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D. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in

parentheses.

A. Match. 1. A: Guess what! I (1)_______________ (see)

Mrs. Jackson last night!
1. pass a. of heights
B: Who’s she?
2. go b. a record
A: Don’t you remember her? She
3. be afraid c. the phone (2) ~___________ (be) the Math teacher
4. do d. water sports at our school.
B: Really? 1(3)________________ (think) her
5. break e. an exam
name was Jones.
6. lose f. my memory A: No. Mrs. Jones (4)________________ (teach)
7. pick up g. sightseeing English.
B: Oh, yeah you’re right! I
B. Circle the correct words. (5)________________ (not be) very good
at Math. I (6)________________ (fail) lots of
1. What did you get / major in in college?
Mrs. Jackson’s tests.
2. Shhh! Hide / Wave in the closet and don’t come
out! There’s a burglar in our house! 2. A: What’s wrong? You look very tired.
3. When did Agatha Christie die / kill? B: I (7 )________________ (not sleep) well last
4. That man over there stole / sold my purse! Let’s night.
call the police. A: Why? (8 )________________(you/have) work
5. Who stars / wins in The Dark Knight? Is it to do?
Christian Bale? B: No, but i (9)________________ (hear) a
6. Chris Carter invented / directed The X-Files: I loud noise at around 2a.m. and
want to believe. It’s an interesting movie. (10) _______________(wake up). I
(11)________________ (not can) sleep after
C. Choose a, b or c. that.
A: What (12)_______________ (be) it?
1. _____ , when i got to the gym last night, the
lights went out and I couldn’t work out. B: I don’t know.
a. Unfortunately b. Luckily c. Suddenly
2. Fred Astaire was a great_____ , singer and actor. E. Circle the correct words.
His musicals were very popular.
1. Charlie speaks Japanese very good / well. He
a. burglar b. writer c. dancer
lived in Japan when he was a teenager.
3. Please, don’t _____ to call Kelly tonight.
2. Tom wants to become a successful /
a. remember b. imagine c. forget
successfully marathon runner and break the
4. This m ystery_____ is a best seller. It sold over world record some day.
a million copies last year.
3. Vicky is still a baby. She can’t speak cle a r/
a. story b. degree c. novel
clearly.
5. It’s n o t_____ to swim in the ocean when there
isn’t a lifeguard on the beach. 4. That elevator isn’t safe / safely. We should take
this one.
a. successful b. safe c. shocked
6. My sister was born blind but she never_____ . 5. The music is really loud / loudly in here. Let’s go
She went to school, got a degree in Biology and outside. I need to talk to you.
now she’s a scientist. 6 .1can easy / easily pass the Biology test but I
a. gave up b. got over c. got away need your help in Physics.
 F. Choose a, b or c. 4. A: ?
B: I was born in 1992.
1 . ____ run fast when you were 5 years old?
a. Can you b. Could you c. Were you 5. A: Where______________________ the
burglar?
2. Kathy_____ terrified after the burglary at her
B: The police caught him in the park.
house.
a. wasn’t b. were c. was
3. Ben and Harry got their degree three years
Talk in pairs.

a. last b. ago c. yesterday Student A: imagine that you went out with your
4 . What tim e _____ Jack leave this morning? cousins last night. Tell Student B about it.
Student B: Student A went out with his/her cousins
a. was b. could c. did
last night and you want to know about
5. Did you_____ up basketball at the age of
his/her night out. Ask him:
seven?
• where they went
a. take b. took c. taking
• what they did
6. M ary_____ her sunglasses. Do you know • who else was with them
where they are? • if anything interesting happened
a. could find b. can’t find c. can find

Commmatm
G. Choose a or b.

1. I was very tired and fell asleep in class

yesterday.
a. How embarrassing!
b. For a couple of hours.
2. I’m going to the school reunion tonight!
a. Look out!
fa /r ite ,
b. Have a great time!
Write an e-mail to a friend of yours giving him /her
3. What’s the matter?
your news about the night out you discussed in the
a. You missed out. speaking activity.
b. I failed the test.
4 . Oh, no! There’s a burglar in the house!
a. OK. Calm down and call the police!
b. All I could say was “ Help!” Read the following and check the appropriate boxes.
For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
5. The phone is ringing. relevant sections in the module.
a. Pick it up!
1 N o w I can...
b. Give up!
@ use the Past Simple □
H. Complete the questions for the answers below.
© talk about past experiences and events □
© talk about my school/college years □
I. A :________________________ your degree? © talk and write about past vacations □
B: I got it in 2003. © talk and write about famous people □
2. A :______________________ _ fishing yesterday? @ say what 1could do in the past □
B: No, we didn’t, but we went scuba diving. © talk about my talents and abilities □
3. A :________________________ when you were
four years old?
@ tell a story D
B: No, of course I couldn’t read!
® write a story □