Past Simple (1)
• Describing feelings
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Life's ups and downs
Past Simple (1) 1 Regular verbs 1 Read about The Jackson 5. Complete the sentences with one of the verbs in bold in the Past Simple.
2 Look at the answers about The Jackson 5. Complete the questions. 1 'Where did the family Jive ?' 'In Indiana:
The Jackson S
2 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ singing together?'
What do you know about the 19705 band. The Jackson S?
'In 1965: 3 'Where _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
• The family (1) Jivad in Indiana, a town near Chicago.
start
• In 1965 the brothers (2)
work
singing together.
• The father, Joe, (3)
in a steel mill.
We
'In a steel mill: 4 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their first Single?' 'In 1968:
• In 1968 the Jackson 5 (4) their first single. • They (5) R&B, soul, and dance music. • They (6) everywhere in the US.
record play
5 'What sort of music _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
travel
6 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to California?'
• The brothers (7) _ _ _ _ _ to Califomia in 1968.
stop
• They (8) • In 1989 the band (9)
enjoy move
'R&B, soul, and dance music: 'In 1968:
worldwide success. recording together.
• The youngest brother, Michael, (10) • In 1982 Michael (ll) • He (12) in 2009.
dancing. Thriller.
record die love
7 'What ____ Michael ____ doing?' 'Dancing: 8 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thriller?' 'In 1982: 3 Complete the sentences about The Jackson 5. 1 The family didn't Jive in New York. 2 Joe _ _ _ _ _ _ in a coal mine. 3 The Jackson 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ country and western music. 4 They _ _ _ _ _ _ to Europe in 1968. 5 They 6 The brothers just Michael.
together in the 1990s. the album Thriller,
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