UNIT KEY 5: WHEN I WAS YOUNG GO FAR!

VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING PEOPLE (adjectives)

artistic brave friendly funny hard-working
(artística) (valiente) (amable) (divertida) (trabajadora)

lazy naughty quiet sporty talkative

(perezosa) (traviesa) (tranquila) (deportista) (habladora)

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE OF VERB “TO BE”

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I / She / He was I / She / He wasn’t
brave. good at Maths.
You / We / They were very artistic. You / We / They weren’t friendly.

Mary Lou Williams was a musician in the 1920s. Her instruments were old. Jazz was popular.
(Mary Lou Williams era música en la década de 1920. Sus instrumentos eran antiguos. El jazz era popular.)

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

Was I / She / He Yes, I / she / he was.
lazy? you / we / they were.
Were You / We / They funny? No, I / she / he wasn’t.
you / we / they weren’t.
Was she a brave woman? Yes, she was. (¿Era una mujer valiente? Sí, lo fue.)

NEW LANGUAGE: THERE WAS / THERE WERE

AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE
was a terrible storm. Was electricity?
There (Hubo una terrible tormenta.) there (¿Había electricidad?)
were two people at the café. Were many toys?
(Había dos personas en el café.) (¿Había muchos juguetes?)
NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
wasn’t a lighthouse. Yes, was.
There (No había faro.) there were.
weren’t lots of books. No, wasn’t.
(No había muchos libros.) weren’t.
There were many female jazz musicians at that time. (Había muchas mujeres músicas de jazz en aquella época.)

LIFE SKILLS: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF (CREER EN UNO MISMO)

Look after yourself. Think about your good points. Be kind to yourself.
(Cuida de ti mismo. Piensa en tus puntos fuertes. Sé amable contigo.)

Now I can… describe people’s personality or traits, talk about how people were in the past,
use there was / there were in a conversation, and write a list of my good points.