Macmillan English 2 Unit 8 worksheet Teaching notes Skills and ...
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Macmillan English 2 Unit 8 worksheet Teaching notes
Skills and language practised
Activity 1 and 2
Skill
Language
Grammar
Was it/he/she …? Yes, it was. No, she wasn’t. Were they …? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
Activity 3 and 4
words with the ow long vowel spelling
Phonics
Follow-up activity Stick or draw on the board a large map of the children’s country, and highlight or check several key cities around the country. Stick or draw weather symbols on the map (you can copy simple ones from Language Book Unit 13). Tell the children this was the weather yesterday in the country. Tell them they have 30 seconds to memorise the weather in the different cities. Then have them turn away, and ask them questions: e.g. Was it sunny in Cairo yesterday? Was it raining in Alexandria? The children call out: Yes, it was or No, it wasn’t. Move the symbols around and have the children continue the game in pairs, asking and answering Was it …? questions.
Answers
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2
Look and answer the questions. Use the answers in the box. 1 Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
2 Yes, it was.
[½ mark]
3 No, it wasn’t.
[½ mark]
4 Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
5 No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
6 No, she wasn’t.
[½ mark]
Look at the sports day on pages 34 and 35 in your Language Book. Use was or were and the words to make sentences. Write answers.
3 marks
5 marks
1 Was it sunny?
[½ mark]
Yes, it was.
[½ mark]
2 Were the bikes / black ?
[½ mark]
No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
3 Was the tennis ball brown ?
[½ mark]
No, it wasn’t.
[½ mark]
4 Were the boys on motorbikes?
[½ mark]
No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
5 Were the judo jackets white?
[½ mark]
Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
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2 3
4
Look. Match the letters to make words. 1 shadow
[½ mark]
2 window
[½ mark]
3 snow
[½ mark]
4 yellow
[½ mark]
Draw and colour
2 marks
2 marks
Give 1 mark for each picture.
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Macmillan English 2 Unit 8 worksheet Teaching notes
Skills and language practised
Activity 1 and 2
Skill
Language
Grammar
Was it/he/she …? Yes, it was. No, she wasn’t. Were they …? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
Activity 3 and 4
words with the ow long vowel spelling
Phonics
Follow-up activity Stick or draw on the board a large map of the children’s country, and highlight or check several key cities around the country. Stick or draw weather symbols on the map (you can copy simple ones from Language Book Unit 13). Tell the children this was the weather yesterday in the country. Tell them they have 30 seconds to memorise the weather in the different cities. Then have them turn away, and ask them questions: e.g. Was it sunny in Cairo yesterday? Was it raining in Alexandria? The children call out: Yes, it was or No, it wasn’t. Move the symbols around and have the children continue the game in pairs, asking and answering Was it …? questions.
Answers
1
2
Look and answer the questions. Use the answers in the box. 1 Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
2 Yes, it was.
[½ mark]
3 No, it wasn’t.
[½ mark]
4 Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
5 No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
6 No, she wasn’t.
[½ mark]
Look at the sports day on pages 34 and 35 in your Language Book. Use was or were and the words to make sentences. Write answers.
3 marks
5 marks
1 Was it sunny?
[½ mark]
Yes, it was.
[½ mark]
2 Were the bikes / black ?
[½ mark]
No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
3 Was the tennis ball brown ?
[½ mark]
No, it wasn’t.
[½ mark]
4 Were the boys on motorbikes?
[½ mark]
No, they weren’t.
[½ mark]
5 Were the judo jackets white?
[½ mark]
Yes, they were.
[½ mark]
This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/macmillanenglish © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
1
2 3
4
Look. Match the letters to make words. 1 shadow
[½ mark]
2 window
[½ mark]
3 snow
[½ mark]
4 yellow
[½ mark]
Draw and colour
2 marks
2 marks
Give 1 mark for each picture.
This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/macmillanenglish © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
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