Past Simple (2) * Time expressions + Adverbs © Special occasions DOSE Past Simple (2) 1. Regular and irregular verbs 1. Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. A [ea Te Tae In the 1960s there was a race between the Soviet Union and the United States to be the first country into space. 1 (1) cast _ (cost) alot of money. The United States (2) $100 billion. Both countries (3) rockets. ‘The Space Race (4) (begin) in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched ‘the fist satellite, Stik. They (5) (send) a doa into space on Sputnik 2. Then, in 1961, Yuri Gagarin (6) become) the first man in space. He o (go) round the Earth once. It(8)_ (take) 108 minutes. In 1961 President Kennedy (9) (say) that before the end of 1969 ‘Americans would land a man onthe moon. 1m 1966 a Russian spacecraft landed on the moon, but there were no astronauts (spend) about (use) German scientists to develop their on board, In 1968 Apollo 8 orbited the moon. Then, in 1969, Apollo 11 (10) (land) ‘on the moon, and Armstrong and Aldrin (11) (walk) on its surface. ‘The Space Race (12) (end) in 1975 when the Russian Soyuz 19 (13) (meet) and (14) (Join) America's Apollo 18 in space. So the Russians (15) (win) the race to put the first man in space, but the Americans put the frst man on the moon. 2. Look at the answers about the Space Race. Complete the questions. 1 ‘How much did the United States spend ?” ‘About $100 billion? 2 ‘When the Space Race__#” ‘In 1957: 3 ‘What __the Soviet Union into space on Sputnik 22” ‘A dog? 4 ‘When ____ Yuri Gagarin the first man in space?” ‘In 1961. 5 ‘How many times___he round the Earth?” ‘Once’ 6 ‘How long it__ 2 ‘108 minutes? 7 ‘When Apollo 11 on the moon?’ ‘In 1969? 8 ‘When the Space Race__?” ‘In 1975? Unit7 + Datestoremember 412 Negatives 1 Read the first line about the Soviet cosmonaut, ‘Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. Write the second line using the prompt. 1. Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino. (He/not grow up in a town) {a didn't grow up ina ton. 2. Ilis parents were very poor. (They /not have much money) 3. They worked on a collective farm. (They/ not own any land) 4. Gagarin was clever at school. (Bunt sometimes he/ not work very hard) 5 He was only 1.57 metres. (He/ not grow very tall) 6 He orbited the Earth in April 1961 (He/ not go to the Moon) 7 Afier 1961 he continned flying planes. (But he/not go into space again) 8. He died in a plane crash in 1968. (investigators /not know why his plane/crash) Complete the sentences with a verb in the negative. 1 Twent shopping, but everything was too expensive. | didn’t buy anything. 2. My wife and I had a quiet weekend at home. anywhere, 3 Unfortunately, only got 35% in the exam. pas. 4 Pote went to a party, but it wassit very good. stay. 1 saw Jenny in town, but I was very busy. have time to talk to her. 6 My parents’ holiday was awful. It rained every day. enjoy it 42 Unit7 + Dates to remember 3 Questions 1 Match a question word in A with an answer in B. A B 1 When? a C1] Asandwich. 2 Why? b [1] on sunday, 3 Who? cL Myunce David 4 What? 6 InP 5. Where? eLlw 6 How old? £ C1) Because | wanted to, A B 7 How? 20 8 What time? h C] AMercedes. 9 What sort? i () 930am WO How many? jC 3hours. 1 How much? k Osa 12 How tong? | Ol bypane Put the words in the correct order to make questions. ‘Then write true answers. 1 school / did / when / start / you /? When did you start echool? When Iwas six In 1991. 2. morning / you / time / get / up / what / this / did /? 3 dinner / night / have / what / you / last / for / did /? 4 did / train /Iast / you / by / when / travel /? 5 do/ what / Sunday / you / lost / did /? © holiday / did / summer / on / go// where / last / you /?