Exercise 3
(éksersais zri)

Underline the most likely alternative. (ánderlain da móust láikli altérnativ.)
/ˈʌndərˌlaɪn/ /ðə/ /moʊst/ /ˈlaɪkli/ /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv/. Subraya la alternativa más factible.

1. Are / was your homework easy yesterday?

2. Was / has she 11 years old last year?

3. It wasn’t / weren’t a computer.

4. We were / was in school last year.

5. They were / was in class a week ago.

6. She were / was in the classroom last Monday.

7. Was / Were he doing his chore? 

8. Robert’s shirt weren’t / wasn’t with some stain.

There is one panda in the zoo.

Audio 73

Improving your skills (imprúvin llor skíls)

Part A (part éi)

Listen and complete this dialog with “was” and “were.”  
(lísen an complít dis dáialog uíz “uás”, “uásent”, “uér” an “uérent”.) 
/ˈlɪsən/ /ænd/ /kəmˈplit/ /ðɪs/ /ˈdaɪəlɔg/ /wɪθ/ “/wʌz/”, “/ˈwɑzənt/”, “/wɜr/” /ænd/ “/ˈwɜrənt/”.
Escucha y completa este diálogo con “was”, “wasn’t”, “were” y “weren’t”.

Frank:	you at school yesterday? (__________ llu at skúl llésterdei?)
Ruth:	Yes, I . My friends  enthusiastic. (llés, ái __________. mái frends __________ enzusiástic.)
Frank:	I know. After a long vacation! (ái nóu. áfter a lon veikéishon!)  your favorite teacher cheerful? (__________ llor féivorit tícher chírful?)
Ruth:	Yes, she . She was very conceited with us. (llés, shi __________. shi uás véri consíted uíz es.)
Frank:	Was there a sophisticated computer room? (uás der a sofistikéited compiúter rum?)
Ruth:	Yes, there was. There  many microprocessors and it  phenomenal because internet  hasty. (llés, der uás. der __________ méni maicrouprósesor an it __________ fenómenal bicós ínternet __________ jéisti.)
Frank:	Your mom  joyful because it  your first day of middle school. (llor mam __________ llóiful bicós it __________ llor ferst déi ov mídel skúl.)
Ruth:	The only problem is that I have a lot of homework. (di ónli próblem is dat ái jav alótov jómuork.)
Frank:	Oh! You’re right. (óu! llur ráit.)
Ruth:	Thanks for your support, daddy.  (zenks for llor supórt, dádi.)