Past Simple (1) • Describing feelings • What's the date?

Life's ups and downs

Past Simple (1)

1 Regular verbs
1 Read about The Jackson 5. Complete the sentences with 2 Look at the answers about The Jackson 5. Complete
one of the verbs in bold in the Past Simple. the questions.
1 'Where did the family Jive ?'
'In Indiana:
The Jackson S 2 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ singing together?'
What do you know about the 19705 band. The Jackson S? 'In 1965:
3 'Where _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
• The family (1) Jivad in Indiana, a town near Chicago. start
'In a steel mill:
• In 1965 the brothers (2) singing together. work
4 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their first Single?'
• The father, Joe, (3) in a steel mill. We
'In 1968:
• In 1968 the Jackson 5 (4) their first single. record 5 'What sort of music _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
• They (5) R&B, soul, and dance music. play 'R&B, soul, and dance music:
• They (6) everywhere in the US. travel 6 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to California?'
'In 1968:
• The brothers (7) _ _ _ _ _ to Califomia in 1968. stop
7 'What ____ Michael ____ doing?'
• They (8) worldwide success. enjoy
'Dancing:
• In 1989 the band (9) recording together. move
8 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thriller?'
• The youngest brother, Michael, (10) dancing. record 'In 1982:
• In 1982 Michael (ll) Thriller. die
• He (12) in 2009. love 3 Complete the sentences about The Jackson 5.
1 The family didn't Jive in New York.
2 Joe _ _ _ _ _ _ in a coal mine.
3 The Jackson 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ country and
western music.
4 They _ _ _ _ _ _ to Europe in 1968.
5 They together in the 1990s.
6 The brothers the album Thriller,
just Michael.

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 2 Pronunciation of -ed 3 Irregular verbs
1 rtl Listen to the pronunciation of -ed for these regular 1 Complete the crossword with the Past Simple form
Past Simple verbs. Write them in the correct column. of the irregular verbs.

weRre6 cleaRed Eie€iEIe6 received lived

watched talked moved wanted earned ACROSS
opened stayed stopped finished walked
liked enjoyed travelled died started 2 see 8 give 12 leave

It I Idl IIdl s have 11 take 13 come

worked eleaned deeided

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2 rtl Listen and repeat this sentence. Make sure you ~ ',p
-
pronounce It/.
It/
He worked in an office. DOWN

3 rtl Listen and repeat these sentences. Make sure you 1 make 4 catch 9 lose
pronounce /t/, Idl, or IId/.
Idl 2 send 6 write 10 meet
1 We lived in a small house.

It! 3 win 7 begin

2 I watched a good programme on TV.

It!
3 She talked about her childhood. 2 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form
of an irregular verb.
Idl
4 We moved out of London. 1 I didn't go to New York, I went to Chicago.
/rdl 2 We didn't meet Tom, we Harry.
S She started a new job.
3 He didn't leave last week, he yesterday.
Idl 4 We didn't see a film, we a play.
6 I earned a lot of money.
S I didn't buy a computer, I a camera.
ItI
7 We stopped at a hotel.
6 He didn't send a letter, he an email.
7 She didn't make spaghetti, she lasagne.
IIdl
8 We wanted a pizza. 8 We didn't have white wine, we red wine.

Idl
9 He died in 1988.

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 3 Read the text. Put the irregular verbs (in brackets) into the Past Simple.

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• • •• Chinese girl makes pop song on her mobile phone
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•• •• •••• In 2010 a clever young singer from China (1) made (make)
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a song using only her mobile phone .
•• • • • Pixie Tea , a Chinese pop star, (2) (write) the song
•• •• •• • with phone apps. The song is called 'ABCD Said'.
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•• • Pixie Tea's real name is Zhang Xuanyan, and she comes from
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• II • • the Chinese city of Xi'an . It (3) _ _ _ _ (take) her three days
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•••• to record the song. Then she (4) (put) a video of it on
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•••• You Tube. More than one million people (5) _ _ _ _ (see) it online .
•• •• •• ••
'I (6) _ _ _ _ (have) the idea in 2009: says PixieTea .
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••• 'I (7) (begin) with the bass line, and then added drums.'
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•••• She (8) (send) the song to Apple to see if they
••• •• •• •• wanted to use it in their advertisements .
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•• 'Now I want to write more songs: she says .
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4 Past time expressions

Underline the correct past time expression.
1 I went to the cinema last night / last evening.
2 I had an English lesson yesterday afternoon /
last afternoon.
3 My sister got married the last year / last year.
4 I worked very hard last week / in last week.
5 Some friends came round yesterday evening / last evening.
6 I went to Italy for last September / last September.
7 I lost my wallet the last Friday / last Friday.
8 I got up late yesterday morning / last morning.

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 Reading
5 John Lennon 1940-1980
1 rt1 Read about John Lennon. Complete the sentences.
1 John's father left home when he wag five
2 His mother died when _ _ _ _ _ __
3 He started The Beatles with Paul and George
in _ _ _ _ _ __
4 The Beatles played more than _ _ _ _ _ __
5 The last album they made was _ _ _ _ __
6 The Beatles broke up in _ _ _ _ _ __
7 John and Yoko lived in an apartment
near _ _ _ _ _ __
2 Look at the answers about John and The Beatles.
Complete the questions.
1 'Who did John live with?'
'He lived with his aunt Mimi:
John Lennon
1940-1980
John Lennon was one
of The Beatles. With Paul
McCartney he wrote some
of the greatest songs of
the 20th century.
John Lennon had an unhappy childhood. His father left home
when he was five. His mother couldn't bring him up, so John
lived with his aunt Mimi until he was 19. When he was 17, his
mother died in a car crash.
He went to Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. He met
George Harrison and Paul McCartney, and in 1960 they started a
band called The Beatles.
The Beatles recorded their first single 'Love Me Do' in 1962.
They became famous in 1963, when they played more than 200
concerts. In 1964 they went to the United States for the first
time and played on American television.

2 'How his mother

End of concerts
?'
The Beatles stopped playing live concerts in 1966 because the
'She died in a car accident:
audience made so much noise that nobody could hear the music.
3 'Where _ _ John _ _ to school?' But they continued to record songs, and in 1967 they made the
'Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool: album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The last album they
4 'When The Beatles _ _ _ _ ?' recorded together was Abbey Road.
John Lennon married the artist, Yoko Ono, in 1969, and in
'They started in 1960:
1970 The Beatles broke up. John and Yoko moved to New York.
5 'When _ _ _ _ _ they first _ _ to the United John wrote and sang his most famous song 'Imagine' in 1971.
States?' In 1980 he recorded a new album, Double Fantasy.
'In 1964: He was killed a month later. An American, Mark Chapman,
shot him outside his New York apartment near Central Park. Two
6 'Why _ _ _ _ they _ _ playing live concerts?'
days before his murder John Lennon told an interviewer, 'I feel
'Because the audience made too much noise: safe in New York. I can go anywhere. It's my home:
7 'Who _ _ John _ _ in 1969?'
'Yoko Ono:
8 'Where _ _ they _ _ to?'
'New York:
9 'When _ _ John _ _ _ _ and _ __ _
Imagine?'
'In 1971:
10 'Where _ _ Mark Chapman _ _ __
John Lennon?'
'Outside his apartment:

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Listening Vocabulary
6 I went to a Beatles concert! 7 Describing feelings
1 rtl Joe and his grandfather, Terry, come 1 Match a line in A with a line in B.
from New York. Listen to them talking about
when Terry went to a Beatles concert. Answer A B
the questions.
1 The concert was boring a D because it was his birthday.
1 Where and when was the Beatles concert?
2 Did Terry enjoy it? 2 I was very tired b D 'Because you're late again!'

3 How many people were in the audience? 3 The little boy was excited c rn so I left before the end.
4 How many policemen were there? 4 I'm interested in modern art d D so I went to bed.
5 What did the fans do when The Beatles appeared?
S 'Why are you annoyed with meT
e D There's so much to do.
6 What was the problem?
6 I'm worried because it's 10 p.m.
f D so I loved the exhibition.
7 How long did they play? How many songs did
they play?
g D and the children aren't
7 I was so bored in the lesson. home yet.
8 How much was Terry's ticket?
9 What was the first Beatles' record Terry bought?
8 Berlin is a very exciting city. h D I met a lot of nice people.
9 The party was very interesting. i D I hate maths.
2 rtl Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1 Terry thought the concert was exciting but 2 Complete the sentences using each adjective once.
also frightening .
2 The audience were very _ _ _ _ _ _ and interesting interested
1 I like The Times because it's an interesting newspaper.
3 When the Beatles appeared the crowd went 2 I don't want to watch the football. I'm not interested

4 Terry had one of the _ _ _ _ _ _ seats. bored boring

5 Joe thinks that the ticket was very 3 You look _ _ _ _ _ _ . Don't you like opera?
4 I hate politicians! They're so _ _ _ _ __

excited exciting
5 Hooray! We're on holiday! I'm so _ _ _ _ __
6 It's very when you go abroad for the first
time.

annoyed annoying
7 She eats with her mouth open. It's very _ _ __ _ _
8 I get very when people don't say 'Please'
or 'Thank you:

worried worrying
9 The news is very _ _ _ _ _ _ . It's all about war.
10 I'm _ _ _ __ _ about the exams next week.

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 Everyday English
8 What's the date?
1 Match the numbers and the words.
1st
19th 30th
3rd
9th 5th
12th
2 rtl Listen. Write the dates you hear.
1 2. A~ril 4
2 5
3 6
3 Write the dates in a different way.
1 the first of January
2 the tenth of March
3 the fifteenth of May
4 the second of June
5 July the fourteenth
6 August the third
7 September the eighth
Don't forget!
9 do/does/did/didn't/was/were/had
Complete the conversation with do, does, did, didn't,
was, were, or had.
A Where (1) were you at school?
fifth B I (2) at school in Manchester.
tenth A (3) you like it?
B Not really. I (4) enjoy it very much.
first
A (5) it a good school?
third B Well, it (6) _ ___ a very good reputation,
ninth but I (7) like the teachers.
second A Why not? (8) they horrible?
B Not all of them but some of them.
twenty-fifth A (9) you enjoy the sixth form?
twelfth B Yes, I (10) a good time in my last two
years. It was a bit better.
nineteenth
A What school (11) your children go to?
thirtieth B I only have one child - a daughter. She goes to the
local school.
A (12) _ _ _ she like it?
B Yes, she's very happy there. Thank goodness!
10 the or no article
Complete the sentences with the or - (nothing).
1 What's the name of this hotel?
2 I go to -==- work by -==- bus.
January the first 3 Can you tell me _ _ time?
4 I live in _ _ city centre.
5 What time do you have _ _ lunch?
6 I went to _ _ cinema last night.
7 This is best restaurant in world!
8 I have a house in _ _ country.
9 I saw James _ _ last month.

8 November the fifth 10 Can you play _ _ guitar?

11 The football's on _ _ television tonight.
4 rtl Listen. Write the years you hear. 12 Their flat is on first floor.
1 IqgO 5
2 6
did was
3 7
were does
4 8 didn't had
do
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