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because I (not/feel).............................. sleepy. 4. She (not/be)............................... interested in the book because she (not/understand)................................it.(A) Put one of these verbs in each sentence:hurt teach spend sell throwfall catch buy cost(Model?) I was thirsty so I bought apple juice inthe shop.1.2.3.4.5.15(A, B) Fill in the gaps with the right verb inthe Past Simple Tense.•i tMy fath e r......................... me how to drive whenI was 17.James ............................
down the stairs and........................... his leg.We needed some money so w e ..........................our summer house.T h ey.......................... a lot of money yesterday.They ............................. a dishwasher which........................... 10,000 rubles.The b o y ............................the ball to the dogand the d o g ........................... it.havedecidepreparefc5MMtlBWSI'bake want decoratego buy returnAPam (1)................................. to prepare a birthdaypresent for her sister Kate who was very busy in heroffice and <2).................................to stay there until7 p.m. So Pam 1(3)................................to cheer up her2sister a bit. First, she(4>...............................
a birthdaycake with chocolate cream and a cherry on top.Then, she(5)...............................her sister’s room withfunny balloons and (6).................................a specialpresent - a new CD of her favourite band. After that,she (7).................................to the cinema to buy twotic k e ts fo r th e n ext day film . W hen Kate(8)................................home after her tiresome day inthe office, she was very excited about the presentsher younger sister(9)................................for her.13(A) Write questions.
A friend has justcome back from Italy and you are asking himabout the trip.(JModelsT) What place/go to?What place did you go to?The weather/fine?Was the weather fine?1.2.3.4.5.6.7.FORMShow long/stay there? .....stay at a hotel?................go alone?.........................how/travel?.....................the fo o d /g o o d ? ..............what/do in the evenings?make any friends there? .14(A) Put the verb into the correct form.
Allthe sentences are past.(Model?) I (not/go) didn’t go to the park yesterdaybecause the weather (not/be) wasn't verygood.ВPam meets her friend Jane who asks her questionsabout Kate’s birthday. Write down the questionsJane asks:1. I (not/have) ................................. breakfast thismorning because I (not/have)............................. time.2. We (not/buy).............................. anything becausewe (n o t/h a ve ).................................any money. 3.
I1.........................................................................?No, she wasn’t. She was in her office.29THEVERB2.2.........................................................................?She wished to come earlier but in fact therewas so much work that she came late.3 .......................................................................?First, her favorite cake with chocolate cream.4 .......................................................................?No, I baked it myself.5 .......................................................................?How did you guess? Yes, I bought it.
She likestheir music.6 ..................................................................... ?Yes, she did. She was very excited about them.3.4.5.6.M iranda.........................................my colleaguebut we don’t work together any longer.We live in Sussex now but w e ......................................................in Scotland.Now there is one cinema in our town but there..........................................
five.When they were young they ....................................................our garden but they don’t likeit now.Melly walks everywhere now. S h e ....................................................a horse.I 7 (В, C) Write some sentences about Deniswho started following his friend Henry’s lifestyle.Denis stopped doing some things and started doingother things. You can use the following hints: be intime for, read thrillers, surf the Internet, playfootball, m eet his friends on Saturdays, gohiking, etc.16(В, C) A.
In pairs, ask and answer questionsabout the latest holiday you had. (Ex. 15 will helpyou.)B. Write a short paragraph about your partner.PAST SIM PLE VS. USED TO - WOULD] /(В, C) Choose the correct alternative.Explain your choice. (In some sentences bothvariants are possible.)1. I used to/w ould like to play chess when I livedwith my father. 2. We d idn’t use to/w ouldn’t go outmuch when we stayed at Granny’s. 3. I used to /would forget my glasses at home every time I wentto the office.
4. Why did they use to/w ould theyplay tennis here every Sunday morning? 5. Theyused to/would call him “Captain” , I don’t know why.6. What sort of things did you use to/w ould youbelieve when you were a child? 7 . 1used to/w ouldvisit him twice a week. But he left for France 2 yearsago. 8. Why did she use to/w ould she hate herblack shoes? They were so funny.Make sentences like theseDenis never need to be on tim e for work, /Denis didn't иве to be on time for work, nowhe always comes to work on time.1.2.3.(A, B) Complete the sentence with used to.( Modelf) He doesn’t play the piano any more buthe used to play it every day.1.She doesn’t eat sweets now but she..........................them every day.30THESI MPLEQ p)F OR MS..................................................
But nowadays peoplejLX j(В, C) What did people use to do and didnot use to do 30 years ago? In pairs, ask and answerquestions using the prompts below. Fill in the chartwith your answers.talk on mobile phones, send faxes,read more, write letters, send telegrams,buy and sell over the Internet, eat at fast foodrestaurants, listen to records, etc.22(A, B) Translate into English, using the PastSimple Tense.1. Мы начали этот опыт на прошлой неделе.2. Они вернулись домой в 7 часов вечера. 3. Мырешили послать это письмо вчера. 4. Кому выотдали эти журналы? 5. Вчера я встретил Стивав библиотеке. 6. Когда вы его видели в последнийраз? - В прошлый вторник.
7. В прошлом году мыне изучали французский. Мы изучали английский.8. В котором часу вы начали работать вчера? После обеда. У нас было мало работы. 9. Погодабыла хорошая, и мы с друзьями пошли в парк.10. Где вы были час тому назад? 11. Я встретил еепозавчера, и она рассказала мне об этом.(JVIodel?) A: Did they use to talk on mobile phones30 years ago?B: No, they didn’t.23(В, С) Translate into English, using used toand would + Infinitive.didn t us_e ta .,used to..................................................................................................................................(Model?) Теперь она избегает ходить туда такчасто, как раньше.
- Now she avoidsgoing there as often as she used to..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1. Он, бывало, внезапно появлялся в доме своейматери, но она всегда была рада ему. 2.
Она,бывало, часами сидела у открытого окна, глядяна лес. 3. Я лично думаю, что теперь вы говоритепо-английски лучше, чем раньше. 4. Теперь онсовсем не курит, так как у него плохое здоровье,а ведь раньше он курил сигарету за сигаретойфе a Chajn smoker). 5. Он начал изучать французский a в детстве он занимался английским с частным преподавателем. 6 . Когда-то он был весьмасостоятельным человеком, но это всё уже в прошлом.talk on mobile phonesОj.(В, С) Think of any reasons why peopleused to do some things and did not use to do otherthings.
Complete the text belowwtth the notes fromEx. 20. You can add you own ideas if you wish.So much has changed since the 1980s! 30 yearsago people.................................................................because .....................................................................They a ls o ....................................................................and ............................................................................because.....................................................At the same time th e y .....................................................
a n d .................................................. the reason for that was that24(В, C) A. Work in pairs. Student A looksthrough text A, Student В looks at text B.Student AYou are Nick. You would like to find a part-time jobin the fast food industry. You used to work in thisindustry when you were a student. Look at the31THEVERBfollowing information and complete your story.
Youcan add some ideas of your own.Student ВYou are a manager of a fast food restaurant. Youare going to interview your partner about his/her workexperience in the fast food industry. Write down yourquestions using the prompts below. Use both thePast Simple and Used to in your questions.At that time you lived in (1)....................................(city?). You used to work in a fast food restaurant(2) ................................. (what kind of restaurant?)(3) .................................