TASK 5: WAS/WERE/WASN’T/WEREN’T

1. Raul ______ late yesterday. His mother _____ very happy.

2. I went to see you yesterday but you ____ at home. Where ______ you?

3   Andy went home at eleven o’clock. He _________ feeling well.

4   When I ___________ 10 years old, my parents and I went to Egypt.

5   Eva and I didn’t eat much for lunch. We __________ hungry.

Activities to practice the past tense

TASK 3: PAST SIMPLE

A. Write the verbs in the past form.

LIKE		WRITE
READ		WATCH
START		GO
FINISH		HAVE
SEE		WORK
CATCH		BUY

    B. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

finish            not see              study                 write          not catch

not start           go               not read                have             not watch

1. David ______________ TV yesterday evening.

2. My sister  ______________ the newspaper on Sunday.

3. Carla ______________ English and Physics at university.

4. My dog ______________ the ball in the park.

5. The competition ______________ at nine o’clock.

6. Paula ______________ her homework very fast.

7. Joe ______________ a great idea this morning.

8. Charlotte ______________ to the party.

9. Miguel de Cervantes ______________ La Celestina.

10. I _____________ Mike at the concert. There were a lot of people.

C. Write the question and the answer.

1   Eva / go to France / last winter

      ________________________________________________?

      Yes,  _____________.

2   Tom / hate / his book

      ________________________________________________?

      No,  _____________.

3   Charles and Tim / meet / after school

      ________________________________________________?

         No,  ______________.

Let's practice the vocabulary II (professions)

      TASK 2: PROFESSIONS

RTONVIEN    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ILOTP            _ _ _ _ _

SCIUMNAI     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

OCIDAEMN      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TRASAUONT   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

EWTRIR        _ _ _ _ _ _

HLETAET    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

XREOPELR  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CTESNTIIS  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

GRENEIEN  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1. A ______________ sings or plays an instrument.

2. A ______________ produces works of literature.

3. An ______________ visits unknown places.

4. A ______________ flies a plane.

5. An ______________ takes part in sports events and competitions.

6. A ______________ studies the world and does experiments.

7. A ______________ makes people laugh.

8. An ______________ makes things that people need

9. An ______________ goes into space.

10. An ______________ designs machines, roads and bridges.

Let's practice the vocabulary!!

TASK 1: Vocabulary - LITERATURE
                                                                                             

           1. This book is funny.

               ________________

           2. This book is about a man or woman who solves a crime. 

              ________________

           3. This book contains recipes.

              ________________

           4. This book is about someone's life.

              ________________

           5. This book contains a collection of poems.

              ________________

           6. In this type of story two characters fall in love.

              ________________

           7. Lots of exciting things happen in this kind of story.

              ________________

           8. This book is about life in the future or in another planet. 

              ________________

           9. This story often has princes, princesses, witches and magic. 

              ________________

         10. This book has information about places around the world. 

              ________________

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Writing Practice: Personal Profile

Optional task

Write a personal profile following the information below (70-100 words).

Name: Sarah Gilmore

Age: 13

Place of birth: Dublin (Irleland)

Place of residence: London

House: dad, grandmum, brother Nick (age:9)

Best friends: Randy (age, 14) and Lola (age, 12)

Love music

Play piano and violin

Also sing in a pop-rock band

Favourite band: Coldplay

Like sports.

Enjoy go for a run with Randy

Play volleyball (on Mondays) and tennis (at the weekend)

Hate football

Love Japanese food