Level A1 Business English
Lesson 55
Using Was/ Were To Talk About The Past
Was/Wereを使って過去のことを話す

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

She was late for work yesterday.
彼女は昨日仕事に遅れました。

2
SITUATION
状況

Mr. Scott is asking Ms. Green if Ms. Nakamura attended the meeting yesterday.
スコットさんはグリーンさんに中村さんが昨日の会議に出席したかどうか尋ねています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、それぞれの役を練習してみましょう。

Mr. Scott
Did Ms. Nakamura attend the meeting yesterday?
Ms. Green
No, she didn’t. She was late for work yesterday.
Mr. Scott
What happened to her?
Ms. Green
She was involved in a car accident.
スコット:
中村さんは昨日の会議に出席しましたか。

グリーン:
いいえ。彼女は昨日仕事に遅れてました。

スコット:
何かあったんですか。

グリーン:
車の事故に巻き込まれたようです。

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

attend
出席する
involve
巻き込む
happen
起こる
car accident
自動車事故

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

She was late for work yesterday.
彼女は昨日仕事に遅れました。
Using Was/ Were
Was/Wereの使い方

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

I was glad to see him. She was tired this morning.
Was she late yesterday? Was he angry with Mr. Baker?

They were glad to see him. You were absent yesterday.
Were they late yesterday? Were you angry with Mr. Baker?

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity1 :Read the situations below and finish the sentence.
練習1:下記の状況を読んで、文を完結させましょう。

1. Mr. Ross worked until midnight last night. She couldn't wake up on time.
He was _________________ for work.
2. Mr. Nelson came back from London this morning.
He stayed there for 2 weeks.
He _____________ when he came back.
3. Ms. Suzuki was promoted to Project manager of the Research and Development department.
She _______________ when her boss told her.
4. Ms. Young passed the job interview.
She _______________ because she wants to work for that company.

Activity 2: Now make your own situations and tell your tutor.
練習2:自分自身の状況に基づいて文を作り、先生に話してみましょう。

HINTS
midnight
真夜中
Research and Development(R&D)
研究開発
wake up
起きる
department
部署
on time
時間通りに
pass
合格する
stay
滞在する
job interview
(仕事の)面接
promote
~に近い