movie on Saturday night, that was fun.
Katie: Oh, really? What movie did you watch?
Todd: I finally ____ (20) the new Star Wars movie, Rogue One.
Katie: You saw the new Star Wars movie.
Todd: Yeah, I loved it. It's ____ (21) good.
Katie: Wow, sounds good. I haven't seen it yet.
Todd: Oh, it's really good. I hated the ____ (22) Star Wars movie, the last one,
The Force Awakens.
Katie: Oh, really?
Todd: No, I didn't like it.
Katie: Why?
Todd: It's just boring. It wasn't that ____ (23) . But the next one, Rogue One was
so good.
Katie: Oh, I see. Why did you think so?
Todd: I just liked the ____ (24). The story was interesting. It was fun, it was a
good movie.
Katie: I see. Did you go with ____ (25)?
Todd: No, I went alone.
Katie: Oh, really?
Todd: Yeah. I often go to movies alone. So I like to go to movies alone, ____ (26) .
Katie: Oh, why?
Todd: Because I rarely see movies and if I see a movie, I just ____ (27) to watch
the movie.
Katie: I see.
Todd: Yeah, I know, it sounds ____ (28), hm?
Katie: I don't like it when people eat popcorn in movies either.
Todd: Oh, I know. Yeah.
Katie: : I don't like the ____ (29) that people make.
Todd: Oh, I know, it's so annoying.
Katie: So I can understand why you want to see movies ____ (30) yourself.
Todd: Yeah.
Katie: How about Sunday? Did you do anything on Sunday?
Todd: Yeah, I had a good time. I went to the ____ (31). There's a beautiful park
down by the bay and I went jogging. And I took a ____ (32) of photos because the
weather was beautiful.
Katie: What did you take photos of?
Todd: Oh, I just took photos of the water, of people at the park, of the ____ (33).
It was a clear day and the sky was really, really beautiful.
Katie: Sounds nice.
Todd: Yeah.
Katie: You'll have to ____ (34) me afterwards.
Todd: Oh, yeah, you have to go there. It's a great, great park. Well, it ____ (35)
like you had a good weekend.
Katie: You too.

Grammar time

1 - Read the interview and complete the gaps with WAS or WERE:

Interviewer: What _________ it like during the First World War, Bill?

Bill: It _________ a terrible time. I _________ a young man, so I _________ in

the army. We _________ in Italy.

Interviewer: Where _________ . your wife and children?

Bill: They _________ in London. That _________. dangerous too. There _______

bombs and there _________ not a lot of food. The children _________ very

young and they _________ very frightened.

2 - 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. > ___________________________________________

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. > ____________________________________

3 - 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? > _______________________________________

4 - Match the questions with the answers:

1. When did you learn to drive a a. By bus

car? b. The news.

2. What did you watch on television c. 6th September

last night? d. On Saturday I played tennis and on

3. What did you do last weekend? Sunday I slept.

4. Who were you with at 4pm today? e. January.

5. When was the beginning of term? f. Three years ago.

6. How did you come to class? g. John.

7. What did you eat for breakfast? h. Toast and coffee

8. What was the month before last?