English Course: From Zero · Week 9 of 12

Yesterday and Long Ago

Grammar: was / were · there was / there were

This week's plan · خطة الأسبوع

كل يوم 30 دقيقة: نفّذ الصف بتاع اليوم. Learn = احفظ الكلمات والجمل المكتوبة، Listen / Watch = اسمع أو اتفرج على الدرس (دوس على اسمه)، Practise = حل التمرين. اليوم السابع راحة.

Day	Learn	Listen / Watch	Practise
Day 1	Words: Past time · Sentences 1–2	Easy Stories in English (Beginner): “The Great Race” (podcast)	Exercise 1
Day 2	Words: Feelings · Sentences 3–4	engVid (Adam): “Bored or Boring? Learn about -ED and -ING adjectives in English” (video)	Exercise 2
Day 3	Words: Events · Sentences 5–6	engVid (James): “WEDDING & MARRIAGE Vocabulary in English” (video)	Exercise 3
Day 4	Words: Describing · Sentences 7–8	engVid (Alex): “English for Beginners: VERY, NOT VERY, VERY MUCH” (video) + British Council: “Holiday home adverts” (reading)	Exercise 4
Day 5	Words: My life · Sentences 9–10	engVid (James): “AGO & FROM NOW – Talking about time in English” (video)	Write & Speak
Day 6	Review all 30 words + 10 sentences	Easy Stories in English (Beginner): “The Lion and the Mouse” (podcast)	Redo mistakes
Day 7	Free day ☺	Easy Stories in English (Beginner): “Grandmother March” (podcast)	Tick your tracker

30 minutes a day: review, learn, listen, practise, speak. Day 7 is a free day.

30 words to learn · كلمات الأسبوع

احفظ مجموعة واحدة (6 كلمات) كل يوم. قول كل كلمة بصوت عالي واكتبها في الكشكول. دوس الزرار عشان تخفي العربي وتختبر نفسك.

Set 1 · Past time

yesterdayأمس
last nightليلة أمس
last weekالأسبوع الماضي
agoمنذ / قبل (two days ago)
in 2010في عام ٢٠١٠
when I was a childعندما كنت طفلًا

Set 2 · Feelings

boredيشعر بالملل
excitedمتحمس
angryغاضب
worriedقلق
sadحزين
surprisedمندهش

Set 3 · Events

weddingفرح / حفل زفاف
partyحفلة
holidayإجازة
beachشاطئ
villageقرية
tripرحلة

Set 4 · Describing

greatرائع
terribleسيئ جدًا
boringممل
interestingممتع / مثير للاهتمام
crowdedمزدحم
quietهادئ

Set 5 · My life

was bornوُلِد
childhoodالطفولة
primary schoolالمدرسة الابتدائية
universityالجامعة
neighbourجار
first timeأول مرة

10 sentences to memorise · جمل تحفظها

احفظ جملتين كل يوم، وقول كل جملة بصوت عالي 5 مرات لحد ما تطلع منك لوحدها.

1I was at home yesterday.كنت في البيت أمس.
2Where were you last night?أين كنت ليلة أمس؟
3I was born in 1995 in Mansoura.وُلدت عام ١٩٩٥ في المنصورة.
4The wedding was great!كان الفرح رائعًا!
5The weather wasn't very good.لم يكن الجو جيدًا جدًا.
6Were you tired? — Yes, I was.هل كنت متعبًا؟ — نعم.
7There were a lot of people at the party.كان هناك الكثير من الناس في الحفلة.
8When I was a child, I was very quiet.عندما كنت طفلًا، كنت هادئًا جدًا.
9The beach was crowded but beautiful.كان الشاطئ مزدحمًا لكنه جميل.
10How was your day?كيف كان يومك؟

Grammar: was / were · there was / there were

اقرا الشرح بالعربي الأول، وبعدين بص على الجدول والأمثلة. لو مش فاهم، اسمع درس الجرامر اللي في خطة الأسبوع.

«كان / كانوا» = was / were. لا تقل I was go — was تأتي مع صفة أو مكان: I was tired / I was at home.

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / he / she / it	was	wasn't	Was he…?
you / we / they	were	weren't	Were you…?

am / is → was · are → were · there is → there was · there are → there were

Exercises · تمارين

حل كل تمرين في يومه بالقلم الرصاص، وبعدين دوس «Show the answers» وصحّح لنفسك. اكتب أخطاءك في الكشكول وراجعها في اليوم السادس.

Exercise 1 · Complete with was, were, wasn't or weren't.

1) I ___ tired yesterday.
2) They ___ at the beach last week.
3) The film ___ boring.
4) We ___ at a wedding last night.
5) ___ you at work yesterday?
6) She ___ happy. (–)

Show the answers

1) was · 2) were · 3) was · 4) were · 5) Were · 6) wasn't

Exercise 2 · Complete with there was / there were / was there / were there.

1) ___ a lot of cars in the street.
2) ___ a small shop in my village.
3) ___ any people in the park?
4) ___ a problem with the car.

Show the answers

1) There were · 2) There was · 3) Were there · 4) There was

Exercise 3 · Make questions.

1) You were at home.
2) The film was good.
3) They were late.
4) She was born in Cairo.

Show the answers

1) Were you at home? · 2) Was the film good? · 3) Were they late? · 4) Was she born in Cairo?

Exercise 4 · Translate into English.

1) كنت قلقًا أمس.
2) أين كنتم الأسبوع الماضي؟
3) لم تكن الرحلة مملة.
4) وُلد أبي في قرية.

Show the answers

1) I was worried yesterday. · 2) Where were you last week? · 3) The trip wasn't boring. · 4) My father was born in a village.

Do each exercise in pencil first, then open the answers to check.

Write & Speak · اكتب واتكلم

اكتب الموضوع في الكشكول بنفسك، وبص على المثال لو احتجت، وبعدين اقراه بصوت عالي أو سجّل نفسك.

Write & Speak — Write 6 sentences about your childhood with was / were / there was / there were.

Example: I was born in 1992 in Zagazig. My house was small but nice. There was a big tree next to it. My primary school was near my house. My teachers were kind. I was a quiet child.