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EXPERIENCIAS DE APRENDIZAJE
Chapter 1 Topic Page

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Chapter 1 Topic Page
Lesson 1 She was… but they weren’t… 3
Lesson 2 What did they do? 5
Lesson 3 My grandmother was wonderful! 7
Lesson 4 Personality 9
Lesson 5 There was – there were 12
Lesson 6 Now and then 14
Lesson 7 Technology now and then 16
Lesson 8 At your school 18
Chapter 2
Lesson 1 I played, you didn’t 19
Lesson 2 When in the past? 22
Lesson 3 In the past I… 23
Lesson 4 Games 24
Lesson 5 A crossword in the past 26
Lesson 6 His routine last… 29
Lesson 7 Yesterday…? 30
Lesson 8 Vacation time! 31
Chapter 3
Lesson 1 On holiday 32
Lesson 2 Yes, she did… 34
Lesson 3 Now… in the past 35
Lesson 4 About you in the past 37
Lesson 5 Something else about sports 37
Lesson 6 News report 39
Lesson 7 A sports article about Pelé 40
Lesson 8 Sports and I 41
Chapter 4
Lesson 1 What were they doing…? 42
Lesson 2 … when the lights went out 44
Lesson 3 The earthquake 45
Lesson 4 Before and after the pandemic… 45
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Chapter 1 - Lesson 1
She was… but they weren’t…
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Subject Simple past Subject Simple past Contraction
Pronoun – Verb “to Pronoun – Verb “to
be” be”
I was I was not wasn´t
You were You were not weren´t
He was He was not wasn´t
She was She was not wasn´t
It was It was not wasn´t
We were We were not weren´t
They were They were not weren´t
Note: Don´t forget it! We use was with I, he, she and it and were with you, we and they.
Activity I: Write the verb “to be” in the correct form.
1. She _______ really happy after she won the Oscar.
2. My brother ___________ a college student last year.
3. Sally ____________ at a party yesterday.
4. The song we listened to last week _________ amazing.
5. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my date.
6. My grandfather _________ born in 1925.
7. I _________ a taxi driver last year, but now I am a clerk.
8. My classmates ____________ in class. They were outside.
9. My favorite program __________ on TV at seven o´clock last night.
10.- The food ____________ as delicious as I imagined. I hated it.
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Activity II: Change the sentences from exercise I into negative sentences.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________________________________
10. ____________________________________________________________________________
Activity III: rearrange the following words to form sentences.

Example: were / the / we / happy / with / news. We were happy with the news.
1. I / at / my / party / with / friends / was / a / yesterday

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2. We / last / on / were / holidays / month

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3. an / was / amazing / movie / it

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4. I / not / home / was / I / at / mall / because / was / the / yesterday / at

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5. at / not / hotel / food / was / the / good / the

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What did they do?
Activity I: Complete the sentences using the verb “to be” in past.
1. David ___________ (-) a fireman, he ____________ (+) police officer.
2. They ____________ (+) at school yesterday.
3. She _____________ (-) in the library last week.
4. We ________________ (-) tired, we _____________ (-) boring.
5.- You ______________ (+) really busy last year.
6. They ______________ (-) at school, they ___________ (+) in the cinema.
7. The movie ____________ (+) funny.
8. She _____________ (-) angry, she ______________ (+) hungry.
9. The song ______________ (-) romantic.
10. The TV show ______________ (-) good.
Activity II: Complete the following text using the correct form of the verb “to be”.
Elvis Aron Presley _____ born on January 8, 1935. He _____ American. He _____ from Tupelo
Mississippi. He _____ a singer and an actor. He _____ a very good singer. His voice _____ amazing.
He _____ referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll”. He _____ tall and very handsome. He _____
married. He got married when he _____ 32 old. His wife _____ Priscila Presley. He died when he
_____ 42 years old.

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Activity III: Describe the dead famous people from the pictures. Talk about
their profession and their physical characteristics.
Example:
Michael Jacksons:
Michael Jackson was the “King of pop”.

He was a singer and a dancer.
He was American.
He was slim.
He was really strict.
Marilyn Monroe:
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Robin Williams:
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My grandmother was wonderful!
The following text is an example of a description of someone who is not with us anymore.
“My grandmother was a beautiful woman. She was short and slim. Her eyes were blue and her hair
was short and brown. She was kind and hard working. She was an amazing person. She was from
Taize, a small town in France, so she was French. She was an amazing person. She was a dentist.”
Note: We use the past tense when we talk about someone who is not alive anymore.
Activity I: Write a description of a male and a female family member or friend

who are not with us anymore.
Description 1
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Description 2
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Activity II: Correct the mistakes.
1. Louis were a mechanic because he loved to work with cars.
2. Hillary interviewed suspected criminals. She wasn´t a police officer.
3. Lucy weren´t a pilot in a famous airport.
4. Rachel were a doctor in a big hospital. Now she is retired.
5. Leonardo and Elena was nurses.
6. Ellen wasn´t a cleaner.

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Activity III: Rewrite the following sentences using the verb “to be” in past.
Example:
I am 23 years old.
I was 23 years old.
1. They are engineers from a famous industry.

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2. My mother is not a preschool teacher.

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3. Jane and Dave are good friends.

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4. The workers are on strike.

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5. The nurses are kind and gentle.

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6. The fire workers are not in the fire station.

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7. The police officer is a good man.

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8. This mechanic is the best in the neighborhood.

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9. The bus driver is worried because the bus doesn’t work.

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10. The teacher is not a punctual person.

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Personality
Activity I: Change the sentences into negative sentences.
1.- My mother is very faithful.

(-) _________________________________________________________
2. Nancy is honest.
(-) _________________________________________________________
3. My father is hard-working.
(-) _________________________________________________________
4. The neighbor is good tempered.

(-) _________________________________________________________
5. The students are happy with the new teacher.

(-) _________________________________________________________
6. Hall is pessimistic about the situation.

(-) _________________________________________________________
7. Marianne is grateful for everything.

(-) _________________________________________________________
8. Peter is respectful with his classmates and teachers.

(-) _________________________________________________________
9. My cousins are kind and caring.

(-) _________________________________________________________
10. My siblings are very enthusiastic.

(-) _________________________________________________________
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Activity II: Write a description of different family members or friends who are
not with us anymore using the personality adjectives from the previous activity.
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________
Activity III: Match the images with the correct description.
He was strong tempered. He was an

amazing father. He was honest and
kind. He had whiskers. He had a
mane. He was a king and he was fair.
Bing Bong
She was a beautiful lady. She was

old when she died. She was kind
and lovely. She was married. She
wore glasses. She loved travelling.
She was in love with Paradise Falls.
Mufasa
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He was a happy guy. He was
cheerful and likeable. He was full of
colors. He wore a coat and a hat. He
was kind and extroverted. He liked
dancing and singing. He was a fan of
games.
Ellie
She was an evil woman. She was

tempered and determined. She
was severe with her daughter. She
was a witch. She was lovely but
mysterious.
Weezy
He was an intelligent guy. He was

a lovely brother. He was cheerful
and a good friend. He loved
science, he was a creative man
and he was also responsible.
Mother Gothel
He was a magnificent singer. He

was happy and friendly. He wore a
red bow tie. He was a toy that
squeaked when you squeezed
him. He was a god friend.
Tadashi
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There was – There were
Grammar focus
When we want to talk about something that existed in the past we can use “There was”
or “There were”:
We use there was when we are talking about just one person or thing, we use it with singular
nouns. Example: In my school there was a basketball court.
We use there were when we are talking about more than one person or thing, we use it with
plural nouns. Example: There were 8 apples on the table last night.
For the negative form we use: There wasn’t and There weren’t.
For the question form we change the position: “Was there…?” and “Were there…?”
Was there a girl in your group? Were there any houses near the church?
Activity I: Complete the following text according to the things you can see in
the image.
This was my room when I was a kid. In my room ___________ two windows, __________ chairs, that
is why I had to sit on the bed. ___________ a small bed, __________ books on the shelves, and
___________ also a plant. ___________ lots of pink objects because it is my favorite color.
____________ a TV because my parents didn’t like me watching cartoons all day long.
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Activity II: Choose from the box the word that corresponds to the image and
write it on the line.
School Bank Church Park Clothes Shop

Police Station Museum Library
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_____________ _________________ ________________
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Activity II: Imagine that you live in a new house and a neighbor asks you: What
places were there in your neighborhood? Write about the places there were in
your neighborhood.
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Now and then
Grammar focus
When we want to talk about existence we use: There is, there are, there was, there were.
PAST
Singular Plural
Affirmative There was There were
Negative There wasn’t There weren’t
Question Was there…? Were there…?
Activity I: Complete the following sentences using the correct form to express
existence. Decide if it is in the past or in the present.
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1. In the 90s, ______________ big computers. (affirmative)
2. ____________ new smartphones at the mall right now. (affirmative)
3. ____________ internet connection 50 years ago. (negative)
4. In the prehistoric age ____________ houses and buildings. (negative)
5. Nowadays, ____________ apps to chat online, like Facebook Messenger. (affirmative)
6. In the 90s ____________ cassettes to listen to music on a Walkman. (affirmative)
7. In the 90s, ____________ only one TV for the whole family, they had to watch it all together.
(affirmative)
8. Today, ___________ a ton of options for playing video games. (affirmative)
Activity II: Put the following sentences in the correct column.
1. There were too many trees in this area 30 years ago.
2. There is a boy who helps me with my homework.
3. There was a time when everybody listened to music on a Walkman.
4. There aren’t any vegetables in the fridge.
5. There weren’t enough chairs in the classroom.
6. There isn’t service today at the car wash.
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7. There was a book under the bed.
8. There are kids in the playing room.
Existence in past Existence in present
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Chapter 1- Lesson 7
Technology now and then
Activity I: Look at the images below, read the description and answer the
questions.
Many years ago, in their most Computers have evolved and

rudimentary form, computers were advanced significantly over the
very large and slow. Computers were decades since they originated.
powered by vacuum tubes and used Gradually, computers have become
magnetic drums to store data and smaller and faster, enabling people to
memory. There were many problems use them virtually anywhere. With the
with the first-generation computers. most recent computers, we can work
They were very expensive. They were quicker and more efficiently because
slow and had limited application of how advanced they are. They can
capabilities. They also generated a store masses of memory and data and
lot of heat and used large amounts of you can open many applications on
electricity. the internet to help with your work.
1. Which title would you give to the text? _____________________________

2. Write 5 characteristics of computers in the past.
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Activity II: read the following text and answer the questions correctly.
Technology in the past
a. Music Cassette
Music Cassettes which inside have a ribbon of magnetic tape were mostly used in cars up until the
mid-1990s, and before that in the 1980s on a Walkman and at home. You could buy them with
music on them or buy them in blank to record your own music.
b. Black and White TV

Early TVs could not show color, and it was not until 1954 that the first color TVs were introduced.
They were very expensive, so not everyone had one.
c. Film camera
The film camera was developed in the 1880s, from ideas that had been around for hundreds of
years before. These days we use digital cameras and smart phones to take pictures, but some
people think that film cameras are better.
d. Typewriter
Typewriters were invented in the 1830s and were used until the 1980s when they were replaced
by computers. Many journalists and writers still use them but, they are not as convenient as
computers.
1. Which items are still used nowadays? _________________________________________________
2. Which items were invented in the 1830s?

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3. In which year was the color TV introduced to the world?

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4. Which item was the most expensive when it was invented?

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5. Which item gives you the opportunity to add music you like?
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Chapter 1- Lesson 8
At your school
Activity I: The teacher asks you to write about your favorite school when you
were a child, and asks you to write a short description in which you mention the
things that there were. You should write as much as you can remember.
For example: “At my elementary school there was a pitch to play during the lunch
time with my friends”.
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Activity II: Answer the questions below with your personal information:
For example: Was there a cafeteria at the kindergarten where you studied?
No, there wasn’t a cafeteria.
1. Were there big classrooms at the elementary school where you studied?
_______________________________________________________.
2. Was there a library at the junior high school where you studied?
_______________________________________________________.
3. Were there gardens at the kindergarten where you studied?

_______________________________________________________.
4. Was there an auditorium at the high school where you studied?

_______________________________________________________.
5. Were there lockers at the junior high school where you studied?
_______________________________________________________.
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I played, you didn’t
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Subject Simple past Subject Negative Contraction Verb
Pronoun Pronoun form
I played I did not didn’t play
You played You did not didn’t play
He played He did not didn’t play
She played She did not didn’t play
It played It did not didn’t play
We played We did not didn’t play
They played They did not didn’t play
Note: Don’t forget! In NEGATIVE sentences we use an
auxiliary and the verb is in simple form.
Activity I: Write the verb in the correct form.
1. I ___________ (invite) Mary and Rachel to my house.
2. She ____________ (work) as a teacher.
3. He ______________ (listen) to the doctor´s advice.
4. The students _____________ (arrive) late to their English class.
5. We _____________ (paint) the room purple.
6. My dad ____________ (play) chess with his friend.
7. I _____________ (watch) an interesting film on TV.
8. My brother _____________ (finish) his homework.
9. Nancy ______________ (divide) the cake in six.
10. My mother’s friend ____________ (receive) a weird e-mail.
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Activity II: Change the sentences from the previous exercise into negative
sentences.
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________________
Activity III: Match the verb in the box with the correct picture.
live play study work

talk call watch visit
listen love hate
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Activity IV: Remember the different “ed” pronunciation, depending on the last
sound of the verb in its basic form. And make sure you pronounce the verbs
from the previous exercise correctly.
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When in the past?
Note: We use the simple past to talk about when things happened. Look at the following time expression
related to the past.
Last Ago Yesterday
Last night 10 minutes ago Yesterday

Last Sunday An hour ago Yesterday morning
Last week Three days ago Yesterday afternoon
Last weekend A week ago Yesterday evening
Last month A month ago The day before yesterday
Last year A year ago
Activity I: Use the time expressions to say five things that you did.
1. (an hour ago) __________________________________________________________
2. (last week) __________________________________________________________
3. (yesterday afternoon) __________________________________________________________
4. (last year) __________________________________________________________
5. (two days ago) __________________________________________________________
Activity II: Choose the correct time expressions to complete the sentences.
last winter / last summer / last Christmas / last night
1. I saw a TV show until late _____________.
2. I received a lot of presents from my parents ______________.
3. My boyfriend and I met in Paris _______________. It was freezing.
4. I went to the beach with Sam ____________.

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Activity III: Choose the image that corresponds with the sentences in the
previous activity.
A) B) C) D)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
In the past I…
Activity II: Use the correct time expression with “ago” in the sentences.
two hours ago, one month ago, many years ago, five minutes ago
1. The TV show ended _________________ and he is sleeping.
2. My daughter was born ______________
3. My plane was delay _________________. It’s 16:54 now.
4. My husband took this photo _______________
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Activity I: Write 5 things that you did when you were 15 years old.
1._______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________
Games
Activity I: Match the game with its correct name.
1. Card games ___

A.
2. Ludo ___
3. Tic Tac Toe ___

B.
4. Puzzle ___
5. Computer games ___

C.
D. E.
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Activity II: Write the verb in past into the correct form.
1. (+) I ______________ (play) cards with my sister yesterday.
2. (-) Lucy ______________ (like) doing puzzles. She wasn’t patient at all.
3. (+) They ______________ (program) video games very differently in the past.
4. (-) Barbara ______________ (lose) at tic tac toe. She was very good at it.
5. (+) I ______________ (have) fun when I played Ludo with my siblings
Activity III: Use the correct time expression with “yesterday” in the sentences.
yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning,

yesterday evening, last night
1. _________________, I started working at 1 p.m.
2.__________________, I had lunch at 3 pm.
3. __________________, I woke up at 10 am.
4. __________________, I stopped working at 8 pm.
5. __________________, I went to bed at 1 am.
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A crossword in the past
Present Simple past Present Simple past
eat ate make made
drink drank wake up woke up
go went take took
read read get got
do did leave left
Simple past – Irregular verbs (negative)

NEGATIVE
Subject Negative Contraction Verb
Pronoun form
I did not didn´t eat
Note: Don’t forget! In NEGATIVE sentences we use an auxiliary and the verb is in simple form.
Activity I: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in past.
1. She _______________ (read) a novel last year.
2. We _______________ (go) to New Zeeland in January.
2. Yesterday, I ______________ (wake up) very late.
3. Last year, my sister _______________ (make) a cake for my birthday.
4. He already ______________ (eat) all the cake.
5. They ____________ (do) their homework yesterday.
6. Last week, my brother _____________ (drink) all my water.
7. Finally, my mother ______________ (let) me go to the party.
8. We ________________ (get) a new bike for our birthday.
9. It __________________ (take) two hours to drive to Paris.
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Activity II: Complete the crossword with the verbs in past of the previous
activity. (There are two number 2s, one is horizontal and the other one is vertical)
1
3 4
5 6
Activity III: Change sentences 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 from ‘Exercise I’ into negative

sentences.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
3.- ____________________________________________________________________________
5.- ____________________________________________________________________________
7.- ____________________________________________________________________________
8.- ____________________________________________________________________________
9.- ____________________________________________________________________________
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Activity IV: Change the following sentences into negative sentences in past. Use
the time expression in parenthesis.
1. I eat pizza with my family (one month ago).

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2. Mary wakes up very late (last week).

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3. My sister takes her medicine (last night).

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4. My father works (two weekends ago).

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5. Last year, I read 10 books.

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6. Last night, I do all my homework.

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7. I take the bus to school (at 7 a.m.).

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8. Yesterday, I bake muffins.

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His routine last…
Activity I: Change the verbs to past in the following routine.
take(2x) brush work get
wake up make wash eat be
Last Friday
Last Friday, I ________ (1 wake up) at 8 a.m. I ___________ (2 make) my bed and I ____________
(3 wash) my face. Then, I ___________ (4 take) a shower and I __________ (5 brush) my teeth. At 10
a.m. I _________ (6 eat) breakfast. It ________ (7 be) delicious. At noon I __________ (8 take) the
bus to my job. I __________ (9 work) all day and finally, at 10 p.m. I ____________ (10 get) back
home.
Activity II: Write from 1 to 8 the order of the images.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
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Activity II: Write the activities that Sam did yesterday in order.
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________________
8. _________________________________________________________________
Yesterday…?
Activity I: Write 5 activities that you did yesterday in order and record an audio
to send to your teacher.
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Activity II: Complete the text with the correct verbs in past.
My last vacations...
Last summer I ______ (go) to the beach with my
family.
We ________ (to be) enjoying the time together.
My nephew __________ (see) a whale and I
________ (take) a picture of it. We ________ (play) tic
tac toe and I ________ (win) the game. My
grandmother ____________ (not eat) fish because
she is allergic.
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Vacation time!
Activity I: Read the postcards.
Paula,
I can’t believe my trip is over. I arrived in Egypt just two weeks ago! I was
with a group from the university. We went to the desert to dig in some old
ruins. I learned a lot. I’m tired, but I loved every minute of my trip.
Take care, Margaret.
Hi, Luis!
My Hawaiian vacation just ended, and I am very relaxed! I spent my whole
vacation at a spa in Koloa, Kauai. Every day for a week I exercised, did yoga,
meditated, and ate vegetarian food. I also went swimming and snorkeling. I
feel fantastic!
Love, Sue
Dear Michael,
Alaska is terrific! I was just on a trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
There were six people on the trip. We hiked for ten days. Then we took rafts
to the Arctic Ocean. I saw a lot of wildlife. Now I’m going to Anchorage. See
you in 3 weeks!
Kevin
Activity II: Answer the following questions. Explain your answers.
a) Which person learned a lot on vacation? _____________________________________________

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b) Who had a vacation that was full of adventure? ________________________________________

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c) Who had a very relaxing vacation? __________________________________________________

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d) Which vacation sounds the most interesting to you? ____________________________________

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Chapter 3 Lesson 1
On holiday
Activity I: Read Maggie’s letter to Christopher and complete it with the correct
verbs, changing them into their past tense.
* invite * stop * talk * stay * travel * enjoy

* (-) sleep * (-) go * watch * have * listen
Dear Christopher,
I __________ an incredible holiday in Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and
amazing.
I __________ by plane from London to Kingston. I really __________ the flight. It was
eight hours long but I __________ at all because I was very excited. During the flight I
__________ to the woman in the next seat to me, I __________ a movie and I
__________ to music.
I __________ with my best friend and her husband in Kingston. They __________ me
on a trip to Montego Bay. We __________ at an Orchid Farm. It was magnificent. On
my last night there I __________ to bed until five o’clock in the morning!
See you soon! Love,

Maggie
Activity II: Now answer the following questions with long answers.
1. Did she go to Jamaica?
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2. Did she visit her grandparents?

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3. Did she like the Orchid Farm?
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4. Did she travel by train?

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5. Did she talk to a man sitting next to her?

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6. Did she go to bed very late on her last night there?

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7. Did she enjoy the trip?

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8. Did they take her on a trip to Montego Bay?

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9. Did the flight take more than eight hours?

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Activity III: Rewrite the sentences using the subject pronouns and the kind of
sentence in parenthesis:
Example: We ate at the cafeteria last night.
(he) (-) He didn’t eat at the cafeteria last night.
(he) (?) Did he eat at the cafeteria last night?
(she) (+) She ate at the cafeteria last night.
1. He didn’t study in the library.
(I) (+) _______________________________________________________________
(you) (-) _______________________________________________________________
(they) (?) _______________________________________________________________
2. They played tennis two weeks ago.
(you) (-) _______________________________________________________________
(he) (+) _______________________________________________________________
(I) (?) _______________________________________________________________
3. I got a present last Christmas.
(she) (?) _______________________________________________________________
(it) (+) _______________________________________________________________
(you) (-) _______________________________________________________________
4. Did she stay in a hotel?
(they) (-) _______________________________________________________________
(I) (+) _______________________________________________________________
(we) (?) _______________________________________________________________
5. He didn’t remember their anniversary.
(she) (+) _______________________________________________________________
(he) (?) _______________________________________________________________
(we) (?) _______________________________________________________________
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Chapter 3 Lesson 2
Yes, she did…
Activity I: Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the in past.
*break *swim *take *make *sit *write
*spend *wear *drink *lose *wash
1. She __________ a cake an hour ago.
2. She __________ a hat last week.
3. The boy __________ a letter yesterday.
4. They __________ in the sea for an hour.
5. They __________ a lot of Coke last night.
6. She __________ her arm last week.
7. He __________ all his money last week.
8. She __________ a bath two minutes ago.
Activity II: Change the previous sentences into interrogative sentences and
give short answers.
1. __________________________________________________ (-) _________________________
2. __________________________________________________ (+) _________________________
3. __________________________________________________ (+) _________________________
4. __________________________________________________ (+) _________________________
5. __________________________________________________ (-) _________________________
6. __________________________________________________ (+) _________________________
7. __________________________________________________ (-) _________________________
8. __________________________________________________ (+) _________________________

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Chapter 3 Lesson 3
Now… in the past
Activity I: Read the following story and then write it again using the simple
past.
Sarah is a young girl. She is finishing college. She is looking for a job. She lives with a roomie. Her
roomie’s name is Tanya. Tanya is an English teacher. They love animals and adopt them all the time.
They have three dogs. They are vegan. They wake up very early.
Tanya is falling in love with Brian. He is very handsome. He goes swimming every weekend. He goes
to work very early in the morning and has breakfast with Sarah and Tanya. They live next to each
other. They like walking the dogs in the evening.
All of them get back home at around the same time and cook dinner together. After dinner they
watch TV, play board games or listen to music. Then they walk the dogs and go to bed at around
ten o’clock.
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Activity II: Answer “true”, “false” or “doesn’t say” to the following questions
about Sarah’s story in the past.
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1. Sarah worked as an English teacher. _______________
2. Brian was Tanya’s boyfriend. _______________
3. Sarah and Tanya lived together. _______________
4. Brian had breakfast with Tanya and Sarah. _______________
5. Brian and Tanya worked together. _______________
6. Only Sarah walked the dogs. _______________
7. Sarah and Brian cooked dinner together. _______________
8. Brian went swimming every weekend. _______________
9. Sarah and Tanya were best friends. _______________
10. They all got back home at five o’clock. _______________
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Chapter 3 Lesson 4
About you in the past
Activity I: Write a sentence that was true about you, using the verbs in
parenthesis. Example: (read/last year) I read Little Women last year.
1. (play/last summer) _______________________________________________________________

2. (drink/last night) _________________________________________________________________
3. (travel/last vacation) ______________________________________________________________
4. (watch/last weekend) _____________________________________________________________
5. (study/seven years ago) ___________________________________________________________
6. (eat/last Friday) _________________________________________________________________
7. (buy/last Christmas) ______________________________________________________________
8. (forget/weeks ago) _______________________________________________________________
9. (hear/last month) ________________________________________________________________
10. (have/ten years ago) ____________________________________________________________
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Something else about sports
Grammar focus
These are the most common verbs to talk about sports.
We use “do” for sports we do individually and not in a team. We do use to talk about martial
arts, sports and exercise
We use “go” when the sport ends in “ing”.
We use “play” with team sports. They usually need a ball or something similar to play it with.
DO GO PLAY
exercise swimming football
athletics running tennis
yoga cycling volleyball
karate skiing badminton
judo jogging golf
sport dancing soccer
tai chi snowboarding basketball
Note: if we are using the past tense, we use “did”, “went” or “played”
Activity I: Use the correct verb in the correct tense.

Simon: 'Did you (1) _______ any sport when you were young?'
Dave: 'Yes, I loved to (2) _______ swimming. I also (3) _______ basketball three times a week, and
you?'
Simon: 'I often (4) _______ golf on the weekends with my dad, but I preferred to (5) _______
snowboarding in the winter if I could.'
Dave: ''Did you (6) _______ martial arts?'
Simon: 'I didn’t. No, I am wrong, I _______ judo (7) once and I (8) _______ karate once a week. And
you? Did you _______ any sport regularly?'
Dave: 'I didn’t _______ any martial art, but I (9) _______ tennis every Sunday.'
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Activity II: Complete and answer the following questions with information from
the previous text. Use complete sentences.
1. What did Dave play every Sunday?
___________________________________________
2. When did Simon play golf?

___________________________________________
3. Who did Simon play golf with?

___________________________________________
4. What did Simon prefer to do in the winter?

___________________________________________
5. What did Dave never do?

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6. What did Dave love doing?

___________________________________________
7. Who played basketball three times a week?

___________________________________________
8. How many times did Simon do judo?

___________________________________________
9. How often did Simon do karate?

___________________________________________
10. What are Dave and Simon talking about?

___________________________________________
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News report
Activity I: Complete the news report writing the past tense of
the verbs in parenthesis.
Last night, in Jacksonville there __________ (be) a million-dollar burglary at a
very well-known jewelry shop.
Ten mask-faced criminals __________ (come) into the shop and __________ (take) all
the jewelry and cash that they __________ (have).
Two of them __________ (pretend) to be clients looking for an engagement ring. One
of them __________ (asked) the clerk for a very special ring. The clerk __________ (go)
to the safety room and that is when the other seven criminals __________ (enter) the
shop. The police officers __________ (be) distracted and couldn’t do anything
because the criminals were strongly armed. The other sales personnel __________
(be) with other clients and ___________________________ (- understand) what
__________ (happen). Everyone __________ (be) scared. The criminals only
__________ (want) to take the jewelry and the money, they _______________ (- want)
to hurt anyone. The clerk and the rest of the personnel _______________ (- do)
anything, they __________ (think) the police officers would arrive, because of the
surveillance system they __________ (have). But it seems like the criminals __________
(know) how it __________ (work) and __________ (make) it malfunction. So they
__________ (take) all the jewelry and money and __________ (leave) the shop in less
than two minutes.
The clients __________ (be) scared, but __________ (- be) hurt. The clerk __________
(send) a message to the police station, but it __________ (be) too late. The police
officers __________ (- find) the criminals.
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Activity II: Now read the news report and answer the questions.
1. What happened last night?
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2. Where did the burglary happen?

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3. How many criminals were there?

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4. What did the criminals want?

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5. Who did they hurt?

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6. What did the clerk send the police station?

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7. What happened to the criminals?

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8. How many criminals entered the shop at first?

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9. What did they do at first?

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10. What did the rest of the personnel do?

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A sports article about Pelé
Activity I: Complete the article writing the verbs in parenthesis in the past.
Pelé was born in Brazil. He __________ (play) as a forward and is regarded as the greatest
player of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures
of the 20th century. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the
best-paid athlete in the world.
In 1999, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International
Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two
joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. That same year, Pelé was
elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the
Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
Pelé __________ (begin) playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16. During his
international career, he __________ (win) three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, being the
only player ever to do so. At club level he was Santos' all-time top goal scorer, and __________ (lead)
them to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores. His spectacular goals __________ (make) him a star
around the world, and his teams __________ (tour) internationally in order to take full advantage of his
popularity. He __________ (retire) in 1977. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New
York Cosmos.
In Brazil, he is __________ (hail) as a national hero for his accomplishments in football and for his
outspoken support of policies that improve the social conditions of the poor. Throughout his career
and in his retirement, Pelé __________ (receive) several individual and team awards for his
performance in the field, his record-breaking achievements, and legacy in the sport.
Pelé __________ (grow up) in poverty in Bauru in the state of São Paulo. He __________ (earn) extra
money by working in tea shops as a servant. __________ (teach) to play by his father, he could not
afford a proper football and usually _______ (play) with either a sock stuffed with newspaper and tied
with a string or a grapefruit. He _______ (play) for several amateur teams in his youth. In his mid-teens,
he played for an indoor football team called Radium. Indoor football had just become popular in
Bauru when Pelé _______ (begin) playing it. He was part of the first indoor soccer competition in the
region. Pelé and his team __________ (win) the first championship and several others.
According to Pelé, indoor football __________ (present) difficult challenges; he __________(say) it was
a lot quicker than football on the grass and that players were required to think faster because
everyone is close to each other in the pitch. Pelé accredits indoor football for helping him think better
on the spot. In addition, indoor football __________ (allow) him to play with adults when he was about
14 years old. In one of the tournaments he __________ (participate), he was initially considered too
young to play, but eventually __________ (go) on to end up top scorer with fourteen or fifteen goals.
"That __________ (give) me a lot of confidence", Pelé __________ (say), "I __________ (know) then not
to be afraid of whatever might come".
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Activity II: Write 5 yes/no questions and 5 wh-questions about the article.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________________________
9. ______________________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________________________
Sports and I
Activity I: Answer the following questions with true information about you.
1. What was your favorite team sport as a child? __________________________________________
2. How often did you play it or watch it? ________________________________________________
3. Who did you play it or watch it with? ________________________________________________
4. Where did you play it or watch it? ________________________________________________
5. Which team sport did you not like as a child? _________________________________________
6. Did you have sports at school? _____________________________________________________
7. Which sport did you play or do? _____________________________________________________
8. Did you like any martial arts? _______________________________________________________
9. Which one did you do? ____________________________________________________________
10. How long did you do martial arts? __________________________________________________
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What were they doing…?
Activity I: Write 5 sentences saying what they were doing when the lights went
out. And 5 sentences saying what they weren’t doing when the lights went out.
Example: Rick was playing the guitar when the lights went out.
Rick wasn’t cooking when the lights went out.
The Smiths
Rick Joseph Ron
and
Mike
Ben
Daisy Kevin Jane
Mary and
Beth
Chuck Rachel The Jones
Karen Li
n
g Will and Phoebe
Sue and
Ann
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________________________
9. ______________________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________________________
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Activity II: Write some sentences about what these people were doing while
others were doing something else. Example: John was walking his dog while
Susan and Mike were jogging.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
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2. ______________________________________________________________________________
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3. ______________________________________________________________________________
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4. ______________________________________________________________________________
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5. ______________________________________________________________________________
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… when the lights went out
Activity I: Answer the following questions about the people who were and weren’t doing
something when the lights went out (Chapter 4, Lesson 1, Activity I). If the answer is
negative, write another sentence with the correct information.
1. Was Ling taking a shower when the lights went out?
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2. Were the Smiths watching a movie when the lights went out?
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3. Were Ron and Ben playing soccer when the lights went out?
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4. Was Rick playing the guitar when the lights went out?
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5. Was Karen cooking dinner when the lights went out?

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6. Who was shopping when the lights went out?

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7. What were Will and Phoebe doing when the lights went out?
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8. What was Daisy doing when the lights went out?

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9. When were Mary and Beth playing cards?

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10. Who was taking a shower when the lights went out?
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11. What was Rachel doing when the lights went out?
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12. Who was watching T.V. when the lights went out?
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The earthquake
Activity I: Do you remember the earthquake of 2017 in Mexico? Write about
what your family and you were doing when the earthquake started. 50-80
words.
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Before and after the pandemic…
Activity I: Complete the following paragraph; use the correct form of the verbs
in parenthesis (simple past, present continuous or past continuous).
… before the pandemic started, I ______________ (learn) English at school. I ______________ (take)
private piano lessons. And I ______________ (work) during the day and ______________ (study) at
night. I ______________ (live) with friends and we ______________ (have) lots of fun. Once the
pandemic started, I ______________ (stop) going to school. I ______________ (cancel) my private
piano lessons. I was fired because the company where I ______________ (work) at ______________
(have) to close. So I ______________ (move) back to my parents’ house where I ______________ (-
have) to pay rent. I ______________ (enjoy) the time that I spend with my parents. I guess I
______________ (miss) them more than I ______________ (think).
Now you tell me what you ______________ (do) before the pandemic ______________ (start) and what
you ______________ (do) nowadays.
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Activity I: Write the verb “to be” in the correct form.

1. She _______ really happy after she won the Oscar.

2. My brother ___________ a college student last year.

3. Sally ____________ at a party yesterday.

4. The song we listened to last week _________ amazing.

5. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my date.

6. My grandfather _________ born in 1925.

7. I _________ a taxi driver last year, but now I am a clerk.

8. My classmates ____________ in class. They were outside.

9. My favorite program __________ on TV at seven o´clock last night.

10.- The food ____________ as delicious as I imagined. I hated it.

Activity III: rearrange the following words to form sentences.

1. I / at / my / party / with / friends / was / a / yesterday

2. We / last / on / were / holidays / month

3. an / was / amazing / movie / it

4. I / not / home / was / I / at / mall / because / was / the / yesterday / at

5. at / not / hotel / food / was / the / good / the

1. David ___________ (-) a fireman, he ____________ (+) police officer.

2. They ____________ (+) at school yesterday.

3. She _____________ (-) in the library last week.

4. We ________________ (-) tired, we _____________ (-) boring.

5.- You ______________ (+) really busy last year.

6. They ______________ (-) at school, they ___________ (+) in the cinema.

7. The movie ____________ (+) funny.

8. She _____________ (-) angry, she ______________ (+) hungry.

9. The song ______________ (-) romantic.

10. The TV show ______________ (-) good.

_____ 42 years old.

Michael Jackson was the “King of pop”.

Activity I: Write a description of a male and a female family member or friend

Activity II: Correct the mistakes.

1. Louis were a mechanic because he loved to work with cars.

2. Hillary interviewed suspected criminals. She wasn´t a police officer.

3. Lucy weren´t a pilot in a famous airport.

4. Rachel were a doctor in a big hospital. Now she is retired.

5. Leonardo and Elena was nurses.

6. Ellen wasn´t a cleaner.

1. They are engineers from a famous industry.

2. My mother is not a preschool teacher.

3. Jane and Dave are good friends.

4. The workers are on strike.

5. The nurses are kind and gentle.

6. The fire workers are not in the fire station.

7. The police officer is a good man.

8. This mechanic is the best in the neighborhood.

9. The bus driver is worried because the bus doesn’t work.

10. The teacher is not a punctual person.

Activity I: Change the sentences into negative sentences.

1.- My mother is very faithful.

4. The neighbor is good tempered.

5. The students are happy with the new teacher.

6. Hall is pessimistic about the situation.

7. Marianne is grateful for everything.

8. Peter is respectful with his classmates and teachers.

9. My cousins are kind and caring.

10. My siblings are very enthusiastic.

Activity III: Match the images with the correct description.

He was strong tempered. He was an

She was a beautiful lady. She was

She was an evil woman. She was

He was an intelligent guy. He was

1. David _ (-) a fireman, he __ (+) police officer.

4. We ____ (-) tired, we _ (-) boring.

6. They ____ (-) at school, they _ (+) in the cinema.

8. She _ (-) angry, she __ (+) hungry.

______ _ ________

_____ _ ________