Page 68 - Oxford Grammar for Schools 2 Student Book_Neat (1) (1)

There was andthere were Work in pairs. Look at exercise 9 again.
Ask and answer questions about Tim's
holiday.

Í Was there a swimming pooI? J

í Yes, there Was.Was there...

*11 f CompleteTim's homework. Use your
/ notes from exercise 10 and your own
ideas.

MY SUMMER hOUDAY

My Summer holiday Was fco.
The hotel Was big and there Was ...

There was and there were are the past forms of
there s and there are (see page 10).

Affirmative | Negative
There wasn't any
There was a big cake!
ice-cream.

There were some nice There weren't any
sandwiches. crisps.

Sejf-eyglugtion Rate your progress;
Questions | Short answers
u u ÿ
Yes, there was.
Was there any music?
No, there wasn't.
Were there any Yes, there were.
games? No,there weren't.

*9 O 14.5 Listen to Tim talking about his holiday.
Tick y or cross / the things in the box.
ÿ swimming pool [_]table tennis table

[_] computer room ( ] shops j ]TV
I-]beach O the sea I-]mountains
ÿ cafés O restaurant [ | museum

68 Past simple: Be