UNIT 7

TALKING ABOUT PAST EVENTS

by
Mauly Halwat, Aryati Prasetyarini, and Suryanti Galuh Pravitasari
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Materials and References

Appendix 1

Borobudur temple, Yogyakarta

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Monumen Nasional, Jakarta

Bedugul, Bali
 Jl. Malioboro, Yogyakarta

Appendix 2 Grammar Focus

Past Tense:
Did you stay home on Sunday?
What did you do on Saturday?
Did you do anything special?
Where did you go on Sunday?
Yes, I did. I watched a football
game on TV.
No, I didn’t. I invited friends
out to dinner.
I worked on my car.
I stayed home and studied.
Yes, I did. I drove to the lake.
No, I didn’t. I had to baby-sit.
I saw a good movie.
I went to a concert.

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

Base form Simple Past Base form Simple Past
Want wanted become became
Use used begin began
Work worked bring brought
Call called come came
Try tried drink drank
Ask asked drive drove
Need needed eat ate
Help helped fall fell
Play played find found
Move moved fly flew
Change changed go went
Continue continued give gave
Follow followed hear heard
Stop stopped know knew

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 Open opened leave left
remember remembered meet met
Watch watched pay paid
Believe believed ride rode
Walk walked see saw
Listen listened spend spent
Look looked think thought
Push pushed wake up woke up

Appendix 3

Topic A
You went on a vacation to Bali and took the pictures above. First, think
about these questions. Then use the photos to tell your partner about
your vacation. Give as much information as you can, and answer your
partner’s questions.
“I had a really interesting vacation. I went to Bali . . . . “

Where did you go?

How long were you there?
Who did you go with?
What did you do there?
Did you enjoy it?
Where did you take this picture?
Is this a . . . . ?

Topic B

You went on a vacation to Yogyakarta and took the pictures above.

Think about the questions below and use the photos to tell your partner
about your vacation. Give as much information as you can, and answer
your partner’s questions.
“I had a really interesting vacation. I went to Yogyakarta . . . . “

Where did you go?

How long were you there?
Who did you go with?
What did you do there?
Did you enjoy it?
Where did you take this picture?
Is this a . . . . ?

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 Topic C

You went on a vacation to Jakarta and took the pictures above. Think
about the questions below and use the photos to tell your partner about
your vacation. Give as much information as you can, and answer your
partner’s questions.
“I had a really interesting vacation. I went to Jakarta . . . . “

Where did you go?

How long were you there?
Who did you go with?
What did you do there?
Did you enjoy it?
Where did you take this picture?
Is this a . . . . ?

Topic D

You went on a vacation to Semarang and took the pictures above.

Think about the questions below and use the photos to tell your partner
about your vacation. Give as much information as you can, and answer
your partner’s questions.
“I had a really interesting vacation. I went to Semarang . . . . “

Where did you go?

How long were you there?
Who did you go with?

What did you do there?

Did you enjoy it?
Where did you take this picture?
Is this a . . . . ?

Conversation The Weekend

Richard : So, what did you do this weekend, Emily?

Emily : Oh, Ginny and I went for a drive in the country on
Saturday.
Richard : That sounds nice. Where did you go?
Emily : We drove to the Lake Toba and have a picnic. We had
a great time! How about you? Did you do anything
special?
Richard : Yes. I went to Singapore with my friends.
Emily : Wow! What did you do there?
Richard : Well, it’s actually for my job. My boss asked me to
attend a meeting there.
Emily : Hmm..It’s not really a vacation then. Did you enjoy it?
Richard : Unfortunately it’s just a short vacation, but I’m glad I
had a chance to go there.