I. FAMILY MEMBERS AND DATES.

-fill in with son, husband, mother ,cousin, nephew and

aunt.

Grandmother(Grandma) Grandfather (grandpa)

father
daughter
uncle
Wife
cousin
Niece
II. Look at this part of the royal family tree now choose five people from the royal family tree
and say when each person was born and when they died.
Queen Victoria once born in 18 19.
She died in 1901.

III. Look at the royal family tree again and

ask and answer questions as in the at
example.
A: When was Queen Elizabeth born?
B: she was born in 18 19.
A: when did she die?
B: she died in 1901.
A: How was related to Sophia?
B: she was her grandmother

IV. READ THIS STORY ABOUT DEBBIE. NOTICE THE PAST ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED TO HER.

Yesterday Debbie had a job interview.  She went downtown to the company. The interview was for
an accounting job. Debbie graduated university 3 months ago.
Her interview was at 10:00 am. She woke up at 7:00 am and left her house before 8:00 am. She
waited for the bus, but it was late. She was very worried because she didn’t want to be late for the
interview. She tried to phone the company to warn them, but her phone battery was dead.
When the bus arrived, it was almost 9:00 am. Then the bus was slow because there were many other
cars. The bus finally arrived at Debbie’s stop at 9:45 am.
Debbie ran from the bus stop to the office building. When she entered, she saw a sign that said the
company was on the 24th floor. The elevator ride took almost 5 minutes because many people
stopped at different floors.
When Debbie arrived at reception, it was 9:58. She was in time!
“I am here to see Mrs. Lewis” said Debbie.
The receptionist checked her book and replied:
 “She is not here today.  What is your name please?”
“My name is Debbie Gregson.”
“Sorry Debbie, but your appointment is tomorrow.”
Debbie checked her agenda. It was true. She was there on the wrong day!

V. WAS/ WERE Use these words to create questions, ask and answer them.

WHERE WERE/ WAS…….

you last Sunday

your best friend two weeks ago,
your parents yesterday morning,
your brother/ sister last summer
your uncle/ aunt last weekend
your cousin(s) last November
last night
At: school, work, the cinema, the shops, home, a hotel, the sports center, the seaside, etc.
On: holiday, an island, the beach, a farm, etc.
In: the mountains, the living room, the classroom, the garden, etc.

S1: Where were you last Sunday?

S2: I was at home. Where was your best friend two weeks ago?

S3: He was on vacation. Where... etc.

VI. SIMPLE PAST

VII. GRAMMAR(HAD / DIDN’T HAVE)- Listen to what Claire had and what she didn't have
when she was seven and
put a check (^/) or an ex
(X) accordingly. Then, ask
and answer questions, as
in the example.
A: Did Claire have a teddy
bear when she was seven?
B: Yes, she did. Did she
have.. etc.

B. WHAT DID/ DIDN’T

YOU HAVE WHEN YOU
WERE 6 YEARS OLD?
 VIII. could/couldn't -What could/couldn't you do when you were six?

ride a horse------- read------- write -----------------play baseball

dive-------------- swim-------------- count -------------draw-------------------- use a computer
cook-------------- play hide-and-seek--------------- play the guitar
speak English -------------------------play football-------------------- play hopscotch

I couldn't ride a horse when I was six.

| could write when I was six.

IX. Speaking
a) Which of the verbs in the list have regular past forms? Which have irregular past forms?

 -take a photo  -play video games

 write an email  lose something
 go on vacation  go out with friends
 study English  break something
 travel by bus  drink lemonade
 play twister  eat at a restaurant
 give sb a present  see your grandparents
 Visit your friend  clean up your room

b) Ask and answer questions, as in the example.

S1: When did you last take a photo?

S2: I took a photo a week ago. When did you... etc.

IX. USED TO- STUDY THE CHART, THEN TALK ABOUT YOUR HABITS IN THE PAST.
X. Sandra was very poor until the day she won a $100,000 sweepstake. Look at the
prompts and ask and answer questions in pairs, as in the example.
THEN NOW
 Buy secondhand clothes.  Buy designer clothes.
 Live in a small apartment  Live in a huge apartment
 Work long hours  Have a lot of free time.
 Not go out  Go to parties
 Eat at fast food  Eat at expensive
restaurants. restaurants.
 XI. SIMPLE PAST-Read the text and put the verbs in parentheses in past simple.
Tom Stevens ____________(live) in the country on a big farm. He __________(have) a happy
childhood, but he _____________(want) to see the world. When Tom ________(finish)
school, he ___________(spend)the next 10 years sailing around the world. He
___________(travel) to lots of places and ______________(meet) lots of people. Tom
______________(save) some money, and one day he _____________(say) goodbye to the
navy. He _____________(go) back to his village, _____________(buy) a farm of his own, and
__________(start) a new job. A year later he ____________(marry) Carla, his high school
sweetheart and they _____________(have) 3 children. Tom and Carla ____________(live)
happily on their farm and _______________(be) lucky to have lots of children.

XII. Now complete the questions.

1. Where __________ Tom ____________ as a boy ? on a farm
2. What ___________he ____________to do? See the world
3. What ___________tom ____________ to join? The navy
4. How many years ____________he ____________ at sea? 10 years.
5. Where _________he _________ when he left the army? Back to his village.
6. What __________-he ____________? A farm
7. Who ___________he____________? Carla
8. How many children ______________they ________? Three