5 What do you remember?

G R AM MAR VO C AB U L ARY
a Circle the correct sentence, a or b. a people b verb phrases
a Hi. I’m Susanna. Complete with -er, -or, Complete with have, go, or get.
b Hi. I Susanna. -ist, or -ian. have a shower
1 a They was Presidents of the USA. lead er
1 a good time
b They were Presidents of the USA. 1 act 2 an e-mail
2 a Where you were born? 2 art 3 away for the weekend
b Where were you born? 3 paint 4 a taxi
3 a Were the tickets expensive? 4 music 5 a drink
b Did the tickets be expensive? 5 scient
4 a They booked the tickets last April.
b They book the tickets last April. c prepositions
5 a They didn’t arrive in Australia. Complete the sentences with by, for, in, out, or to.
b They didn’t arrived in Australia. Look at the board.
6 a When does the plane landed?
1 We went a walk in the park.
b When did the plane land?
2 I went with my friends on Saturday night.
7 a Had they a good time last night?
3 They went home car.
b Did they have a good time last night?
4 What time did you get the restaurant?
8 a They leaved the bar very early.
5 I was born 1982.
b They left the bar very early.
9 a I didn’t see anything. d past time expressions
b I didn’t saw anything.
Cross out the wrong expression.
10 a What time did you go to bed?
b What time you did go to bed? She phoned him yesterday / the yesterday.
1 She saw him ago three weeks / three weeks ago.
b Write the past simple. 2 What time did you get up yesterday morning / last morning?
get got 3 My birthday was last month / the last month.
1 study 4 We watched TV last night / yesterday night.
2 go 5 The concert was in last April / last April.
3 drive 20
4 can
5 wait
P R O N U N C IATI O N
6 say
7 think a Underline the word with a different sound.
8 write
9 stay key meet they 3 saw told bought
10 hear
20 1 looked asked waited 4 could took found

2 landed died called 5 said heard met

b Underline the stressed syllable.

information
politician musician restaurant ago somebody

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CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a Read the article once and complete the questions with a verb a 5.24 Listen. Circle a or b.
in the past simple. 1 a My mother is a writer.
cry go go smoke b My mother was a writer.
2 a We book tickets on the Internet.
b We booked tickets on the Internet.

First times,Last times 3 a

b
Where do you study English?
Where did you study English?
4 a We meet every week.
b We met every week.
5 a They have a lot of money.
b They had a lot of money.
b 5.25 Listen. Circle a or b.
1 a He was born in France.
b He was born in Argentina.
2 a She bought some expensive shoes.
Ben Silverstone in The Browning Version.
b She bought some cheap shoes.
This week our interview is with Ben Silverstone, a young actor with 3 a He didn’t think the film was very good.
a great future. His films include The Browning Version, Lolita, and Get Real. b He thought the film was very good.
4 a They went out on Saturday night.
1 When was the first time you 3 When was the last time you
went out with a girl? in the cinema? b They went out on Friday night.
When I was 12. I took a girl from A long time ago! I don’t remember 5 a She got up at 7.00.
school to the cinema and then the film. But I remember seeing b She got up at 7.30.
to McDonald’s – very romantic! Dead Poets’ Society with my father
But I didn’t have a serious when I was about ten. I thought
girlfriend until I was 18. I was very adult because I didn’t
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
cry at the end.Then I looked at a Can you...? Yes ( )
2 When was the first time you my father and he was crying! Very
a cigarette?
say where and when you were born
confusing when you’re ten years old.
When I was 14. I was in a film say five things you did yesterday morning
called The Browning Version. One 4 When was the last time you say five things you did last weekend
night after we finished filming I to a party?
sat with some of the other Last Saturday. It was a barbecue. b In pairs, choose three questions and ask
young actors on the roof of our When summer comes, the English a partner. Ask for more information.
hotel and I had my first cigarette love barbecues in the sun. But as When was the last time you…?
under the stars. I didn’t really usual it rained, and in the end we
• saw a film in the cinema
enjoy it because I was frightened ate hamburgers and sausages in
of falling off the roof. the kitchen.
• bought flowers for somebody
• went to a party
• sent a text message
b Read the article again and answer the questions. • went away for the weekend
1 Was his first date really romantic? Why (not)? • spent a lot of money
2 Was he inside or outside when he had his first cigarette?
When was the last time you
3 Did he cry at the end of Dead Poets’ Society?
went away for the weekend?
4 Why wasn’t the party very good? A month ago.
c Underline any words or expressions you don’t know. Try to
Where did you go?
guess them from the context. Check with your dictionary.
Try to learn five new words.

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