Each of you for sure has some achievements in your life. Share your experience. Say what have you already done and when you did it. Use the prompts below.

Past Simple

A. Kikki asked her father about things he did at weekends when he was a child. Read his story and complete with the verbs in the Past Simple. Think of the use.

When I 1… (be) a child, my parents always 2…(take) me to the country, to my grandparents. There I 3…(have) a lot of friends. If the weather 4…(be) fine, we usually 5…(play) in the streets, 6…(ride) a bike or 7…(play) football. In summer we 8…(spend) almost all the time near the river. We 9…(lie) in the Sun, 10…(swim) and 11…(build) the sandcastles. Sometimes we …(fish). If the weather 12…(be) bad, we 13…(stay) at home. My grandma often 14…(bake) a tasty cake and we 15…(eat) it with pleasure. After that we usually 16…(play) with our toys, 17…(watch) cartoons or 18…(tell) the ghost stories. It 19…(be) the best time in my life.

1b. Look through the information about Kikki’s father’s weekends again. Compare with your day offs when you were 10.

Example: Like her father I often rode a bike in my childhood.

2a. Last Saturday Kikki did a lot of interesting things and asked her brother to write about them. Read her diary and check whether brother’s notes are correct. Correct the mistakes as in example. Think of the use of the Past simple.

Saturday

9.00 a.m. call Marry;

10.00 a.m. study for a history test;

11.00 a.m. play football with Peter;

12.00 a.m. visit uncle Bob;

1.00 write a letter to Izumi;

2.00 buy cat food for Cosmo and Suzie;

3.00 do homework for Monday.

5.30 meet Nicola;

6.00 go to the cinema;

8.00 come back;

8.30 eat at Leslie's house;

10.00 go to bed.

1. Kikki called Mary at 8.00.

Wrong! She didn’t call Mary at 8.00. She called her at 9.00.

2. Kikki studied for history test at 11.00.

3. Kikki played football with Peter at 10.00.

4. Kikki visited uncle Bob at 1.00.

5. Kikki wrote a letter at twelve o'clock.

6. Kikki bought cat food at one o'clock.

7. Kikki did her homework at two o'clock.

8. Kikki met Nicola at six o'clock.

9. Kikki went to the cinema at seven o'clock.

10. Kikki came back at nine o'clock.

11. Kikki ate at Leslie's house at ten o'clock.

12. Kikki went to bed at 11 o’clock.

2b. Compare your Saturday with Kikki’s. Base on her diary.

Example: I didn’t call Mary, but I called my sister.

3. S1: You are Kikki’s friend. Unfortunately you couldn’t spend Saturday with her, but you knew about some of her plans. Ask her brother about her day off. The phrases below will help you. S2: You are Kikki’s brother. Answer the questions about her day off. Use the diary from the previous exercise.

Phrases: to buy dog food, to take Cosmo to the vet, to meet Nicola, to go to the theatre, to do her homework, to eat at Stanley’s, to visit uncle Peter, to go to the birthday party.

For example:

Did Kikki write a letter to Nicola? – No, she didn’t.

Fill in the gaps with time expressions from the list below.

ago • how long • for • how long ago • ever • already • so far • just • since (2) • yet • just now

1. They got married a month ago.

2. I’ve studied Maths ……………… 2006.

3. He hasn’t called us ……………

4. I’ve …… been to that new restaurant. It’s really nice.

5. I’ve had this car ………… a year.

6. ………… did he move house?

7. Tim isn’t here. He’s …….. gone out.

8. The boss came ……………..

9. She’s typed three letters ………..

10. Peter as been here ………….. 5 o’clock.

11. Has Camila ………… lied to you?

12. ………… have you been in Rome?

Correct the mistakes if necesssary. Explain.

1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it. (Ok)

2. I’ve lost my key yesterday.

3. Have you seen Ann yesterday?

4. I’ve finished my work at 3 o’clock.

5. What time have you finished your work?

6. Sue isn’t here. She’s gone out.

7. Jim’s grandmother has died in 1989.

8. Where have you been last night.

9. The letter didn’t arrive yeею

Each of you for sure has some achievements in your life. Share your experience. Say what have you already done and when you did it. Use the prompts below.

1. Enter the university.

Example: I have entered the university. I entered it in 2011.

2. Visit the other country.

3. Make a cake.

4. Win the competition.

5. Drive a car.

6. Travel by train/plane

7. See famous places in our country.

8. Meet famous people.

9. Take part in a concert.

10. Have rest near the sea.

11. Try to play the guitar/piano/violin

12. Organize a party.

13. Prepare a project for PE classes.

14. Sing a song on the stage

Used to do smth/ would / be (get) used to doing smth

7. Read the conversation, underline all the examples of used to.

Julia: What was life like in the village, when you were young, grandma?

Grandma: Oh, it was very different.

Julia: What did you use to do in the evenings?

Grandma: We used to sit and chat, or listen to the radio.

Julia: Did you use to watch television?

Grandma: No, we didn’t have a television. And we didn’t have a car.

Julia: Really?

Grandma: No, so we didn’t use to live the village very often.

8. Make questions. Use the prompts and phrases in the box and used to.

when it was your birthday? when you were a child?

before they got married? where you could play?

before you started school? when you got up?

before you went to bed? at the weekend?

1 you / eat vegetables Did you use to eat vegetables when you were a child?

2 What / your grandparents / give you

3 there / be / a park / near your house

4 Where / your parents / live

5 you / watch TV / on Saturday mornings

6 Who / your family / visit

7 your mother / read to you

8 you / get up early

9. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or negative form of used to and the verbs in brackets.

1. Mia used to go (go) to my school, but now she doesn’t.

2. Aidan ______ (be) very tall, but now he is.

3. Ali _______ (work) in a factory, but she doesn’t now.

4. We _______ (play) football at the weekend, but now we don’t.

5. There _______ (be) a market every Friday, but now there isn’t.

6. They _______ (wear) a uniform to school, but now they do.

7. Christopher _______ (drink) coffee, but now he does.

BE/GET USED TO (DOING) STH (звикнути) is used to talk about habitual actions and means ‘be / get accustomed to’, ‘be in the habit of’, ‘to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc’:

e.g. I do the dishes every day, so I' m used to it.

I’m not used to getting up early.

They are used to cald weather.

You’ll get used to her when you get to know her better.

WOULD [wυd] modal verb negative short form wouldn't (зазвичай) is used to say that something happened often or regularly in the past (often in literary style):

e.g. When we worked in the same office, we would often have coffee together.

On summer evenings they would sit out in the garden.

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