1. Pronunciation and grammar

1.1 Listen and choose the year you hear. Practise pronouncing the years.

1. 2016/2006

2. 1985/1984

3. 1919/1990

4. 1889/1989

5. 1878/1978

6. 1913/1914

7. 1804/1824

8. 1970/1917

9. 2030/2013

1.2 Listen and read the dates from the box.

2000 the 1960s 1917 1939 the 1990s 1945 1961 2010

1.3 Make true sentences. Use the dates from 1.2.

1. The Russian Revolution was in _____.

2. The Beatles were popular in _____.

3. The Second World War was from _____ to _____.

4. The first man was in space in _____.

5. In ____ the President of Russia was Vladimir Putin.

6. Friends was one of the most popular TV shows in ____.

7. The XXI Olympic Games were in Vancouver in ____.

1.4 Complete the questions with WAS/WERE. Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.

1. When ____ you born?

2. Where ____ your mother born?

3. What ____ the name of your first teacher at school?

4. Who ____ the first President of the USA?

5. ____ the Beatles from the USA?

6. ____ Moscow the capital of Russia in 1917?

7. What day of the week ____ yesterday?

1.5 Listen to the past forms of the regular verbs. Do they end with [t], [d], or [ɪd]?

worked studied arrived loved needed waited believed lived wanted liked decided invented travelled walked started died

2. Grammar

2.1 Angie is a student at Glasgow University. It was her day-off from classes yesterday. Listen and tick  the things she did yesterday. Which verbs are irregular?

• got up late

• h ad a big breakfast

• drank tea for breakfast

• studied French

• w ent shopping

• bought newspapers

• went to work

• stayed at home

• listened to music

• cleaned her flat in the evening

• worked at a computer

• watched sports on TV

• cooked a meal

• had a party

• went to bed late

Which of these things did you do yesterday?

e.g. I went shopping.

2.2 Listen to three questions. Which word do they start with? Use this word to answer the questions about yourself.

- ____ you study English yesterday? - ____ you watch TV last night? - ____ you cook dinner yesterday?

- Yes, I ___. - No, I ___n’t.

Find out how many people in your class did these things yesterday. Use the phrases from 2.1.

2.3 Angie and her friend Rick meet on Monday. Listen to them and answer the questions.

1. What did Rick do on Sunday morning?

2. What did Angie do on Saturday evening?

Listen again and complete Angie’s and Rick’s questions.

Angie:

1. Did you have …….?

2. What did you ……?

3. Where ……?

4. Did ……?

5. What……?

Rick:

6. What ……?

7. Who……?

8. Did …….?

9. Did …….?

Work in pairs. Act out the conversation between Angie and Rick.

2.4 What three things Angie didn’t do yesterday? Listen and check. Say what you didn’t do last weekend. Use the phrases from 2.1.