ONLINE CLASS

TALKING ABOUT PAST EVENT

SIMPLE PAST
1.1. actions finished in the past
Signal words
I visited Berlin last week.
yesterday
1.2. series of completed actions in the past
last week
First I got up, then I had breakfast.
a month ago
in 2010
1.3. together with the Past Progressive/Continuous
The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in
the past.

They were playing cards, when the telephone rang.

1st action → Past Progressive → were playing

2nd action → Simple Past → rang
 EXAMPLE

I cleaned my room.
You cleaned your room.
He cleaned his room.
I did not clean the room.
You did not clean the room.
He did not clean the room.
YOU KNOW?

• Magnificent (a): extremely attractive and impressive

Eg: Burj Khalifa is a magnificent piece of architecture.
• Represent (v): act or speak officially for somebody
Eg: Saina Nehwal represented India in the Olympics.
• In the first place: in the beginning
Eg: We should have never gone to Delhi in the first place.
• Pay off: yield good results, succeed
Eg: John’s hard work paid off when he got an immense profit in his business.
• Step out of comfort zone: do things that you
Eg: If he wants to be successful, he must step out of his comfort zone and start working hard.
 SPEAK UP

• Describe an exciting experience in your life.

You should say-
what it is
when and where it occurred
what happened
and explain what was so exciting about it.

Describe something exciting you did recently.

1. Describe a time when you enjoyed a movie in a movie theatre.
2. Describe a memorable event in your life. What can you remember about elementary school?
3. Describe something you did for the first time and really liked.
4. Describe an experience that you will never forget.