Book4AChapter6KeyStructures

Wastherea/an…?

Werethereany…?

anybody/everybody/nobody

+whenWecanuse‘Was

therea/an…?’toaskaboutthingsinthepast.Wasthere…?15yearsago…A: WasthereanairportonLantau15yearsago?B: Yes,therewas

anairportonLantau15yearsago.Was+singularWeusea/anbeforethesingularnoun!

Wasthere…?60yearsago…A: WasthereathemeparkonLantau60yearsago?B: No,therewasn’t

athemeparkonLantau60yearsago.Itwasstillafishingvillage!Wecanalsouse‘Were

thereany…?’toaskaboutthingsinthepast.Werethere…?60yearsago…A: WerethereanytramsinHongKong60yearsago?B: Yes,thereweretramsinHongKong60yearsago.Were+pluralWeuse‘a(chǎn)ny’

beforethepluralnounhere.Werethere…?80yearsago…A: WerethereanyMTRtrains80yearsago?B: No,thereweren’tanyMTRtrains80yearsago.Trams,busesandcarswerethemajortransportation.Weuse‘a(chǎn)ny’

inbothquestionsandnegativesentences.Was/Werethere…?A: Wasthereatrainstationonthisstreet30yearsago?B: Yes,therewasatrainstationonthisstreet30yearsago.A: Werethereanyelectriccarsinthecity80yearsago?B: No,thereweren’tanyelectriccarsinthecity80yearsago.Weusethesingularnounherebecausewedon’texpecttherearemanytrainstationsononestreet.Weusethepluralformherebecauseiftherewereanyelectriccarsinthecity,therewouldbemorethanone.Wecanuse‘a(chǎn)nybody’toaskquestionsand‘everybody’toformanswers.anybody/everybodyDidanybodyinyourclassplayhopscotchwhenyouwereachild?EverybodyinmyclassplayedhopscotchwhenIwasachild.Everybody=allthepeopleWeuse‘a(chǎn)nybody’inquestions.Wecanuse‘nobody’toformnegativesentences.anybody/nobodyDidanybodyinyourclassplaycomputergameswhenyouwereachild?NobodyinmyclassplayedcomputergameswhenIwasachild.Nobody=nopeople/noone(Becausethereweren’tanycomputergamesatthattime!)anybody/everybody/nobody::::Didanybodyinyourclasshavearadiowhenyouwereachild?EverybodyinmyclasshadaradiowhenIwasachild.Didanyoneinyourclasshaveamobilephonewhenyouwereachild?NobodyinmyclasshadamobilephonewhenIwasachild.Weexpecteachpersontohaveoneradio/mobilephonearadio/amobilephoneKeyStructurestramsMTRtrainsYes,thereweretramsNo,thereweren’t

anyMTRtrainsKeyStructures1. Click‘Start’andrearrangethewordstoformthecorrectquestionandanswer.PracticeQuestion:_________________________________________WereWasAnswer: _________________________________________there50yearsago?athemeparkStart!Start!2. Click‘Start’andrearrangethewordstoformthecorrectquestionandanswer.PracticeQuestion:___________________________________________WasWereAnswer: ___________________________________________there40yearsago?InternetcafésStart!Start!any3. Click‘Start’andrearrangethewordstoformthecorrectquestionandanswer.PracticeQ:______________________________________________inyourfamilyhadA:______________________________________________haveanybodyamobilephone?Start!Start!Didnobodyinyourfamilyhaveanybodyamobilephone?Did4. Choosethecorrectanswers.Practicethereashoppingcentrenearyourhome30yearsago?::Yes,thereashoppingcentrenearmyhome30yearsago.

5. Choosethecorrectanswers.Practicethereanytabletcomputers50yearsago?::No,thereanytabletcomputers50yearsago.

6. Choosethecorrectanswers.PracticeDidinyourclasshaveadigitalcamerawhenyouwereachild?::inmyclasshadadigitalcamerawhenIwasachild.

::Grandpa,_____thereanyMTRtrains80yearsago?No,________________________80yearsago._________travelledbycars,trams,ferriesorbuses.::Did________haveamicrowaveovenbackthen?________hadamicrowaveovenbackthen.There__________microwaveovens80yearsago!7. Fillintheblanks.Practicewerethereweren’tanyMTRtrainsEverybodyanybodyNobodyweren’tany:Sally,canyoushowmehowtosendanemail?Sure!Did________inyourclassuseemailswhenyouweresmall?Wedidn’thavethatwhenIwassmall!___________(have)acomputerbackthen.Really?__________inmyclass_____(use)acomputerathomenow!_______________(play)videogamesbackthen?Ofcoursenot._______________(played)inthepark.There__________videogameswhenIwassmall.:8. Fillintheblanks.Practiceanybody:::NobodyhadEverybodyusesDidanybodyplayEverybodyplayedweren’tanyTheEndAcknowledgmentsWearegratefultothefollowingforpermissiontoreproducecopyrightphotographs:RonnachaiPalas.Shutterstockforslide7–9YuriArcurs.Shutterstockforslide7–9Ca