Prime Time 1, Coursebook

Forms: was and were a) Find the three sentences with was and wasn’t in the text and copy them into your exercise book. b) Use the box to make more sentences. Copy them into your exercise book. King Grump Kip was wasn’t at home. behind a tree. in Grumpland. in the castle. talking trees in the forest. There The children were weren’t Scene 2: In the castle Listening Listen to scene 2 of the play. The KING is with the QUEEN, PEMBRIDGE and his SERVANTS in the dining room. On a table there is a lot of jub-jub fruit, and there are also some turnips and cabbages. King: It’s lunchtime. I think I’ll have some lunch. Mmm. I think I’ll have … yes, a jub-jub fruit. What are you having for lunch, my Queen? Queen: (Angry. She picks up a cabbage.) Cabbage and turnips as usual. King: (to Pembridge and the servants) And you, Pembridge? Pembridge and the servants: (unhappy) Cabbage and turnips, Sir. King: Hahaha! Enjoy your meal! (he starts to eat a jub-jub fruit) All the jub-jub fruit is for me! If anyone steals my fruit, I’ll … I’ll … (Angry. He puts a finger across his throat.) Suddenly the King hiccups. ROUTINE (Everyone jumps together.) Queen: (frightened) … The King’s hiccups are back! Pembridge: Oh Sir! Poor Sir! (Pembridge rubs the King’s stomach) The other servants run around with worried faces, and throw their hands in the air. Servants: The King has hiccups, no one knows why. Someone must stop them, or maybe he’ll die! Queen: Lie down, my dear! (The King starts to lie down.) Pembridge: No, Sir, stand over here! (The King starts to stand up.) Queen: No, sit on this chair! (The King starts to sit down.) Servants: Open the windows, the King needs more air! King: STOP!!! …My hiccups have passed! A pause. Everyone sighs together: Ahhhhh! Repeat The ROUTINE every time the King hiccups. 3 3xj79d 4 3.18 48s5cc Grammar See 1 G 28, 29 Talking about the past: Past tense simple was – were It was this way, guys. The castle wasn’t there before. There were weird trees in Grumpland. The children weren’t in Windsor Road. G 97 12 ninety-seven Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Ei entum des Verlags öbv