Warm-up

1. Where was she?

2. How was her day?
3. What was the video about?
4. Where were you last night?

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Time expressions
Yesterday
Ago ( ago two days, ago one week)
Last ( last week, last year, last month )

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 Match the verbs (simple past form)

did

1.Take took 8. Teach taught 15. Make made

2.Catch caught 9. Eat ate 16. Leave left
3.Be was/were 10. know knew 17. Speak spoke
4.Do did 11. Begin began 18. Sell sold
5.Have had 12. Bite bit 19. Go went
6.See saw 13. Break broke 20. Fall fell
7.Write wrote 14. keep kept 21. Fly flew
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YOU
SHE
HE
IT
THEY WE

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 What did they do yesterday?
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 Simple Past
Subject + verb + complement (time
expressions) Complete
I was sick You did your homework
He wasn't at home she didn't study for her exam be work
Were they at school? Did we drink coffee? drive travel
Yes, they were Yes, we did
eat
1. no,
My father they
…….. weren't
an apple last night No, we didn't
2. Where …….. their children? They …….. at school
3. Your sister was sick. She …….. yesterday Time expressions
4. …….. his aunt home two days ago? Yes, she …….. Last night
5. …….. her child …….. a car? Yes, she …….. 10 minutes ago
6. …….. my pets in the garden? No, they …….. Yesterday
7. …….. our parents …….. abroad? No, they …….. Last year
An hour ago
Yesterday evening
A year ago

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 Practice
Listen to the conversation and order the events
Dan goes to bed after watching TV
Dan takes a shower, gets dressed and has breakfast
Dan sometimes meets his friends at the cafe
Dan gets up very early and goes to the pool
Dan gets sports science lessons at the university
Dan was asked about his typical day
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I’m Tim and I’m going to speak about my daily 1. What is Tim’s routine?
routine. I get up at 7:15am on weekdays but I 2. How does Tim get to
get up at 7:30am. I take a shower and then have the office?
breakfast. I usually have a cup of coffee and 3. What does Tim have
toast, but some days I have biscuits or cookies! for breakfast?
(People in the USA say "cookies" and people in
the UK say "biscuits“.) After that I get dressed
and I go to work. I walk to the train station.
That's about ten minutes. I get the train at
8.30am. Then I leave it at 9:50am, and walk to
my office. Finally, I read the emails.
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 Conversation
A: So Liz, I wanted to ask you what kind of bad habits do you have?
B: Well, it’s difficult to know what they are. It's usually something that
other people see.
A: Right. It’s not easy for myself either.
B: For instance, I have to admit that I go to Starbucks every time I find
time.
A: What makes it a bad habit? I also go there too with my kids on
Saturday mornings
B: I waste a lot of money and I am not even a coffee person. I think the
environment is one of the things that attract me the most.

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 1. Where did your aunt go last night?
2. What time did your child wake up yesterday?
3. Do you know when your friend’s daughter was born?
4. Who did your uncle talk to two days ago?
5. What did your son do in the summer holidays?
6. Does your cousin know what happened last week?
7. Why didn’t your niece tell him the truth?
….. She went to the library with her friends
….. I’m not sure but I think she was born in 1976
Match the
….. He fell asleep and got up at 9:45am sentences
….. There was an incident at home with her neighbors
….. He had to call his girlfriend’s father-in-law
….. Because she thought he might be upset
….. He traveled to an island with his girlfriend

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References
 Latham-Koenig, C., Oxenden, C., Seligson, P. (2013). American English File 1 Second Edition. Oxford
University Press
 Istock. (1 de junio de 2022). People doing different activities. Getty Images.
https://www.istockphoto.com/en/search/2/image?
mediatype=&phrase=women+doing+sports&utm_source=pixabay&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=S
RP_image_sponsored&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%2Fwomen%2520doing
%2520sports%2F&utm_term=women+doing+sports

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