Let's practise for the exam!

1. Do the following exercises on your notebook: http://ies1libertas.edu.gva.es/departamentos/ingles/PDFs/primero/etherew1e1.pdf
2. Now you can do these exercises online:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5211
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/77.html

The old times...

You are going to write a short paragraph about what school was like in the old times. Ask your grandparents the following questions:

1. How old were you when you started school?

2. What was the name of your school?

3. What were your favourite subjects?

4. Were the subjects very different from now?

5. What games did you play in the break?

6. Did you eat at home or at school?

7. Do you remember your teachers' names? 

Now write a composition (6-10 lines) with the information you have.

When I was a child...

1. Where were you born?
2. What are the names of your parents?
3. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
4. Who was your hero growing up?
5. What is your earliest childhood memory?
6. What primary school did you go to?
7. What was your favorite subject in school?
8. What was your worst subject in school?
9. Did you play any sports when you were a child?

Past tense of "to be": was / were

Exercise 1: affirmative

Exercise 2: negative

Exercise 3: interrogative

Lots of practice here: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-past-exercises.html