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Unit 9 Past events
Grammar regular past simple Vocabulary describing

verbs people

I/You/We/They watched wildlife shows. 8 Match the first parts of the sentences (1–6)
He/She/It practiced every day. with the second parts (a–f).
Now look at page 174. 1 A famous person
2 A funny person
4 Look at the grammar box. Answer the questions. 3 A popular person
4 A nice person
1 What is the base form of the verbs? 5 A clever person
2 What letter(s) do we add to these verbs to 6 An interesting person
make the regular past simple form?
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5 Underline the regular past simple verbs in the a has many friends.
b makes you laugh.
sentences. Then complete the sentences so they c helps other people.
are true for you. Compare with your partner. d has many ideas.

1 When I was at school, I played e is well-known.
with my friends. f understands things easily.
2 I watched on TV when I was 9 Work in pairs. Take turns being Student A and
little. Student B.
3 When I was 10, I lived in . Student A: Read a sentence from Exercise 8.
www.english0905.com 6 6 I started my first job when I was Speaking my life Beyoncé
4 I learned English with a teacher called
Student B: Say the name of a person.
.

5 When I was young, I helped my
A famous person is well-known.
at home.
years old.

9.6 Complete the interview with the past
simple form of these verbs. Then listen and
check.
from your past in Exercise 1 on pieces of paper.
change help learn like start work
Take turns reading a name. Ask and answer
questions about the names.
I: Hana, who was important to you when you 10 Work in groups. Write the names of the people
were little?
H: Well, I 1 my math teacher, Mr. Hassan. Why was Monika Gomes important?
I: Were you good at math? She was my first teacher. She was
H: No, I wasn’t! I 2 hard, but math was funny and nice. She helped me a lot.
difficult for me. But Mr. Hassan 3 me a
lot. The teachers at my school were nice, but
a lot with him.
he was the best. I 4 www.english0905.com
I: So are you good at math now?
H: Oh, yes! I 5 a job as a computer
programmer last year!
I: So Mr. Hassan 6 your life!
H: Yes, that’s right!

7 Pronunciation -ed verb endings
9.7 Listen to the past simple verbs from
Exercise 6. Choose the verb with an extra
syllable in the past simple form. Listen again
and repeat.

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