Unit 6: What Was It Like

A Read the clues. Answer the question. Use the words in the box.

1. It’s a place.

There are lots of people.

People can buy or eat things here.

What is it? It is a mall.

2. It’s a place.

There are seats for people to sit in.

People come here to watch a football game.

What is it? It is a stadium.

3. It’s a place.

There are things to see here.

People can see historical things here and learn about the past.

What is it? It is a museum.

4. It’s a thing.

It has lots of information in it.

It tells what’s happening around town.

What is it? It is a guide.

5. It has a collection of things.

It has interesting things to look at.

People see and learn things.

What is it? It is an exhibit.

6. It’s a thing.

It’s paper.

People buy it to see an exhibit or event.

What is it? It is a ticket.

B Imad wants to know about the football game Faisal went to last night. Write Imad’s questions and Faisal’s answers.
Use information questions, the simple past tense of be, and the words in the box.

Faisal: It was fabulous.

Imad: How was the stadium?

Faisal: It was crowded.

Imad: What was the referee like?

Faisal: He was fair.

C Asma went to a food festival last weekend. Farah had to study and didn’t go. Write a conversation between Asma and Farah. Use yes/no questions and short answers, the past tense of be, and the words in the parentheses.

Asma: The food festival was awesome! There were all kinds of ethnic food.

Farah: (Mexican cuisine / good) Was the Mexican cuisine good?

Asma: Yes, it was.

Farah: (Japanese cuisine / popular) Was the Japanese cuisine popular?

Asma: No, it wasn't.

Farah: (desserts / delicious) Was the desserts delicious?

Asma: Yes, it was very delicious.

D Complete the conversation. Use the simple past tense. The questions will help you write your answers.

John: What do you want to do this weekend?

Steve: Do you want to go to the museum?

John: No, I (1) went to the museum last weekend.

Steve: Do you want to hang out at the mall?

John: No, I (2) hung out at the mall last Thursday.

Steve: Do you want to watch a football game?

John: No, I (3) watched a football game on Monday night.

Steve: Do you want to invite Greg over and play video games?

John: No, I (4) invited Greg over last week.

Steve: Do you want to take our bikes to the park?

John: No, I (5) took my bike to the park last Saturday.

Steve: Do you want to have a snack at Joe’s Café?

John: No, I (6) had a snack at Joe’s two days ago.

Steve: Do you want to play tennis in the park?

John: No, I just (7) played tennis.

Steve: Do you want to stay home?

John: No, I (8) stayed home last night.

Steve: Well, what do you want to do?

John: I don’t care. It’s up to you.

E Write information questions for John’s answers. Use the simple past tense.

2. What did he do last Thursday?

3. What did he watch on Monday night?

4. Who did he invite over last week?

5. Where did he take his bike last Sunday?

6. What did he has at Joe's Cafe 2 day ago?

7. What did he just play?

8. What did he do last night?

F READING

Number the events in the correct order.

2 Ahmed traveled to villages in Sudan.

1 A charity asked Ahmed to designe there website.

6 His parents said he could help other charities.

3 He designed websites for two other charities.

5 Ahmed went back to Saudi Arabia.

4 People statrted giving more money.

7 Ahmed made the new website.

G WRITING

Write about an exhibit you saw at a museum or an event you went to. Where did you go?
What did you see? Who did you go with? What did you do? What was it like?

Last Sunday, I along with some of my intimate friends, went to a museum at my town.

We bought tickets and entered the museum.

The building was divided into a number of sections.

On entering the building we saw separate sections containing many idols. They looked life-like and impressive.

Then we found ourselves in a hall decorated with rare pictures.

We then moved to the history section.

We saw certain object belonging to the various periods of history.

We then went to a big room full of ancient weapons and amours, like heavy sward, lances and shields.

We walked through the rooms and looked at the different objects. It was a great day.