8A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs

ф Complete the conversation with the past tense of the verb in the brackets.
Be careful with 0 , 0 , and [S.

A new life
Inspector Granger OK, Mr Thomas. Please just relax
and tell me the problem.
Mr Thomas It’s my wife. She 'went (go) out
yesterday evening. And she
2 (not come) back.
Inspector Granger When3_________________
(you / see) your wife for the last time?
Mr Thomas Yesterday evening, at about nine thirty.
Inspector Granger Tell me what happened
yesterday.4_________________ (you / do)
anything unusual?
Mr Thomas No, i t 5_________________ (be) just a
normal day. We6_________________
лиг

(wake up) at seven. 17___________ (have) breakfast. Then 18______________ (drive) to work. My
w ife 9__________________ (not have) breakfast. In the morning I think she10_______ _ (go)
shopping. She 11___________ (come) home at lunchtime. I don’t know what she 12___________
(do) in the afternoon. She probably 13_ ________ _ (make) the dinner.
Inspector Granger When 14_________________ (you / come) home?
1Г IT (Г 1Г If JT JT f

Mr Thomas 115___ (arrive) home at about seven thirty. 116_____________________ (sit) down and
_

17____________(read) the newspaper, and 18___ ________(check) my emails. We 19__________

(have) dinner at about eight. After dinner, 120_ _ ________ (watch) TV. 121___________________
(go to sleep) in my chair.
Inspector Granger 22_________________
(you / speak) to your wife at all? What
23__________________ (she / say) to you?
Mr Thomas We24________________ (not talk) during
dinner. After dinner she 25___________
(say), ‘This isn’t a life. I need to go out.’ She
26___________ (call) a taxi.
127_____________(hear) the taxi about
fifteen minutes later. She28___________
(take) her bag and her coat and
29___________ (close) the door. She
3 0__________________ (not say) goodbye.
Inspector Granger I see, Sir. I think I know why
sh e 31____________ (leave).
JT il IT JT

Q Read the story again. Then cover it. Can you remember five things that Mr and Mrs Thomas
did yesterday?

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8В GRAMMAR there is / there are, some / any + plural
nouns

Q Write the questions and short answers.

1 shower I bathroom? Is there a shower in the bathroom? Yes, there is.
2 pictures I hall? A re there any pictures in the hall? No. there aren’t.
3 double bed / bedroom?
4 D V D player / living room?
5 plant I study?
6 dishwasher / kitchen?
7 cupboards / bathroom?
8 chairs / bedroom?

Q Write 0 or H sentences.
1 table I kitchen T h ere’s a table in the kitchen.
2 plants I living room
3 mirror I hall
4 books I living room
5 computer / study
6 clock I kitchen
7 fireplace / living room
8 shelves / study

Q Test your memory. Look at the picture again for 30 seconds. Then A (picture face up) ask В
(picture face down) five questions about the house. Then change roles.
Is there a ____ in t h e ____ ? Are there any ____ in t h e ____

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8С GRAMMAR there was / there were
ф Complete the sentences with there was / there wasn’t, there were / there weren’t, or Was there /
Were there...?

1
A 'Was there a supermarket in your town when you were a child?
В No,2__________________ 3__________________ a baker’s and a
small shop.
A 4_________________ any Italian restaurants? I love pizza!
В No,5_________________ , b u t6_________________ a cafe.
A nd 7_________________ two pubs!

2
A We stayed in a great hotel in Spain.8_______________
a huge TV in our room!
В Wow!9_________________ a swimming pool?
A Yes,10__________________two, and 11____ ________
a fantastic gym.
В 12_________________ a good restaurant in the hotel?
A Yes, the food was delicious!

3
A 13_________________ a very old castle in the town I lived in as
a child. People said 14_________________ secret rooms in it.
В Really? 15_________________ ghosts in the castle too?
A Yes,16__________________ My aunt saw one once. She said that
suddenly 17_________________ a strange light and then she
saw a face looking in through the window - but she was on the
second floor!

4
A Did you get anything nice in the sale?
В Yes, I d id.18_____________ :___ some lovely sweaters. I got two.
A Great!19_________________ any jeans?
В Yes,20_________________ , b u t21_________________ any in my
size.

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ф Work with a partner. Say three things that there were in the street or area where you live, but
which are not there now.

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8В VOCABULARY Race round the house
Find the objects from the clues. The winner is the first person to have all the household objects.
Cirdg)a or an.

1 It’s usually in a living room. It’s for one person

to sit on. It’s very comfortable. a /(an) armchair

2 it’s on a table or wall. You turn it on when it’s dark. a / an

3 You put these on the walls to decorate the rooms.

4 You can see yourself in it. a / an

5 A room where you sleep. a / an

6 This is on the floor. It decorates the room. a / an

7 It’s in the kitchen. You cook on it. It can be gas

or electric. a / an

8 In summer you turn it on when it’s hot.

9 You use these to go from the ground floor

to the first floor in a house.

10 In the kitchen you put the glasses and plates

in this. a / an

11 You put milk, eggs, and vegetables in it.

It keeps food cool and fresh. a / an ..........

12 It’s a room where you wash. a / an _ _ .

13 A room has four walls, a floor, and ... a / an

14 You clean your dirty clothes in this. a / an

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