8A Communicative Simple past question time

This morning Yesterday

what time / get up? where / have lunch?

/ do any housework? who / have lunch with?
what / have for breakfast? what / do in the afternoon?
when / leave home? where / be / 7:30 p.m.?
/ read the news / your computer? / watch TV?
how / go to work / school? / go to bed before or after midnight?

When you were

Last Saturday
10 years old

what time / get up?

where / live? what / do in the morning?
what bands / singers / like? what / have for lunch?
where / go to school? / go shopping?
/ have a cell phone? / study English?
what / do after school? what / do in the evening?
what time / go to bed?

Your last birthday Your last vacation

/ have a special breakfast?

where / go?
/ have breakfast in bed?
who / go with?
what presents / get?
where / stay?
/ go to work or school?
how long / stay?
where / have lunch?
what / weather like?
what / do in the evening?
/ have any problems?
/ have a good time?

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 8B Communicative Apartment for rent
Student A
You are a real estate agent. This is the ad you have put on your website. B calls to ask for information.
Answer his / her questions.

• First floor apartment in quiet

residential area.
• Bright spacious living room / dining
room with flat-screen TV.
• Two large double bedrooms and two
bathrooms with shower.
• Modern kitchen with washing machine,
dishwasher, and refrigerator.
• Gas heat.
Dream Homes • Wi-Fi Internet connection.
• Private garage.
Properties for rent • 5 minutes from shopping and public
transportation.
Large furnished apartment for rent
• Rent $2,500 a month.
For information call 212-555-6880
(property reference 268559)

Student B
You are looking for an apartment to rent and you see this ad on a website. Call the real estate
agent at Dream Homes and ask for information about the apartment.
Hello. I’m calling about an apartment.
The reference is 268559.
Can you tell me about it, please?

What I want to know

Where?
/ any furniture?
How many bedrooms / bathrooms?
/ a big living room?
/ a TV?
What / in the kitchen?
Dream Homes
/ gas or oil heat?
/ Wi-Fi? Properties for rent
/ a garage?
How far / from shopping and public Large furnished apartment for rent
transportation? For information call 212-555-6880
How much / rent? (property reference 268559)

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 8C Communicative What is different?
Room 1
Look at this room for one minute. It is 1900. Try to remember what is in it, and where things are.

Room 2
Work with a partner. Look at this picture. It is the same room today. Take turns saying what is
different. There are at least 10 differences.
In 1900 there was a big mirror on     In 1900 there were three armchairs.
the wall. Now there’s a picture.      Now there’s a sofa and only one chair.

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