Past Simple (2) • Time expressions • Adverbs

• Special occasions
Dates to remember

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Past Simple (2)
1 Regular and irregular verbs
1 Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.

In the 1960s there was a race between the Soviet Union and the United
States to be the first country into space.
It (1) e~ (cost) a lot of money. The United States (2) (spend) about
$100 billion. Both countries (3) (use) German scientists to develop their
rockets.
The Space Race (4) (begin) in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched
the first satellite, Sputnik. They (5) (send) a dog into space on Sputnik 2.
Then, in 1961, Yuri Gagarin (6) (become) the first man in space. He
(7) (go) round the Earth once. It (8) (take) 108 minutes.
In 1961 President Kennedy (9) (say) that before the end of 1969
Americans would land a man on the moon.
In 1966 a Russian spacecraft landed on the moon, but there were no astronauts
on board.
In 1968 Apollo 8 orbited the moon. Then, in 1969, Apollo 11 (10) (land)
on the moon, and Armstrong and Aldrin (11) (walk) on its surface.
The Space Race (12) (end) in 1975 when the Russian Soyuz 19
(13) (meet) and (14) (join) America's Apollo 18 in space.
So the Russians (15) _ _ _ (win) the race to put the first man in space, but
the Americans put the first man on the moon.

2 Look at the answers about the Space Race. Complete the questions.
1 'How much did the United States spend?' i\.bout $100 billion:
2 'When _ _ the Space Race ?' 'In 1957:
3 'What the Soviet Union into space on Sputnik 2?' i\. dog:
4 'When _
did_ Yuri Gagarin the first man in space?' 'In 1961:
did_ he
5 'How many times _ round the Earth?' 'Once:
did_ it
6 'How long _ ? ' 108 minutes:
7 'When _ _ Apollo 11 on the moon?' 'In 1969:
8 'When _ _ the Space Race ?' 'In 1975:
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 2 Negatives 3 Questions
1 Read the first line about the Soviet cosmonaut, 1 Match a question word in A with an answer in B.
Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. Write the
second line using the prompt. A B
1 Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino. 1 When? a D A sandwich.
(He / not grow up in a town) 2 Why? b ITJ On Sunday.
Ue didll't grow LIp ill a tOWII. 3 Who? c D My uncle David.
2 His parents were very poor. 4 What? d D In Paris.
(They / not have much money) 5 Where? e D 16.
6 How old? f D Because I wanted to.

3 They worked on a collective farm.

(They / not own any land) A B

7 How? g D 30.
4 Gagarin was clever at school. 8 What time? h D A Mercedes.
(But sometimes he/ not work very hard) 9 What sort? i D 9.30 a.m.
10 How many? j D 3 hours.
5 He was only 1.57 metres. 11 How much? k D $45.
(He / not grow very tall) 12 How long? I D By plane.

6 He orbited the Earth in April 1961. 2 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
(He / not go to the Moon) Then write true answers.

1 school/did / when / start / you / ?

7 After 1961 he continued flying planes.
Whell did YOLI start school?
(But he / not go into space again)
Whelll was six. III Iqql.

8 He died in a plane crash in 1968. 2 morning / you / time / get / up / what / this / did / ?
(Investigators / not know why his plane/crash)

2 Complete the sentences with a verb in the negative. 3 dinner / night / have / what / you / last / for / did / ?
1 I went shopping, but everything was too expensive.
I didll't buy anything.
2 My wife and I had a quiet weekend at home.
4 did / train / last / you / by / when / travel / ?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ anywhere.
3 Unfortunately, I only got 35% in the exam.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pass.
4 Pete went to a party, but it wasn't very good. 5 do / what / Sunday / you / last / did / ?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stay.
5 I saw Jenny in town, but I was very busy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have time to talk to her.
6 holiday / did / summer / on / go / where / last / you / ?
6 My parents' holiday was awful. It rained every day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ enjoy it.

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3 Complete the questions in the conversations.
Time expressions
4 in/ at/ on
Complete the time expressions with in, at or on.
1 on Saturday
2 summer
3 the twenty-first century
4 eight 0' clock
5 the 12th of March
6 June
7 Monday morning
1 A We went out for a meal last night. 8 2010
B Oh! (1) Wh~radidyou go? 9 my birthday
A Luigi's. It's an Italian restaurant in town.
10 the 1980s
B (2) enjoy it?
11 the weekend
A Yes, we did. We had a great meal.
12 the afternoon
B What (3) ?
A I had lasagne and a salad. 5 ago
B (4) expensive? Look at the time then and the time now. How long
A No, not really, £20. That's not a lot, is it? ago was it?

Time then Time now How lone ago?

5 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 an hour ago

10.10 10.15 2

8.20.25 seconds 8.20.27 seconds 3

Monday Thursday 4

May 1 May 14 5

January June 6

September December 7

2 A We went to Alison's wedding last week. 2002 2012 8

B Where (1) ?
A It was in Birmingham.
B (2) were there?
A A lot! There were about 150 people!
B What (3) ?
A She wore a beautiful white dress. She looked
lovely!
B (4) have a good time?
A It was great! I danced till 3.00 in the morning!

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 Reading
6 Ahistory of the early cinema
1 ri1Read the first part of the text '1895-1910:
Complete the questions with did, was, or were.
Then complete the answers.
1 'When did the first moving picture shows start?'
'At the end of the lqth century :
2 'Where and when ___ the first cinema open?'
'In _____ , in _ _ __

3 'How many 'Nickelodeons' ___ there in the US

by 1907?'
'About _ _ __

4 'How long ___ the film shows last?'

A History of
'About _ _ _ __ the Early Cinema
5 'What kind of stories ___ they often tell?'
____ stories: 1895-19405
2 Read the second part ofthe text '1910-1927: The ~rst moving picture shows started
Complete the questions with what, where, when, in theatres in England, France, and the
who, why, or how many. Then complete the answers.
United States at the end of the 19th century.
1 ' Where were the first American films made?'
'In New York ' 1895--1910 Silent movies

2 '_____ did the film companies move to In 1905 the first cinema or 'Nickelodeon' opened
in Pittsburgh , and by 1907 there were about 4,000
California?'
'Nickelodeons' in the us. The films were short
'Becauseof _________________ (sometimes just one minute long) and silent, but
there was usually a pianist to accompany them.
3 '_ _ _ _ _ kind of film became popular?' Film shows lasted about half an hour.
Later films became longer and were often Bible
stories. Until 1910 the actors were not named. With
4 ' did Hollywood become the 'movie the longer films their names started to appeilr on
factory' for the world?' screen. The idea of 'film stars' was born: .

'By _ __

5 '_ _ _ _ _ _ films did the studios make every 3 Read the third part of the text '1927-1940s:
year?' Correct the underlined information in these sentences.
'800. 82% of _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1 Hollywood made its first movie with sound in 1918.
6 '______ were two famous silent movie stars?' No, it didn't. It made its first movie with sound in IQ2.7.
'Buster Keaton and _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 2 The Jazz Singer was made in 1929.
3 The time of the silent movies was called 'The Golden
Age of Hollywood:
4 The Golden Age lasted until 1929.

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 Listening
7 My favourite film

1910-1927 "HOLLYWOOD" is bornl

In the early years American films were made in or
near New York, but in 1910 many film companies
moved to California because of the sunshine and the
scenery Westerns - films about cowboys - became very
popular, and California was the perfect place to film.
By 1914 American films were very popular, and
Hollywood became a 'movie factory'. In the 1920s
studios made about 800 films a year, 82% of the world's 1 rt1 Listen. Match each person with their favourite film
films. Hollywoods silent movie stars , such as Charlie and its star.
Chaplin and Buster Keaton , became famous throughout
FILM STARS
the world.
Derek Gone with the Wind (1939) I Audrey Hepburn
1927-19405 The coming of SOUNDI 2 Mandy I High Noon (1952) Keira Knightley
Hollywood made its first movie with sound in 1927.
It was called The Jazz Singer. By the end of 1929 nearly Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
all films were 'talkies'. Now began what is often called
3 Frank I Clark Gable
'The Golden Age of Hollywood', with its rich, famous, Jaws (1975)
4 Nora Robert Shaw
glamorous film stars such as Clark Gable, Greta Garbo,
Humphrey Bogart, and Katharine Hepburn. Star Wars VI: Return of
5 Sam the Jedi (1983) I Carrie Fisher
6 Helen Pride and Prejudice (2005) I Gary Cooper
2 rt1 Listen again. Write the name of a person next to a
reason why they like the film.

1 the love story

2 the city
3 the music Derek
4 the interesting story

5 the clothes
6 the ending

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 Vocabulary Everyday English
8 Adverbs 9 Special occasions
1 Complete the sentences using the adjective once and the rtl Listen. Complete the conversations.
adverb once.

careful carefully
1 Be careful ! This cup is very hot.
2 Please listen carefully to what I'm saying.

beautiful beautifully
3 She has a lovely voice. She sings _ __ _ __
4 Your dress is really _ _ _ _ _ _ ! I love it!

bad badly
5 We lost the match because we played really _ _ _ __ 1 A That's it! It's January the first
Happy _ _ _ _ !
6 'I didn't get the job:
B _ __ New _ _ _ everyone!
_ _ ____ luck. Maybe next time:
C Happy New Year!
real really A _ ___ to the old year! Here's to
the _ _ _
7 Can I open the window? It's _ _ ____ hot in here.
All Cheers!
8 Mm! Spaghetti! This is Italian food!

quiet quietly
9 Be ! I can't hear the TV.
10 Sh!Speak ! The baby's asleep.

slow slowly
11 I'm a very reader. It takes me months to
finish a book.
12 Cook the chicken for three hours.

2 Complete the sentences with an irregular adverb from the box. 2 A It was my birthday yesterday.
B I know. Did you get my ?
I hard fast well eaFIy late
A Yes, thank you. It was very funny.
1 The plane leaves at 6.00 a.m., so we need to get up early B And you were ten years old. Did you have
2 I'm scared! You drive too ____ ! Slow down! a ___ ?

3 I did really ____ in my exams! I got 80%. A Yes, twenty friends _ _ _ and they
brought me lots of _ _ __
4 My father worked all his life.
B Great! I have for you too.
5 The TV programme ends really ____ . About midnight.
_ _ _ you are. Happy _ _ _ _ for
yesterday.
A Oh, wow! Thanks!
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 Don't forgetl
10 Word order
Put the words in the correct order in these sentences.

1 I go every day to work.

I go to work every day.
2 She speaks very well English.

3 We played all afternoon tennis.

4 I make always the same mistakes.

5 I wrote this morning some emails.

6 I liked very much the film.

3 A Anna! Congratulations! 7 Do you know well Berlin?

B Thank you very much.
A When's the - - - - ? 8 I went last week to the theatre.
B We don't know for sure. Possibly
_ _ April.
9 I go often out with my friends at the weekends.
A Can I see your engagement ?
B Of course. Do you _ _ _ _ ?
10 Do you go ever to nightclubs?
A Ah. It's beautiful. I can't wait for my
. Don't forget to say
to Paul from me. 11 Prepositions
Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box.

at in (x2) to (x2) about (x2)

round for (x2) on of

1 Can I speak 1L you about my homework?

2 We went out _ _ _ _ a meal last night.
3 I listen _ _ _ _ the radio _ _ _ _ the morning.
4 Are you interested - - - - modern art?
5 I'm not very good _ _ _ _ maths.
6 What sort music do you like?
7 I asked a coffee, not a tea.
8 I'm worried _ _ _ _ my exams.
4 A Hooray! It's Friday! Thank 9 Is the football _ _ _ _ TV tonight?
B Have a good 10 I want to travel _ _ _ _ the world.
A to you!
B _ _ _ _ on Monday!
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