\A Photocopiable © Oxford Univesity Press 20: a Grammar was/were American Ens le 1 Teachers Boot Aen © Complete with was/wasn’t or were/weren’t to make true sentences, 1 Julius Caesar st Roman emperor. 2. The Olympic Games in Barcelona in 2004. 3 Mozart __ the composer of the Marriage of Figaro. 4 Albert Einstein born in Germany. 5 Valentina Tereshkova _ the first woman in space 6 Vincent Van Gogh from Belgium, 7 The 2006 soccer World Cup in China. 8 The Incas from Mexico 9 The Beatles _ from Manchester. 10 Socrates and Plato __ Roman philosophers. MW Che Guevara bom in Cuba. 12. Bill Clinton __ President of the United States in 2007. 13. Marie Antoinette _ Louis XM's wife, 14 The Vikings from Germany. 15. Bolivar born in Venezuela. aA Auriane © Make questions and test your partner’s memory A Was Julius Caesar the first Roman Emperor? B No, he wasn't‘American English Fle 1 Teachers Book Photocaplable © Odd Universty Press 2008 8 stay atthe hotel for two night Snot vst the city ‘WW practice for three hours 1K not playin the game __-12.Milan score five goals, © Look at the pictures. Write sentences in the simple past. @ Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. chester airport ecm Remember the stor: 1375 Grammar simple past: irregular verbs XG ‘American Engsh File 1 Teacher's Book Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2008 © Complete the story with the simple past ofthe verbs in parentheses. Pat's story | at !_went. into the Cafe Paris and P: __ (have) a coffee. The waiter’s name? (be) Nestor. He (be) tall and handsome, Pat fell in love with him the first time she § (see) him, The next day Pat © (go) into the “Do you want to go out for lunch?” same cate. she asked Nestor. He” (not can). He finished work at six. “But I can meet you after work,” he said. Pas (go) back to the cafe and (meet) Nestor at 6:00, They (drive) to the beach in Nestor’s car. (have) a drink they 2 At the beach they ! and danced at a club. home after midnight (get) y day, Pat 9 ) to the « 6:00 in the evening, and they "¥_ (drive) to the beach. They !? (be) very happy: On Nestor’s birthday, Pat wanted to surprise him, She '6 (go) to the cafe in the morning. She '”_ (see) Nestor, but Nestor !8 (not see) Pat. He was with another girl. Pat !©___(Ieave). She ___ (not see) Nestor again. © Complete these questions about the text. 1 Where___did Nestor and Pat meet? 2 What area 3 What time oe Where | Bese SLE 5 What at the beach? 6 What time 7 Where _ iu ‘on Nestor’s birthday? 8 her? 9 What 2 estes ____ again? ‘They met at the Cafe Paris. She had a coffee, She met Nestor at 6:00, drove to the beach ‘They had a drink, had dinner, and danced at a club. They ;ot home after midnight. She went to the cafe. No, he didn't. She left No, she didn't. @ Test your memory. Cover the answers, Can you remember them?