Student: Date: School: School Grade: Teacher: 1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Example: We had (have) a cup of tea an hour ago. 1. They (go) to the cinema last night. 2. He (be) very happy at the party. 3. She (meet) him in the park. 4. They (not have) a good time yesterday. 5. We (eat) all the food. 6. I (not ask) her any questions. 7. You (buy) that new dress. 8. He (show) me the photos. 9. You (not be) in the room 10. The museum (close) at six o clock. 2. Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Example: A: What did you do (you / do) last night? B: I went to John s house. A: 1 (you / have) a good time? B: It was great. A: 2 (his parents / be) there? B: No, they 3. A: Where 4 (they / be)? B: At the cinema, I think. A: What time 5 (you / get) back home? B: About 10.30. A: 6 (you / go) to bed? B: No, I 7. I watched a TV programme. A: What 8 (it / be) about? B: Music. It was very interesting. A: What time 9 (it / finish)? B: At midnight. 10 (you / watch) it? A: Yes. I enjoyed it, too. 1
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. angry fast good hard nervous noisy quick Example: They walked quickly because they were late. 1 She played the piano and won the competition. 2 He doesn t run and never wins races. 3 Her father spoke to her because she came home late. 4 The students talked in the lesson and the teacher was angry. 5 She waited for her exam marks. 6 They worked in their new jobs. Reading 1a Read the story. Match the headings (A D) with the paragraphs (1 4). A B C D New studies A lucky phone call No replies First meeting 1 Amy Ripley met her husband, George, when she was seventeen. They both worked in an office. Amy was a secretary and George was the office boy. Then the war started and George went into the army. Amy didn t see him again for the next fifteen years. 2 Before the war finished, Amy s parents went to live in another part of the country and Amy went with them. She wrote letters to George but she didn t get any letters from him. She was very sad and she thought he didn t love her any more. But Amy was wrong. George wrote to Amy every week but his letters went to the wrong address. George thought Amy wasn t interested in him. When the war ended, George looked for Amy at his old office but she wasn t there. 2
3 The war ended in 1945 and in 1946 George went to university to become a doctor. But he didn t forget Amy. He still loved her. He put advertisements in newspapers and shops in different towns but he didn t find her. 4 Finally, George became a doctor. He went to work in a small town in the north of the country. One day a nurse telephoned from the hospital. Hello, she said. Can I speak to the doctor? George was very excited because he knew the voice. It was Amy. 3
1b Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Reading 1 Amy and George first met in the army. 2 They didn t see each other for twenty years. 3 After the war George tried to find Amy. 2a Read the article. Match the headings (a d) with the paragraphs (1 4). a b c d The Danes family Contact with other countries An angry mother Worried parents Problems for old people 1 Gloria Danes, 75 years old, lived for most of her life with only simple technology a telephone, television and radio. She hates all modern technology and is frightened of it. Her son, William, has tried to teach her how to use a computer so she can Skype her grandchildren in Australia but she cannot do it. She always presses the wrong buttons. William has also given her a mobile for emergencies but she has never used it. 5. 2 William has his laptop with him all the time. He never leaves home without it and he even takes it on holiday with him. 6. His mother doesn t understand why he has to do this and gets angry with him. 3 Jessica Danes, William s wife, has her own shop so she uses technology all the time. She checks her website and emails all the time. 7. Sometimes it rings ten times a night when customers call her from Australia and America. 4 William and Jessica s son, Jack, is nine years old. He has grown up with technology and loves it. 8. His parents are worried about him because he often falls asleep in class. They have tried to stop him playing computer games for more than three hours a night but it s not easy. 2b Complete the article. Match the sentences (A D) with the gaps (5 8). A B C D He needs it for his work and he has to check his emails wherever he is. He plays computer games all the time and sometimes doesn t sleep. She has forgotten how to switch it on. She never switches her phone off. Writing 4
Write down a short story about an event that has changed your life. Use correctly grammar (past simple) to write the text. Use linkers to join your story. (60 words) 5