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Past Events LESSON 1 Brielle elle ae eae 1@ vocasuany + deserbing tines before today Rex ond inten. Then ttn ogi ad pent sar | | yesterday. 3 2) usteninc comPREHENSION Listen ‘and circle the year you hear. 11913/1930 3: 1967/1976 2 2016/2060 4 2001/2021 3 PAIR WORK Choose five of the following years. ‘year to your partner. Your partner circles the year, — (2008 |(7644)( 1910 (4809 (1998) eee (1615 apne (1922) AO 4 GRAMMAR © The past tense of be Contractions | a wasnot > wasn't te {pan Leelee were not > weren't Itwas cloudy yesterday. There was a concert last night ‘There were two movies last weekend. ‘Was he at work yesterday? ‘Were they students in the eighties? ‘Where was the party last night? ‘Where were they last weekend? ‘When was she in Italy? ‘When were you at the bookstore? BUT: When who is the subject: Who was at the party? (Adam was.) UNIT 11 5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE With a partner, take turns asking and answering the questions about the calendar. Today is April 20, APRIL What day was yesterday? ( 6 6 Yesterday was April 19th. 99) {fem [Won] Tees] Wed [thers Fel | What day was six days ago? What day was the day before yesterday? What were the dates of last Saturday and Sunday? 6 What day was two months ago? 21 | 22 | 23 24| 25 | 26 | 27 ® LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to the conversations about 28 | 39 | 30 J events. Then listen again and circle the correct day or month. 1 2 3. What day was one month ago? 4 5 1 If today is Sunday, then the party was on (Saturday / Friday / Thursday). 2 If this is January, then their birthdays were in (February | December / January). 3 I today is Friday, then the game was on (Monday / Thursday / Wedbesday). ‘A: Where were you last night? B: What time? ‘A: At about 8:00. B: Iwas at home. Why? ‘A: Because there was a great party at Celia’s house, B: There was? Too bad I wasn't there! 2@) RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and repeat. Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner. 3. PAIR WORK Make a list of places for an event in your town. Or use the pictures of events. Then change the model. Then change roles. As Where were YOU w...1.0.? B: What time? As Atabout ...... B: Iwas at... . Why? ‘A; Because there was at B: There was? Too bad | wasn’t there! Le 4 CHANGE PARTNERS Talk about other events and places. LESSON 2 escribe past act . rt 1 GRAMMAR © The simple past tense Folch baiciyade ‘Add ~ed to the base form. 1 I If the base form ends in~e, You You add J. He He i call > called like > liked Sie tiked the movie She | sidn't like the concert. Busway op We shop > shopped They They _ you you he Yes, | ne | aia. Did She { Maton TV ast might? — No") She f didn't we we they Hi, Lucille: Yesterday was very busy. In the morning, my teeth, and the whole house—all before 8:30. Then | ‘until noon. After lunch, sprgree ¥0 the weather report. The weather one pecsen WAR $0 Focvseapececeees all MY grandchildren here. We together for a while. Then little Marie ek” while her older brother Jason ... ..- in the garden. The other children ... their 16 caercie Ti dieek e-mail while Hou j.00-0.0 Marie and Jason. At the end of the day, my daughters, Lisa and Eve, came home, and they .... .- dinner for all of us. The kids -.... +++ Pasta, of course. Eve TF cook 4 wei - @ big pot of water for the noodles. Lisa the tomatoes for the salad. The .:+: after dinner, and then we ... to Marie and Jason sing. Brian 3 GRAMMAR © The simple past tense: information questions What did you do last weekend? 3 eat Date read > read Where did you go? come > came get > got = say. > said When did he get home ast night? cut Sat go. went see > saw How many cups of coffee did she drink? go 3d hae Sohad uke took How often did you take a nap? eink a Te Sah eid ought Who id they see yesterday? dtive 3 drove put > put — write > wrote BUT: The word order changes when Who Is the subject: ‘Who went to the mall this morning? (We did.) 30 unit © PRONUNCIATION © The simple past tense ending Listen. Then listen again and repeat. fc listened 4 fal 2 3 Ad/ * listen/d/ liked = like/t/ wanted = want/id/ exercised = exercise/d/ washed = wash/t/ needed = need/id/} 5 “@) GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete the conversations. Use verbs in the simple past tense. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 A: Where ... ssseseeee ON Saturday? ss out the garbage this morning? to the movies. .. ; Actually, Laura .. veeris ee a good family movie. As And echeazee the laundry? aaa out to eat afterwards? Br Vm not sure. But think -nny-psi nyc the Br ¥6S, We ence sitievyee~ Indonesian laundry this morning, too.” {00d ev wyey nen alt of pepper. A That’ great But 00s any household A: But . ; ae oe 5 a nid rte By Me? Last Week onsen - all the chores: esuguyptasees hOppIN, aN sy..pyseegee8 HOME B: He doesn’t usually like peppery food, but aerrigs* Shopping Wet eane wigrannspe ate, Atal early, and weeny peirnseee dinner every night really likes Indonesian food. “Well, got up at ee it after |B: Not really just made dinner and watched a movie. 2 purr avo wronsrion Listen again ‘and repeat. Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner. PAIR WORK Personalize the conversation, Describe your past activities. Then change roles. A: So what did you do .... Br Well, H......., and then I. tdeakisteaien ‘A; What about ........? Did you do anything Wha [took out the garbagel? special? When did you [goto the movies)? |_ Don't stop! Askmore questions. | 4 CHANGE PARTNERS Ask about other Ideas + househo past activities. a hones * leisure activities © entertainment events a1 LESSON 3 Talk about outdoor activities Mare outdoor actives p. 133 1@) vocaBuraRy + outdoor activities Read and listen. Then listen again ‘and repeat, 1 goto the beach 2 gorunning 3 gobike riding 4 go fora walk 5 go swimming 6 goforadrive 2 PAIR WORK Ask and answer questions with When and How often and the Vocabulary. + £ 6How often do you ‘90 to the beach? 93 @® LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to the conversations. Then check the correct picture to complete each statement. 2 She's going — 3 They're going 4 He went 92 UNIT11 Y) CONVERSATION MODEL Read and listen. ‘A: Did you have a good weekend? B: Let me think. . .. Oh, yeah. We had a great weekend, ‘A: What did you do? B: Well, on Saturday we went bike riding and to.a movie. Then on Sunday, we went for a drive. What about you? ‘A: Well, the weather was great, so we went for a walk on Saturday. And on Sunday we went to the beach. 2G) muevrume ano inTONATION Listen again ‘and repeat. Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner. 3. NOTEPADDING On the notepad, write what you did on the weekend. On Saturday On Sunday 4. PAIR WORK Personalize the conversation Use your own information. Did you have a good weekend? : Let me think. ‘A: What did you do? Well, .oseese « THEM so.seeee « What about you? A: Well, the weather was .....::, 50 we on Saturday. And on Sunday we 5 CHANGE PARTNERS Talk about more activities. Dla veliie.\\) Talk about outdoor activities Don't stop! ‘Ask your partner more questions in the simple past tense. Ask about other cmes inthe past ® Babar torecele Wil Language” Past-time expressions Adjectives: last week good yesterday nice the day before yesterday | great last month boa last [Wednesday] aeful a [week] ago terrible ea elal Sia as ices pupitadise yn Lt 0s Crs Rafaela Thar’sapictureof my husband and me. WellveinMérida.onthe Yucatin Peninsula. Last weekend we drove tothe small part city of Sisal. The drive wasnt very longi took ‘onlyabout one hour. n Sis, we went tothe beautiful beach. Weate fish ata wonder outdoor restaurant. The weather was beautiful—warm and sunny. We went to bed = early and got up early. We had a REALLY great time. Last weekend was my favorite weekend ever! Mexico Jeremy Last weckend was andl went to New York because my mom and dad lve there. | wanted to go to a concert and eat at a couple of good restaurants, But the weather ‘was really bad—it rained, and it was so windy! There were no taxis, so we stayed in i ‘my parents’ apartment and cooked and ate. The food was good, but it wasn't what - ‘we wanted. We watched old movies on TV, We didn’ go to a concert. Next time, my parents are coming to Jamaica. ts aays sunny here! Jamaica Clifford 2 READING COMPREHENSION Write one yes/no question and one information question about Rafaela, jeremy, and Clifford. Then answer a partner's questions. ‘Well | actually had a good time, My fiends came to visit me on Fry, and we went f ‘out to eat ata terifc restaurant. On Saturday, | went for a walk alone inthe park and that evening. | went dancing ata really nice nightclub with my giiend. (We took the picture atthe nightclub) We stayed out really inte—so late that we ate breakfast when we left the nightclub. Sunday? On Sunday, slepx all day. Comment | Canada (On your ActveBiook Self-Study el PO =<. Yes /1n0 questions Information questions Rafael Jeremy Ciford 3 SPEAKING PRACTICE Ask your partner questions about an activity in the past. Then tell your classmates about the activity. Use past-time expressions Unir 14 Meas Where were you for Where did yougo)last 7 Whar did you do? Who were you with? When 7 Whar _? pictures, The team with the most actions wins. For example STORY Tella story about one of the people. Use pas-time expressions, For example: PAIR WORK With » partner, play the role of Don oF Karen. Discuss your activities fram the day belore and the weekend belore. Start like this ‘Tell someone about a past event | es

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