III. Comprehension check

1. Answer the questions:

1. When did the authour discover this restaurant?

2. Whom did he go with?

3. What did he want to show his friend?

4. Where did the author try pizza previously?

5. What did the owner do when they were looking through the menu?

6. Why did they change their minds?

7. What did they decide to have as a main course?

8. Why was his friend in heaven?

Exercises

1. Write the Past Simple of the verbs.

1. come ....................... 11. drive………………..

2. make……………… 12. write………………..

3. read……………….. 13. go…………………..

4. see………………… 14. become……………..

5. drink………………. 15. cut………………….

6. find………………… 16. bring……………….

7. say…………………. 17. leave……………….

8. eat…………………. 18. sleep………………..

9. break………………. 19. swim………………..

10. take………………. 20. give…………………

2. Put the words in the right sequence and make sentences.

1. / Gary /she / cinema / the / went / to / with/.

2. / she / it / buy / did / when /.

3. /under / he / chicken / had / his / frozen / a / coat /.

4. /yesterday / the/ saw / apples / he / organic /

5. /the / get / bread / didn’t he/.

6. / got / last / Michael / up / at 8:30 / Tuesday /.

7. / he / into / then / went / the kitchen /.

8. / some / his/ coffee / breakfast / he / with / drank /.

9. / after / he / into / his / the bedroom / shower / went /.

10. / I / to take/ had / shower / cold /.

3 . In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts (подсказки) below as in the example.

SA: А: Mary went somewhere yesterday.

SB: В: Did she go to the theatre?

1 Mary / go / somewhere yesterday (theatre)

2 John / meet / somebody yesterday (his boss)

3 Father / repair / something yesterday (the car)

4 They / visit / somebody yesterday (the Browns)

5 Sheila / buy / something yesterday (a dress)

6 Tom / talk to/ somebody yesterday (Ben)

7 They / bring / something yesterday (a cake)

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.

1 “Did you go…. to school yesterday?”

“No, it was Sunday.” (you / go)

2 He ……………………………………….. an interesting book last month. (read)

3 I looked for my keys but I ……………………………… them. (not / find)

4 I wasn’t hungry so I ………………… anything. (not / eat)

5 “ …………………………………….. to Fred yesterday?” (you / speak)

“Yes, I phoned him.”

6 “………………………………….. the bell?” (you / ring) “Yes, but nobody answered.”

7 “ What was that noise?” “I……………………………………… anything.” (not / hear)

8 “What ……………………………….. for breakfast?” (they / have) “Bacon end eggs.”

9 “How many books …………………………………?” (you / buy) “Only one.”

10. He…………………………. the newspaper, and he ……………… breakfast. (read, eat).

5. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple of the irregular verbs from the list. hurt, teach, spend, sell, throw, fall, catch, buy, cost

1. I was hungry, so I…………….something to eat in the shop.

2. Tom’s father………………… him how to drive when he was 17.

3. Don……………………… down the stairs this morning and………….. his leg.

4. We needed some money so we………………. our car.

5. Ann……………… a lot of money yesterday. She……………….. a dress which………. 50 pounds.

6. Jim …………………. The ball to Sue who……. it.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple

L ast Sunday the Carter family 1)…went… (go) camping in the countryside. They 2)…………… (find) a nice place by a river. Mr Carter 3)………………………. (put up) the tent. After that they 4)………………….. (eat) some sandwiches and cakes. Then, Mr Carter 5) ………………….. (show) Sam and Pamela how to fish. Their dog Champ 6) ……………………. (swim) in the river. They all 7) ……………………….. (have) a very good time.

7. Read the text in ex. 6 again and in pairs, ask and answer questions as in the example.

8. the Carter family / go shopping?

SA: А: Did the Carter family go shopping?

SB: В: No, they didn’t. They went camping.

2. they / find / a nice place for their tent?

3. Mrs Carter / put up / the tent?

4. they / eat / hamburgers and biscuits?

5. Mr Carter / show the children / how to fish?

6. Mrs Carter / swim in the river?

7. they / have a good time?

9. Anna’s mother left a list of things for her to do. Now she is talking to Anna on the phone. Look at the list and fill in the gaps with the correct verb in the Past Simple. Give sort answers.

g o to the supermarket v

post the letters x

go to the baker’s x

feed Blacky…………………………v

take him for a walk v

make the beds v

water the plants x

Mother: Hello Anna.

Anna: Hi Mum.

Mother: Did you do the things I asked you to do?

Anna: I did some of them but not all of them.

Mother: So, 1) …did you go… to the supermarket?

Anna: 2)…………………………………, but I 3)……………………… to the baker’s.

Mother: 4) ………………………………………………………. the beds?

Anna: 5) ………………………., and I also washed the dishes.

Mother: Good! What about the dog?

Anna: I 6)…………………………………… Blacky and then I 10) ……………………………… him for a walk.

Mother: 7) ………………………………………. the plants?

Anna: 8) ……………………………………… .

Mother: It doesn’t matter. I’m glad you did all those things.

Anna: To tell you the truth Mum. Grandma came and helped me!