UNIT 4 Miriam’s accident Last year I spent three days in hospital. I fell when I was playing basketball in the Physical Education class and I broke an arm. My teacher called the ambulance to take me there. When I arrived the doctors took care of me immediately and operated me. When I woke up from the anesthesia I was in a hospital bed, but I really didn’t remember where I was; my parents were already there. The next days the nurses gave me some medicine for the pain. When I went home, they told me: “Make no efforts!” A. Number the pictures according to the sequence of the text.
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Miriam’s accident happened three years ago. ________________________________________________________________
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Miriam was at school when the accident happened. ________________________________________________________________
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Her Physical Education teacher called her parents. ________________________________________________________________
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Miriam had to wait in the hospital. ________________________________________________________________
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Miriam cannot practice Physical Education now. ________________________________________________________________
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Answer these questions about the text. 1.
When did Miriam fall? ________________________________________________________________________
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What did she break? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Did she remember who she was when she woke up? 4.
________________________________________________________________________ Who was in the hospital when Miriam woke up?
________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did the nurses give her? Why? ________________________________________________________________________
The Simple Past - Irregular Verbs The doctors took care of Miriam immediately.
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List of Irregular Verbs Infinitive be become begin bring buy choose come do drink drive eat fall feel find fly forget get give go have hear keep know leave lend let lose make meet pay put read run say see sell send sing sit sleep speak stand swim take teach tell think understand wear write English (Beginner) – 8th Grade 2008/2009
Past Simple was / were became began brought bought chose came did drank drove ate fell felt found flew forgot got gave went had heard kept knew left lent let lost made met paid put read (/red/) ran said saw sold sent sang sat slept spoke stood swam took taught told thought understood wore wrote
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EXERCISES A.
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Write questions with Who, What, How...? Follow the example. 1.
I met somebody. ________________________________________________________? Who did you meet?
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Harry got here at 6 o’clock. ________________________________________________?
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I saw Bob yesterday. _____________________________________________________?
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They drank water. _______________________________________________________?
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Pat went home because she was tired. ______________________________________?
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The pants cost 50 euros. __________________________________________________?
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He bought 3 T-shirts. _____________________________________________________?
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We had fish for dinner. ___________________________________________________?
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You spoke to him. _______________________________________________________?
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He wrote a story. ________________________________________________________?
Now, fill in the blanks with the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets. 1.
didn’t run We __________________________ (not run) 5 km.
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My mum __________________________ (make) a cake.
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__________________________ (you think) about me?
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I __________________________ (lose) my house keys.
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She __________________________ (sing) a beautiful song.
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Where __________________________ (you be) born?
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Peter __________________________ (sleep) well last night.
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They __________________________ (teach) him a lesson.
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__________________________ (you find) the book?
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We __________________________ (not know) the answer.
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Finally, complete the sentences with the verb forms from the box below.
forgot
did you choose
didn’t do
did she sell
said
drove
didn’t understand
did they read
paid
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__________________________ her old television?
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I __________________________ to buy milk.
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They __________________________ their car to school.
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We __________________________ a lot of money for it.
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__________________________ the movie you want to watch?
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You __________________________ your homework.
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His mum __________________________ that he was ill.
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I __________________________ this problem.
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__________________________ the story?
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THE CITY I.
Miriam went to hospital. How much do you know about the city? Match these pictures to the words from the box below. the vet
the park
the post office
the bank
the zoo
the supermarket
the fire station
the cafĂŠ
the gas station
the hotel
the hospital
the restaurant
the gym
the stadium
the police station
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the pa
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the hospital
the post office the bank
the restaurant
the zoo
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You can watch football games here.
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Here you can meet with your friends.
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Sometimes the cars have to come here.
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We bring our pets here when they are not well.
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Here you can have lunch or dinner.
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People come here to exercise.
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The children like to play in this place.
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You can sleep here, but it is not your home.
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The firefighters work in this place.
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Nobody likes to come here. You can be operated.
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There are many animals in this place.
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The criminals don’t like this place.
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When you want to send a letter you have to come here.
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Sometimes we come here when we don’t have money.
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Here we can buy lots of food.
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Now, how do we get to...?
The Prepositions of Movement game. Guess their names by doing the crossword puzzle. Across
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out
down
up
around
through
under
onto
away from
across
into
over
past
between
toward
off
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Mr Mad Mr Mad started teaching in a new school last week. But there is a problem: he can never remember the way from the railway station to the school. So he has to ask. Look at the map and write a dialogue, ordering the sentences from the box.
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What about Carol? She also has to go to school but the bus driver can’t find the way. Let’s help them.
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Going Shopping Shopping in a big city is tiring and takes a lot of time. That’s why many people prefer big stores or malls. Shopping there is easier, because you can find everything and you don’t have to walk much. There are elevators or escalators to take you up and down. Frances and her friend Lucy are in “Berska”. Frances: How do you like this Tshirt, Lucy? Lucy: I think this one is nicer. Frances: You’re right. And it’s cheaper, too. Lucy: I want to buy a present for my mum; her birthday is next week. What do you think, this scarf or this bag? Frances: I prefer the bag, but it is more expensive. Lucy: No problem. She’s a great mom, and I love her a lot. Circle the correct answer: 1. Shopping in a big store or in a mall... a. takes a lot of time. b. is very tiring. c. is not difficult. 2. In a big store or a mall it is easy to find many things, because... a. there are elevators and escalators. b. there are many different stores. c. you don’t have to go up and down. 3. The T-shirt that Lucy shows Frances is nicer... a. but very expensive. b. and not expensive. c. but Frances doesn’t like it. 4. Lucy wants to buy... a. something for her mother. b. a T-shirt for her. c. a present for her. 5. Lucy doesn’t buy the scarf, because... a. it is more expensive than the bag. b. it is cheaper than the bag. c. she also prefers the bag.
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Personal Pronouns - Review Lucy: She’s a great mom, and I love her a lot.
Uses: S u b jects: I, He, etc I like Mary.
A) Circle the correct answer:
O b j e cts: Me, him, etc Mary doesn’t like me. A f t er prepositions: Me, etc Look at me. A f t er “be”: Me, him, etc Who’s there?- It’s me. I n f ormal answers: Me, etc Who said that? –Me .
I / me don't understand. Who said that? – It was her / she. T e l l we / us your phone number. This isn't for you, it's for he / him. I don't like them / the y . Where’s your brother? – That’s he / him over there. Ask s he / her why she / her crying.
B) Put in he, him, she, her, they or them. Does your brother speak English? - ______ understands a little. I ’m seeing Lucy and Tom on Tuesday. – Oh, give ______ my love. Mr Smith is here. – Ask _____ to wait a moment. Where are your friends? ____ are late. Have you spoken to Mrs. Lois? – Not yet, I’m going to phone _____ later. C) Five of the following sentences are wrong. Correct them. I like Susan. She is my best friend. Look at she! She is crying.
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Is that Mark? _ Yes, It's he.
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Why is Jane with him?
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John is busy. I think him needs help.
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T h em want your phone number.
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Mary doesn't like I.
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Comparative of Adjectives Lucy’s T-shirt is nicer than France’s T-shirt. The bag is more expensive than the scarf. Positive Form
Comparative
slow
slower (than)
expensive
more expensive (than)
small adjectives
big adjectives I.
II.
Complete these sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in bold. 1.
Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a ______________________ car.
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This house isn’t very modern. I like ______________________ houses.
3.
You’re not very tall. My brother is ______________________.
4.
Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work ______________________.
5.
My chair isn’t very comfortable. Your chair is ______________________.
6.
I’m not very interested in sports. I’m ______________________ in reading.
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It isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was ______________________.
8.
Almada isn’t very beautiful. Lisbon is ______________________.
9.
People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were ______________________.
10.
These flowers aren’t very nice. Those are ______________________.
Now compare these things, using the adjectives given.
(old)
(pretty)
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(intelligent)
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Finally, build sentences comparing each pair of pictures, using the adjective given.
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