Lesson 12

Past Experiences

Faamoemoega: O le a ou a’oa’o e fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i le mea e nofo ai se tasi.

Personal Study

Saunia mo lau talanoaga faalevaega e ala i le faamae’aina o gaoioiga A e oo i le E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Take Responsibility

Faia le Tiutetauave

I have the power to choose, and I am responsible for my own learning.

Ua ia te a’u le mana e filifili ai, ma ou te nafa ma lo’u lava aoaoina.

O oe o se sui; ua ia te oe le mana e galue ai mo oe lava ia. E masani lava o lo tatou faanaunauga o le faatalitali lea mo taitai, faiaoga, po o isi e ta’u mai ia i tatou le mea e fai. Tatou te mananao ia latou tuuina mai ia i tatou faatonuga taitasi. E finagalo le Atua ia tatou malamalama i le avea ai ma Ana fanau, ua ia i tatou le mana i totonu ia i tatou e faia ai filifiliga lelei ma agai ai i luma.

Ua Ia aoao mai o Ana fanau “e tatau ona auai ma le naunautai i se faamoemoega lelei, ma fai mea e tele i lo latou lava loto malie, ma aumai le amiotonu tele; Aua ua i totonu ia te i latou le mana, lea ua latou pule ai ia te i latou lava. O le a lava le tulaga e oo i ai le faiga e tagata o mea lelei, o le a leai lava se ala o le a aveesea ai lo latou taui” (Mataupu Faavae ma Feagaiga 58:27–28).

O loo i totonu ia te oe le mana. E mafai ona e talia le tiutetauave mo lou aoaoina. Afai e ma’i le faiaoga ma e le mafai ona sau, e mafai ona e filifili e faataitai faatasi ma isi tagata aoao. Afai e te le malamalama i se mea, e mafai ona e fesili atu mo se fesoasoani. Afai e te manaomia ni manatu mo le auala e suesue lelei ai, e mafai ona e fesili atu i isi tagata a’oa’o i lau vaega po o le a se mea e aoga mo i latou. O loo ia te oe le mana e filifili ai ma faatino. Faatasi ai ma le Atua, e te filifili ai po o le a le mea o le a e aoaoina ma avea ai.

Ponder

• O le a sou talitonuga i lou tiutetauave o se tagata a’oa’o?

• O le a se mea e mafai ona e faia e nafa ai ma lou lava aoaoina?

Memorize Vocabulary

A’oa’o le uiga ma le faaleoina o upu taitasi a o lei faia lau talanoaga faalevaega. Taumafai e fatu ni kata e fesoasoani ia te oe e tauloto ai upu fou. E mafai ona e faaaogaina pepa po o se polokalama.

Times

at 10:00 p.m.	i le 10:00 p.m.
last night	poanapo
on Monday	i le Aso Gafua
two days ago	lua aso talu ai
yesterday morning	taeaoananafi

Nouns

home	aiga
school	aoga
the store	o le faleoloa
work	galuega

Verbs Present/Verbs Past

arrive/arrived late	taunuu/na tuaiona taunuu
call/called my friend	valaau/na valaau la’u uo
message/messaged my friend	savali/na aumai se savali e la’u uo
miss/missed class	misi/na misia le vasega
need/needed bread	manaomia/sa manaomia le falaoa
shop/shopped	faatau/na faatau
want/wanted to play soccer	manao/na manao e taalo soka

feel/felt sick	lagona/na lagona le ma’i
leave/left the party	tuua/na tuua le pati
take/took a nap	fai/na fai sina moe
take/took the bus	alu/na alu i le pasi

Practice Pattern 1

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. E mafai ona e suia upu ua vaseina i upu o loo i le vaega “Memorize Vocabulary”.

Q: Where were you (time)?A: I was at (noun).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Where were you last night?A: I was at home.

Q: Where was she on Tuesday?A: She was at school.

Q: Where were you at 10:00 a.m.?A: We were at work.

Practice Pattern 2

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. Taumafai e matauina nei mamanu i le taimi o lau faataitaiga i aso taitasi.

Q: Why did you (verb present) (time)?A: We (verb past) because we (verb past).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Why did you leave the party last night?A: I left the party because I felt sick.

Q: Why didn’t she message me yesterday?A: She didn’t message you because she was tired.

Q: Why did they go to the store?A: They went to the store because they needed bread.

Use the Patterns

Tusi ni fesili se fa e mafai ona e fai atu i se tasi. Tusi se tali i fesili taitasi. Faitau leotele.

Additional Activities

Faauma gaoioiga o lesona ma iloilo i luga o le initoneti i le englishconnect.org/learner/resources po o le EnglishConnect 2 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Faaauau pea ona faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi. Faaaoga lau “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.” Toe faamanatu lau sini mo suesuega ma iloilo au taumafaiga.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Take Responsibility

(20–30 minutes)

• Faitau leotele le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina mo lenei lesona.

• Talanoaina fesili.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Iloilo faatasi ma se paga le lisi o vaogagana.

Faataitai le mamanu 1 ma se paga:

• Faataitai le faia o fesili.

• Faataitai le taliina o fesili.

• Faataitai se talanoaga e faaaoga ai mamanu.

Toe fai mo le mamanu 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Part 1

Vaai i ata. Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i mea na faia e Raul ma Janet ananafi. Feauauai.

Example: Raul, 1:00 p.m.

• A: Where was Raul yesterday at 1:00 p.m.?

• B: He was at the park.

• A: Why did Raul go to the park?

• B: Because he wanted to play soccer.

Raul

Image 1: 5:00 p.m.

Image 2: 7:00 p.m.

Image 3: 9:00 p.m.

Image 4: 10:00 p.m.

Janet

Image 1: 11:00 a.m.

Image 2: 2:00 p.m.

Image 3: 4:00 p.m.

Image 4: 8:00 p.m.

Part 2

Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i mea na e faia ananafi i le 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., ma le 10:00 p.m. Talanoa i le mea sa e i ai ma le mafuaaga. Ia fai atu le tele o faamatalaga e mafai ona e faia. Feauauai.

New Vocabulary

Why were you at home?

Aisea na e i ai i le fale?

• A: Where were you yesterday at 11:00 a.m.?

• B: I was at home.

• A: Why were you at home at 11:00 a.m.?

• B: Because I didn’t have any plans.

• A: Where were you yesterday at 10:00 p.m.?

• B: I was at home.

• A: Why were you at home?

• B: Because I went to bed.

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i gaoioiga na e faia talu ai nei. Talanoa e uiga i le mea sa e i ai ma le mafuaaga na e faia ai na gaoioiga. Ia fai atu le tele o faamatalaga e mafai ona e faia. Feauauai.

Example

• A: Where were you last Wednesday?

• B: I was at the park.

• A: Why were you at the park?

• B: Because I wanted to play basketball.

• A: Where were you yesterday?

• B: I was at home.

• A: Why were you at home?

• B: I was at home because I felt sick.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Iloilo lou alualu i luma i faamoemoega ma au taumafaiga e faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask where others were and why they did things in the past.

  Fesili atu po o fea sa i ai isi ma pe aisea na latou faia ai mea i le taimi ua tuanai.

  

• Talk about where I and others were and why we did things in the past.

  Talanoa e uiga i le mea sa ou i ai ma isi ma le mafuaaga na matou faia ai mea i le taimi ua tuanai.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Iloilo au taumafaiga e:

1. Suesue le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina.

2. Tauloto le Vaogagana.

3. Ia faataitai mamanu.

4. Faataitai i aso uma.

Faatu se sini. Mafaufau i fautuaga mo suesuega i le “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.”

Faasoa atu lau sini i se paga.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“O le mana e filifili ai o loo i totonu ia i tatou taitoatasi, ma e leai se mea e mafai ona aveesea mai ia i tatou. Ua ia i tatou le mana e filifili ai lo tatou ala i le olaga” (Harold C. Brown, “The Marvelous Gift of Choice,” Ensign, Tes. 2001, 49).