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Was or Were?

English Competition on the topic "Summer Holidays"

Конкурс "Was or Were?" по теме "Summer Holidays"рекомендуется проводить для учащихся V-VI классов, изучивших прошедшее простое время глагола "to be".

Основная цель конкурса - обобщение и повторение употребления глагола to be в прошедшем простом времени, а также закрепление лексики по теме «Летние каникулы».

Конкурс носит соревновательный характер между командами, состоящими из 5-7 человек. За каждое верное предложение команда получает по одному очку. В конце конкурса побеждает команда, набравшая самое большое количество очков.

I. Find 12 words - adjectives about summer:

B A G P M F I N E T O C

A E R D G H L I B P R O

D S E N I K A C O L D O

O U A W O N D E R F U L

I N T E R E S T I N G Q

W N O Y S R A I N Y M T

V Y A W A R M L G P S Z

Score: 12 points.

II. Read the sentences and complete them with the phrases from the box. You can get one point for each right sentence.

For example: We see films at the cinema. at the cinema in the forest in the countryside on the beach to the lake in the sea in the aqua park in the yard

1. We ride bikes ....

2. We go fishing ....

3. We get a nice suntan ...

4. We watch sea animals ....

5. We pick mushrooms ....

6. We have a picnic ....

7. We swim and bathe .... Score: 7points.

III. Complete the sentences. Use was or were.

For example: Jane was with her friend Mary at the weekend. They were in the aqua park.

1. My brother and I ... at the lake last Friday because the weather ... very hot.

2. ... you at home last Sunday? - No, I ... at my friend's house.

3. The girls ... at the cinema last week because there ... a good film there.

4. Where ... you and your sister at 3 o'clock yesterday? - We ... at the zoo.

5. The weather ... fine last Sunday so the children ... at the sea.

6. Last summer ... really fantastic for us because our holidays ... in England.

7. Kate ... in the south last year. It ... so exciting there!

8. My friend and I ... glad to have interesting holidays. They ... great! Score: 16 points.

IV. Make up sentences from the given words on the topic "My Favourite Summer Holidays". Each sentence starts with the underlined word.

For example: in, June, was, I, the, campsite, at. - I was at the campsite in June.

1. wonderful, Last, were, holidays, my, summer.

2. in, My, not, was, town, family.

3. the, seaside, at, were, We, June, in.

4. was, very, fine, weather, The, there.

5. happy, I, to, at, the, be, was, sea.

6. great, was, It, there. Score: 6.

V. Read and copy the message. Think about punctuation marks and capital letters. Then ask 3 questions to the opponent team.

Mysisterwasintheacquaparkwithherfriendyesterday T heywerefortwohoursthereltwassogreatthere

Use the following questions-words: Who? Where? Who ... with? When? Why? How long ? Score: 3 + 6 = 9.

VI. Continue the story using the phrases from the box. Use the verbs was, were or wasn't, weren't in it. You can get one point for each right sentence.

CARD 1 At the sea

For example: My last summer was great. I and my parents were at the sea because they weren't at work.

Last summer, great, and, my parents, at the sea, they, at work; the weather, fine; hot, the sun, bright; yellow, the sand; the sea, warm ,blue; I, happy, because, we, in the aqua park; nice, it, there; my summer holidays, wonderful .

CARD 2 At the camp

For example: Last summer I was at the camp. It was great there. Last summer, I, at the camp; it, great, there; if the weather, fine, we, in the forest, at the river; the water, nice, warm; bad, at the disco, often, at the cinema, the dances, nice; great, the time, there; it, not boring; I, happy, to be with my friends.

CARD 3 In town

For example: My last summer was nice because my holidays weren't boring. I was in town.

My last summer, nice; my holidays, because, not, boring; I, in town, at home; I, with my friends, at the lake, if the weather, wonderful, on the beach; great, it, fine, in the park, in the evening, in the yard, it, fun; I, happy, to be with my friends, together.

VII. Summarize the results of the English competition.

Keys

I. Sunny, great, fine, nice, wonderful, rainy, warm, cold, interesting, boring, sunny, cool.

II. 1. We ride bikes in the yard. 2. We go fishing to the lake. 3. We get a nice suntan on the beach. 4. We watch sea animals in the aqua park. 5. We pick mushrooms in the forest. 6. We have a picnic in the countryside. 7. We swim and bathe in the sea.

III. 1. were, was; 2. were, was; 3. were, was; 4. were, were; 5. was, were; 6. was, were; 7. was, was; 8. were, were.

IV. 1. Last summer my holidays were wonderful. 2. My family was not in town. 3. We were at the seaside in June. 4. The weather was very fine there. 5. I was happy to be at the sea. 6. It was great there.

VI. The story "At the Camp"

Last summer I was at the camp. If the weather was fine, we were in the forest and at the river. The water was warm there. If the weather was bad, we were at the cinema. We often were at the disco. The dances were great. It was nice there. It was not boring. I was happy to be with my friends at the camp.

The story "In town"

My summer was nice because my holidays were not boring. I was at home. If the weather was wonderful, I was at the lake with my friends. We were on the beach. It was great! I was in the park with my parents too. In the evening I and my friends were in the yard. It was fun. We were happy to be together.

The story "At the sea"

Last summer was great. My parents weren't at work. We were at the sea. The weather was fine and hot. The sun was bright and the sand was yellow. The sea was warm and blue. I was happy because we were in the aqua park. It was nice there. My summer holidays were wonderful.

Н.Ф. Ратина

Сведения об авторе: Ратина Надежда Фёдоровна, учитель английского и немецкого языков, МБОУ Лицей №103 «Гармония», г. Железногорск, Красноярский край.

E-mail: ratina103@mail.ru

Ключевые слова: English competition, Past Simple, Summer Holiday.

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