Unit 2

Write verbs you have just
heard in the simple past
Ex: saw, needed,
helped, went,
laughed, taught,
ate, missed,
painted, closed,
ran, played
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/ t / / d / / id /
- helped
-
laughed
-
missed
- closed
- played
- needed
- painted


Date: 14/9/2009
Period: 12
Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS

Activity 1: Listen and repeat
/ t / / d / / id /
- walked explained
wanted
- knocked phoned
arrested
- jumped rained started
- helped arrived mended
- missed involved decided

Notes: The –ed ending in the simple
past verb is pronounced differently
according to the verb’s final sound
/t/: verbs ending in the following consonant sounds:
/k/, /p/, /f/, /s/, /∫/, /t∫/
Ex: stopped, worked, washed, watched, missed
/id/: verbs ending in the following sounds: /t/, /d/
Ex: wanted, needed
/d/: other consonant sounds
Ex: stayed, opened

Activity 2: Practice the sentences
1. She walked to the window and looked
outside.
2. The driver stopped his car at the crossing
where a woman was knocked down.
3. Jane phoned for an ambulance and the
police, but they arrived late.
4. The police arrested the thief yesterday.

5. He decided to give up smoking.

Activity 3: Choose the word which is
pronounced differently from the
others
1. A. waited B. burned
C. produced D. employed
2. A. decided B. invited
C. called D. affected
Answer:
1. A. waited 2. C. called

Activity 4: Complete the conversation with the
correct form of the verbs
see drink write cook
1. A: ……… you ……… The Titanic yet?
B: Yes, I have. I ……….it last night. Why?
A: I ……….it next Friday.
3. A: Susan ……… A lot of books lately.
B: ……… She ………… Wildest Dreams?
A: Yes, she did. She ………… that one about
five years ago.

Answer:
1. A: ……………….you ……………… The Titanic yet?
B: Yes, I have. I ……….…….it last night. Why?
A: I ……………………… it next Friday.
seen
Have
saw

am going to see

Answer:
3. A: Susan ………………………… A lot of books
lately.
B: ……………… She …………………Wildest
Dreams?
A: Yes, she did. She ……………………that one
about five years ago.
Has written
Did
write
wrote

Activity 5: Multiple choice
Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer. She …
(1)……in Uganda for many years. She … (2)
….elephants for twenty years. She ….(3)…
thousands of pictures since the 1980s. Last year,
she … (4)… an international prize for nature
photography. She … (5)… many prizes over the
years. Recently, Ms Dare … (6)… interested in
rhinos. She … (7)….them for the last few months.
I am sure we… (8)….some interesting photos
soon.


Answer:
Answer:
Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer. She

(1)……… …………in Uganda for many years. She
(2)………………………….… ….elephants for twenty
years. She (3)……………….thousands of pictures
since the 1980s. Last year, she (4)…………an
international prize for nature photography. She
(5)……………….many prizes over the years.
Recently, Ms Dare (6)…………………….interested in
rhinos. She (7)……………………… ….them for the
last few months. I am sure we (8)
…………….some interesting photos soon.
has been living
has been photographing
has taken
won
has won
has become
has been tracking
will see


Activity 6:
Activity 6:


Complete the letter with
Complete the letter with
the correct form of the verbs
the correct form of the verbs
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing this letter to complain about the

noise from apartment 3C. I (1. move)…….into
apartment 2C on November 1. since I (2.
move)……in, my upstairs neighbors have played
their stereo loudly every night. I (3. ask)
… them to turn it down several times. But they
(4. not stop)… the noise yet. I am a student,
and I (5. study)……every night. I (6. fail)… my
final exams next month unless this noise stops.
I would be grateful if you (7. can talk)……to my
neighbors and ask them to turn down their
stereo after 10.00p.m.
Sincerely,
Jony

Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from
apartment 3C. I (1. move)…… …….into apartment 2C
on November 1. since I (2. move)………….in, my
upstairs neighbors have played their stereo loudly
every night. I (3. ask)…………….… them to turn it
down several times. But they (4. not stop)…………….
the noise yet. I am a student, and I (5. study)….…….
every night. I (6. fail)…………….my final exams next
month unless this noise stops. I would be grateful if
you (7. can talk)……………….to my neighbors and
ask them to turn down their stereo after 10.00p.m.
Sincerely,
Jony
moved
moved

have asked
haven’t stopped
study
will fail
could talk

Activity 7: Put the verbs in the
correct tense
1. Mr. Brown (be)……… principal of our school
since last year.
2. Mr. Pike (teach)…… at this school since he
(graduate)……… in 1970.
3. He (come) …… and (see)……… you soon.
4. They (go)……… home after they (finish)……….
their work.

Answer:
1. Mr. Brown (be)……… ………….principal of our
school since last year.
2. Mr. Pike (teach)…… ………… at this school
since he (graduate)……… ………….in 1970.
3. He (come) ……………… and (see)…………
you soon.
4. They (go)………… home after they (finish)
…………………. their work.
has been
has taught
graduated
will come see
went

Had finished

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Do exercise 1,2,3 again.
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Review tenses
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Prepare unit 3: Reading