3WhenourgrandparentswereyoungWasthereanyicecreamwhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?Yes,therewas.anyicecream?BenNo,thereweren’t.anyair-cons?Werethereanyair-conswhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?Was/Werethereany...?chewinggumWas/Werethereany...?fastfoodWas/Werethereany...?CDsWas/Werethereany...?comicsWas/Werethereany...?clocksWas/Werethereany...?air-cons(condition)Was/Werethereany...?mobilephonetelephoneWas/Werethereany...?trainersWas/Werethereany...?creditcardsWas/Werethereany...?radioWas/Werethereany...?supermarketWas/Werethereany...?stoveWas/Werethereany...?oillampWas/Werethereany...?clogsWas/Werethereany...?camera1.chewinggum口香糖2.cola可乐3.fastfood速食4.comics漫画5.clocks闹钟6.air-cons空调7.mobilephone移动电话8.trainers运动鞋9.creditcards信用卡10.telephone电话11.radio收音机12.supermarket超市13.oillamp煤油灯14.clogs木屐15.camera相机16.stove炉子1.ch__ingg_m口香糖2.c_l_可乐3.f_stf__d速食4.c_m_cs漫画5.cl_cks闹钟6.___-c_ns空调7.m_b_leph_n_移动电话8.tr__n__s运动鞋9.cr_d_tc__ds信用卡10.t_l_ph_n_电话11.r_d__收音机12.s_p__m__k_t超市13.__ll_mp煤油灯14.cl_gs木屐15.c_m_r_相机16.st_v_炉子Whatwasthelifelikefiftyyearsago?Therewas…fiftyyearsago.Therewasn’tany…fiftyyearsago.Therewere…fiftyyearsago.Thereweren’tany…fiftyyearsago.Werethereanysupermarketsfiftyyearsago?No,thereweren’t.TalkingaboutthefiftyyearsagoradioWasthereanyradiofiftyyearsago?Yes,therewas.WhenIwasalittlegirl…Therewerechewinggums.Werethereanychewinggums?Butthereweren’t/wasn’tany……WhenIwasalittlegirl…Therewasbread.Wasthereanybread?Butthereweren’t/wasn’tany……WhenIwasalittlegirl…Iflappedbutterfliesandplayedhopscotch.Didyouflapbutterfliesandplayhopscothch?WhenIwasalittlegirl…TherewereovensWerethereanyovens?Butthereweren’t/wasn’tany……WhenIwasalittlegirl…Thereweretapes.Werethereanytapes?Yes,therewere.Nothereweren’tDidpeopleweartrainersfiftyyearsago?trainers运动鞋,便鞋Yes,theydid.Werethereanytrainersfiftyyearsago?Yes,therewere.Didpeopleusecreditcardsfiftyyearsago?No,theydidn’t.creditcard信用卡Becausethereweren’t…Werethereanycreditcardsfiftyyearsago?No,thereweren’t.Didpeoplehavetelephonesfiftyyearsago?Yes,theydid.Butonlyrichpeoplehad…telephonemobilephone/cellphoneDidpeoplehavebooksfiftyyearsago?Yes,theydid.Butthereweren'tany...booksI-padYes,Idid.Didyourideabikewhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?Rideabike?PracticeRosaYes,Idid.Didyoueatdimsumwhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?eatdimsum?No,Ididn’t.Didyouusecomputerswhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?usecomputers?WhenourgrandparentswereyoungWhenourgrandparentswereyoung,therewasbread,butthereweren'tanyhamburgers;thereweretelephones,butthereweren'tanymobilephones;therewereradios,butthereweren'tanycomputers.Therearemanydifferencesbetweennowandpast.Theremaybemoredifferencesinthefuture.Let’senjoyourlifetogether!aTVquizshowhostguestTom:Hi,Grandpa!It’sTom.Grandpa:Hi,Tom.Didyouweartrainersfiftyyearsago?Yes,Idid.Didyouhaveatelephone?No,Ididn’t.Richpeoplehadtelephonesathomebutpoorpeopledidn’t.Didyouusecreditcards?No,Ididn’t.Thereweren’tanycreditcards.FillintheblanksDidyou_________________?Yes,_____________.listentotheradioIdid___you__________________?_________________There___________________.shopatthesupermarketsDidNo,Ididn’t.weren’tanysupermarkets___you_________________?__________Richchildren_____toschoolbutpoorchildren______.DidgotoschoolNo,Ididn’t.wentdidn’tCrossoutandcorrectthewronganswersnonoGroupworktimemachineW:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen!Today,Iinviteafewguestshere.Let’swelcome.A/B/C:Hello,everybody.I’m….I’m…AndI’m…W:I’dliketoaskyousomequestionsforyourfans.A/B/C:Sure.W:…,were/wasthereany…?A:….W:Howaboutyou,…?B:…W:…,didyou…?C:…SimplePastTenseWeusethistensetotalkaboutthingsthathappenedinthepast.Peopleusedoillampsintheeveningsfiftyyearsago.Grandpaplayedwithmarbleswhenhewasyoung.Ifthereisnoactioninthesentence,weuse‘was’or‘were’astheverb.am/is/arewas/wereIwasshort.Thereweren’tanyair-cons.TheEnd