MY NAME IS: ROSSEL FRANKLIN CONDORI MAMANI

11A Grammar object pronouns: me, him, etc.

 a Complete the sentences with a pronoun. Write it in the PRONOUN column.

There was a big rock concert at the City Arena this weekend. PRONOUN
1 My favorite group, The Sound Stars, was there.
I wanted to hear .   them  

2 On Saturday my dad said, “Your friend Steve is calling.

you
He wants to talk to .”

3 Steve said, “Gloria and I want to go to the concert, too.

us
Do you want to go with ?”

4 Before the concert, Gloria said, “ Where are the tickets?

I can’t find .” them

5 Steve said, “Gloria, you gave the tickets to . me

I have in my bag.” them

6 Then we went to the concert, and we enjoyed . it

7 Nick Cantor is my favorite singer in the group. I really like . him

8 Melissa Arioso plays the guitar in The Sounds Stars. Gloria likes . her

9 Steve liked the song “Love Me Do.” Gloria and I liked , too. it

10 R
 on Arnold and Pete Chang are also in the group.
them
I don’t know much about .
After the concert, we went to a restaurant.

11 I saw Nick Cantor there. I asked , “Can you please write  him
your name on my program?”

12 He said, “Sure. I can do that for .” you

activation
  b Test your memory. Cover the PRONOUN column. Say the sentences with the pronoun.

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11B Grammar more irregular verbs
 a Complete the conversation. Use the simple past of the verb in parentheses.

A 1Did you ever lose something important? ( lose)

left my wallet on the train. (leave) Itdidn't
B Yes, once I 2    3
    have any money, but my credit card was in it.
(not have)
did you    
A Wow. That’s terrible! 4    find it again? (find)
found it. (find)
B Yes, I was very lucky. The woman next to me on the train 5   
A Then what happened?
got a phone call. (get) It was from my bank.
B Well, that night I 6   
A Your bank?
saw my name and the name of the bank on the card, and she called them. (see)
B Yes. The woman 7   
did you    
A What 8    do then? (do)
told me she worked in an office downtown. (tell)
B I talked to the woman. She 9   
A So how did you get the wallet from her?
B The next day, I 10bought went to her office, and
    a big box of chocolates and some flowers. (buy) I 11   
she 12met gave her the chocolates and said, “Thank you! I thought
    me there. (go; meet). I 13    14
    my
wallet was lost!” (give; think)
did you    
A That’s a great story. 15    see the woman again? (see)
sent her an email and invited her to go out for dinner. (send) She 17   
B Yes, I did. The next day, I 16    said
18drove
yes. (say) We     out to a beautiful little restaurant on the lake. (drive) And then, well, that
woman’s name is Laura, and she is now my wife.

activation
  b Practice the conversation with a partner.

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