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R-3-2021 Activity # 7
English III

Topic: Speculating about past events

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Introduction to the Unit

Welcome to this new unit!

This time, you will work with vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension and writing
related to speculating about past events. In this sense, the focus will be on school life.
You will have an opportunity to assess your knowledge before and after you complete
this unit. Before starting with the Exercises.

Complete the following table with an emoji based on your current knowledge.

STATEMENT YES! SO-SO… NO

I can write a sentence using at least 4 vocabulary expressions. 

related to school life: pass/fail a test, be late,
skip classes, be stuck in traffic, etc.
I can write at least 3 sentences to speculate about
past events using “maybe + Past Simple” and/or “
must/might + have + verb in Participle”. 
I can answer questions to demonstrate specific understanding. 
of a written text about a high school instant messages group.
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List past Regular verb

Spelling of Regular verbs

We form the past simple of most regular verbs by adding -ed to the main verb. For verbs ending in -e,
we add –d. For verbs ending in a consonant + y, we drop the –y and add –ied. For verbs ending in a
stressed vowel between two consonants, we double the last consonant and add -ed.
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List irregular verb

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Exercise #1
What do you think happened in these situations? Write 1-2 ideas under each picture.

 The girl received surprising news.

 The girl saw an scandalous photo.

 The boy lost his toy.

 The boy said goodbye to his parents.
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Exercise #2
Read the following story. Underline the phrases where Magda and Tom are guessing
what happened to Allan. Then, re-write some of the phrases below, in the
corresponding box. Choose the past word and write a list with the verb.

Last night, a group of friends went to a bar. They were all

high school friends 5 years ago. During this reunion, Magda
and Tom saw that their friend Allan was acting strange.
They did not have a chance to talk to him. He was the first
person that left the party, and he didn’t say goodbye.
The next day, Magda and Tom had lunch together and
talked about the reunion, including Allan.

I think he He might
So, what do was sad…. We Could have
he have felt.
you think Maybe he fought
happened had a Uncomfortable
with his
to Allan? problem at with so many
family or
work. with people!
friends

Wait I And AND HE

remember yesterday HE MUST MUST HAD
ed Allan he we had a HAVE DRANK AN
is allergic Pineapple THAT! ALLERGIC
to drink. REATION!
Pineapple.

IDEAS THEY ARE NOT SURE ABOUT IDEAS THEY ARE MORE SURE ABOUT

Maybe he had a problem at work. Wait I remembered Allan he is allergic to Pineapple.

He might he have fought with his family or with AND HE MUST HAD AN ALLERGIC REATION!
friends
We Could have felt.
Uncomfortable with so many people!
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Keep in mind!

Sometimes we don’t know what happened in reality, so we guess, speculate or imagine.

the real information. In this case, we can’t use direct words.
Example: Allan had an allergic reaction. [INCORRECT: Magda and Tom didn’t see it]
Example: Maybe Allan had an allergic reaction. [idea in Past Simple + extra word, like “maybe”]
Example: Allan might have had an allergic reaction. [might/could/must + have + verb in Past
Participle]
We use ‘might’ and ‘could’ when we are not sure. We use ‘must’ when we are more sure.
For example, in the story, Magda and Tom remembered Allan was allergic to pineapples.
Example: Allan must have had an allergic reaction!

Exercise #3
Order the words to create sentences for speculation with Past Simple. The first and
last words are in the correct position. These sentences are directly connected to the
three images in Exercise #1.

1. Maybe … crazy / saw / a / on / she / video /the … Internet.

Maybe she saw a crazy video on the Internet.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________
2. I think … family / organized / a / the / big … party.
I think the family organized the big party.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
3. Maybe … his / fought / he / with … brother.
Maybe he fought with his brother.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
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Read the following text and complete the exercises below.

INSTANT GROUP MESSAGES

Friends FOREVER this conversation started at 1:30 pm

Hello everybody! I hope you are OK. Congratulations class – we took our final
History exam for this year! I’m so happy!!!

Amanda wrote: YEEEEEEES! Finally, we’re almost on

vacation!

Almost! … I don’t know if you noticed, but when we were taking the final
exam this morning, Angel was not in the classroom. Do you know what
happened?

Amanda wrote: Oh Mari, I noticed. Angel didn’t take the test. I don’t know
what happened. Maybe he over slept again! He loves to sleep
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Roberto wrote: Hello Mari and everybody! Angel might have been stuck in
traffic. I called him last night and he said he was studying for the test.

Sol wrote: Then he must have stayed up late and maybe he was sick!

Wilmer wrote: Hello group! Oh no Angel… He could have

skipped classes, because I saw him on the bus in the morning!

Sol wrote: Angel? Skip classes? Definitely not!

Angel wrote: HELLO! Guys, I was late today! I bought some food for
breakfast, and I was late. The teacher put me in a different classroom,
so, I didn’t interrupt the group. THANKS, Mari, for thinking about me!

Read the text and answer the following questions.

1. What is the relationship among the people in this group?

a) They are cousins b) They go to school together c) They are in the drama club

2. What is the name of the person the group is talking about?

a) Amanda b) Roberto c) Ángel

3. When did this conversation start?

a) In the morning b) In the afternoon c) At night

Exercise
Think about your experiences in school. Complete each box with 1 experience
connected to school that made you feel each one of these emotions:

I had bad grades in Algebra

SAD
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I had very good friends at school.

FUNNY
I always forgot the algebraic signs

CONFUSED

My happiest memories are from school.

HAPPY
I didn't really like chemistry classes

BORED
I had problems with the physics professor

ANGRY
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