16th Session Past Simple Reading and Listening Jeremy’s Story https://soundcloud.com/federico-bueno-637908942/jeremys-story Barbara https://soundcloud.com/alberto-garcia-211/barbaramp3
Gordon https://soundcloud.com/alberto-garcia-211/gordon
Claudia https://soundcloud.com/alberto-garcia-211/claudiamp3
The One Who Killed Jeremy https://soundcloud.com/alberto-garcia-211/the-one-who-killed-jeremy
Listen to a woman tell 3 different stories and list the verbs she uses in each. http://redriverpress.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Grammar-Story-SimplePast.mp3
Story # 1
Story # 2
Story # 3
Had
Went Pushed Found Splashed Played Brought Sat Ate Chased Bought Saw Played Felt
Picked Went Liked Walked Held Ordered Took Gave Was Saw Shared Drove Enjoyed
Was Missed Forgot Brought Got Spilled Tripped Fell Told Did Made Turned heard Called Fired Went
Let’s identify and answer the questions about the first 2 stories she asks
Story # 1
Story # 2
Did I have a good day at work?
Who went to the park with me?
Why was I late for work?
What did the dog and I do in the pond?
What did I miss at work?
Where did we eat our lunch?
What did I forget to bring?
What did we eat for lunch?
What did I do with my coffee?
What did the dog do while we ate?
Story # 1 I had a bad day at work today. I was late because I missed the bus. I missed an important meeting, and my boss was mad. I also forgot to bring an important report because I brought the wrong briefcase. On my way to my boss’s office, I got a coffee. Then I spilled the coffee on my shirt by mistake. In his office, I tripped on a phone cord and fell. He was very angry about the report. Later, I told my coworkers that the boss was in a bad mood. I did an impression of the boss and made fun of him. When I turned around, the boss was behind me. He heard everything. He called me into his office, and he fired me. On my way home, I went to my favourite deli for a salami sandwich. But they had no more salami! It was the worst day of my life
Story # 2 Today I went to the park with my mom and our dog. We went down the slide. My mom pushed me on the swing. We also found a small pond. The dog and I splashed around in the pond. Then we played tag. Mom brought a picnic lunch. We sat on the grass and ate sandwiches. The dog chased squirrels. Afterwards, mom bought me an icecream cone! Then I saw my friends Alex and Jenny. We all played frisbee together. Then I felt tired, so we went home.
Story # 3 Fred picked Sarah up from her house in the afternoon. First, they went to the art gallery. They both liked the Picasso paintings best. Then they walked in the park and held hands. In the evening, they went to a Japanese restaurant. Fred ordered sushi, and Sarah ordered teriyaki. Afterwards, they took another walk downtown. Fred gave Sarah his jacket because she was cold. They saw a quiet cafe and went inside. They both ordered coffee and shared a piece of chocolate cake. Then Fred drove Sarah home. They both enjoyed the evening.
Yesterday’s Activity
https://soundcloud.com/user-619121075-87532061/an-awkward-moment Listen to the audio recording and answer the questions above
1) How many people were involved in the conversation? 3 people were involved. 2) Who were they? A couple, Louis and Larry, and a bartender. 3) Where were they? They were at a bar. 4) What were they doing there? They were celebrating the rent of a house. 5) Were all of them from the same town, country? How do you know? No, they weren’t because the bartender asked the couple if they were from the United States that mean the couple were foreigners for him. 6) Was there any shocking news? If so, which one? Yes, there was. The bartender told them there was a murder in the house they just rented. It was Mr. Travers who was killed in his bed. 7) How did the direct involved people react? Louis didn’t want to sleep in a house where somebody was murdered and ordered Larry to spend the night in a hotel even though he seemed not to care the murder issue.