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3) Put two phrases together in each sentence to make sense. Write the letters of the four phrases in
the gaps.
1 If C, A.
2 If D, B.
A change the batteries
B press the brake pedal
C your torch doesn’t work
D you want to stop the car
- Simple Past
4) A)These sentences are all from accident reports. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple
form of some of the verbs in 6.
3) The truck drove into the car park and hit two cars
4) I lost my car keys, so I broke the window. There I wore some broken glass on the driver’s seat. I
didn’t see the glass. I sat on the seat and cut myself.
5) She touched a live cable and got a 220-volt shock. After the accident, she went home. She
came back to work the next day.
6) She ran across the road to catch the bus. A bicycle hit her.
7) A security guard saw smoke coming from the building at 11:30 Pm.
8) Someone look the safety cover off the machine. The accident happened the next day.
B) Read the story and change the verbs into the Past Simple.
Last year, a man (buy) bought a new and very expensive car. The car (be) WAS perfect, except for
one thing. There (be) WAS a rattling noise when he (go) WENT round corners, or (drive) DROVE
over bad roads. The man (take) TOOK the car back to the garage where he (buy) BOUGHT it.
They (check) CHECKED everything, but the rattling noise (go) WENT .on.
finally, the man (tell) TOLD the garage to look everywhere in the car to find the noise.
The mechanics (remove) REMOVED everything-the engine, the gearbox, the seats…everything!
And inside one of the doors they (see) SAW the reason for the noise.
There (be) were several nuts and bolts, (tie) TIED to a piece of string, with a note (attach)
ATTACHED .The note (say) SAID guess you finally (find) FOUND the rattle.
5)Use the adjectives in brackets to talk about these ways of getting from one place to another. Use
a comparative (bigger, safer, more expansive) when comparing two things and a superlative (the
biggest, the safest, the most expensive) when comparing three things.
1)(safe) way to travel - by train, by boat, by plane
9)(bad) way of getting to the nearest airport from here - by train, by bus, by car……….
6) The cheapest way to transport a lot of large heavy goods, is always by truck
9) the worst way of getting to the nearest airport from here is by car
10) Future projects: Complete the paragraph with WILL/ WON’T/ HOW MANY/ HOW MUCH:
A: At my office we will move (move) desks and some boxes next week. We won't work (not/
work) full time
B: That sounds like a lot of work! How many hours do you usually work?
A: Around 6 hours a day.
B: And How much do me do you have to move your office?
A: We Will devote (devote) three days for that. Some employees from another sector will also
help (help) us.
B: IT will be (be) great then! How many employees will collaborate (collaborate) with you
exactly?