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Listen to Chelsea and some of her classmates talking about people they admire. What was their job? Why do they admire them? CLICK on the names and LISTEN:

CHELSEA        -       MATT      -         AMAHLE        -       CHARLES                        

WHO DO THEY ADMIRE? WHY DO THEY ADMIRE THEM?
            Chelsea  She was a civil rights . She was brave and worked hard to end  the of black people.
              Matt She was a fossil hunter and   . She discovered dinosaur skeletons and fossils.
          Amahle He was the best in .
          Charles
She was the first woman to fly by herself across the Atlantic. She was also a 's aid during the war.

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FEELINGS VOCABULARY

Let's learn some FEELINGS vocabulary. ... Watch the video below. 

WAS/WERE: TALKING ABOUT THE PAST

We use the PAST SIMPLE tense to talk about the PAST (YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK, LAST SATURDAY, LAST YEAR, ...). The past simple tense of the verb to be has got two forms: "WAS" and "WERE". 

Read the chart below to know more.

PAST SIMPLE VERB TO BE PRACTICE

        

WHEN I WAS LITTLE...

When Matt was little...

Listen to Matt talking about when he was little.

What was Matt's favourite animal?

What was his favourite place?

What was his favourite toy?

Write about when you were little.

Now write about when you were little. Choose at least three of the following questions to write about.