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How much / How many + quantifiers

1 ★ Choose the correct words.
1 There are a few / many strawberries. 4 I can see a lot of / many lions.
2 There aren’t many / much elephants. 5 There isn’t a few / much water.
3 How any / much rice is there? 6 How any / many monkeys are there?

2 ★★ Look at the pictures and write questions and answers with the words.

any / butterflies  ​any / fruit  ​few / lions  ​little / pasta  ​lot / eggs  ​much / water

1 How many eggs are there? 4

There are a lot of eggs.

2 5

3 6

3 ★ ★ ★ Rewrite the sentences with a few, a little, Your turn

not many, not much, and a lot of.
1 There isn’t much water.
4 Write sentences about the people and things
below. Use much, many, a lot of, a little, and a few.
There’s a little water.
students in the class
2 There aren’t many penguins.

money in your wallet

3 There are a few books.

water in your water bottle

4 There isn’t much butter.

desks in the classroom

5 There are 25 kangaroos!

food in your bag

6 There’s a little juice.

messages on your cell phone

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There was / There were

1 ★ Order the words to make sentences and questions.
1 the zoo / some / were / at / there / kangaroos There were some kangaroos at the zoo.
2 there / people on / weren’t / the beach / any
3 a book / on / was / there / the table / ?
4 snake in / there / a / was / the desert
5 there / any / wasn’t / the table / fruit on
6 the party / there / were / children / at / any / ?
7 houses on / some / the island / were / there

2 ★★ Look at the chart. Write sentences, 3 ★ ★ ★ Complete the conversation.

questions, and short answers with There was / Robbie: Hi Martina. How was your vacation?
There were.
Martina: Oh, hi Robbie. It was great, thanks.
on the mountain

Robbie: 1
Were there a lot of people in your
on the island

hotel?
in the desert
in the forest

on the tree
in the lake

at the zoo

Martina: No, 2 .3
only a few, so it was nice and quiet.
Robbie: 4
a beach near your

1 people ✓ hotel?
Martina: Yes, 5 .6
2 bears ✗
a lot of beaches near us. We were on an
3 apples ✓
island.
4 tiger ✓
Robbie: Great! 7 any wild
5 penguin ✗ animals on the island?
6 lion ✓ Martina: Well, 8 a few snakes.
7 plants ✗ That wasn’t very nice. But
9
a lot of butterflies,
1 Sentence: There were some people in the lake.
too. I love them – they’re so beautiful!
2 Question: Were there any bears in the forest?
Robbie: What about sharks? 10
No, there weren’t.
any sharks?
3 Question:
Martina: Oh yes, on our last day,
11
a shark in the ocean!
4 Sentence: I was really scared! But I was on the
5 Question: beach, so I was OK.

Your turn
6 Question:
4 Write four sentences about your last vacation.
7 Sentence: Use There was / There were.
On my last vacation, there were a lot of awesome
things to do.

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was / were: affirmative and negative

1 ★ Complete the affirmative 3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures. Write an affirmative and a negative
(✓) and negative (✗) sentences sentence for each one with the words.
with was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t.
bathroom / kitchen  ​ great / terrible  ​jazz CD / metal CD  ​
1 I wasn’t at my cousin’s on time / late  ​
scared / excited  ​sunny / cloudy
house. ✗
2 Grandpa a jazz 1 It wasn’t a jazz CD.

musician. ✓ It was a metal CD.

3 You at school
yesterday. ✗
4 We excited about our 2 She

vacation. ✓
5 The movie very
good. ✗
3 The boys
6 Jenny an R&B
singer. ✗
7 I very scared. ✓

2 ★★ Write affirmative and 4 I

negative sentences.
1 The classical music CD / be /
great
5 You
The classical music CD was
great.
2 You / be / on time for school

6 It

3 they / not be / nervous about

the test

Your turn
4 Aaliyah / be / an R&B singer
4 Write affirmative and negative sentences for you. Use the
information in the chart and was, wasn’t, were, and weren’t.

I late for school this morning

5 I / not be / at the party
my parents was hot and sunny yesterday
my homework at home last night
my best friend at a party last Saturday
6 we / be / in the music store
the weather easy yesterday evening

I wasn’t at home last night.

7 it / not be / a nice day

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was / were: questions 3 ★ ★ ★ Read Amy’s magazine review of the

band Trouble in their concert last night. Write
1 ★ Choose the correct words. questions and answers.
Brad: Hey, Josie! 1Was / Were you in a concert
with your band last night?
I was at a concert last night. The band’s name
was Trouble. I was excited about it, and I’m
Josie: Oh, hi Brad. Yes, I 2was / were.
happy to say that they were fantastic. The
Brad: 3Where / Why was the concert?
singer, Joe Brady, can sing really well. He’s
Josie: It was in the mall.
also a great guitarist. That was good because
Brad: Cool! So, 4was / were you the singer? their other guitarist, Nathan Jones, was at
Josie: 5No / Yes, I wasn’t. Jenny 6was / were the home with a bad leg! Joe is a good songwriter,
singer. too. The words in the songs were awesome.
Brad: So, 7was / were the fans excited? There was one problem, though. There were
Josie: No, they 8were / weren’t. They were bored. only a few fans there. I don’t know why,
Brad: 9Why / When were they bored? because Trouble is a really good band. I hope
Josie: They 10was / were bored because the they play again soon!
guitarist and the drummer 11was / were an
1 Amy / at the concert
hour late!
Brad: Oh no! 12What / Who were the guitarist and Was Amy at the concert? Yes, she was.
the drummer? 2 the concert / good
Josie: Ben was the guitarist and Luke 13was / were
the drummer. 3 the singer / a keyboard player
Brad: So … 14was / were the concert terrible?
Josie: Yes, it 15was / were, Brad. It 16was / were
4 where / Nathan Jones
awful! Sorry, but I’m late for class!
Brad: Oh, OK! See you later!
5 lyrics / good
2 ★★ Write questions for the answers with
was / were and the words.
6 how many / fans / there
it / cold / yesterday  ​when / her birthday  ​
where / the books  ​why / the girl / scared  ​
you / late for class this morning  ​ Your turn
your grandpa / a guitarist
4 You are a music journalist and you are preparing
1 Was your grandpa a guitarist? to write a review of a concert. Write five or
No, he wasn’t. He was a keyboard player. more questions to ask about the concert. Write
yes / no questions and questions with what,
2
when, why, where, and who.
They were on the table.
What was the band’s name?
3
The movie was horrible.
4
Yes, it was. It was cloudy, too.
5
No, I wasn’t. I was on time.
6
It was in May.

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Simple past regular verbs: 3 ★ ★ ★ Complete Jason’s e-mail to his parents

affirmative with the simple past form of the verbs.

camp  ​carry  ​ climb  ​jump  ​
1 ★ Complete the chart with the correct
look for  ​
love  ​pull  ​sail  ​stop  ​talk
form of the simple past regular verbs.

+ -ed + -d double -y + Message Options +

consonant -ied
+ -ed Send Forward Attach Check Names

1 sail sailed
Dear Mom and Dad,
2 carry School camp is great, although there’s a boy
3 pull in my group called Jonas and I don’t like him!
4 escape Last night we 1 camped next to the lake. Jonas
5 follow was in my tent – he talks a lot! He 2 till
1:30 a.m. He only 3
because Mr. Perez
6 try
wasn’t very happy with him. This morning, we
7 stop 4
a mountain. I 5 all the food in
8 like my backpack to the top. At the end of the walk,
9 stay Jonas said, “I can’t find my cell phone.” We
6
it for hours. In the end, it was at the
2 ★★ Write sentences in the simple past. top of the mountain … Mr. Perez wasn’t very
1 We / follow / the men for two kilometers happy, again. This afternoon, we 7 in
We followed the men for two kilometers. boats on the lake. It was awesome – I 8

2 Jess and Luke / carry / their bags to the camp every minute of it! But Jonas 9 into the
water. Mr. Perez 10
him back onto the

3 last night / I / cook / dinner
4 Kelly / prepare / her clothes for the trip
5 you / study / a lot for this test
boat and, not surprisingly, he wasn’t very happy
with Jonas … again.
So I’m having fun, but I’m very tired. I want to
sleep for a week, and to be very far from Jonas!
See you soon.
Jason

6 we / jump / into the water

Your turn
7 Josh / prefer / the white boat
4 Write sentences for you and your friends and
family with the simple past form of the verbs.
8 My parents / live / near the lake
camp  ​
carry  ​jump  ​look for  ​
love  ​study

Last summer, we camped near the beach.

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Simple past irregular verbs: 3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures of life events. Write
affirmative sentences in the simple past with the words.

be / born  ​buy / a house  ​find / a job  ​

1 ★ Complete the puzzle with the simple
get / married  ​have / his first child  ​
past form of the verbs. leave / high school
Across: Down:
4 sit 1 leave 1 James was born
5 catch 2 have
6 grow 3 think in 1986.
8 buy 4 sleep
9 take 6 get 2 He
11 make 7 find
13 come 10 know
2004.
14 go 12 run
1
L 3
E
F 2005.
2 3 4
T
5

6
4

7
2010.
8

9 10
5

11 12

2011.
13

14

2 ★★ Rewrite the sentences in the simple past.

2015.
1 My brother always leaves his clothes on the
floor.
My brother always left his clothes on the floor.
Your turn
2 She feels very tired.
4 It’s 2065. Write sentences in the simple past
3 My sister spends a lot of money on clothes. about your life. Use the words.

be born  ​buy a house  ​find a job  ​

4 My grandmother speaks Portuguese. get married  ​have children  ​leave school

5 I take an apple to school every day. I was born in …

6 I go to my dad’s old school.

7 We swim in the ocean every morning.

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Simple past: negative

1 ★ Choose the correct words.
1 I didn’t / not read the news. 4 He doesn’t / didn’t take the quiz.
2 She didn’t chat / chatted with her friends. 5 You didn’t / don’t answer my question.
3 We didn’t went / go to the movies. 6 He didn’t writes / write this blog.

2 ★★ Order the words to make sentences. There is one extra word in each sentence.
1 posted / they / any / didn’t / comments / post They didn’t post any comments.
2 know / I / the / knew / homework / about / didn’t
3 the / we / videos / share / not / didn’t
4 met / my / meet / you / didn’t / teachers
5 she / birthday / felt / about / didn’t / her / excited / feel
6 the / catch / he / ball / didn’t / caught

3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures. Write negative simple past sentences with the words.

not buy / the shoes  ​not clean / your bedroom  ​ not download / the music  ​
not eat / my dinner  ​not go / to bed early  ​not know / the answer

1 She didn’t buy the shoes. 4

She forgot to take money
with her. You never do your chores.

2 5

I wasn’t hungry. Now they’re very tired.

3 6

We bought the CD. His teacher wasn’t happy.

Your turn

4 Write five sentences about things you did not do on the weekend.
I didn’t play on my computer.

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Simple past: questions and 3 ★ ★ ★ Complete the questions and short answers in
answers the conversation with the correct form of the words.

how / she / meet  ​no / I  ​no / she  ​she / speak  ​

1 ★ Correct one mistake in each
what / Maya / think  ​
what / you / talk  ​yes / I  ​
sentence. you / hear  ​you / like  ​you / talk
1 Does you read the news? Did
Sara: 1
Did you hear about Maya’s new boyfriend?
2 What did you had for dinner?
Jessica: 2
. I never hear the news!
3 The boys did post a comment?
What’s his name?
4 Yes, she does.
Sara: Luke.
5 Did I forgot your birthday?
Jessica: 3
him?
6 Where you go last night?
Sara: Online. You know she often chats with friends
7 No, we not.
online.
2 ★★ Write questions for the answers Jessica: Do you know him?
with the words. Sara: Yes, I do. I met him last weekend at Matt’s party.
he / look / up the information  ​ He was there with Maya.
how / you / find / a job  ​ Jessica: 4
to him?
she / chat / with her friends  ​
Sara: 5
. We spoke for hours!
what time / you / go / to bed / last night  ​
who / you / talk / to at the party  ​ Jessica: Hours? That’s a long time to talk to someone’s
your dad / download / the music boyfriend! 6 about?
Sara: Oh, we talked about music. We like the same
1 What time did you go to bed last night? bands.
At ten o’clock. Jessica: And 7 him?
2 Sara: Umm … Yes! He was very friendly – and funny,
No, he didn’t. He prefers to buy CDs. too.
3 Jessica: 8
about that?
Yes, she did. She was on WhatsApp for Sara: Umm … she wasn’t very happy with me.
hours! Jessica: 9
to you about it?
4 Sara: 10
. She didn’t say one word to
I only spoke to Harry and Lydia. me all evening. I think she’s very angry with me!
5 Jessica: I’m not surprised!
Yes, he did. He learned a lot about South
Africa. Your turn
6
4 Write five questions for your friends and family about
I looked for one online. the things. Write yes / no questions and wh- questions.

chat  ​dinner  ​get up  ​
homework  ​ play sports  ​
TV

Raul, did you play sports after school yesterday?

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