Unit 7: Practise the past simple and using public transport

Unit 7: Practise the past simple and using public transport

Regular and irregular verbs

I had a great weekend. Read what people say about last weekend. Did people have a very good time, an OK time or a bad time. Then, listen and check.

• a. I was ill. I had a bad cold.

• b. We went to a rock festival.

• c. Some friends came to visit so I showed them round the city.

• d. Nothing much, really. I did some shopping on saturday.

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- We had a picnic in the park.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- I saw The Loons on Saturday night. They were good.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- I stayed in bed all weekend.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- I cooked lunch for everyone.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- I played tennis, watched TV- the usual things.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Multiple Choice

Listen again and match the phrase below to conversations 1-4.

- It was fantastic.

• Conversation 1

• Conversation 2

• Conversation 3

• Conversation 4

Work in pairs. Discuss whether you like:

• busy weekends or quiet weekends.

• going to music festival.

• going to markets.

• cooking for lots of people.

• showing people round your town/area.

Past simple

A lot of common verbs are irregular.

see - saw

take - took

spend - spent

get - got

read - read

buy - bought

Open Ended

Look at the past simple form of a verb. Write the infinitive form.

* went

Open Ended

Look at the past simple form of a verb. Write the infinitive form.

* did

Open Ended

Look at the past simple form of a verb. Write the infinitive form.

* had

Open Ended

Look at the past simple form of a verb. Write the infinitive form.

* was/were

Open Ended

Look at the past simple form of a verb. Write the infinitive form.

* came

Work in pairs. Test each other.

Look at the list of irregular verbs.

Go to wordwall

https://wordwall.net/play/15007/395/208

go to the whiteboard

Write three thing you did in the past that were great and three things that were bad or boring.

Everyday English

Watch the video

Have conversations. Use these two questions

-Did you have a nice weekend?

-What did you do?

Did you go anywhere nice?

Going on holiday: If you go on holiday, you stop working and go away to a diff erent place to relax, usually for a few days or more.

Go to wordwall to practice vocabulary

Past simple questions

• Be: How was your summer? How long were you there for?

• Other verbs: Where did you go? Did you have a good time?

• Now write past questions

Pronunciation did you

• Did you go on holiday anywhere?

• Where did you go?

• Who did you go with?

• Did you have a good time?

• Where did you stay?

Speaking

Choose one of these things to talk about:

- last weekend

- the last time you went on holiday

- a special day in your life

Then wrtie five past simple questions for your partner to ask you about your day. Swap questions and interview each other.

Using Public transport

1. Match the photos to the following places:

-ferry terminal

-taxi rank

-train station

-tourist information

-bus stop

2. Listen to five short conversations. Match them to the photos.

Open Ended

Listen again and complete the sentences.

1. She wants to go to the ______.

Open Ended

Listen again and complete the sentences.

2. He wants to buy a train ______.

Open Ended

Listen again and complete the sentences.

3. He needs to go to the terminal ______ at the airport.

Open Ended

Listen again and complete the sentences.

4. The ______ takes an hour to get to the airport.

Open Ended

Listen again and complete the sentences.

5. The next ferry is in ______ minutes.