Yesterday

Lead-in

  • Where were you yesterday?
  • Who were you with?
  • How were you feeling? Why?

Presentation

Pre

  • Describe the picture below.
  • How many people are there?
  • What are they doing?

Top Down

  • What are they talking about?
  • Romantic relationships
  • Family problems
  • Life’s problems
  • Romantic relationships
  • Family problems
  • Life’s problems

Lana: Hi there Georgia, how are you? I missed you at my party yesterday.
Georgia: Hey Lana! Oh my, I’m so sorry, I’ve just been so busy!
Lana: Oh, don’t worry about it. But is everything okay?
Georgia: Yeah, I’m just stressing out about a lot of stuff. Yesterday, my car broke down on my way to an important meeting and I got late. Today, my cat got sick, so I had to take it to the vet by bus and it was a mess. It has just been a stressful week.
Lana: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. But don’t worry, I’m sure your cat will be fine and you’re going to get your car back very soon.
Georgia: Thank you, Lana, I feel better now that I talked to you, I needed that. Everything is going to be fine.
Lana: Absolutely! Now, let’s take a break from that tension. How about having some lunch?
Georgia: Yes, I would love that. Let’s go.

Bottom Up

  • True or False.
  1. Georgia missed Lana’s birthday because she was traveling.
  2. Georgia’s car broke down on her way to an important meeting and got late.
  3. Lana invited Georgia to have lunch with her.
  4. Georgia’s cat got sick.
  5. Georgia took her cat to the vet on foot.
  1. Georgia missed Lana’s birthday because she was traveling. False
  2. Georgia’s car broke down on her way to an important meeting and got late. True
  3. Lana invited Georgia to have lunch with her. True
  4. Georgia’s cat got sick. True
  5. Georgia took her cat to the vet on foot. False

Post

  • What do you think about Georgia’s problems? Are they serious?
  • Do you have similar ones?
  • What makes you stressed out?

Target Language

Specifying Past Time

Yesterday – The day before today

  • Yesterday, there was a lot of work.

The day before yesterday

  • Today’s Friday. Yesterday was Thursday. The day before yesterday was Wednesday.

Last 

  • Last Monday we had a holiday, so there was no work.
  • I was really sick last week.

Some time ago

  • I was in the office two days ago.
  • I was in Mexico a month ago.

Controlled Practice

  • Choose the best option.

Example: I am worried yesterday / today because of my test. > I am worried today because of my test.

  1. Today is Saturday. Yesterday / The day before yesterday was Thursday.
  2. My birthday is this month and my friend’s was two months  ago/ two years.
  3. I didn’t have class yesterday / last Monday.
  4. We’re in February, so Christmas was two weeks / months ago.
  5. Today is Sunday. Yesterday / The day before yesterday was Saturday.
  1. Today is Saturday. The day before yesterday was Thursday.
  2. My birthday is this month and my friend’s was two months ago.
  3. I didn’t have class yesterday / last Monday.
  4. We’re in February, so Christmas was two months ago.
  5. Today is Sunday. Yesterday was Saturday.

Freer Practice

Put the sentences in the correct order.

Example: vacation / was / I / on / month / last > I was on vacation last month.

  1. birthday / your / week / last / was / ?
  2. class / ago / three / my / English / was / days.
  3. Tuesday / yesterday / is / was / and / Wednesday / today.
  4. school / wasn’t / at / before / day / the / I / yesterday.
  5. cinema / went / we / month / last / the / to.
  1. work / today / did / go / you / to / ?
  2. house / mom / year / my / last / bought / a.
  3. boyfriend / my / yesterday / dinner / had / I / and.
  4. ago / finished / I / college / month / a.
  5. went / son / park / week / my / I / ago / the / to / with / a.
  1. Was your Birthday last week?
  2. My English class was three days ago.
  3. Today is Wednesday and yesterday was Tuesday.
  4. I wasn’t at school the day before yesterday.
  5. We went to the cinema last month.
  1. Did you go to work today?
  2. My mom bought a house last year.
  3. My boyfriend and I had dinner yesterday.
  4. I finished college a month ago.
  5. I went to the park with my son a week ago.

Production

  • What did you do__?
    • last weekend
    • a month ago
    • last Monday
    • yesterday morning / afternoon / night
    • the day before yesterday

Homework

Look at the calendar and answer the questions.

Example: What day is it today? > Today is November 12th.

  1. What day was it a week ago?

  2. What day was it four days ago?

  3. What day was it last Friday?

  4. What day was it the day before yesterday?

  5. What day was it a month ago?

  1. A week ago was November 5th.

  2. Four days ago was November 8th.

  3. Last Friday was November 5th.

  4. The day before yesterday was November 9th.

  5. A month ago was October 12th.

Identify the odd one out.

Example: one – two – shirt – three – four > one – two – shirt – three – four

  1. Monday – Friday – Yesterday – Sunday
  2. Yesterday – Some time ago – The day before yesterday – Next year
  3. A year ago – Some moment – A week ago – A day ago
  4. Talks – Worked – Travelled – Walked
  5. Good – Excited – Happy – Sad
  1. Monday – Friday – Yesterday – Sunday
  2. Yesterday – Some time ago – The day before yesterday – Next year
  3. A year ago – Some moment – A week ago – A day ago
  4. Talks – Worked – Travelled – Walked
  5. Good – Excited – Happy – Sad

Put the words in order to form sentences.

Example: Love/and/opposites/hate/are > Love and hate are opposites.

  1. at / with / the / mall / She / friends / was / yesterday 
  2. at / a / power / Lucia / work / were / there / week / Maurício / outage / was / last / when / and 
  3. school / Letícia / doing / at / year / great / I / were / and / last
  4. yesterday / you / ? / alone / were
  5. moment / Gael / at / great / was / some / student / a
  1. She was at the mall with friends yesterday.
  2. Lucia and Maurício were at work last week when there was a power outage.
  3. Letícia and I were doing great at school last year.
  4. Were you alone yesterday?
  5. Gael was a great student at some moment.

Change the sentences into past adding the information in parenthesis.

Example: Bruno is upset. (Yesterday) > Bruno was upset yesterday.

  1. Elizete is really pretty. (Last week)
  2. Juan is working out with Paula. (Some time ago)
  3. My cellphone is perfect. (Yesterday)
  4. They aren’t scared of it. (Last year)
  5. I am angry but I’m trying to calm down. (The day before yesterday)
  1. Elizete was really pretty last week.
  2. Some time ago, Juan was working out with Paula.
  3. My cellphone was perfect yesterday.
  4. Last year they weren’t scared of it.
  5. The day before yesterday I was angry but I was trying to calm down.

Use the words given to complete the questions.

Example: ____ this morning? (the kids) > Where were the kids this morning?
At school.

  1. ____ last week? (you)
    At home.
  2. ____ yesterday? (your neighbors)
    They were fine.
  3. ____ under the table? (the book)
    Yes, it was.
  4. ____ annoying you the day before yesterday? (me and my classmate)
    No, you weren’t.
  5. ____ sick two hours ago? (Bernardo)
    Yes, he was.
  1. Where were you last week?
    At home.
  2. How were your neighbors yesterday?
    They were fine.
  3. Was the book under the table?
    Yes, it was.
  4. Were me and my classmate annoying you the day before yesterday?
    No, you weren’t.
  5. Was Bernardo sick two hours ago?
    Yes, he was.

Writing

Write a short text comparing yourself today and yourself a year ago.

Example: Today I am working at Yellow Tree School, but a year ago I was… (…)