PAST SIMPLE BE: QUESTIONS Yes/No questions Wh- questions Was he surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t. Who was a teacher? Arthur Lakes was a teacher. Were they bored? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t. Where were the fossils? They were in Colorado. 1 Listen and choose the correct option. Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh were two famous American palaeontologists. Both of them 1 was / were dinosaur fossil hunters. Arthur Lakes 2 was / were a teacher and geologist from Colorado. Their rivalry over the discovery of fossils in Colorado started the Bone Wars. The big question is – who 3 was / were the discoverer of the Colorado bones? 2 Listen and write was, wasn’t, were or weren’t. Language reference page 69 So, tell me, 3… the fossil big? Yes, it 4…. No, it 5…. It was very small! No, you 2…! I was in Colorado looking at the fossils! Actually, it 8… me. I’m Arthur Lakes and I discovered the fossil! No, it 7…! It was me, of course! Gentlemen, just tell the truth! Who 6… the discoverer of this fossil? I was in Colorado looking at dinosaur fossils. Where 1… you last month, gentlemen? Edward Othniel Arthur 32 Do all exercises in your notebook Past simple be: questions 4.2 Grammar and listening Richmond
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