In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a

life-size bronze statue of a dog. Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924.
His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start. Each day
Hachiko would accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when
he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him.
Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.
Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he
continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some
believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. He became a familiar sight
to people over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place
he last saw his friend alive.

1. Choose the correct option:

A. Hachiko’s statue is small in comparison to:

a. Life sized dogs. b. Huge billboard signs. c. Huge neon signs.

B. People get together at the statue of Hachiko because:

a. They like to visit the bronze statue and pray for the dog’s soul.
b. It serves as a meeting point for lovers.
c. People await there to meet with their friends.

C. Where did the professor work?

a. In a primary school. b. at a university. c. at a train station.

2. Select true or false

1. Hachiko waited every day at the station.

2. Nobody gave Hachiko any food.
3. Hachiko continued to wait at the station, even if the Professor didn’t appear.
4. Hachiko’s statue was put in front of the station before the dog died.
5. The Professor worked at the Imperial University.

3. Find in the text 8 examples of irregular verbs.

4. Write the simple past of the following verbs:

be - ________________________ have- ________________________ carry- __________
go - ________________________ talk- ________________________ bring- ____________
come - ________________________ cook- ________________________ enjoy- ____________
travel - ________________________ give- ________________________ drive- ____________
cry - ________________________ begin- ________________________ feel- _____________

5. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple.

A- Hello Ana, ________________________ (you / have) a nice weekend ?
B-Yes, thanks. It ________________________ (be) great!
A-________________________ (you/visit) your grandparents as usual?
B- No, I ________________________ (not/ visit) them. I ________________________ (call) Susan on
Saturday and we ________________________ (go) shopping for some clothes.
A- That´s nice. What ________________________ (you/buy) ?
 B- I ________________________ (buy) a new dress to wear on Sunday night at John´s party.
A- Oh! How ________________________ (be) the party?
B- Fantastic ! I ________________________ (have) a great time.
A- So,what else ________________________(you/do) ?
B- Well, on Sunday I ________________________ (do) the housework.
A- Oh dear. How boring!
B- No, it ________________________ (not /be) that bad. Then in the afternoon
I____________________(wash) the car and ________________________ (clean) the house.
A- I bet you _______________________(be) tired after that . ________________________ (you/go)
out with Ted?
B- No, I ________________________ (go) straight to bed!

6. Complete as suggested.
1. (+) Joe ________________________ (enjoy) the party.
2. (-) Yesterday , we ________________________(have) dinner together.
3. (?) ________________________ Jenny ________________________(watch) the film yesterday?
4. (+) Carol and I ________________________(come) home for lunch.
5. (-) You ________________________ (cut) your hair.
6. (+) She________________________(break) her leg last week.
7. (-) My sister ________________________ (play) football with friends.
8. (+) We ________________________ (buy) a new car.
9. (?) __________________ Jessica (be) late for class?
10. (+) My parents ________________________(build) a new house.

7. Ask questions to the underlined words.

1. Sally went to the cinema last Sunday.

2. I paid my new bike 350 €
3. We didn’t stay in our hotel very long because it wasn’t comfortable and it was dirty.
4.The children played video games all evening yesterday.
5. Mike got fired because he couldn’t give his report on time
6. Steven was eleven years old when his parents divorced.
7. The book I read last week was really fantastic.
8. The plane left at 10.00 am.
9. My sister went to the swimming pool twice a week when she was a teenager.
10.John Fitzgerald Kennedy was 46 years old when he was assassinated.