- about staying focused, and learning – she is a teacher now
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When I was a child, I loved going to school. Every morning I was happy to see my teacher and my friends. I said learning was very important. It helped people know more and do good things in life.
At school, I learned to read, write, and count. I enjoyed reading books because they told me new stories and gave me new ideas. When I opened a book, I felt I was traveling to another world. I thought learning was like growing a tree. Every day the tree became bigger and stronger.
I also dreamed about the future. I wanted to be a teacher one day. I wanted to help children learn, just like my teachers helped me. I believed that learning could make my family and my village better.
My parents always told me to keep learning and never stop. They said knowledge was something nobody could take away from me. I felt very happy every time I learned something new.
I also spoke with my younger brother, Ben. I told him that learning was fun and that he would like school, too.
I smiled because I knew learning would help me do great things in my life.
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Vocabulary:
- to be important (past tense: was/were) → to be needed or to matter (mattered)
- to do good things (did) → to help (helped) people, to be (was/were) kind
- to read (read) → to look (looked) at words and understand (understood) them
- to write (wrote) → to put (put) words or letters on paper
- to count (counted) → to say (said) numbers in order (1, 2, 3 …)
- to grow (grew) a tree → to make (made) a tree big with time and care
- a teacher → a person who helps (helped) children learn (learned)
- to believe (believed) → to think (thought) something is true
- to make (made) somebody better → to help (helped) someone improve (improved) or feel (felt) good
- to keep (kept) learning → to study (studied) again and again, not stop (stopped)
- to be fun (was/were)) → to make (made) people happy, to enjoy (enjoyed)
- to like school (liked) → to be (was/were)happy to go (went) to school
- to smile (smiled) → to make (made) a happy face with your mouth
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Topic: Asking past tense questions when the answer is the subject
- Normal past questions with “did”:
- When the answer is not the subject, we use:
Did + subject + infinitive?
Example:- Question: Did she buy a book?
- Answer: Yes, she bought a book.
- When the answer is not the subject, we use:
- When the answer is the subject:
- If the answer itself is the subject, we do not use “did” in the question.
- Instead, we ask:
Who + past verb?
Example:- Statement: She bought a book.
- Question: Who bought a book?
- Answer: She bought a book.
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Complete, past simple (watch out for irregular verbs<):
When I was a child, I __________ (love) school. I __________ (be) happy to see my teacher and my friends every day. Learning __________ (be) important. It __________ (help) people know more and do good things.
At school, I __________ (learn) to read, to write, and to count. I ___________ (like) books because they __________ (give) me new stories and ideas. I __________ (think) learning __________ (be) like growing a tree.
I __________ (want) to be a teacher. I __________ (want) to help children learn. My parents __________ (tell) me to keep learning. I __________ (feel) happy when I __________ (learn) something new. I __________ (smile) because I __________ (know) learning __________ (can) help me.
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Correct version:
When I was a child, I loved school. I was happy to see my teacher and my friends every day. Learning was important. It helped people know more and do good things.
At school, I learned to read, to write, and to count. I liked books because they gave me new stories and ideas. I thought learning was like growing a tree.
I wanted to be a teacher. I wanted to help children learn. My parents told me to keep learning. I felt happy when I learned something new. I smiled because I knew learning could help me.
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Correct the following statements:
- When I was a child, I did not like school.
YOU: No, when I was a child, I liked school. - I was always sad to see my teacher and my friends.
- Learning was not important to me.
- Learning did not help people know more.
- At school, I did not learn to read.
- At school, I did not learn to write.
- I could not count numbers at school.
- I did not like books.
- Books never gave me stories or ideas.
- I thought learning was like sleeping.
- I wanted to be a singer, not a teacher.
- My parents told me to stop learning.
- I felt unhappy when I learned something new.
- I never smiled because of learning.
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Answers:
- No, when I was a child, I liked school.
- No, I was happy to see my teacher and my friends.
- No, learning was important to me.
- No, learning helped people know more.
- No, at school, I learned to read.
- No, at school, I learned to write.
- No, I could count numbers at school.
- No, I liked books.
- No, books gave me new stories and ideas.
- No, I thought learning was like growing a tree.
- No, I wanted to be a teacher.
- No, my parents told me to keep learning.
- No, I felt happy when I learned something new.
- No, I smiled because of learning.
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Form questions to which the word/s given is/are the answer:
- I loved school very much when I was a child.
a) I: __________
b) school: __________
c) loved school: __________
d) when I was a child: __________ - I learned letters and numbers at school every day.
a) I: __________
b) learned letters and numbers: __________
c) letters and numbers: __________
d) at school: __________
e) every day: __________ - I liked interesting books when I was at school.
a) I: __________
b) liked interesting books: __________
c) intersting books: __________
d) interesting: __________
e) when I was at school: __________ - I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up.
a) I: __________
b) wanted to be a teacher: __________
c) a teacher: __________
d) when I gew up: __________ - I felt happy and proud when I learned something new.
a) I: __________
b) felt happy and proud: __________
c) happy and proud: __________
d) when I learned something new: __________
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Correct answers:
1. I loved school very much when I was a child.
a) I → Who loved school?
b) school → What did I love?
c) loved school → What did I do?
d) when I was a child → When did I love school?
2. I learned letters and numbers at school every day.
a) I → Who learned letters and numbers?
b) learned letters and numbers → What did I do?
c) letters and numbers → What did I learn?
d) at school → Where did I learn letters and numbers?
e) every day → How often/When did I learn letters and numbers?
3. I liked interesting books when I was at school.
a) I → Who liked interesting books?
b) liked interesting books → What did I do?
c) interesting books → What did I like?
d) interesting → What kind of/Which books did I like?
e) when I was at school → When did I like interesting books?
4. I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up.
a) I → Who wanted to be a teacher?
b) wanted to be a teacher → What did I want to be?
c) a teacher → What did I want to be?
d) when I grew up → When did I want to be a teacher?
5. I felt happy and proud when I learned something new.
a) I → Who felt happy and proud?
b) felt happy and proud → What did I do when I learned something new?
c) happy and proud → How did I feel?
d) when I learned something new → When did I feel happy and proud?
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Complete, past simple:
- I __________ (learn) to read yesterday.
My brother __________ (not learn) to read.
__________ (youo learn) to read with me? - I __________ (buy) books last week.
My friend __________ (not buy) books.
__________ (she buy) books too? - I __________ (smile) this morning.
My sister __________ (not smile).
__________ (you smile) this morning? - I __________ (go) to school yesterday.
My friend __________ (not go) to school.
__________ (Oum go) to school with me? - I __________ (help) my brother last night.
He __________ (not help) me.
__________ (you help) him too? - I __________ (study) numbers yesterday.
My friend __________ (not study) numbers.
__________ (you study) numbers with me? - I __________ (write) a story yesterday.
My friend __________ (not write) a story.
__________ (you write) the story with me? - I __________ (write) letters yesterday.
My brother __________ (not write) letters.
__________ (you write) letters too? - I __________ (feel) happy yesterday.
My sister __________ (not feel) happy.
__________ (you feel) happy with me? - I __________ (visit) the library yesterday.
My friend __________ (not visit) the library.
__________ (you visit) the library with me?
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Correct version:
- I learned to read yesterday. My brother didn’t learn to read. Did you learn to read with me?
- I bought books last week. My friend didn’t buy books. Did she buy books too?
- I smiled this morning. My sister didn’t smile. Did you smile this morning?
- I went to school yesterday. My friend didn’t go to school. Did he go to school with me?
- I helped my brother last night. He didn’t help me. Did you help him too?
- I studied numbers yesterday. My friend didn’t study numbers. Did you study numbers with me?
- I wrote a story yesterday. My friend didn’t write a story. Did you write the story with me?
- I wrote letters yesterday. My brother didn’t write letters. Did you write letters too?
- I felt happy yesterday. My sister didn’t feel happy. Did you feel happy with me?
- I visited the library yesterday. My friend didn’t visit the library. Did you visit the library with me?
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Interview, complete:
1. Q: Who __________ (you see) at school then?
A: I __________ (see) my teacher and my friends.
2. Q: What __________ (you learn) at school?
A: I __________ (learn) to read, write, and count.
3. Q: Where __________ (you go) every day?
A: I __________ (go) to school every day.
4. Q: When __________ (you feel) happy?
A: I __________ (feel) happy when I __________ (learn) something new.
5. Q: Why __________ (you like) books?
A: I __________ (like) books because they __________ (give) me new stories and ideas.
6. Q: How __________ (you feel) at school?
A: I __________ (feel) happy and __________ (smile) every day.
7. Q: Who __________ (you tell) to keep learning?
A: My parents __________ (tell) me to keep learning.
8. Q: What __________ (you want) to be in the future?
A: I __________ (want) to be a teacher.
9. Q: Who __________ (you talk) to about learning?
A: I __________ (talk) to my brother about learning.
10. Q: What __________ (you tell)l your brother?
A: I __________ (tell) him that learning __________ (be) fun.
11. Q: How __________ (learning feel) to you?
A: Learning __________ (feel)very good.
12. Q: Why __________ (you want) to learn every day?
A: I __________ (want) to learn every day to help my family and village.
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Correct version:
1. Q: Who did you see at school?
A: I saw my teacher and my friends.
2. Q: What did you learn at school?
A: I learned to read, write, and count.
3. Q: Where did you go every day?
A: I went to school every day.
4. Q: When did you feel happy?
A: I felt happy when I learned something new.
5. Q: Why did you like books?
A: I liked books because they gave me new stories and ideas.
6. Q: How did you feel at school?
A: I felt happy and smiled every day.
7. Q: Who told you to keep learning?
A: My parents told me to keep learning.
8. Q: What did you want to be in the future?
A: I wanted to be a teacher.
9. Q: Who did you talk to about learning?
A: I talked to my brother about learning.
10. Q: What did you tell your brother?
A: I told him that learning was fun.
11. Q: How did learning feel to you?
A: Learning felt very good.
12. Q: Why did you want to learn every day?
A: I wanted to learn every day to help my family and village.
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Rewrite the following story in past simple:
When Sophea __________ (be) a child she __________ (love) school.
She __________ (think) learning __________ (be) very important because it __________ (help) people know more and do good things.
At school, she __________ (learn) to read, write, and count.
She __________ (like) books because they __________ (give) her new stories and ideas.
Sophea __________ (think) learning __________ (be) like growing a tree.
She __________ (want)to be a teacher in the future and help children learn.
She __________ (believe) learning __________ (can) make her family and village better.
Her parents __________ (tell) her to keep learning.
Sophea __________ (feel) happy when she __________ (learn) something new.
She __________ (tell) her brother Ben that learning __________ (be) fun and he __________ (like) school too.
Sophea __________ (smile) because she __________ (know) learning would help her do great things.
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Correct version:
When Sophea was a child she loved school.
She thought learning was very important because it helped people know more and do good things.
At school, she learned to read, write, and count.
She liked books because they gave her new stories and ideas.
Sophea thought learning was like growing a tree.
She wanted to be a teacher in the future and help children learn.
She believed learning could make her family and village better.
Her parents told her to keep learning.
Sophea felt happy when she learned something new.
She told her brother Ben that learning was fun and he would like school too.
Sophea smiled because she knew learning would help her do great things.
