You will learn to:

 Talk about things in the past.

 Talk about what you did last weekend
GUIDE NUMBER 7
A WEEK AGO

A WONDERFUL WEEKEND

1. Read the paragraphs and guess who is Connie, André and Olga.
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2. Listen to the conversations and write the names.

On Saturday I got up late, about 10:30 in the morning. I stayed at home and I
listened to music. Then I phoned a friend and we went into town, we went __________Olga________
shopping. And in the evening I went to a party.

This morning I got up early, went shopping. Then I cooked some lunch. In the
afternoon I went for a walk. The weather was beautiful. In the morning I stayed
at home, just watched TV.
______Connie____________

In the morning I just stayed at home. I worked on my computer, wrote some

emails. Then I met a friend in town. We went shopping for some CDs. In the
evening I went to the cinema.
_________André__________

GRAMMAR

Regular Irregular

Verb past Verb past

Stay – stayed Get up – got up
Listen _listened Go - went_
Phone _phoned_ Have _ we had _
Cook -cooked_ Write _ wrote__
Watch _watched Meet _met__

1. Using the verbs in past from the box to complete the sentences

1. I went to lunch in a restaurant.

2. I got up early and listened to the radio.
3. I was a friend and went shopping.
4. I was to the cinema.
5. I was at home and watched TV.
6. I received some emails.
 3. Read the text to identify to be in past:

Only three people were at the meeting yesterday. I was there, of course, and
Hassan and Paula were there. But María was in hospital and Boris was on
Holiday. And Peter was busy.

Affirmative Affirmative Negative Affirmative

Was Were Wasn’t Weren’t
I, he, she, it You, we, they I, he, she, it You, we, they
I was there We were at work I wasn’t there We weren’t at work

1. Complete the sentences with the was or were:

1. I was in London on Monday.

2. They were at home yesterday.
3. We were on holiday.
4. They were in Paris last year.
5. My mother was ill.
6. She was here on Monday.

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2. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct word.

1. I was / wasn’t at the meeting.

2. Boris and Maria were / weren’t at the meeting.
3. Peter was / wasn’t there.
4. It was / wasn’t a very good meeting.

3. Use the words in the box to make sentences:

At home in bed at work at a party

asleep on holiday at a meeting

1. My father was at home.

2. I spend most of my time in bed.
3. today was shift at work.
4. I always drink alcohol at a party.
5. I love the on holidays.
6. I haven't had at a meeting in a while.
 Called and by

1. Match the word to make sentences:

A movie San Agustin

Hips don´t lie Shakira

called
A song Cinderella
by
A book written Gabriel García Márquez

Beyonce
A beautiful place

2. Now write your own sentences:

1. I saw a movie called Cinderella.

2. Hips don´t lie by Shakira.
3. A book written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
4. A beautiful place called San Agustin.
5. A song by Beyonce.

Good or bad

Good Bad
Excellent Terrible
Wonderful Very bad
Very good Not very good

1. Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the boxes. Make them true for you:

1. (student) I was an excellent student.

2. (movie) The movie was very bad.
3. (soccer player) James Rodriguez was a good soccer player.
4. (accident) The accident was terrible.
5. (museum) The museum was wonderful.

2. How did you feel yesterday?

yesterday I slept all day.
 Watch - watched
See - saw Look at - looked at TV
A film A picture A football match
(Go to the cinema) A photo A film

1. Tick the things you did last weekend:

1. I saw a film at the cinema. _____

2. I went to the shops and looked at clothes. _____
3. I look at family photos. __X___
4. I watched TV. ___X__
5. I watch the match on TV. _____
6. I watch the World Cup matches. _____