VOLUME II 2024

ENGLISH
LANGUAGE

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO MUNICIPAL

 • Greeting people

• Saying goodbye

t I Vocabulary
A Write your first name, middle name, and last name in the chart below.

• B PAIR WORK Ask for your partner's name. Then answer and give your name.

Example:
A: What's your name?
B: My first name is Dana. My middle name is Grace. And my last name is Smith.

2I Conversation
co, Q) A Listen. What is Steve's last name? What's Emma's middle name?
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Pretty good My name is

Nice to meet you. too

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• B PAIR WORK Practice the conversation. Exchange the blue and green words above with the words
below and practice it again.

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 3 I Language Booster
A Notice the different ways we greet people and say goodbye. (* = informal)

Saying good oy
,

morning. How are you? Goodbye.

I'm fine, thank you.
Good afternoon. How is everything? Have a nice day.
Everything is great.
evening. How are you doing? Good night.

Hello. Fine, thanks.*

How's it going?* See you.*
Hi. I'm all right.*
How are things?* Take care.*
Hey.* Not so well.*

• B PAIR WORK Take turns greeting each other and saying goodbye.

Examples:
A: Good morning, Young. B: Have a nice day, Maria.
B: Hi, Maria. How are you? A: Goodbye, Young.
A: I'm fine, thank you.

4 I Listening
co, @ A Listen. Is each situation formal or informal? Circle the correct answer.
1. formal I informal 2. formal I informal 3. formal I informal 4. formal I informal

co,@ B Listen again. Write the expression each person uses to say goodbye.
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______

• C PAIR WORK Compare your answers with a partner.

( ONLINE PRACTICE 1(-

• CLASS ACTIVITY Go around the class. Greet your teacher
and classmates, say your name, and then
say goodbye.

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 • Introducing myself

• Introducing others

11 Vocabulary
A How well do you know these people? Check (.I') the people you talk to often.

__ a classmate __ a teacher __ a friend __ a neighbor

__ a relative __ a colleague __ a boss __ a stranger

• B PAIR WORK Name your teacher and two other people you talk to often. Use the words above.
Example:
A: My math teacher is Mr. Lyons.
B: My classmate's name is Bobby. My friend's name is Alan.

21 Conversation
co,@ A listen. Where does Jesse live? How old is Tizzy?

Jesse: Hey.
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Alex: Hi. Are you new to the building?

Jesse: Yes, I just moved in.

Alex: Well, welcome neighbor! My name Is

Alex. I live in apartment 19.

Jesse: Nice to meet you. I'm in apartment 21.

Alex: Oh, I'd like you to meet Tizzy.

Jesse: Hi, Tizzy. How old is she?

Alex: She's four months old, but don't worry.

She's very quiet!

Jesse: No problem. I love cats!

• B PAIR WORK Practice the conversation.

co,� C Listen. Write the changes you hear above the bold words. Practice the new conversation.

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 3 I Language Booster
A Notice the different ways we introduce ourselves and other people.
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Introducing myself Responding ' )�.
Hi.I'm ... My name is ...
Hello. My name is ... And I'm ...

This is my friend ... Hi. It's a pleasure to meet you.

I'd like you to meet my friend ... Hello. It's nice to meet you.

• B GROUP WORK Introduce yourself. Then introduce the person next to you.

4 I Pronunciation Reduction of to
co1 G, A Listen. Notice how to is reduced in these sentences.

1. Nice to meet you . 2. I'd like you to meet my classmate. 3. It's great to meet you.

• B PAIR WORK Take turns practicing the sentences in part A. Pay attention to the reduction of to.

ONLINE PRACTICE �-
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A Answer the questions.

What's your first name?------------

What's your last name?------------

Where are you from?-------------

Where do you work/study?-----------

• B PAIR WORK Introduce yourself. Use your answers

from part A.

Example:
A: Hello. I'm Carlos. I'm from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
B: Hi. My name is Katie Wilson. I'm from Vancouver, Canada.
A: Nice to meet you. I'm a student at City College.

• C CLASS ACTIVITY Go around the class. Introduce your partner to others.

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 Talking about yourself
It’s useful to know how to say your age and New language “To be” with ages and nationalities
where you come from. You can use the verb Vocabulary Numbers and nationalities
“to be” to talk about these topics. New skill Talking about yourself

KEY LANGUAGE SAYING YOUR AGE

Use the verb “to be” to
talk about your age.

The verb “to be”

changes with the subject.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SAYING YOUR AGE

HOW TO FORM SAYING YOUR AGE

SUBJECT “TO BE” AGE

The number can be

followed by “years old.”

These are pronouns. They are The verb changes with the subject.
the subjects of these sentences.

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VOCABULARY NUMBERS

WRITE THE NUMBERS FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE

AS WORDS CORRECT FORMS OF “TO BE”

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 Talking about yourself
It’s useful to know how to say your age and New language “To be” with ages and nationalities
where you come from. You can use the verb Vocabulary Numbers and nationalities
“to be” to talk about these topics. New skill Talking about yourself

WRITE EACH NUMBER AS A FIGURE

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CHANGING THE FIGURES TO WORDS

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 • Asking for personal
information

• Asking for repetition

t I Vocabulary
A How do you communicate with people? Check (.I) the things you do.

__ write an e-mail __ talk on the phone

__ write a letter __ social network

__ instant message __ meet in person

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__ send a text __ video chat

B PAIR WORK Tell your partner how you communicate with your friends.

Example:
A: I meet in person.
B: Really? I send texts.
A: I don't send texts.

2 I Conversation
co1 G A Listen. What does Matt need help with? What is Joe's e-mail?

Joe: Hello?

Matt: Hi, Joe!

Joe: I'm sorry ... who Is this?

Matt: It's me. Matt! I just got a new phone number.

Joe: Hi, Matt! What's up?

Matt: Can you help me with my homework?

Joe: Sure, but I'm kind of busy right now.

Can you send me an e-mall?

Matt: What's your e-mall address?

Joe: It's [email protected].

Joe: It's [email protected].

• B PAIR WORK Practice the conversation. Exchange the blue and green words above with the words
below and practice it again.
.
r Joe: ... who am I speaking to? ';::,· Give me a call later or e-mail me• j
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\· Matt: Can you give me your e-mail address? ;::=· ... can you say that again? \
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 3 I Language Booster
A Notice the different ways we ask for personal inf ormation and ask for repetition.

Asking for repetition

What is your
e-mail address? Sure. It is [email protected].
What's your Can you repeat that?
phone number? OK. It's 729-9163.
Can I have your Can you say that again?
username? My username is mar241.
Can you give me your

• B PAIR WORK Take turns asking for personal information. Ask for repetition.
Example:

A: Can I have your e-mail address?

B: Sure. It's manuel l [email protected].
A: Can you repeat chat?

41 Listening
co1 � A Listen. Two friends are sharing information. How many times do they ask for repetition?

a. Delia: ______ b. Andy:-----

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co1 � B Listen again. Complete the chart below.

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Work phone number

Delia

Andy

• C PAIR WORK Check your answers by taking turns asking for Delia and Andy's information.

ONLINE PRACTICE�-
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• A CLASS ACTIVITY Go around the class. Make a list by asking five people f or their names,
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Ask for repetition as needed.

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• B CLASS ACTIVITY Share your list with the class.

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 Describing places
Use adjectives to give more information New language Adjectives
about nouns, for example to describe Vocabulary Place adjectives and nouns
a person, building, or place. New skill Describing places

KEY LANGUAGE USING ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are usually placed before
the noun they describe.

Adjectives are the same Adjectives are the same

for male and female nouns. for singular and plural nouns.

VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES

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 REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

OTHER WAYS TO USE ADJECTIVES READ THE PASSAGE

Sometimes, adjectives can be put AND CIRCLE SEVEN ADJECTIVES
in different places in a sentence.

You can put the adjective at the end of

the sentence after the verb “to be.”

The adjective usually

comes before the noun.

You can replace the

noun with a pronoun.

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 FILL IN THE GAPS TO WRITE EACH SENTENCE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS

VOCABULARY PLACES AND SCENERY

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READ THE POSTCARD AND CORRECT THE INCORRECTLY SPELLED WORDS

SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

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 KEY LANGUAGE USING QUANTITY PHRASES
English has many Use “some” when there is more than one,
different phrases but you don’t know exactly how many.
for quantities when
the exact number
is not known. Use “a few” for
a small number.

Use “lots of ” for

a large number.

FURTHER EXAMPLES USING QUANTITY PHRASES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE ORDER

THEY ARE DESCRIBED

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 WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT THE IMAGE USING “A FEW,”
“SOME,” OR “LOTS OF”

LOOK AT THE TABLE, THEN SAY SENTENCES OUT LOUD

USING “A FEW,” “SOME,” AND “LOTS OF”

CHECKLIST
Adjectives Place adjectives and nouns Describing places

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 Describing places
Use adjectives to give more information New language Adjectives
about nouns, for example to describe Vocabulary Place adjectives and nouns
a person, building, or place. New skill Describing places

rewrite the sentences, pUtting the words in

the correct order

Find eight adjectives in the

email and write them oUt
 FiLL in the Gaps to write each sentence in two
diFFerent waYs

match the adjectives Listen to the audio and

to their opposites answer the questions

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say the sentences out loud, filling in the gaps

fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

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 Talking about your town
When you talk about things, you can use “there New language “There is” and “there are”
is” for one and “there are” for more than one. Vocabulary Towns and buildings
“There isn’t” and “there aren’t” are the negatives. New skill Describing a town

KEY LANGUAGE “THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE”

Use “there is” to talk about one thing (singular).

Use “there are” to talk about more than one (plural).

FURTHER EXAMPLES “THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE”

FILL IN THE GAPS USING SAY THESE PLURALS

“THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE” OUT LOUD

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 LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND FILL IN THE GAPS TO COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES

KEY LANGUAGE “THERE IS NOT” AND “THERE ARE NOT ANY”

Add “not” to make a Add “not any” to make a
singular sentence negative. plural sentence negative.

You can shorten You can shorten

“is not” to “isn’t.” “are not” to “aren’t.”

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE

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 ANOTHER WAY TO SAY LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN
“THERE AREN’T ANY” NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE
You can use “are no” instead of ORDER THEY ARE DESCRIBED
“aren’t any.” It means the same thing.
This is the contracted
form of “are not.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES “ARE NO”

FILL IN THE GAPS

USING “ARE” AND “AREN’T”

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 READ THE EMAIL AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

LOOK AT THE PICTURE, THEN SAY EACH SENTENCE

OUT LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

CHECKLIST
“There is” and ”there are” Towns and buildings Describing a town

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 Talking about your town
When you talk about things, you can use “there is” New language There is / There are
for one and “there are” for more than one. “There isn’t“ Vocabulary Town and buildings
and “there aren’t” are the negatives. New skill Describe a town

Fill in The gaps To cross ouT The incorrecT

compleTe The senTences Words in each senTence

saY eighT correcT senTences using The Words in The charT

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 listen to the audio and number the pictures in the order
they are described

rewrite each sentence in the negative form

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 listen to the audio and mark the correct answers

Gordon is describing the town he

lives in with his family.

rewrite the sentences puttinG the words in the correct order

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 read the email and answer the questions

look at the image and say the sentences out loud,

filling in the gaps

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 Orders and directions
Use imperatives to tell someone to do something. New language Imperatives
They are also useful to give a warning, or to give Vocabulary Directions
directions to someone. New skill Finding your way

KEY LANGUAGE IMPERATIVES

To make the imperative,
use the base form of
the verb (the infinitive
without “to”).

The base form of the

verb “to stop.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES IMPERATIVES

REWRITE THE INFINITIVES AS IMPERATIVES

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 KEY LANGUAGE MARK THE DIRECTIONS THAT LEAD YOU TO
GIVING DIRECTIONS THE CORRECT PLACES ON THE MAP

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 VOCABULARY DIRECTIONS

FILL IN THE GAPS USING DIRECTIONS

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 KEY LANGUAGE NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
Add “don’t” or “do not”
before the verb to make
an imperative negative.

FURTHER EXAMPLES NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

REWRITE THE SENTENCES LISTEN AND MATCH THE

AS NEGATIVE IMPERATIVES DIRECTIONS TO THE PLACES

CHECKLIST
Imperatives Directions Finding your way

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 Orders and directions
Use imperatives to tell someone to do something. they New language Imperatives
are also useful to give a warning, or to give directions Vocabulary Directions
to someone. New skill Finding your way

rewrite each verb as an imperative

mark whether each sentence is imperative or present simple

imperative present simple imperative present simple

imperative present simple imperative present simple

imperative present simple imperative present simple

imperative present simple imperative present simple

imperative present simple imperative present simple

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Mark the directions that lead you to the correct places

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 match the pictures match the pictures
to the Directions to the prepositions of place

rewrite these positive instructions in the negative form

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 listen to the audio and number the directions in the order
you hear them

look at the pictures and use prepositions to complete

the sentences

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 Vocabulary
THE CALENDAR

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SEASONS ORDINAL NUMBERS

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 Talking about dates
There are two different ways of writing and saying dates. New language Dates, “was born,” “ago”
You use numbers along with the month to define the Vocabulary Numbers, months, and years
date you’re talking about. New skill Talking about dates

KEY LANGUAGE WRITING AND SAYING DATES The number comes

In the US, people often after the month.
describe dates by writing
cardinal numbers and
saying ordinal numbers.

ANOTHER WAY TO SAY IT WRITING AND SAYING DATES

In some other
places, such as
the UK, people use
ordinal numbers to
write and say dates.

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN NUMBER THE DATES IN THE ORDER

THEY ARE DISCUSSED

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 KEY LANGUAGE USING “WAS BORN” You say most dates by
grouping the date into
Use “was born” pairs of numbers, such
to talk about as “nineteen” and
“seventy-five.”
someone’s date
or year of birth.

You can say “two thousand and fifteen” or “twenty fifteen.”

KEY LANGUAGE USING “AGO”

You use “ago” to
say how many
years before now
something happened.
“Ago” means “before now.”

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND NOTE THE YEAR OF EACH EVENT

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES

AND SAY THEM OUT LOUD

CHECKLIST
Dates, “was born,” “ago” Numbers, months, and years Talking about dates

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 ORDINAL NUMBERS WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT NUMBERS

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 Talking about dates
There are two different ways of writing and saying dates. New language Dates, “was born,” “ago”
You use numbers along with the month to define the Vocabulary Numbers, months, and years
date you’re talking about. New skill Talking about dates

wriTe each senTence in iTs oTher form tip

write dates in the
form “may 2” in us
english, but “the
2nd of may” in
uK english.

lisTen To The audio and answer The quesTions

claire and Phil are discussing

a suitable date for meeting.

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 read the article and answer the questions

use the chart to create eiGht correct sentences and

say them out loud

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 Talking about the past
The past simple describes events that happened New language The past simple of “to be”
at a definite time in the past, or the state of Vocabulary Jobs, town, and life events
things at a particular point in time. New skill Talking about past states

KEY LANGUAGE THE PAST SIMPLE OF “TO BE”

Any action that
happened and was This is the present simple.

completed in the
past can be
described in the past
simple. The past
simple of “to be”
is “was” or “were.” This is the This is a definite
past simple. time in the past.

HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE OF “TO BE”

The past simple
SUBJECT “TO BE” REST OF SENTENCE
of “to be” changes
with the subject.

FURTHER EXAMPLES THE PAST SIMPLE OF “TO BE”

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 CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE

READ THE EMAIL AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND MATCH THE EVENTS TO
THE YEARS
Chat Radio give the answers to
their “That Was The Day” quiz.

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 KEY LANGUAGE “WAS” / “WERE” NEGATIVES
As in the present Add “not” after “was” or “were.”
simple, use “not”
to form negative
statements in
the past simple.

You can contract these

negatives to their short forms.

KEY LANGUAGE “WAS” / “WERE” QUESTIONS

To ask questions
about the past
using the verb
“to be,” swap
the subject
and verb.

Swap the subject

and “to be.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES “WAS” / “WERE” NEGATIVES AND QUESTIONS

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE

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 WRITE QUESTIONS LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
BASED ON THE STATEMENTS AND MARK WHAT EACH BUILDING
WAS USED FOR IN THE PAST
A tour guide is talking about
the history of some old buildings.

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 15 CORRECT SENTENCES AND SAY THEM

OUT LOUD

Start with a Choose the Choose a noun. Finish with

pronoun. correct form a time.
of the verb.

CHECKLIST
The past simple of “to be” Jobs, town, and life events Talking about past states

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 Talking about the past
The past simple describes events that happened New language The past simple of “to be”
at a definite time in the past, or the state of Vocabulary Jobs, town, and life events
things at a particular point in time. New skill Talking about past states

cross ouT The incorrecT word in each senTence

lisTen To The audio and maTch The years To The

correcT evenTs

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read the email and answer the questions

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 cross out the incorrect write each sentence
word in each sentence in its negative form

rewrite the sentences, putting the words

in the correct order

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 Our past

8.1 When we were seven

GOALS ■ Use the verb be in th e past ■ Talk about your life then and now

Reading & Listening Seven Up!

1 R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e f ilm Seven Up! Are s e n t e n c e s 1-5
t r u e (T ) o r f a ls e (F)?
1 Seven Up! w a s a T V f ilm a b o u t s e v e n c h i l d r e n .
2 T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e f r o m p o o r f a m ilie s . Suzy
3 A ll t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e f r o m E n g l a n d .
4 I n t h e s e c o n d f ilm , t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e e ig h t y e a r s o ld .
5 T h e f i l m s a r e s t o r i e s a b o u t p e o p l e ’s p e r s o n a l liv e s . ı N e il

2 a 8.1))) L i s t e n to t h e s t o r i e s o f tw o o f t h e Seven Up! c h i l d r e n ,

N e il a n d S u z y . A re t h e y h a p p y n o w ? W h y /W h y n o t?

b 8.1 ))) L is te n a g a in . W rite N e il (N ) o r S u z y (S).

1 W h o is f r o m L o n d o n ?
2 W h o w a s a h a p p y c h ild ?
Seven Up!
3 W h o w a s a t a n e x p e n s iv e s c h o o l?
Seven Up! w a s a 1964 f i l m a b o u t f o u r t e e n c h ild r e n . B u t it
4 W h o w a n te d to b e a n a s tro n a u t?
w a s n 't a H o lly w o o d f i l m a n d t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e n ’t a c to rs .
5 W h o w a n t e d to b e m a r r i e d w i t h c h ild r e n ? It w a s a TV f i l m a n d t h e c h a r a c t e r s w e r e r e a l c h i l d r e n f r o m
d i f f e r e n t p la c e s i n E n g la n d . T h e y w e r e a l l f r o m d i f f e r e n t
3a 8 .2 ))) L i s t e n to t h e s e y e a r s f r o m t h e a r ti c le a n d r e p e a t . f a m i l i e s - r ic h a n d p o o r. T h e r e w a s a n e w TV f i l m a b o u t
1964 1998 2005 2012 t h e s e p e o p le e v e r y s e v e n y e a r s - i n 1970, 1977, 1984, 1991,
1998, 2005 a n d 2012. I n t h e f i r s t f ilm , i n 1964, t h e c h i l d r e n
1976 - nineteen seventy-six w e r e s e v e n y e a r s o ld . In t h e 2012 f ilm , t h e ‘c h i l d r e n ’ w e r e
2008 - tw o thousand and eight 56 y e a r s o ld . T h e f i l m s a r e i m p o r t a n t h i s t o r i c a l d o c u m e n ts ,
2016-tw e n ty sixteen b u t t h e y t e l l a m a z i n g p e r s o n a l s to r ie s , to o .

b W o rk w ith a p a r tn e r . S ay th e y e a rs. 5 C o m p le te t h e g a p s i n t h e G r a m m a r f o c u s b o x w i t h was,

1978 1981 1996 2003 2019 wasn't, were o r weren't. U s e e x e r c is e 4 a to h e lp y o u .

C 8 .3 ))) L is te n a n d c h e c k y o u r a n s w e r s . G R AM M AR FOCUS verb be past simple

i/He/She/it1 clever.
G ram m ar & Speaking verb be past simple (+)
we/You/They2 very rich.
l/He/She/lt3 (was not) happy.
4a C h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n s in t h e s e s e n t e n c e s a b o u t S u zy . (-)
We/You/Thev 4 (were not) actors.
1 Suzy w as a t a cheap / an expensive s c h o o l.
Yes, he was./
2 S h e w a s n 't happy / rich a s a c h ild . Was he happy?
No, he wasn't.
3 S u z y ’s parents / grandparents w e r e r ic h . (?)
Yes, they w ere./
4 S u z y ’s p a r e n t s w e r e n 't happy / married. w ere they poor?
No, they w eren't.

b 8 .4 ))) L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r a n s w e r s . -e Grammar Reference page 130

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6a C o m p le te t h e c o n v e r s a tio n w i t h was, wasn't, were o r weren't.

u m m m i d a te s
A W h e r e 1___________ y o u b o r n ?
B I n M a lm o , S w e d e n . 1 0 a L o o k a t t h e V o c a b u la r y f o c u s b o x . W r ite t h e m i s s i n g
A 2___________ y o u b o m i n 1964? o rd in a l n u m b e rs.
B N o , 1 3___________b o r n i n 1964! 1 4___________ b o r n i n 1980.
A 5___________ y o u a h a p p y c h ild ? firs t ninth seventh sixth tenth thirtie th thirty-first
B Y es, I 6___________. T h e r e 7___________ s ix c h i l d r e n i n o u r tw enty-third
fa m ily .
A T h a t 's a lo t o f b r o t h e r s a n d s is te r s ! VOCABULARY FOCUS dates
B Y es, m y p a r e n t s w e r e n 't r ic h , b u t w e 8___________v e r y
We use ordinal numbers for dates, e.g. 1st January = the first
happy. of January
A A n d y o u r f a t h e r 's a d o c to r . 9___________ y o u r g r a n d f a t h e r
Ordinal num bers M onths
a d o c to r , to o ?
1st f ir s t lanuary August
B N o, h e 10___________ . H e 11___________ a s h o p a s s i s t a n t . 2nd second February September
3rd third March October
b C o m p a re y o u r a n s w e rs w ith a p a r tn e r .
4th fourth April November
5th fifth May December
PRONUNCIATION was and were 6th 1__________ June
7th 2_________ July
was and were are ... 8th eighth
9th 3_________
1 not stressed in positive sentences and questions
10th 4_________
2 stressed in negative sentences and short answers
11th eleventh
12th twelfth
7a 8.5))) L is te n . N o tic e t h e s t r e s s a n d t h e p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f
20th twentieth
was a n d were.
21st twenty-first
• • 23rd 5_________
1 I w a s a h a p p y c h ild .
30th 6_________
• • •
31st 7_________
2 M y p a r e n t s w e r e n 't t e a c h e r s .

3 A W e re y o u h a p p y ? b 8 .7 1 L is te n , c h e c k a n d r e p e a t .

B Y es, I w a s . 11a 8.8 ))) L is te n to t h e m o n t h s i n t h e V o c a b u la r y f o c u s b o x a n d

m a r k t h e s tr e s s .
4 A W a s h e a d o c to r ?

Janu ary,...
B N o , h e w a s n ’t.

b 8.5))) L is te n a g a i n a n d r e p e a t .
b 8. 8 ))) L is te n a g a in a n d r e p e a t .

8a 8.6 § L is te n t o t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n i n e x e r c is e 6a.(^ I r d e )w h e n Write: 1st January

was!were a r e s t r e s s e d . Say: th e first o f January.

b W o rk w ith a p a r tn e r . P r a c tis e th e c o n v e rs a tio n w ith th e

1 2 a W o rk w i t h a p a r t n e r . M a tc h c e le b r a t i o n s a n d e v e n ts 1 - 6 to
c o r r e c t s tre s s .
d a t e s a -f.

1 t h e fir s t m o o n l a n d i n g a 1st J a n u a r y
9a C o m p le te t h e s e n t e n c e s s o t h e y a r e t r u e fo r y o u . 2 W o m e n ’s D a y b 1 4 th F e b r u a r y
1 A t s e v e n , I w a s a ... c h ild . 3 N e w Y e a r ’s D a y c 8t h M a r c h
2 M y d r e a m w a s to b e a / a n ... 4 N e ls o n M a n d e la d i e d d 2 0 t h J u ly 1969
3 M y p a r e n t s w e r e ... 5 V a le n tin e 's D a y e 1 1 th N o v e m b e r 1918
4 M y s c h o o l w a s / w a s n ’t ... 6 t h e e n d o f t h e F ir s t f 5 t h D e c e m b e r 2013
5 A t f o u r t e e n , I w a s ... W o r ld W a r
6 N ow I a m ...
b 8.9))) L is te n a n d c h e c k y o u r a n s w e r s .
b S a y y o u r s e n t e n c e s to y o u r p a r t n e r . A r e a n y o f y o u r
s e n te n c e s th e sam e? C W o r k w i t h a p a r t n e r . W h a t d a t e s a r e i m p o r t a n t fo r y o u ?
26th February - my wife's birthday.

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 Our past

8.1 When we were seven

4 Complete the text with the correct past simple form of be.
verb be past simple
(field)the correct options.
1 It(ugs)/ mere cold.
2 You was / were late.
3 Andreas wasn't / weren't at work.
4 We was / were at home.
5 The managers was / were in a meeting.
6 Liam and Ava wasn't / weren’t in class.

2 Complete the conversations with the correct past simple

form of be.
1 A Was the concert good?
B Yes, it_________ .
2 A Where_________ you yesterday?
B I _________ at the beach with my friends.
3 A _________ you and your partner at the party?
B Yes, w e_________.
4 A _________ your sister at home yesterday?
B No, she_________.
5 A When_________ you and your family in Chile?
B We_________ there in April.
6 A _________ your parents teachers?
B No, they_________ .

PRONUNCIATION was and were

3a 8.1))) Listen and mark the stress. The numbers in (brackets)

are the number of stressed words. Boyhood 1 Was a 2014 film about the life of a boy
1 I was a good student. (2) called Mason. The film 2_________ unusual because
filming 3_________ very long - from 2002 to 2013.
2 My parents weren't rich. (3)
The actors4_________ the same for all that time; the
3 Were you clever? (1) same boy - Ellar Coltrane - 5_________ Mason from
4 Yes, I was. (1) the age of seven to the age of eighteen. But Coltrane
5 Was she nice? (1) and the other actors6_________ in the film studios
every day for twelve years. They 7_________ there
6 No, she wasn't. (1)
for about a week every year making the film. Boyhood
b 8.11 Listen again and repeat. 8_________ the best film of 2014, but many people
say they like it.

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v m m m i dates
5 Continue the series. 10a Answer the questions using the dates in the box.
1 fourth, fifth, sixth
gitthitantfer-y 23rd April 1st May 4th July 18th July
2 first, second,_________ 31st December
3 ninth, tenth,_________
4 eighth, tenth,_________ When is ...
5 fifth, tenth,_________ 1 Australia Day? 26th January_______
6 nineteenth, twentieth,_________ 2 New Year's Eve? ___________________
7 twenty-second, twenty-fifth,_________ 3 International Workers Day? ___________________
8 tenth, twentieth,_________ 4 Independence Day (USA)? ___________________
5 World Book Day? ___________________
6 Complete the months with the missing vowels (a,<?,i,o,u). 6 Nelson Mandela Day?
January 7 JJy
F_br___ry 8 ___g_st b 8.2))) Listen and check your answers.
M_rch 9 S_pt_mb_r C 8.2))) Listen again and repeat.
_pr_l 10 _ct_b_r
M_y 11 N_v_ mb r
I n 12 D c mb r

7 Match years 1-8 to words a-h.

1 1912 a two thousand and three
2 1920 b nineteen ninety
3 1977 c twenty seventeen
4 1990 d nineteen twelve
5 2003 e twenty thirty
6 2009 f nineteen seventy-seven
7 2017 g two thousand and nine
8 2030 h nineteen twenty

8 White the years in numbers.

1 nineteen fourteen
2 twenty fifteen
3 two thousand and eight
4 nineteen ninety-six
5 two thousand and two
6 twenty twenty

9 Write the years in words.

1 1876
2 2040
3 1957
4 2004
5 1164
6 2018

1 ca n ... Very well Quite well More practice

use the verb be in the past. o o o
talk about my life then and now. o o o
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 Past events
Some verbs are regular in the past simple. You can New language Regular verbs in the past simple
use a lot of them to talk about the past week, the last Vocabulary Pastimes and life events
year, or your life. Their past simple forms ends in “-ed.” New skill Talking about your past

KEY LANGUAGE REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

The past simple describes The verb ends in "-ed.”
events that happened
in the past. The past
simple forms of regular
verbs end in “-ed.” The
negative uses “did not”
plus the base form.

HOW TO FORM REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

The past forms of most Use the same form
for all subjects.
verbs do not change with
the subject. Use the past SUBJECT PAST VERB OBJECT
simple of “do” plus
the base verb to form
negative statements.

NEGATIVE + VERB

The past form of “do not” Use the base form

is “did not” or “didn’t.” of the main verb.

FURTHER EXAMPLES REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

Questions are formed using
“did” + subject + the base form of the verb.

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 FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

KEY LANGUAGE SPELLING RULES FOR THE PAST SIMPLE

Last letters are
The past simple A single syllable word ending a consonant
of all regular verbs consonant-vowel-consonant. Last letter is “e.” and a “y.”
ends in “-ed,”
but for some
verbs, there are
some spelling
changes, too.

For many regular Double the last Just add a “-d.” Remove the
verbs, add “-ed.” consonant and “y” and add
add “-ed.” “-ied” instead.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SPELLING RULES FOR THE PAST SIMPLE

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 LOOK AT JOYCE’S DIARY FROM LAST WEEK AND FILL IN THE GAPS
TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND MATCH THE EVENTS TO THE YEARS

Arno describes his life so far.

He mentions important events and
the years in which they happened.

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 KEY LANGUAGE USING “WHEN” WITH THE PAST SIMPLE
To say when in This is the past simple action.
someone’s life
something happened,
you can either use “in”
with the year, or “when”
with the person’s age. This describes when
in the past it happened.

REWRITE THE SENTENCES ADDING “WHEN” CLAUSES

LOOK AT LEONA’S LIFE EVENTS, THEN DESCRIBE EACH ONE OUT LOUD

CHECKLIST
Regular verbs in the past simple Pastimes and life events Talking about your past

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 Past events
Some verbs are regular in the past simple. You can New language Regular verbs in the past simple
use a lot of them to talk about the past week, the last Vocabulary Pastimes and life events
year, or your life. Their past simple forms ends in “-ed.” New skill Talking about your past

fill in The gapS bY puTTing The verbS in The paST Simple

fill in The gapS To wriTe The oppoSiTe of each SenTence

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 fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

find nine past simple verbs in the grid and list them
according to their spelling rules
verbs that take “ed”

verbs that take “ied”

verbs that take “d”

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 rewrite these sentences in the past simple

read the blog and answer the questions

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 listen to the audio and match the beginnings
of the sentences to the correct endings

use the chart to create nine correct sentences

and say them out loud

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GOALS ■ u s e p a s t s im p le re g u la r v e rb s to ta lk a b o u t th e p a s t ■ D e s c rib e a p a s t life

Vocabulary & Speaking Reading & G ram m ar past simple regular verbs
w as born /died
5a R e a d t h e te x t. W h y a r e J a n W n e k a n d H a r r i e t C h a l m e r s A d a m s i m p o r t a n t
p e o p l e in h is to r y ?
1 L o o k a t t h e f a c t s a n d t h e p h o t o . R e a d th e
s e n te n c e s a b o u t In g rid B e rg m a n .
The famous and the not-so-famous
INGRID BERGMAN Y ou k n o w a b o u t L e o n a r d o d a V in c i a n d A lb e r t E in s te in . B u t d o
A c t r e s s , S w e d e n 19 15 — 19 8 2 y o u k n o w J a n W n $ k a n d H a rrie t C h a lm e rs A d a m s ? T h e y a r e a ls o
In g r id B e r g m a n w a s an v e r y im p o r ta n t p e o p le in h is to ry .
a c tre s s f r o m S w e d e n .
S h e w a s b o r n in 19 15.
S h e d ie d in I9 8 2 .

Jan Wn§k (i8 2 8 -i8 6 9 )

2a M a t c h f a c ts 1 - 4 t o p h o t o s a - d J a n W n § k w a s f r o m a p o o r fa m ily . H e w a s
b o r n in K a c z o w k i, P o la n d a n d liv e d t h e r e all
1 W r ite r, R u s s ia 1 8 2 8 -1 9 1 0
h is life w i t h h is w i f e a n d t h r e e c h ild r e n . J a n w a s
2 A r t i s t , M e x ic o 1 9 0 7 -1 9 5 4
a c a r p e n t e r a n d h a d n o s c h o o l e d u c a t io n . B u t h is d re a m
3 S c ie n tis t, P o la n d 1 8 6 7 -1 9 3 4 w a s t o fly . H e w a n t e d t o m a k e t h e w o r ld 's f i r s t g lid e r . S o h e
4 C iv il r i g h t s l e a d e r , U S A 1 9 2 9 -1 9 6 8 s t u d ie d b ir d s a n d in 1 8 6 6 h e s t a r t e d t o m a k e h is g lid e r ( t w e n t y y e a r s
b e f o r e t h e f a m o u s G e r m a n a v ia to r, O t t o L ilie n th a l) . J a n u s e d h is g lid e r
t o m a k e v e r y s h o r t f lig h t s b e t w e e n 1 8 6 6 a n d 1 8 6 9 . H e d ie d in a fly in g
a c c id e n t in 1 8 6 9 .

Harriet Chalmers Adams ( 1 8 7 5 - 1 9 3 7 )

H a r r ie t C h a lm e r s A d a m s w a s b o r n in C a lifo r n ia in 1 8 7 5 . W h e n H a r r ie t
w a s e ig h t y e a r s o ld , s h e a n d h e r f a t h e r tr a v e lle d a r o u n d C a lifo r n ia o n
h o r s e s . In 1 8 9 9 , H a r r ie t m a r r ie d F ra n k lin P ie rc e A d a m s . T h e y b o th
| F rida Kahlo M arie S k lo d o w sk a -C u rie
lo v e d a d v e n tu r e , a n d t h e y v is it e d e v e r y c o u n t r y in S o u th
A m e r ic a f r o m 1 9 0 4 t o 1 9 0 7 . W h e n s h e r e tu r n e d
t o t h e U S A , s h e ta lk e d t o p e o p le a b o u t h e r
t r a v e ls a n d s h o w e d h e r p h o t o g r a p h s . O v e r
t h e n e x t f o r t y y e a r s , H a r r ie t tr a v e lle d all
o v e r t h e w o r l d a n d w o r k e d o n a r tic le s
a b o u t h e r tr a v e ls . S h e h e lp e d t o s t a r t
t h e S o c ie t y o f W o m e n G e o g r a p h e r s
in 1 9 2 5 . S h e d ie d in N ic e in 1 9 3 7 ,
Leo T olstoy M artin L u th er King
a t t h e a g e o f s ix t y - o n e .

■ return go back
■ adventure something exciting that you do
b 8.10 ))) L i s t e n a n d c h e c k y o u r a n s w e r s .

3 W o r k w i t h a p a r t n e r . S t u d e n t A, s a y a b R e a d t h e te x t a g a i n . W r ite Jan o r Harriet.

n a m e f r o m e x e r c i s e 2 a . S t u d e n t B, s a y 1 w a s b o r n i n t h e U SA
f a c ts a b o u t t h e m . 2 liv e d in P o la n d
A Martin Luther King 3 w a n t e d to fly
B He was a civil rights leader from the 4 t r a v e l le d to S o u th A m e r ic a
USA. He was born in...
5 lik e d a d v e n t u r e

4 W o r k w i t h a d i f f e r e n t p a r t n e r . T a lk a b o u t 6 s t u d i e d b ir d s
o t h e r f a m o u s p e o p l e . S t u d e n t A , t u r n to 7 w o rk e d a s a w rite r
p a g e 110. S t u d e n t B, t u r n to p a g e 114. 8 d ie d in a n a c c id e n t

On Oxford 3000™
 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5

6a L o o k a t t h e s e n t e n c e s i n e x e r c is e 5b a n d a d d a n o t h e r 8a ifeMM C h o o s e o n e o f t h e p e o p le in t h e le s s o n , e.g . Jap Wnek.

e x a m p l e to e a c h r u l e 1 -3 i n t h e G r a m m a r f o c u s b o x . M a k e n o t e s o n t h e i m p o r t a n t e v e n ts in t h e i r life , e .g . bom
J828, P o la n d ; fr o m p o o r fa m ily .
G R AM M AR FOCUS past simple regular verbs
We use the past simple to talk about people and things b W o r k w i t h a p a r t n e r . S tu d e n t A , t a l k a b o u t y o u r f a m o u s
in the past. p e r s o n , b u t d o n 't s a y t h e n a m e . S tu d e n t B, c lo s e y o u r b o o k
Jan Wnpk started to make his glider in 1866. a n d t r y to g u e s s t h e p e r s o n .
To make the past simple positive, we ... A He was b o rn in P o la n d in J828.
1 add -ed to most verbs: want -*■ wanted, 1_________ B Is i t Leo Tolstoy?
2 add -d to verbs ending in -e: love -» loved, 2_________
3 delete -y and add -ied to verbs ending in consonant + -y: LISTENING SKILLS past or present
try - » tried, 3_________
To decide if a sentence is in the present or the p a s t...
-> G ra m m a r R e fe re n ce page 130 1 listen for verb endings:
• no ending means present simple: We live in Rome.
b C o m p le te t h e t e x t s w i t h t h e p a s t s i m p le f o r m o f t h e v e r b s • third person -s ending means present simple: She lives
i n ( b r a c k e ts ) . in Rome.
• -ed ending means past simple: We lived in Rome.
F rid a K a h lo 1 sta rted (s ta rt) p a in t in g w h e n s h e w a s 18. 2 listen for time words and dates. They can help you, too.
S h e 2___________ ( p a in t) 1 4 0 p ic t u r e s in h e r life , a n d 5 5 o f I play a lo t o f football now. (= present time)
th e s e w e r e s e lf - p o r t r a it s . S h e w a s m a r r ie d t o t h e a r tis t I lived in Madrid in 2009. (= past date)
D ie g o R iv e ra . T h e ir m a r r ia g e 3___________ (fin is h ) in 1 9 3 9 ,
b u t th e y 4___________ ( m a rr y ) a g a in in 1 9 4 0 ! 1 8.14 )|(C j r d e ) t h e v e r b f o r m y o u h e a r .
M a r tin L u t h e r K in g 5___________ (w a n t) a b e t t e r life fo r 1 ta lk /ta lk e d 4 w o rk s / w o rk e d
b la c k p e o p le in t h e U S A . In 1 9 6 3 , h e 6___________ (w a lk )
2 fin is h / fin is h e d 5 liv e s / liv e d
t o t h e W h ite H o u s e in W a s h in g t o n a n d 7___________ (ta lk )
3 p la y / p la y e d 6 lik e / lik e d
t o 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p le a b o u t h is d re a m .

M a r ie C u r ie w a s b o r n in P o la n d . S h e 8___________ (s tu d y ) 2 8.15))) L is te n to s ix s e n t e n c e s . W r ite p ast o r present.

a t t h e S o r b o n n e in F ra n c e a n d 9___________ (liv e ) in P a ris ,
b u t s h e a lw a y s lo v e d h e r h o m e c o u n tr y .

T o ls to y w a s n 't a g o o d s tu d e n t . H e 10___________ ( s tu d y )
v e r y little a t u n iv e r s ity a n d 11___________ (fin is h ) h is s tu d ie s
e a rly . B u t la te r in h is life , h e 12___________ (o p e n ) th ir te e n 3 8.16))) L is te n to t h e s to r y o f B ill a n d M e lin d a G a te s .
s c h o o ls f o r p o o r c h ild r e n .
(L ir c ie ) t h e c o r r e c t v e r b s .
1 B ill G a te s is / was t h e b o s s o f M ic ro s o f t.
C C o m p a re y o u r a n s w e rs w ith a p a r tn e r.
2 M e lin d a works / w orke d fo r M ic r o s o f t a s a
p r o d u c t d e v e lo p e r .
PRONUNCIATION regular past sim ple endings 3 T h e y tra ve l / tra velled a r o u n d t h e w o rld .
4 T h e y live / live d i n a b ig h o u s e in M e d in a .
8.11 )))The past simple ending of regular verbs is pronounced 5 T h e y use / used t h e G a te s F o u n d a t i o n t o h e lp
in three ways: p o o r p e o p le .
Kh helped /d/: remembered /id/: started

7a 8.12 ))) L i s t e n a n d w r i t e t h e p a s t s i m p le v e r b s i n t h e c o r r e c t
p l a c e in t h e ta b le .

finished lived loved married opened painted

studied talked walked wanted watched worked

It/ Id/ /id/

helped rem em bered s ta rte d

b 8.13))) L is te n , c h e c k a n d r e p e a t .
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was born/died
1a Match the people in the photos to sentences 1-6. 2 Write sentences using the information about the people.
1 Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Bob Marlev was born in 1945 and ke died in 1981,
2 Pocahontas (1595-1617)

3 Marco Polo (1254-1325)

4 Anne Frank (1929-1945)

Helen Keller I Leonardo da Vinci I 5 Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

6 Edith Piaf(1915-1963)

7 Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

8 Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

3a Use the words to write sentences. Try to choose the correct

Joan of Arc Genghis Khan
year.
1 Dante Alighieri / born / (1265 / 1365 / 1465)
Dante Alighieri Was born in 1265.________________
2 Agatha Christie / died / (1776 / 1876 / 1976)
Agatha Christie_______________________________ .
3 Christopher Columbus / born / (1451 / 1551 / 1651)
Christopher Columbus_________________________ .
4 Galileo Galilei / died / (1542 / 1642 / 1742)
Galileo Galilei________________________________ .
lane Austen Mahatma Gandhi 5 Alfred Hitchcock / born / (1699 / 1799 / 1899)
Alfred Hitchcock______________________________ .
1 He was born in 1452 and he died in 1519.
6 Catherine the Great / died / (1796 / 1896 / 1996)
Leonardo da Vinci__________________
Catherine the Great____________________________ .
2 She was bom in 1412 and she died in 1431.
7 William Shakespeare / born / (1464 / 1564 / 1664)
William Shakespeare___________________________ .
3 He was born in 1869 and he died in 1948.
8 Emmeline Pankhurst / died / (1728 / 1828 / 1928)
Emmeline Pankhurst___________________________.
4 She was born in 1880 and she died in 1968.
b 8.4))) Listen and check your answers.
5 He was born in 1162 and he died in 1227.

6 She was born in 1775 and she died in 1817.

b 8.3)))Listen and check your answers.

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5 Complete the text about Ada Lovelace with the past simple
past simple regular verbs form of the verbs in the box.
4 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the die help live love show study talk visit
verbs in the box.

finish paint play study travel walk watch work

ADA LOVELACE
Ada Lovelace was born in London
in 1815. As a child, she 1 lived
with her grandm other because
her parents separated when
she was a baby. She
2_________ m aths with a
private teacher because she
1 Matt painted the door 2 My sister_________ to was often ill. Ada was very
yesterday. work. clever, and she 3_________
the classes. When she was
seventeen, she 4_________
Charles Babbage, the father of
the computer. Babbage 5_________
Ada his new machine and she asked
a lot of questions about it. When Babbage
invented a computer, Ada 6_________ him write
the instructions for it. She had a lot of ideas
about computers, and she 7_________ about
3 My friends_____ 4 Padma_________ TV these ideas with Babbage. Today, people say th at
tennis on Sunday. yesterday. Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer.
She 8_________ in London in 1852.

PRONUNCIATION regular past simple endings

The regular past simple ending -ed is pronounced /id/

when the infinitive finishes in /t/ or /d/, e.g. starter started,
decide —>- decided.

5 They_________ work 6 Ali_________ in the

6a (ffircle) the past simple form with a different pronunciation
late yesterday. garden.
of -ed.
1 lived /(jdartec^)/ studied / used
2 hated / loved / opened / travelled
3 helped / liked / visited / walked
4 finished / painted / talked / worked
5 died / married / showed / wanted

b 8.5))) Listen and check your answers.

7 We_________ to 8 I _________ German at C 8.5))) Listen again and repeat.

London yesterday. school.

1 ca n ... very well Quite well More practice

use past simple regular verbs to talk about the past. o o o
describe a past life. o o o
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In the past simple, some verbs are irregular. Their past New language Irregular verbs in the past simple
simple forms are not formed using the normal rules, and Vocabulary Sequence words
sometimes look very different from the infinitive forms. New skill Describing the past

KEY LANGUAGE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

“Go” is the present simple.

“Went” is the past simple of “go.” To make the negative,

use “didn’t” with the base form.

HOW TO FORM IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

Verbs in the This is the past simple of “go.”
past simple do
SUBJECT VERB
not change with
the subject.

SUBJECT NEGATIVE VERB

Use “did not” or “didn’t” Use the base form of the

to make the negative. main verb in the negative.

FURTHER EXAMPLES IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

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 MATCH THE PAST SIMPLE FORMS OF THE VERBS TO THEIR BASE FORMS

READ THE ARTICLE AND NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE ORDER THEY
ARE DESCRIBED

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 FILL IN THE GAPS IN THIS JOURNAL USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

VOCABULARY SEQUENCE WORDS

You use certain words and phrases to help
someone understand where you are in the story.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SEQUENCE WORDS

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 REWRITE THE SENTENCES PUTTING THE SEQUENCE WORDS IN THE
CORRECT PLACES

FILL IN THE GAPS USING SEQUENCE WORDS, THEN SAY THE STORY
OUT LOUD

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 KEY LANGUAGE IRREGULAR VERBS, QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE
Use the past simple of “do” plus
the base verb form to ask a question.
In the statement the main
verb is in the past simple.

“Did” is in the The main verb

past simple of “do.” is in its base form.

FURTHER EXAMPLES IRREGULAR VERBS, QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

MATCH THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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 FILL IN THE GAPS TO WRITE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE SENTENCES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Daniella and Marcus are talking

about their friend’s birthday party.

CHECKLIST
Irregular verbs in the past simple Sequence words Describing the past

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 Irregular past verbs
In the past simple, some verbs are irregular. Their past New language Irregular verbs in the past simple
simple forms are not formed using the normal rules, and Vocabulary Sequence words
sometimes look very different from the infinitive forms. New skill Describing the past

maTch The verbs To fILL IN The Gaps UsING

TheIr pasT forms The WorDs IN The paNeL

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fill in the gaps by putting the verbs in the past simple

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 fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

match the questions to their answers

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REWRITE THE STATEMENTS AS SIMPLE QUESTIONS USING “DID”

WRITE THE VERBS IN THEIR PAST SIMPLE FORMS ON THE GRID

ACROSS DOWN

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 Unusual stories

Happy memories
GOALS ■ Use p a s t s im p le irre g u la r v e rb s ■ T a lk a b o u t a m e m o ry

Reading & G ram m ar past simple irregular

verbs
1 W o r k w i t h a p a r t n e r . W h a t lo v e s t o r i e s d o y o u k n o w ?

2a R e a d t h e s t o r y a b o u t C liv e a n d D e b o r a h W e a r in g . P u t
e v e n ts a - h in th e c o r re c t o rd e r,
a H e lo s t h i s m e m o r y ,
b T h e y m e t. 1
c H e w e n t to a h o s p i t a l ,
d H e g o t ill.
e T h e i r life w a s n 't t h e s a m e , b u t C liv e w a s h a p p y ,
f S h e v i s i te d h i m i n h o s p i t a l ,
g T h e y m a rr ie d ,
h It w a s a s a d t i m e .

b R e a d t h e s t o r y a g a in . A re t h e s e n t e n c e s t r u e (T ) o r f a ls e (F)?
1 C liv e a n d D e b o r a h W e a r i n g w e r e b o t h f r o m L o n d o n .

A love story
2 T h e y w e r e m a r r i e d fo r fiv e y e a r s b e f o r e h e g o t ill.
3 A f te r h i s i l ln e s s , h e c o u l d n ’t r e m e m b e r a n y t h i n g .
4 C liv e w a s n e v e r h a p p y a f t e r h i s il ln e s s .
5 H e c o u l d p la y m u s i c a f t e r h e lo s t h i s m e m o r y .
T h is is t h e u n u s u a l s t o r y o f C liv e a n d D e b o r a h W e a rin g .
6 H e s t o p p e d l o v in g D e b o r a h .
T h e y m e t in L o n d o n in 1 9 7 8 . D e b o r a h w a s f r o m t h e U S A ,
b u t s h e liv e d a n d w o r k e d in L o n d o n . C liv e s t u d i e d a t
3a L o o k a t t h e h i g h l ig h t e d v e r b s in t h e sto ry . C o m p le te t h e g a p s .
C a m b r id g e U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e n h e w o r k e d a s a m u s ic ia n .
1 be Was/W e re 9 le a v e
T h e y f e l l in lo v e a n d m a r r ie d in 1 9 8 4 . T h e y w e r e v e r y
2 can 10 lo s e
h a p p y . B u t o n W e d n e s d a y 2 7 t h M a r c h 1 9 8 5 , C liv e W e a r in g
3 com e 11 m e e t g o t v e r y i ll a n d l o s t h is m e m o r y . H e o n ly r e m e m b e r e d
4 fall 12 s a y t h i n g s f o r a f e w s e c o n d s . H e c o u ld p la y t h e p ia n o a n d h e
5 get 13 see k n e w D e b o r a h 's f a c e , b u t h e c o u l d n 't r e m e m b e r h e r n a m e .
6 go 14 s e ll L if e w a s v e r y d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e m . I t w a s a s a d t i m e . D e b o r a h
7 have 15 w r ite s o ld t h e i r f l a t in L o n d o n a n d m o v e d b a c k t o t h e U S A . C liv e
8 know w e n t t o liv e in a h o s p it a l. D e b o r a h o f t e n c a m e t o E n g la n d
t o v i s i t C liv e a n d t h e y h a d a g o o d t i m e t o g e t h e r . H e p la y e d
b 9.1))) L is te n , c h e c k a n d r e p e a t . m u s ic a n d w r o t e a d ia r y . E v e r y t i m e s h e l e f t , s h e s a id ,
‘R e m e m b e r I lo v e y o u '. A n d e v e r y t i m e h e s a w h e r a g a in ,
C W o r k w i t h a p a r t n e r . S t u d e n t A , s a y a v e r b f r o m e x e r c is e 3 a
C liv e f e l l in lo v e w i t h h e r a g a in . T h e ir n e w l i f e w a s v e r y
i n t h e p r e s e n t o r p a s t . S t u d e n t B, s a y w h i c h fo r m y o u h e a r .
d i f f e r e n t . C liv e c o u ld n ’t r e m e m b e r h is p a s t , b u t h e w a s
A cam e B past h a p p y in t h e p r e s e n t .

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 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5

4a R e a d t h e G r a m m a r f o c u s b o x a b o u t p a s t s im p le i r r e g u l a r 6 a P u t t h e v e r b s i n ( b r a c k e ts ) i n t h e p a s t s im p le .
v e r b s . C o m p le te t h e g a p s w i t h p a s t s i m p le v e r b s f r o m 1 I ( m e e t) m y b e s t f r ie n d ...
e x e rc is e 3 a.
2 1 fg e t) a n a m a z i n g b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t ...
3 1 (g o ) o n h o lid a y to ...
4 I (lo s e ) m y ...
The past simple positive form of irregular verbs is the same for
5 I (s e e ) a f a m o u s p e r s o n ...
all persons.

I b C h o o s e tw o e v e n ts f r o m e x e r c is e 6a . T h i n k a b o u t t h e
You : 1_________ • goodbye. d e t a i l s a n d n o t e y o u r id e a s .

He/She/lt j w ro te : a book. • Where were you?

• Who w ere you with?
We j 2_________ : a good film.
• What happened?
They
C W o rk i n s m a l l g r o u p s . T ell e a c h o t h e r y o u r m e m o r ie s .
-♦ Grammar Reference page 132

b P u t t h e v e r b s i n t h e p a s t s i m p le t o c o m p l e t e t h e s to ry .
adjective + noun phrases (2)
7 L o o k a t t h e V o c a b u l a r y f o c u s b o x . F in d f o u r e x a m p l e s o f
I 1 w iet{ m e e t) m y h u s b a n d , J o h n , w h e n I 2____________
(b e ) fiv e y e a r s o ld ! W e 3____________ ( k n o w ) e a c h o th e r a d je c tiv e + n o u n p h r a s e s i n C liv e a n d D e b o r a h 's s to ry .
b e c a u s e w e 4____________(g o ) t o t h e s a m e s c h o o l.
1 5____________(s e e ) h im a g a in in a c lo t h e s s h o p in 2 0 1 0 .
VOCABULARY FOCUS adjective + noun phrases (2)
I w a s w ith a fr ie n d a n d h e 6____________(s e ll) a ja c k e t
A djective Noun
t o h e r. H e a s k e d h e r f o r m y p h o n e n u m b e r . T h e n h e
7__________(write) me a te xt message. I t 8 _________ a sad/good/happy/difficult time
(sa y), ‘ D o y o u w a n t t o g o o u t f o r a m e a l? ' S o h e a sad/happy/interesting/unusual story
9____________(c o m e ) t o m y h o u s e o n e e v e n in g a n d th e n
my old/new life
w e 10____________ (g o ) o u t t o a r e s ta u r a n t. W e 11__________
(fa ll) in lo v e a n d 12____________ (g e t) m a r r ie d in 2 0 1 1 . a/an new/old friend
an/a easy/difficult life
C 9.2))) L is te n a n d c h e c k y o u r a n s w e r s . a happy/sad ending

5 R e a d t h e s t o r y a n d p u t t h e v e r b s i n t h e p a s t te n s e .
8a (C irc le ) t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n s i n s e n t e n c e s 1- 6.

The Memory Man 1

2
I t's a n i n t e r e s t i n gstory /frien d.
T h e s to r y h a d a h a p p y time / ending.

I n 2008, s c i e n t i s t s a t t h e 3 It w a s a d i f f i c u l t time /story.

U n i v e r s it y o f C a l i f o r n i a 4 I m e t a n o ld life / friend.
1___________( s tu d y ) a 5 S h e lo v e s h e r n e w story / life.
m a n c a lle d B ob P e tre lla . 6 W e h a d a g o o d frien d / tim e a t t h e p a r ty .
B o b 2___________( h a v e )
b C o m p a re y o u r a n s w e rs w ith a p a r tn e r.
a n a m a z in g m e m o ry
H e 3__________ ( r e m e m b e r )
9a C o m p le te t h e s e n t e n c e s w i t h y o u r id e a s .
e v e r y d a y o f h i s life .
1 I h a d a g o o d t i m e a t ____________ .
H e 4___________ (m e e t)
2 ____________ h a s a h a p p y e n d in g .
h i s f r i e n d S u s a n A n g e lo
3 ____________ is a n o ld f r ie n d .
o n 1 8 th F e b r u a r y 1981.
4 ____________ is a s a d s to ry .
‘I t 5___________(b e ) a
5 ____________ h a s a n e a s y life .
W e d n e s d a y ', h e 6__________
(sa y ). A t s c h o o l, h e 7___________(g e t) g o o d m a r k s i n h i s
b W o rk i n s m a l l g r o u p s . R e a d y o u r s e n t e n c e s to e a c h o th e r .
e x a m s b e c a u s e h e 8___________ ( c a n ) r e m e m b e r a l l t h e
E x p l a i n e a c h s i t u a t io n .
f a c ts . I n 2 0 0 6 , h e 9___________(lo s e ) h i s p h o n e , b u t it
I h ad a good time at school. The teachers were nice an d I had
w a s n 't a p r o b l e m f o r B o b b e c a u s e h e 10___________(h a v e )
lots o f good friends.
a ll th e n u m b e rs in h is h e a d .

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9.1 Happy memories

past simple irregular verbs

1 Complete the past simple forms with the missing vowels 3 Complete Nadia's story with the past simple form of the
(a, e, i, o, u). verbs in (brackets).
1 be was/were 9 write w r j _
2 meet in t 10 leave 1 ft
3 fall fjl 11 know kn_w
4 get g_t 12 sell s_Id
5 lose 1_st 13 go w nt
6 say s___ d 14 come c m
7 can c___ Id 15 see s_w
8 have h_d

2 Write the sentences in the past.

1 We sometimes have lunch with our friends.
We had lunch with our friends yesterday.
2 I see my parents every Saturday. ‘I already 1 knew (know) Pedro because lie was one
I ___________________ on Sunday last weekend. of my students - I 2_________ (be) a teacher at a
3 Ahmed can play golf very well. language school in Madrid at the time. But then I
He___________________ when he was five. 3_________ (leave) my job to go travelling for a year
with a friend. In April, we 4_________ (go) to Peru.
4 My partner comes home late every evening.
We 5_________ (be) in Machu Picchu when suddenly
She___________________ early yesterday evening. I 6________ (see) Pedro! We talked and we decided
5 That shop sells cheap clothes in January. to meet again when we were back in Madrid. Five
It___________________ in February, too. months later, we 7_________ (meet) for a walk. We
6 I often lose my keys. started going out together and we 8_________ (fall)
in love. We 9_________ (got) married three years later
I ___________________ this morning. and we now have a beautiful daughter called Hannah.’
7 My husband always says hello to our neighbours.
He___________________ to them this morning.
8 Kate sometimes writes an email to her brother.
She___________________ to him last night.

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5 (firch jh e correct options.

v m m m i adjective + noun phrases (2)
That book tells an(imusudp/ easy story about a girl and
4a Put the words in order to make adjective + noun phrases. a chimpanzee.
I met a new / an old friend from school yesterday. It was
lovely to see her again!
My grandparents had an easy / a difficult life because
they were very poor.
I always feel good after seeing that film because it's got
a happy / sad ending.
We had a difficult / good time at the party. It was fun!
When she was young, Isabel left her village to start
a new / an old life in the big city.

6 Complete the text with the phrases in the box.

1 e a sy /a n /life 2 a /tim e /h a p p y a difficult life an easy time a happy ending
an easy l i f t ________ an interesting story a new friend his new life

3 ending / sad / a 4 new / a / friend

DanieUammetis very good with numbers, especially

the number pi (n). Most of us know pi as 3.14, but
Danielcan remember 22,514 numbers o fit. Danielalso
writes books. His books t e ll1 an interesting story :
the story of his life. As a child, Daniel had
2______________ because he was different. He didn't
understand the other children, so he didn't have any
friends. He didn't have3______________ at school,
and he was very sad. But Daniel was clever, so he
5 book / interesting / an 6 my / life / old passed his exams and he learnt to understand people.
When he le ft school, he m et4______________ who
helped him a lot. Daniel's story has5______________
because he has a lot of friends now. He likes
b 9.1))) Listen and check your answers. 6______________ a lo t because he is more open and
he feels good about meeting new people.
C 9.1))) Listen again and repeat.

I c a n ... Very well Quite well More practice

use past simple irregular verbs. o o o
talk about a memory. o o o
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