1. Look at the pictures. What do you know about these famous people? Work in pairs.
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(1845-1904) (1897-1961) (1711-1781)
Who were they?
When were they born?
Where were they born?
You are journalist and you work for a tabloid newspaper. You’re going to interview b, a well-known singer who doesn’t often give interviews.
Questions for computer based test
Choose the right variant:
1. This is Thomas Jefferson’s photo. He __ President of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
were
was
is
been
2. When and where were __born?
you
he
she
I
3. “Did she work in a restaurant?” – “No, she ______.
a) didn’t
b) wasn’t
c) hadn’t
d) weren’t
4. They…. at school.
a) did
b) were
c) was
d) is
5. You … a student at the university.
a) were
b) is
c) are
d) was
Glossary
English |
Russian |
Kazakh |
Famous |
знаменитый |
әйгілі |
reelected |
переизбран |
қайтадан сайлану |
Graduate |
заканчивать |
оқуды бітіру |
Several |
несколько |
бірнеше |
Concurrently |
одновременно |
бір уақытта |
Serve |
служить |
қызмет атқару |
Study |
учиться |
оқу |
well-known |
известный |
танымал |
Support |
поддерживать |
қолдау |
Home assignment
Get ready to speak about one famous person from your country and others will guess the person.
SIW
Think of a famous statue of a person in your town, or in the capital of your country. Write a short text about it. Say where it is, who it is, and what the person famous for.
The statue of ________in _______. He/She was….
Office Hours
Get ready to speak about one famous person from your country and others will guess the person.
Presentation: Three presidents pp109, 112 [1].
References
Main literature
Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Student’s Book. Oxford, 2010.
Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford, 2010.
Additional literature
Essential Grammar in Use by R.Murphy. Second Edition. Cambridge, 2007.
Interchange. Third edition. Jack C. Richards.Cambridge.2008.
www.englishclubgame.com
Audio Disc “New English File” for Elementary level, 2010.
Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Hand out
English as a foreign language Department of General Humanitarian
Elementary level training
2 credits Academic year 2012-2013
Practical lesson №17 The 1st term
Lexical theme “Travelling”
Grammar “Past Simple. Regular verbs”.
-ed endings
Assistant Professor Sultanbayeva Zhaina Ubaidullayevna
Grammar: Past Simple – regular verbs
a) The Past Simple expresses a past action that is finished.
I lived in Rome when I was 6.
She started work when she was 8.
b) Past Simple – spelling of regular verbs
1 The normal rule is to add –ed.
worked started
If the verb ends in –e, add –d.
lived loved.
2 If the verb has only one syllable and one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant.
stopped planned
3 Verbs that end in a consonant + -y change to –ied.
studied carried
Consolidation of grammar had/did, was/were
a) Complete the conversation with had, did, was, or were
A It _______ my birthday yesterday. I’m twenty-five!
B Really? What _________ you do?
A Well, I _________ dinner with friends in an Italian restaurant.
B What ________ you eat?
A We all _______ pizzas. They ______ very good.
B ________ you enjoy your birthday, then?
A Mmm. It _______ excellent! When’s your birthday?
B Today.
A Oh, no! Happy birthday!
b) Complete the sentences with the verbs in past simple.
fly get have leave drive arrive park go have go wait depart arrive take |
Last Tuesday Lisa (1) …… from London to Madrid. She (2) …….. up at six o’clock in the morning and (3) …… a cup of coffee. At 6.30 she (4) ….. home and (5) …….. to the airport (6) ……., she (7) …….. the car and then (8) ……… to the airport café where she (9) ……. breakfast. Then she (10) ……….through passport control and (11) ……….for her flight. The plane (12) ……..on time and (13) ……… in Madrid two hours later. Finally she (14) ………… a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid.