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Guide Number 5 My City: You Will Learn To: Describe A Place Tell Where You in The City
Guide Number 5 My City: You Will Learn To: Describe A Place Tell Where You in The City
GUIDE NUMBER 5 MY
Describe a place CITY
Tell where you in the city
VOCABULARY
TIME EXPRESSIONS
yesterday
Time expressions usually go at the
last week/ week/ year/ last end or at the beginning of a
an hour ago sentence
recently
a long time ago
this morning
“Yesterday I went to school.” OR “I went to school yesterday.”
3. Complete the sentences with the time expressions in the box.
a) I had lunch at 1p.m, now it’s 2p.m. I had lunch…. an hour ago
b) Jack started school on Monday. Today is Tuesday. He started school… yesterday
c) Helen was at home this weekend. She was at home… recently
d) I watched the film yesterday at 8 p.m. I watched the film… Last night
e) We moved here in 2006. I was 4 years old. We moved here… when I was a little
Say in a loud voice the highlighted verbs from the previous exercise:
With most verbs the past tense There are a lot of irregular Time expressions usually go at the
is formed by adding - ed: past tenses in English. end or at the beginning of a
call -> called; sentence
like -> liked; Be -> was / were Speak ->
want -> wanted; spoke Drive -> drove
work -> worked
5. Write the past simple of the verb in (brackets) to complete the sentences.
a. Yesterday I went to the park. (go)
b. My grandparents us last week. (visit)
c. Last weekend I an email to my friend. (write)
d. My brother any computer games last night. (not play)
e. We cereal and juice for breakfast. (eat, drink)
f. I my favorite TV programme yesterday. (not watch)
g. My friend me a new pencil case for my birthday. (give)
h. Yesterday I to school, I by car. (walk, not go)
6. Choose three sentences and write them in questions:
a) :
b) :
c) :
LISTENING
7. Listen and complete with the corresponding past verbs. Use the verbs from the box
Yesterday I (1) at half past six. First, I (2) to the kitchen watched
and (3) a cup of tea and toast for breakfast. Then I had x 3
READING
BEN’S DAY.
When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me. He wanted me to take him for a walk.
I was too hungry, so first I had breakfast. I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast. Then I washed my
teeth and put on a track- suit and a heavy coat, because it was really cold outside. Fox was already
impatient. We both went out, and walked to the park near home. He ran and jumped, and pursued some
want to, but I pulled hard and I managed to take him back.
my keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than
.
ANSWERS http://www.adelescorner.org/listening/yesterday/yesterday.html
The answers
are:
1. got up
2. went
3. had
4. went
5. cleaned
6. got
7. brushed
8. went
9. took
1 arrived
0
.
1 had
1.
1 went
2
.
1 had
3
.
1 watched
4
.
1 went
5
.
infinitiv irregular
e past
be was/we
begi re
n began
brea broke
k brought
bring bought
buy built
build chose
choo came
se cost
come cut
cost did
cut dre
do w
dra dro
w ve
dri ate
ve felt
eat fou
fee nd
l got
fin gav
d e
get wen
giv t
e had
go hea
ha rd
ve hel
he d
ar kep
hol t
d kne
kee w
p left
kn led
ow let
lea lay
ve lost
lea ma
d de
let mea
lie nt
los met
e paid
ma put
ke ran
me said
an sold
me sent
et set
pay sat
put
run
say
sell
sen
d
set
sit
infinitiv irregular
e past
spe spoke
ak spent
spe stood
nd took
stan taugh
d t told
take thoug
teac ht
h understo
tell od wore
thin won
k wro
understa te
nd wear
win
wri
te