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1 Tell someone about an event.
2 Describe your past activities.
3 Talk about your weekend.
UNIT

Past Events
l1!lJlII Tell someone about an ;ent J

1 .,. · VOCABULARY • Describing times before today Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.

days
month weeks
1 the day before 2 yesterday today 3 last 4 two
yesterday year months
Tuesday years

Years, decades, and centuries

2 II": • LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen and circle the year. 1900 = nineteen hundred
1901 = nineteen oh one
1 1913 / 1930 3 1967 / 1976 2000 = two thousand
2 2016 / 2060 4 2001 / 2021 2001 • two thousand one
2010 = twenty ten I two thousand ten
1990 to 1999 • the (nineteen) nineties
3 PAIR WORK Choose five of the following years . Say a year 1901 to 2000 • the twentieth century
to your partner. Your partner circles the year. 2001 to 2100 = the twenty-first century

2008 1914 1910 1809 1955 1800

r-1998 1811 ., 1615
4 GRAMMAR • The past tense of be: statements and questions; there was I there were

Statements Contractions
Singular Plural was not -+ wasn't
I ' ' We . were were not -+ weren't
He i :!! · at school yesterday. You i , i at home.
nt They l weren t :
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She :
There was a concert last night. There were two movies last weekend.

Questions
Sinaular Plural
Was it cloudy yesterday? Were you at the party last night?
(Yes, it was. I No, It wasn't.) (Yes, we were. I No, we weren't.)
Was there a game at the stadium? Were there students at the meeting?
(Yes, there was. I No, there wasn't.) (Yes, there were. I No, there weren't.)
Where was the party last night? Where were they last weekend?
When was she in Italy? When were you at the bookstore?
Who was at the party? Who were those students?"

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 5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE With a partner, take turns asking and answering the
questions about the calendar. Today is April 20.
r APRIL
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1 What day was yesterday? Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

2 What day was six days ago? 1 2 3 4 5 6

3 What day was one month ago? 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

4 What day was the day before yesterday?
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5 What were the dates of last Saturday and Sunday?
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EXERCISES 6 What day was two months ago? 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

6 l>.4· LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to the conversations about 28 29 30

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events. Then listen again and circle the correct day or month.
1 If today is Sunday, then the party was on (Saturday I Friday I Thursday).
2 If this is January, then their birthdays were in (February I December I January).
3 If today is Friday, then the game was on (Monday I Thursday I Wednesday).

Tell someone about an event

1 � · CONVERSATION MODEL Read and listen.

A: Where were you last night?
B: What time?
A: At about 8:00.
B: I was at home. Why?
A: Because there was a great party at Celia's house.
B: There was? Too bad I wasn't there!

2 � · 4 RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and repeat.

Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner.

3 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR Make a list of places for an

event in your city or town. Use the pictures for kinds of
events. With a partner, change the conversation, using
your events. Then change roles.
A: Where were you .........?
B: What time?
A: At about ......... .
B: I was at .......... Why?
A: Because there was a ......... at ..........
B: There was? Too bad I wasn't there!

4 CHANGE PARTNERS Talk about other events and places.

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 1 GRAMMAR • The simple past tense: statements

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Use the past tense form for affirmative statements. Use didn't+ the base form
for negative statements.
Form: regu ar ver s
Affirmative Negative Add -eel to the basebform.
I I If thebase form ends in -�. add ·Q.
You You I call-+ called lik�-+ liked
She liked the movie. She didn't like the concert. BUT: study-+ studied
We We shop-+ shopped
They They
Irregular verbs
Use the past tense form of irregular verbs in affirmative statements.
In negative statements, use didn't + the base form.
I went to a party. BUT I didn't go to the movies. !lo-� Irregular ver s (Also see page 124.)
We made dinner. BUT We didn't make breakfast. buy -+ bought beat -+ ate read -+ read
come -+ came get -+ got say -+ said
cut -+ cut go -+ went see -+ saw
do -+ did have -+ had take -+ took
drink -+ drank make-+ made think-+ thought
drive -+ drove put -+ put write-+ wrote

"��E� 2 "" :26 PRONUNCIATION • The regular simple past tense ending Listen. Then listen again and repeat.
COACH

1 /d/ 2 It/ 3 /Id/

listened = listen/di liked = like/ti wanted = want/1d/
exercised = exercise/di washed = wash/ti needed = need/Id/

3 GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete the e-mail. Use the simple past tense and the past tense of be.

Hi, Lucille: Yesterday was a really nice day. I ..................... early, ..................... my teeth,
1 get up 2 brush
..................... breakfast, and ..................... my house-all before 8:30. Then I .....................
3 make 4 clean . 5 work
until noon. After lunch, I ..................... to the weather report, and the weather .....................
6 listen 7 be
warm. I ..................... all my grandchildren here. They ..................... here in the afternoon.
8 invite 9 come
We ..................... together for a while, and then the younger children ..................... a nap.
10 talk 11 take
The older ones ..................... to the park and ..................... soccer. At the end of the day, I
12 go 13 play
..................... dinner for all the children. They ..................... the dinner because it was pasta.
14 cook 15 love
The kids ..................... everything and ..................... morel Great day!
16 eat 17 want
Brian

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 4 GRAMMAR• The simple past tense: questions

Question forms are the same with regular and irregular verbs.
I I
you you
watch TV last night? Yes, he did.
Did heshe see a movie? No, she didn't.
we we
they they
Where did you go last weekend?
What time did they go out to dinner? Be careful!
What did your friend watch on 1V? Remember: Word order changes when Who is
How many cups of coffee did she drink? the subject of the sentence:
Who did they see yesterday? Who went to the mall this morning? ,:Ne did.)

5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete the conversations, using the simple past tense.
1 A: Where ..................................... on Saturday? 2 A: ......................... out the garbage this morning?
1 your family I go 12 who I take
B: ... .... ........... ... to the movies. ..................... a B: Actually, Laura ..................... .
2 We I go 3 we I see 13
good family movie. A: And ..................... the laundry?
14 who I do
A: ..................... out to eat afterwards? B: I'm not sure. But I think ......................... the
4 you I go 15 Laura I do
B: Yes, we ........................................... laundry this morning, too.
5 6 We I eat
Indonesian food......................a lot of pepper. A: That's great, but ....... .............. any household
7 It I have 16 you I do
A: But ..................... ........................................... chores?
8 I I think 9 your husband I not like
peppery food. B: Me? Last week ............. ........ all the chores:
17 I I do
B: Actually, ..................... a little and ................... shopping, and ...................home
10 he I eat 18 I/go 19 I/come
liJtifill) ..................... it was good. early, and ..................... dinner every night.

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1 Describe your past activities

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1 II>'. · 2_ CONVERSATION MODEL Read and listen.
A: So what did you do yesterday?
B: Well, I got up at seven, I made breakfast, and then
I went to work.
A: What about after work? Did you do anything special?
B: Not really. I just made dinner and watched a movie.

2 II>'. 1;21 RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and repeat.

Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner.

3 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With a partner, personalize

the conversation. Describe your past [Link]
change roles. Ask more questions.
A: So what did you do .........? Did you [wash the dishes)?
B: Well, I ........., and then I .......... Who [took out the garbage]?
When did you (go to the movies]?
A: What about .........? Did you do anything special?
B: ..........
Ideas
• household chores
4 CHANGE PARTNERS Ask about other past activities. • leisure activities
[Link]
• entertainment events
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 VOCABULARY BOOSTER
I� 1 -1:2i VOCABULARY • Outdoor activities Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat. More outdoor activities• P- 132
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5 go swimming

2 PAIR WORK Ask and answer questions with When and How often
and the Vocabulary. Use the simple present tense.

, , How often do you ,,

go to the beach?
, , I go about once a month. , ,

3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to the conversations.

Then check the correct picture to complete each statement.
1 Rosalie went_. 2 She's going_.

a b a b

3 They're going_. 4 He went_.

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 alk about your weekend

1 �- CONVERSATION MODEL Read and listen.

A: Did you have a good weekend?
B: Let me think.... Oh, yeah. I had a great
weekend.
A: What did you do?
B: Well, on Saturday, my friends and I went
bike riding and to a movie. Then on Sunday,
I went for a drive..What about you?
A: Well, on Saturday, the weather was great, so
I went for a [Link] on Sunday, my family
and I went to the beach.

2 RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and

[Link] practice the Conversation Model
with a partner.

3 NOTEPADDING On the notepad, write what you

did on the weekend.

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'= 4 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With a partner, personalize

the conversation. Use your own information and the
simple past tense.
A: Did you have a good weekend?
B: Let me think ... Oh, yeah. I ......... .
A: What did you do?
B: Well, ..........Then ..........What about you? Ask your partner more
A: Well, on ......... , the weather was ......... , questions.
so I .......... And on Sunday, ..........

5 CHANGE PARTNERS Talk about more weekend activities.

Really?
Did you do anything special?
What time did you come home?
Is [the beach) far from here?
Do you [go swimming) often?
How often do you [go bike riding)?

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1 4·33 READING Read about what people did last weekend. l?
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Gaby Perez Location: Mexico

My husband and I live in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. We love the beach, so last
Friday we got up early and drove to Puerto Vallarta, about three and a half hours from home. The
drive was nice, and we sang as we drove. On Friday night we had a great dinner at a wonderful
fish restaurant Then we got up early on Saturday, and because the weather was great, we went to
the beach before breakfast! Sunday was pretty much the same. W hat a great weekend!

Kwan-Jin Park Location: Korea

I'm a university student from Korea, but this month I'm visiting my aunt and uncle and my
cousins in Baltimore, in the [Link] of Mary [Link] weekend, we went to New [Link]
Friday. we wanted to go to an American restaurant and then to an outdoor .concert. But the
weather was really bad-it rained, and it was so cold! We didn't go to the concert. We ate in
the hotel, and we watched the concert on TV! But on Saturday and Sunday, the weather was
beautiful, so we went to Central Park and saw a play outdoors. We ate right there in the park,
and we had a great, great time. I loved New York.
Comment

Paul Martin Location: Canada

Last weekend was actually pretty nice.I live in Montreal, in the
Canadian province of Quebec.I invited my friends here, and we
went for a walk in the Old City. We ate delicious food at a great
restaurant. On Saturday, my girlfriend came here from Quebec City.
We went dancing. and we stayed out so [Link]'s a great picture.
On Sunday, we went to the movies and to the [Link] bought
new [Link] has some wonderful stores.
Comment

2 READING COMPREHENSION Write one ru / no question and Ideas

one information question about Gaby, Kwan-Jin, and Paul. Was [Gaby] in ...
Then answer a partner's questions. Did [Kwan-Jin] ...
Where was_ .. . last weekend?
Where did_ ... last Sunday?
_,_______ '.fesLruLquestjons Information questions _ What did_ .. on Saturday?
Gaby__ Who was with_ ... on Friday night?
When did_ ...
Kwan-Jin What did_ ..

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For add1t1onal language practice.

3 SPEAKING I GRAMMAR PRACTICE Ask your partner J1 TOP NOTCH mm)

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questions about an activity in the past. Then tell your GRAMMAR BOOSTER
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"My Favorite Day"

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classmates about the activity. Use past-time expressions. Unit 11 review. p. 143
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VERB GAME Form two teams. Look at the pictures for one minute. [Link]

Then close your books. Each team makes a list of all the actions in the
pictures. The team with the most actions wins. For example:
watcJ, 1V do tJ,e lavl)dry

STORY Tell a story about one of the people. Use past-time

expressions. For example:
Laft Weekel)d1 l(arel) Wel)t to a col)cert witJ, J,er friel)df.5Jie ...

PAIR WORK With a partner, play the role of Don or Karen. Discuss your
activities from the day before and the weekend before. Start like this:
So i,.,J,at did yov do [laft Weeke/)dJ ... ?

WRITING Choose one of the following topics:

a Write about Don and Karen. Write about what they did.
b Write about your weekend. Write about what you did.
For example:
Laft Weekel)d 1 Wel)t to tJ,e beacJ, ...

WRITING BOOSTER p. 149

Guidance for this writing exercise

NOWI CAN
D Tell someone about an event.
D Describe my past activities.
D Talk about my weekend.
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