Unit 6

Unit 6 Revision
1 Grammar was/were 3 Grammar past simple irregular verbs
Match the pairs of sentences. Then complete the Complete the sentences with the past simple of these
sentences with the correct form (affirmative or verbs.
negative) of was or were.
buy go grow up leave make meet
1 The 2012 Olympics were in take write
­London. d
1 We bought some ice cream in the
2 George Washington the first
market.
president of the USA.
2 He to the art gallery with his
3 The Russians the first nation mother.
on the moon.
3 They in a café after work.
4 Marilyn Monroe British.
4 Professor Mabbet a book
5 Pelé a football player. about Sacagawea.

a It Abraham Lincoln. 5 I school when I was 16

years old.
b She American.
6 We a taxi to the cinema.
c He a tennis player.
7 Jason speaks Spanish. He
d They weren’t in Beijing. in Argentina.
e The Americans the first to 8 I lamb for dinner.
go there.

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Grammar past simple regular, irregular
2 Vocabulary time expressions verbs and negatives
Write the time expressions next to the dates. Complete this paragraph from a diary with the
­correct form of the verbs.
last Tuesday on Saturday afternoon this
morning today three days ago two weeks  oday we 1
T arrived  (arrive) in the Caucuses
ago yesterday
in the north of Georgia, near Russia, after a long train
today and bus ride. Last night, we 2
1 Monday 7th November
(leave) Tbilisi on the night train to Zugdidi. We
2 7th November a.m. 3
 (not sleep) very well. Then, early
3 6th November this morning we 4  (take) a minibus
4 5th November p.m. from Zugdidi to Mestia – another four hours. The bus
5 4th November
5
 (not be) very comfortable but
the views of the mountains were beautiful. In Mestia,
6 1st November
we 6 (see) a nice café on the main
7 24th October
square and the waiter 7
 (bring) us
a delicious cup of ­coffee, some eggs and a local cake.
A perfect breakfast! Then we 8
(find) our hotel and 9 (have)
a long shower. We 10
(not go)
­walking today because we were very tired. We
11
(sit) outside with a cup of tea
and 12 (look) at the mountains.

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Unit 6
Unit 6 Revision
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Grammar past simple questions, Vocabulary opinion adjectives
Complete the questions and answers with one word and choose the correct opinion adjectives.
A:
1 Did you have a good weekend?
B: Yes, I 2
. It was 3 great / boring.
A: I phoned you on Saturday. 4 you out?
B: Yes, I 5
. Sorry, I didn’t see your call.
A: Where 6 you go on Saturday evening?
B: To Adam’s party. It was fun / funny. And you? 8
7
did you do?
A: Oh, I went to see a film.
B: Did you 9 with Paul?
A: No, I 10 . He 11 at work. I went on my own.
B: 12
you enjoy the film?
B: No, not really. The film was 13 terrible / fine and very long!
A: Oh dear. I’m sorry. How 14 Paul’s work on Saturday?
B: Not very 15 good / bad. He said it was very quiet and boring in the office.

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