Talking about the past: English File, Unit 4B

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1. Lets go shopping! Vocabulary 10 points (1 each)

Look at the following definitions. Name the word that suits each of the definitions.

0. The activity of buying things from shops. Shopping

1. A small plastic device that you swipe through a machine for payment ______________________

2. A light container, often with a handle, used for carrying or storing things ____________________

3. A person who works in a shop selling things to customers ________________________________

4. A room where a person can change clothes ____________________________________________

5. A piece of paper that proves that money, goods, or information have been received ____________

6. A person who purchases goods or services from another _________________________________

7. To return something to the place you borrowed or bought it from (phrasal verb) ______________

8. To put on a piece of clothing to discover whether it fits you or whether you like it (phrasal verb)

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9. A point at which goods are paid for in a supermarket or similar store _______________________

10. The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to peoples houses or places of work _____________

2. Explain the use of the tenses! 6 points

Look at the timelines below. For each, name the tense that is represented (1 point), explain the
use of the tense (1 point), and give an example (1 point).
Have you been to Paris? ( 5 at any time in your life) Yes, I have. I went last year, with my friend Maddy.
? ? ? ? now I went
time to Paris now
You were time
born last year

You often use the past simple after present perfect

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3. Choose the correct tense! 15 points

Put the verbs into the correct tense (past simple or present perfect simple).

A: I (see / not) ___________________________(1) you for a long time. Where (you / be)
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B: I (come / just) ___________________________(3) back from Canada.
A: Oh really? What (you / do) ___________________________(4) in Canada?
B: I (take) ___________________________(5) a nature tour.
A: Wow! (you / see) ___________________________(6) many wild animals there?
B: Of course. I (watch) ___________________________(7) bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That
(be) ___________________________(8) so interesting. (you / spend / ever)
___________________________(9) a holiday in Canada?
A: Yes, I (travel) ___________________________(10) around Canada twice so far.
B: When (you / go) ___________________________(11) there?
A: The first time I (go) ___________________________(12) there (be)
___________________________(13) in 1997 and the second time in 2004.
B: (you / enjoy) ___________________________(14) it?
A: I absolutely (love) ___________________________(15) it, especially the west coast.

4. Spot the mistakes! 14 points (2 each)

Underline the mistake in each sentence and write the correct version.

0. Have you eaten well when you were in London?

Did you eat
1. This is only the second time I sleep in a tent.
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2. I never went here before. Its really beautiful.
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3. Have you ever gone to Australia? Id love to go.
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4. He visited so many interesting places in these last three months.

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5. Have you enjoyed the film last night? Yes, we did. It was great.
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6. Is this the first time your kids visited Disneyland?
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7. Ive seen Paul at the swimming pool yesterday.
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5. Writing Task 15 points

What is the most useless item you have ever bought? Write a short text of approx. 120 words (give the
word count in brackets!) in which you use the present perfect simple twice (in its typical use) and the
past simple at least three times. Your text should answer the following questions:

Why is it the most useless thing you have ever bought?

What experience have you had with it so far?
When and where did you buy it?
For what reason(s) did you buy it?

Assessment:

Task achievement 1: Use of the present perfect simple and past simple tenses: 5 points
Task achievement 2: Answer the questions: 4 points
Grammatical correctness: 5 points1
Word count: 1 point

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Note: For every three (3) mistakes in your text, one (1) point will be discounted.

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