= Past tenses 1 Recognizing tenses Read the text. Use the past verb forms in italics to complete the chart. {Past Simple (x7) ] felt | Past Continuous (x3) Past Simple passive (x4) Past Perfect (x3) | Past Perfect Continuous (x1) | 18 Unit3 + Good times, bad times Past Simple and Continuous — active and passive Past Perfect » Vocabulary ~ birth, marriage, death Prepositions of time - in /at /on Pronunciation — phonetic symbols: consonants Cee Billionaire rips a hole in his Picasso worth $139 mii Steve Wynn, the billionaire art collector, felt extremely embarrassed after he had damaged one of his own paintings by putting a hole in the canvas Wynn, the 107th-richest man in America, runs hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. He owns a Matisse, a Renoir, a Van Gogh, a Gauguin, and several Warhols He bought a Picasso, Le Réve (The Dream) in 1997. It was painted in 1932, and it depicts Picasso’s mistress as she is sitting daydreaming, ‘Wynn paid $48m for it. Despite being one of his favourite pictures, Wynn had decided to sell it. He had been negotiating with an investor, Steven Cohen, and. they had agreed a price of $139m. ‘The weekend before the sale, some friends of his were visting from New York, staying in one of his hotels. They wanted to see the picture, which was hanging in his office, before it was sold. Wynn was standing in front of the picture and explaining its history when he accidentally put his elbow through the canvas. The picture was repaired by an art restorer in New York. Itis now impossible to see where it was damaged. Not surprisingly, Cohen no longer wanted to buy it, so Wynn put it in a vault for safe keeping.2 Producing tenses Past Simple and Continuous Use information from the text to complete the . sentences, with the correct form of the verb in bold. 5. What was he doing? What did he do? Use each form once. Read the newspaper stories and answer the questions. i PAST SIMPLE or PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE? - paint ST SIMPLE oF PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE a ae 1. Picasso painted a picture of his mistress daydreaming. Jack Easton, 38, was driving home from 2 Le Riv 1932, ‘work at around 6.30 in the evening z thin prea he gawtatycllewr VWiivaniayer by oe 3 Ken Sharpe, crash intoa tree, Without visit FASTSIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS? : thinking of his own safety, he pulled the 3. His New York friends for the weekend. young man out of the van and took him (eee im in Las Voges Straight to hospital. The doctors say Ken : will make a complete recovery. See PASTSIMPLE or PAST PERFECT? 1 What was Jack Easton doing when he saw the 5 When his friends the Picasso, accident? they were amazed. 6 When his friends the Pi » they left the office. a 2. What did he do when he saw the accident? put PASTSIMPLE orPAST SIMPLE Passive? 7 He his elbow through the canvas. Dog attacked in park by swans 8 Le Réve into a vault to keep it safe. Hilary Benting, 54, was taking her dog, Toby, fr a walkin St James’ Pak last : Thursday afternoon. She was throwing 3 Questions ‘sticks into the pond for Toby to retrieve. Write the questions. He was swimming in the pond when he was lic Ce attacked by two swans. He received cuts and 1 When dhe buy the Picasso. 2 bruises, Mrs Benting called park officials to. In 1997. help, but there was litle they could do, Ao 2 In 1932. 3. What was Mrs Benting doing when her dog was 3 2 attacked? What was Toby doing? ‘$48 million. ‘ hanging? 4. What did she do when her dog was attacked? In Wynn’ office. By an art restorer in New York. Shock for bank customers 4 Negatives 1 Customers inthe Whiteall Savings Bank receives Make these sentences negative ee ee ee : Gueve chang to each other At 1.15 twa masked _ = 1 Le Réve was painted by Van Gogh. robbers burst into the bank carrying shotguns. é In wasn't painted by Van Gogh, Sixty-year-old Martin Webb suffered Se : a heart atacand was taken to hospital 2. Wynnis friends were staying in his house ee aca oe 3. They had seen the Picasso before. 5. What was happening inthe bank when the robbers burst in? 4 Steven Cohen bought the Picasso. a 6 What happened to Martin Webb when the robbers aS burst in? Wynn sold it to someone else. Unit3 + Good times, bad times 19Past Perfect 6 What had happened? Tense review 8 ate, was eating, ot had eaten? Complete the sentences. Use the prompts in brackets, and the Past Perfect. 1 Twas broke because I “d spent all my money on clothes, (spend/money/ clothes) 2. Jane was furious because she (oversleep / miss the bus) 3. Mary was very disappointed with her son. He (not study enough /fail exams) 4 Before his accident, Peter (be/best player/ team) 5 Iwas nervous as I waited in the departure lounge. 1 Put the verb in bold in the Past Simple, Past Continuous, oo Past Perfect. eat 1 Tcouldn't understand what she was saying because she was eating an apple. 2. The meal was terrible, but John ‘He must have been hungry. 3. There was nothing in the fridge. The kids everything. itall up. talk 4 The lesson was so boring, The teacher just __ fora whole hour, 5 knew about Annie’ problem because I to her mother the day before. (never /fly/before) 6 Who_____you to on the phone 6 Jack wanted a new challenge in his work, just now? drive (do/same job /ten years) (CONTINUOUS) 7 ‘How did you get here?” ‘I 7 Past Simple or Past Perfect? 8 Iwas tired, and needed to go to bed. 1 Girethe correct tenses in the story 300 miles that day. 91 to work when I had an accident and hit a tree. A Busy Day Iewas ten o'clock in the evening, Peter (1) Gat) had sat . down on his sofa and thought about the day. What a Past passive busy day it (2) was/ had been! This was his first night in his ‘own flat. He (3) lived/had lived his entire life in the farnily, home, and now for the first time, he (4) was/had been on 9 Past Simple passive Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple passive. his own, 1 Romeo and Juliet was written (write) in 1595 or 1596. He sat surrounded by boxes that he (5) didn’t manage/ 21 (base) on a traditional Italian tale +hadn’t managed to unpack during the day. It (6) took had 3 It isn't known when it fast taken months to get all his things together. His mother (Geter). os @ ela see ‘generous, buying him things like 4 The play (publish) in 1597, He (8) went/ had gone into the kitchen and (9) made/ 5 Level cf takecees plays (perform) had made a sandwich. He suddenly (10) felt/ had felt very eee oe tired and yawned. No wonder he (11) was/ had been tired! 6 ‘The original theatre (build) in 1599. He (12) was/ had been up since six o'clock in 7 The theatre (destroy) by fire in 1613. the morning. He (13) decided) had decided toy 8 The 1996 film version, starring Leonardo di Caprio, eat his sandwich and go to bed. But he didn’t quite make it. He sat down on his sofa, and before he knew it, 2 Dellm he (14) wecx{ had been Fase asleep 10 The musical and film West Side Story (inspire) by Shakespeare's play. (aim) at a younger audience. (shoot) in Mexico City. 20 Unit3 + Good times, bad times yLove on the tube 10 Questions and negatives Read the first newspaper article. Complete the questions. 1 When was she visiting London? Last year. 2 Who 2 ‘A young commuter. 3 What_____— doing? Listening to his MP3 player. 4 Why ——? Because she was too shy. 5 Which line 2 “The Piccadilly Line. 6 Where 2 At Green Park. Read the second article. ‘Complete the negative sentences. 7 She/ not see/the man since November. ‘She hadn't seen the man since November. 8 She/not receive /any replies on the Internet. 9. Mr Laurence/not sit/on the tube, 10 He/not buy/a copy of the newspaper. 11 He/not know/ why people were looking at him. 12, Mr Laurence not go out/ with anyone. Read the third article. ‘Complete the text using the verbs from the box. got went met had enjoyed did waslooking had invited Tourist finds her Couple delighted with Internet date ‘THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 Girl looks for love on the tube Jana Ohison was visiting London last (1) RM when she saw (2) NM on the ‘Underground. He was (3) NM She didn't talk to him because (4) NM. However, she did take his photograph on her mobile phone. She went back to Sweden, but couldn't forget the handsome man she'd ‘met on the tube, so she put his photo and a message on the Internet, ‘The mystery man was travelling on the (G)MMMMLine, and got off at (6) EM at about §.30 pn, '= Ifyou know the man, or are him, call City News on 020 2163 8061, ‘The mystery man FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 mystery man ‘ity News has ended the love search of ‘a Swedish tourist. Jana Ohlson had been looking for a young man she'd seen last "November on the London Underground. Jana put his photo on the Internet, but no one replied. His picture appeared in yesterday's paper, and he was identified as Sam Laurence, a financial adviser from nouth-west London. His work colleagues contacted City News. ‘Mr Laurence said, ‘4 already seen the photo on my way to work. Iwas standing ‘on the tube reading the paper over someone's shoulder. I couldn't understand ‘why people were giving me funny looks.” ‘Miss Ohlson was very pleased to learn that Mr Laurence didn't have a girfiend, Jana Oblson in Sweden yesterday ‘The couple who (13) after an international search on the Internet have had their first date. Sam Laurence, 28, and Jana Ohison, 25, from Uppsala, (14) a sightseeing tour of London, and then (15) ____a meal in Covent Garden. He said, 1 (16) very well. We had great fun and we really (17) ______ ourselves. We (18) ___on really well” ‘Miss Ohison said that she (19) sam to go to Sweden, ‘and that she (20) forward to showing him her hometown,Vocabulary 2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box, 1 Birth, marriage, and death getmarried mary married —_got married ponent be wedding marriage @: The verb marys used without a preposition, TA Anya : ‘My sister married 2 plumber, B No, I'm single. But Iu like to some day, 2 Get marred refers tothe change of state 2 Darling, [love you. Will ou a between being single and being marie : vheethe ne pabsitiey 3. How many times has she Fes 4 Were engaged, nd wee going to next 1s your brother married? - A 5. Mywife and [have __for twenty-five years 4 Get maried and be married can both be used Aes : = ih creme jehad a lovely in a small country churc “She got married to Gary last weekend. 7. Did you hear? James and Henrietta _last week. ‘My sisteris martied to a really nice guy. 8 Their was always stormy, and it ended in 5. Divorce’ used ina similar way to mary divorce. Helen wants to divorce Keith Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Jane and Harty got divorced lst year. iescchtstehideieiniainaaaain ‘My brother is divorced. dying dead died death die_| 1 Shakespeare in 1616. 1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. 2 Julius Caesar was stabbed to by his best friend, Brutus [eh ithiy tom 3 A Tso Bertie Hanson sla? 1 Where were you _ : B I'm sure hes Didn't he afew 7 years ago? 2. When is your 2 4 Me tahon t hock H jer father same as a great shock, 3. She gave __ toa beautiful healthy erie boy. 5 Geen ee 5 She screamed when she saw the body lying on 5 Congratal nthe (ase-alations on the ————_of ite 6 Our poor old cat is We've had her for fifteen a Are hs years, She just sleeps all day long at are you jour ee ims 7. Every winter thousands of birds in the cold weather. 8 Those flowers have . Throw them away. 22_Unit3 * Good times, bad timesPrepositions 2 in/at / on for time ‘Complete the sentences with in, at, on, or ~ (no preposition). 1 A What did you do__ the weekend? B ___ Friday evening we went to a party. We slept late Saturday morning, and then __ the afternoon we went shopping, __ seven o'clock some friends came round for ‘a meal, We didn't do much __ Sunday ~__ the evening ‘we just watched TV. What about you? 2 I'll phone you___ next week __ Thursday. It'll probably be _— the afternoon, __ about 3.00pm. OK? 3. Idor't see my parents much. __ Cl the summer holidays. mas, usually, and __ 4 ___November 9th, 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened. For the first time __ the late twentieth century Germans could go from West to East Berlin without travel restrictions. 5 A Youlook tired. What were you doing __ last night? B was trying to finish my History essay. 'm having to work alot __ night ___ the moment. It has to be handed in __ this Friday, and T've got loads to write still. A Oh well, Pll see you __ lunchtime ~ if you're still awake. 6 The weather in England is unreliable, __ summer it can be very hot, but it often rains ____ April and June. The summer ‘was awful __last year. The best English weather is usually — spring and autumn. We use at for times and certain expressions. at 800 at midnight at lunchtime atthe weekend at Christmas at the moment We use on for days and dates. con Friday on Friday morning ‘on 12th September ‘on Saturday evening ‘We use infor longer periods such as months, seasons, and years. in April jin 2002 ‘in summer in the nineteenth century We also use in for parts ofthe day. in the morning in the afternoon in the evening (but at night) ‘There is no preposition before last, next, this, ‘tomorrow. Did you go out last night? Were going away this weekend. Mlsee you next week, CCan you call me tomorrow morning? Unit3 + Good times, bad times BPronunciation Listening 3 Phonetic symbols — consonants 14 Memories 1 Many phonetic symbols for consonants are easy. 1 Listen to three friends, Carol, Anne, and Richard, talking about their earliest memories bl ae ech ca ‘What is each person's earliest memory? big! Jkeen/ Jean idut big ‘an un do a SEE Mi Isl i ——— - Richard Avi (sat! jes! live sit yes Listen and repeat. 2. These symbols are less obvious, a mm | | Jemk) | iavz! Iod) | ftelivigas | ‘think those should | television’ | ‘gh Ids! fy wwotf) | idzasu | Poem watch just Listen and repeat. 3. Write the words in the correct box according to the 2. Answer the questions underlined, 1 Why did Carol love sitting on her father’s shoulders? 2. Why didn't her father want to carry her on the day she remembers? 3. Whyis this memory so important in her life? thought tongue this. «age machine bath mature church share. measure clothes bank gadget pleasure mother 4 How does Anne know that she didnt invent her fetch thanks German wash hang memory? revision 5 How long was it before her family used the = ‘Christmas tree the second time? 0 Ag it | 6 What does Carol think Anne's memory shows? 3 Listen again and complete the extracts from the conversation. 1 My mum says my dad me a lot on his shoulders at that age, and I absolutely it because he a really big, tall man. 18/ en ee) 2. That’ of this one day when |__with my mum and dad, and older sister. We [| ———_| ——— I} through some fields near where we : fy and my dad pick me up. 3. Well I know this isn't something Listen, check, and repeat. because when I my mum, she D> Phonetic symbols p102 like that. 24 Unit3 + Good times, bad times