Lesson 9B: Where were you?

Listening

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Listen to the interview. Fill in the blanks

Listening

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Script: Walter's interview

D = detective, W = Walter
D Are you Walter Miller?
W Yes, I am.
D What do you do, Walter?
W I’m a taxi driver.
D And where do you live?
W At 14 Market Street.
D Do you know the suspect, Jason Brown?
W Yes, I know him. He’s my friend. We were in school together.
D Where were you yesterday afternoon at five o’clock?
W Yesterday at five o’clock…I was in my taxi. I was in my taxi all afternoon.
D And at seven o’clock? Where were you then?
W I was in a restaurant. Pasta Place.
D Where is it, exactly?
W On South Street. Near the train station.
D Were you alone?
W No, I was with Jason.
D Were you only with Jason?
W Uh, no. My wife was there. And Jason’s wife.
D Jason’s wife? She was with you?
W Uh, yes.
D Are you sure?
W Yes…no…I can’t remember.
D You can’t remember who you were with yesterday? Very interesting…

Listen to the detective interviewing Jason's friend, Walter. Complete the information.

Vocabulary: in, on, at

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• Use at for set phrases, e.g., home, school, work.
• Use in for towns, countries, rooms, buildings, and bed.
• Use on for transportation with bus, train, plane, and ship, but use in with cars.

With many buildings, e.g., restaurant, movie theater, we can also use at to say where you were.

Listening

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Pronunciation and speaking

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Grammar: was - were

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Listen and say the sentences in the past

1 She’s a teacher. (pause) She was a teacher.
2 Is he an actor? (pause) Was he an actor?
3 We aren’t very happy. (pause) We weren’t very happy.
4 It isn’t expensive. (pause) It wasn’t expensive.
5 They’re terrible. (pause) They were terrible.
6 Are you a student? (pause) Were you a student?
7 I’m not tired. (pause) I wasn’t tired.
8 You’re in my class. (pause) You were in my class.