DIDA

CTIC
UNIT
3

PAST
STORIES

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SESSION
1 SPEAKING
DEVIL CAME TO ME - DOVER –
Devil came to me
and he said: I Know what you need
devil came to me
and he said you just follow me
This is the end but I'm not surprised
you will burn in hell
do you know why?
Devil came to me
and he said: I Know what you need
devil came to me
and he said: you belong to me
This is the end but I'm not surprised
you will burn in hell
do you know why?
I lied for you, I lied for you
I lied for you, I lied for you
The moon was red and night became
my friend
but the stars were evil
and they said: like you were
The moon was red and night became
my friend
but the stars were evil
and they said: hey, like you were
this is just the end
you will burn in hell tell us if you're
scared
Devil came to me
and he said: I know what you need
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LISTENING AND
devil came to me
and he said: what you need it's me
This is the end but I'm not surprised
you will burn in hell
do you know why?
The moon was red and night became
my friend
but the stars were evil
and they said: hey, like you were
this is just the end
you will burn in hell tell us if you're
scared
Everybody say now I will take the
lessons
that I forgot to learn at school
and they go like: everybody say you
deserve
what you get
but oh! no, I didn't mean to hurt
I lied for you, I lied for you
I lied for you, I lied for you
The moon was red and night became
my friend
but the stars were evil
and they said: like you were
The moon was red and night became
my friend
but the stars were evil
and they said: hey, like you were  this is
just the end
you will burn in hell tell us if you're
scared
2
1.- Listen to the 1st part and choose the right words:

Devil  came/game to me
and he set/said: I Know what you need
devil  came/game to me
and he set/said you just follow/for me

This is the end but I'm not surprised

you will born/burn in hell
do you know why/away?

Devil came/game to me
and he set/said: I Know what you need
devil came/game to me
and he set/said: you belong to me

This is the end but I'm not surprised

you will born/burn in hell
do you know why/away ?

2.- Listen to the 2nd part and fill the blanks with the past tenses of the
following verbs: say, become, lie, be.

I ........ for you, I ........for you

I ........for you, I ........for you

The moon ........red and night ........my friend

but the stars .......evil
and they .......: like you ........
The moon ........red and night ........my friend
but the stars ........evil

and they .......: hey, like you .......

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3.- Listen to the 3nd part and match the halves

A. But the stars 1.and the night became my

friend
B. And they said:
2.just the end
C. The moon was red
3.hey, like you were
D. This is
4.tell us if you're scared
E. You will burn in hell
5.were evil

4.- Answer the following questions about DOVER

What's the name of the singer?

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Where do they come from?

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How many are there in the group?

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What is the name of their last single?

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What's the name of the song that Dover sings for a Spanish film?

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SESSION GRAMMAR AND

2 SPEAKING

1. Look at this picture and discussed in pairs what did you do in the
zoo.

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1. Listen to the following verbs and decided the pronunciation pattern
they follow

CRIED CELEBRATED ENJOYED LIKED LAUGHED

STARTED PLAYED DECIDED WORKED WATCHED

/d/

/t/

/id/

3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets using the past
simple.

1. The girl _______ (wait) for a car to stop

2. We _______ (eat) at this restaurant last week

3. Simon and Rachel _______(go) home after the party

4. The boy _______ (stand) next to the village shop

5. The pub ________ (close) at ten o’clock

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4. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

Last summer, my family and I ______ (stay) at an old hotel in

Scotland. One night, I _____ (go) to bed and suddenly I _______
(hear) people talking in my room. I _______ (think) there were ghosts
and I _______ (not know) what to do. I ______ (not want) to wake my
parents, so I ______ (call) the hotel receptionist. She _______ (not
laugh) at me but she _______ (ask) one simple question: ______ you
______ (see) that the radio was on. I ______ (feel) very stupid!

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SLOW LEARNERS

Last summer, my family and I stayed / staied at an old hotel in

Scotland. One night, I went /goed to bed and suddenly I heard /
heared people talking in my room. I thought /thinked there were
ghosts and I didn’t know / didn’t knew what to do. I didn’t want / didn’t
wanted to wake my parents, so I called /callet the hotel receptionist.
She didn’t laugh /didn’t laughed at me but she asktt /asked one simple
question: did you see /did you saw that the radio was on. I feeled /
felt very stupid!

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FAST LEARNERS
Go back to exercise number 4 and classify the verbs into the
following categories according to their pronunciation

/d/

/t/

/id/

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SESSION READING AND
3 WRITING

1. Read Elvis’ story and underlined the verbs used in the past

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2. Put the list in order by entering the numbers 1 through 19 in the
fields provided.
 He started working too much and eating too much and
 He recorded other songs and started acting.
 gave a big concert in Hawaii.
 He married Priscilla
 but they were not very good
 His song was played on the radio.
 Elvis was born in Tupelo.
 He made a successful "comeback" and
 he died in 1977.
 He had to join the army
 He took a job as a truck driver.
 but his fans waited for him.
 He made a first recording in Memphis.
 all the more so as other singers were gaining popularity.
 In 1954 he gave his first concert.
 and he had a daughter.
 and he lost his popularity,
 His parents offered him a guitar for his birthday.
 He made more songs and more movies

3. Now look for information about Marilyn Monroe and write her
biography in a similar way.

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SESSION LISTENING AND

4 VOCABULARY

1. Look at these places and discuss with your partner are there in
your neighbourhood. Have you gone recently? Write down your ideas

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2. Listen to the following conversation between Todd and Keren and
answer the questions below.

a) What did they talk about?

b) How long did she stay in Australia?

c) How old is Machu Picchu?

d) Which place did she visit in Spain?

e) Did she enjoy the places she has visited?

SLOW LEARNERS
Read the text below and find
out the answers to the questions while you listen to the conversation.
Lines have been provided.

a) What did they talk about? (line 3)

b) How long did she stay in Australia? (line 7)

c) How old is Machu Picchu? (line 20)

d) Which place did she visit in Spain? (line 27)

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e) Did she enjoy the places she has visited? (line 30)

3. Now read and listen again and check your answers

Todd: OK, now Keren, Hello.

Keren: Hello.

Todd: I thought we would talk about

travelling. Now you've travelled to
many places, many continents.

Keren: Yes.

Todd: Can you talk about some of

the places you've been to.

Keren: Yes. First of all, I spent

about four and a half months in
Australia. I suppose the most
amazing place I went to there was
Uluru.

Todd: Uluru.

Keren: Ayers Rock. And it's just an incredible place which is... the land is very barren
and very red and the sky is very blue and it's just beautiful.

Todd: Wow, and what's it called again?

Keren: Uluru.

Todd: Uluru. OK, besides there, anywhere else?

Keren: I've also been to South America. I spent a year in Peru and while I was there I
went to Machu Picchu.

Todd: Machu Picchu. What is Machu Picchu?

Keren: Machu Picchu is an ancient ruin of an old

Inca town.

Todd: Do you know how old it is?

Keren: Probably about seven hundred, eight

hundred years old, I think. It's not actually that
old.

Todd: Oh, really.

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Keren: Really.

Todd: Huh! That's interesting.

Keren: Yeah.

Todd: OK, any other places?

Keren: I spent quite a lot of time in Spain and the most interesting place I went there
was Granada.

Todd: Granada.

Keren: Yeah.

Todd: OK, what's in Granada?

Keren: The Alhambra which is the old Muslim capitol of Spain. And it's an amazing old
town with Muslim palaces.

Todd: And there is just one palace or is there many, many palaces?

Keren: There is many, many ruins and there's a lot to do. You can spend the whole
day there walking around the different old buildings that were built in different times.

Todd: Very cool. So, you've seen something in Australia, in South America, in Europe,
how about Asia?

Keren: Asia. I've been to Japan and Thailand and Malaysia and Singapore.

Todd: And what is your favourite place in Asia?

Keren: Hm. It's a difficult question. I liked Hokkaido

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SESSION EXAM
5

READING (20 points)

1 Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Young Film Stars

Many young people want to be in films but not many succeed. Rupert Grint
wanted to play Ron Weasley, Harry Potter’s friend, in the Harry Potter
films. He wrote to the film producer and the producer agreed to see him.
Rupert wrote a rap song and sang it for the producer. The producer liked
the song so Rupert got the part.

Emma Watson enjoyed acting in school plays, but she didn’t ask to be
Hermione in the Harry Potter films. The film people came to her school
looking for a girl to play the part. She decided to go to the audition just for
fun, but she was very happy when they chose her for the part.

1. What part did Rupert Grint want to play in the Harry Potter films?

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2. How did Rupert get an audition?

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3. Why did the producer choose Rupert for the part?

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4. Where did Emma Watson act before she was in the Harry Potter
films?

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5. Why did the film people come to Emma’s school?

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2 Tick (ü) the sentences true (T), false (F) or don’t know

(DK).

1. Rupert Grint wrote a song to Emma.

2. Rupert likes the Harry Potter books.
3. Ron Weasley is Harry Potter’s friend.
4. Emma didn’t write to the producer.
5. The film people didn’t want Emma for the film.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 points)

1 Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below.

1. go ....................... 4. buy .......................

2. see ....................... 5. write .......................

3. have .......................

2 Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple of the verbs

from Exercise 1.

1. Last week, I ....................... a new bag for school.

2. Yesterday, we ....................... to the cinema.

3. Larry ....................... Jeff at the supermarket.

4. My sister ....................... a big party for her birthday last year.

5. Fred ....................... me a long letter about his holiday.

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3 Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Simple.

1. when / David / buy / a new bicycle

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2. where / the teacher / write / our marks

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3. why / Jim / go home

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4. who / she / invite / to her party

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5. how / Emily / open the door

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4 Write full sentences and use the words in brackets.

1. (last week / bakery)

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2. (in her notebook / library)

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3. (because he was tired / flat)

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4. (all the class / town hall)

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5. (with a key / factory)

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WRITING (20 points)

Write a biography about a famous person that you know quite well.

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LISTENING (10 points)

Listen to the interview. Then circle the correct answers.

1. The people are ... .

a. at a cinema b. at a film studio c. on a radio show

2. The World That Was is ... .

a. a film b. a radio show c. a concert

3. Jessie played ... .

a. at concerts b. on the radio c. at the cinema

4. Jessie was a ... .

a. piano player b. film producer c. film actor

5. Jessie played for ... .

a. radio listeners b. cinema audiences c. film actors

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