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speakout Elementary
UNIT 6

THE PAST

Overview

Watch the video podcast. Did you do any of the same activities last night?

1 Watch the video podcast from 0:120:26 and underline the words in italics that Hina uses.
Hina

I have a busy social life. I go out 1most/every nights after work with
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friends/a friend. Last 3 night/week, I went out for 4 dinner/a meal with an

old friend from 5 school/university it was really good to see 6 him/her.

Tell me about your social life. 7 Do/Are you go out a lot?
Glossary: s ocial life = going out with friends

2 Do they go out a lot? Look at the people below and read the answers. Then watch the video podcast
from 0:26-1:30 and tick () the correct answers, a or b.

1 a) I like going to the cinema.

b) No, I dont.
2 a) Yes, we do.
b) No, we dont go out a lot.
3 a) Not too regularly.
b) Yes, quite a lot.
4 a) Yes, in the evening.
b) Yes, during the day.
5 a) Not so much.
b) Every week.

Glossary: r egularly = very often

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3 Look at the people below and read the sentences about them. Then watch the video podcast from
00:26-2:54 and underline the correct answers, a or b.

1 He goes out quite a lot to

______ and friends houses.
a) parties b) bars
2 Last night, he ate fish and chips
________.
a) in a shop
b) at a friends house.

1 She goes ______ with her friends 1 She sometimes goes to _______
quite a lot.
in her village.
a) to pubs b) clubbing
a) the cinema
b) parties
2 Last night, they went to a club and
_______ all night.
2 Last night, she had dinner
a) danced b) talked
_________.
a) by the river
b) in an Indian restaurant.

4 Did they go out last night? Watch the video podcast from 1:31-2.54 and number the peoples activities
in the order you hear them, 1-8.

a) went to see Mamma Mia at the theatre

e) had Spanish tapas with friends

b) had fish and chips

f ) had dinner at an Italian restaurant

c) saw a play by Tom Stoppard

g) went for a meal in a shopping centre
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d) went to a club in Piccadilly Circus

h) saw a Harry Potter film

5 Look at the pictures below and complete the texts. Then watch the video podcast from 2:152:41 and
check your answers.

We 1went to this club in Piccadilly Circus and we 2

_____________all night. We 3 _________ a few
drinks, but then mostly dancing. And there was a
few guys there and they 4 ________ really cute and
we, like, 5 _________ to them.

Last night I 1_______ to a friend of mines house

which is in south London and we went 2 ________
and 3 _______ to a fish and chip shop, 4 _________
some fish and chips and went home and
5
_________ that with a beer in front of the
television.

Glossary: g uys = men (inf); cute = attractive

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speakout Elementary
UNIT 6

THE PAST

The way we speak

6 The people below describe the things they liked. Read what they say and watch the video podcast
from 1:46-2:41. Write the missing words in spaces 2-6.

We had a 1 lovely evening of just looking at the river

and enjoying the view and 2________ lots of fun with the family.
We saw a play by Tom Stoppard called Arcadia, which was extremely 3_________
and we enjoyed it very 4__________. Afterwards, we went with friends for a meal.
We had a Spanish tapas type meal, which was 5___________ enjoyable.
Last night I went to the Westfield shopping centre, which is in the west of London,
and I 6_________ a delicious meal there.

Glossary: lovely = very nice; fun = a good time; excellent = very good; extremely = very;
delicious = very good (for food)

7 Write your answers to the questions.

1 Do you go out a lot?
___________________________________________________________
2 Where do you go?
___________________________________________________________
3 Did you go out last night/weekend?
___________________________________________________________
4 What did you do?
___________________________________________________________
5 Did you enjoy it? Why/ Why not?
___________________________________________________________

Fun Facts
52 pubs a week are closing in the UK. Find out more at the BBC link
below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8162943.stm

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