Past Simple and Continuous ~ active and passive Past Perfect * Vocabulary — birth, marriage, death EEE Prepositions of time - in /at /on Pronunciation — phonetic symbols: consonants CCT uC kd Past tenses 1. Recognizing tenses Read the text. Use the past verb forms in italics to complete the chart. | ast Simple (x7) | ta Billionaire rips | a hole in his Picasso worth $139 million Fast Continuous (x3) Steve Wynn, the billionaire art collector, flt extremely embarrassed after he had damaged one of his own paintings by putting a hole in the canvas. | Wynn, the 107¢h-richest man in America, uns hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. He owns a Matisse, a Renoir, a Van Gogh, a | Gauguin, and several Warhols. Fast Simple passive (x4) He bought a Picasso, Le Réve (The Dream) in 1997. It was painted in 1932, and it depicts Picasso's mistress as she is sitting daydreaming ‘Wynn paid $48m for it Despite being one of his favourite pictures, Wynn had decided to sell it. He had been negotiating with an investor, Steven Cohen, and | they had agreed a price of $139m. Past Perfect (x3) ‘The weekend before the sale, some friends of his were visiting from New York, staying in one of his hotels. They wanted to see the picture, which was hanging in his office, before it was sold. Wynn was standing in front of the picture and explaining its history when he accidentally put his elbow through the canvas. f Sony el ‘The picture was paired by an art restorer in New York. Its now | impossible to see where it was damaged. Not surprisingly, Cohen no longer wanted o buy it, so Wynn put it in a vault for safe keeping, 1B Unit3 + Good times, bad times2. Producing tenses Use information from the text to complete the sentences, with the correct form of the verb in bold. ‘Use each form once. paint | PAST SIMPLE or PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE? 1 Picasso painted a picture of his mistress daydreaming, 2 Le Réve_ in 1932, Visit | _ PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS? 3 His New York friends for the weekend. 4 ‘They often him in Las Vegas. see PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT? 5. When his friends the Picasso, they were amazed. 6 When is friends they left the offic. the Picasso, Ut PAST SIMPLE or PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE? 7 He his elbow through the canvas, 8 Le Reve. ____into a vault to keep it safe. 3 Questions Write the questions. 1 When did he buy the Picasso? In 1997, 2 2 Tn 1932. ee eee $48 million hanging? In Wynn’ office. 5 z By an art restorer in New York. 4. Negatives Make these sentences negative. 1_ Le Reve was painted by Van Gogh. {t wasn't painted by Van Goa) ‘Wynn's friends were staying in his house. 3. They had seen the Picasso before. 4 Steven Cohen bought the Picasso. ‘Wynn sold it to someone else. Past Simple and Continuous 5 What was he doing? What did he do? Read the newspaper stories and answer the questions. HERO SAVES MAN’S LIFE Jack Easton, 38, was driving home from ‘work at around 6.30 in the evening - when he saw a yellow VW van, driven by id Ken Sharpe, crash into a tree. Without ~ thinking of his own safety he pulled the ‘young man out of the van and took him straight to hospital. The doctors say Ken will make a complete recovery. 1 What was Jack Easton doing when he saw the accident? 2. What did he do when he saw the accident? Dog attacked in park by swans Hilary Benting, 54, was teking her dog, Toby, for a walkin St James’ Park last Thursday afternoon. She was throwing, sticks into the pond for Toby to retrieve. He was swimming in the pond when he was aitacked by two swans. He received cuts and bruises. Mrs Benting called park officials to help, but there was litle they could do, 3. What was Mrs Benting doing when her dog was attacked? What was Toby doing? 4 What did she do when her dog was attacked? Shock for bank customers ‘Customers in the Whitehall Savings Bank received a nasty shock yesterday as they were standing ina queue chatting to each other. At 11.15 two masked robbers burst into the bank carrying shotguns. ag Sixty-year-old Martin Webb suffered ~ a heart attack and was taken to hospital zi The robbers escaped with £500,000. 5 What was happening in the bank when the robbers burst in? ‘6 What happened to Martin Webb when the robbers burst in? Unit3 + Good times, bad times 19Past Perfect Tense review 8 ate, was eating, or had eaten? p 6 What had happened? ut the verb in bold in the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Complete the sentences, Use the prompts in brackets, or Pest Perfect. and the Past Perfect. ans 1 Iwas broke because I'd spent all my money on clothes io (spend/ money /clothes) 1 Tcouldn't understand what she was saying because 2. Jane was furious because she she was eating an apple. Zaqimsthabay 2 Themeal was tere bt John italap co 7) He must have been hungry. 3 There was nothing in the fridge. The kids (not study everything. talk 3. Mary was very disappointed with her son, He enough fail exams) 4 Before his accident, Peter tear 4 The lesson was so boring, The teacher just (be/best player team) pee ee 5 Iwas nervous as I waited in the departure lounge. 1 5. Iknew about Annie's problem because I — to her mother the day before. never fly /befe : piece) : 6 Who_____you__ toon the phone 6 Jack wanted a new challenge in his work. justnow? He _ o (do/ same job/ten years) (CONTINUOUS) ve 7 “How did you get here?” 1 : 7 Past Simple or Past Perfect? 8 Iwas tired, and needed to go to bed. I GeeIhe correct tenses in the story. 300 miles that day. 9 1____ to work when I had an accident and hita tre. A Busy Day Ie was ten o'clock in the evening, Peter (1) Gat) had sat . ‘down on his sofa and thought about the day. What a Past passive busy day it (2) was/had been! This was his first night in his ‘own flat. He (3) lved/ had lived hs entire life in the family home, and now for the first time, he (4) was/ had been on his own, 1 Romeo and Juliet was written (write) in 1595 or 1596. He sat surrounded by boxes that he (5) didn’t manage/ 21 (base) on a traditional Italian tale. ‘hadn't managed to unpack during the day. It (6) took had 9. Past Simple passive Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple passive. 3. It isn’t known when it__first tle mont to geal ishing toga. Hs mother (Getforin), @ re es eae? ‘generous, buying him things like 4. Theplay (publish) in 1597, if Shakespeare's play (perform) He (8) went/ had gone into the kitchen and (9) made/ 5. Many of Shakespeare's plays ‘had made a sandwich. He suddenly (10) felt/ had felt very at the Globe Theatre in London. tired and yawned. No wonder he (11) was/had been tired! 6 ‘The original theatre _ (build) in 1599, He (12) was] had been up since six o'clock in 7 The theatre (destroy) by fire in 1613. the moming. He (13) decided/ had decided to ~ 8 The 1996 film version, starring Leonardo di Caprio, eat his sandwich and go to bed. But he (aim) at a younger audience. didn’t quite make it. He sat down on : tio his sofa, and before he knew i, 9. The film___(shoot) in Mexico City. he (14) was had been fast asleep. 10. The musical and film West Side Story E (inspire) by Shakespeare’ play. 20 Unit3 + Good times, bad times 5Love on the tube 10 Questions and negatives Read the first newspaper article. Complete the questions. 1 When_was he visitingLondon Last year. 2 Who: 2 A young commuter. 3. What doing? Listening to his MP3 player. 4 Why lt Because she was too shy. 5 Which line 2 ‘The Piccadilly 6 Where At Green Park. Read the second article. Complete the negative sentences. 7 She/ not see /the man since November. ‘She hadn't coon 8 She/ not receive /any replies on the Internet. an since November. 9 Mr Laurence/ not sit/on the tube. 10. He/not buy/a copy of the newspaper 11. He/not know/why people were looking at him. 12 Mr Laurence/not go out/ with anyone. Read the third article. ‘Complete the text using the verbs from the box. got went met had enjoyed did was ooking had invited THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 Girl looks for love on the tube Jana Ohlson was visiting London last (1) RM when she saw (2) NM on the ‘Underground, He was (3) IE. She didn’t talk to him because (4) NIM. However, she did take his photograph on her mobile phone. She went back to Sweden, but couldn't forget the handsome man she'd ‘met on the tube, so she put his photo and a message on the Internet. ‘The mystery man was travelling on the (@) Mm Line, and got off at (6) mm at about 5:20 pn, '= Ifyou know the man, or are him, call City News on 020 2163 8061, -eupay, JANUARY 12, ‘Tourist finds her mystery man City News has ended the ove search of a Swedish tourist. Jana Ohlson had been Jeoking for a young man she'd sen ast November onthe London Underground. Jana pt his photo on the inert, but, noone epi Hs picture appeared in yesterday's paper, and he was identified 2 Sam Laurence, financial adviser rom nowth-west London. Hs work colleagues contacted CityNews Mr Laurence sid, aleady sen the photo on my way to work was standing ‘on the tube reading the paper over Someone's shoulder. [couldnt understand ‘why people wer giving me funny loks” Miss Olson was very pleased team chat Mr Laurence did’ have a gniend WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Couple delighted with Internet date The couple who (13) __ after an intemational search on the Internet have had their first date. Sam Laurence, 28, and Jana Ohlson, 25, from Uppsala, (14) —___ a sightseeing tour of London, and then (15) ____a meal in Covent Garden. He said, "It (16) ‘very well. We had great fun and we really (17) ___ ourselves. We (18) on really well” ‘Miss Ohlson said that she (19) ‘Sam to go to Sweden, and that she (20) _____ forward to showing him her hometown, ana Onin Sweden esterdayVocabulary 11 Birth, marriage, and death (@ 1 The verb marry is used without a preposition. My sister married a plumber. 2 Get marred refers tothe change of state between being single and being married, We got marred in 2002 3. Married refers to the state. |s your brother married? 4 Get married and be married can both be used with the preposition to, She got married to Gary last weekend, ‘My sister is married toa really nice guy. 5. Divorce is used ina similar way to marry. Helen wants to divorce Keith. Jane and Harry got divorced last yea. My brother is divorced. 1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. [in ory ton] 1 Where were you__? 2. When is your _ 3 She gave ___ boy. 4 (On an official form) Date of to a beautiful healthy 5 Congratulations on the oflitule Albert. 6 What are you doing for your__this year? 2. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. getmarried marry married got married been married wedding _marriage 1 A Areyou z B No, I'm single. But 1d like to some day. 2 Darling, [love you. Will you me? 3. How many times has she i 4 We'te engaged, and we're going to next autumn, 5. My wife and I have ___ for twenty-five years 6 Wehad a lovely _in a small country church. 7 Did you hear? James and Henrietta last week 8 Their was always stormy, and it ended in divorce, Complete the sentences with a word from the box. dying dead died-— death 1 Shakespeare in 1616, 2. Julius Caesar was stabbed to by his best friend, Brutus. 3A Isold Bertie Harrison still alive? B T'msurehes____. Didnithe___a few years ago? 4 Her father’s came as a great shock. He __ ofa heart attack. 5 She screamed when she saw the the floor. 6 Our poor old cat is___. years. She just sleeps all day long, __ body lying on We've had her for fifteen 7 Every winter thousands of birds weather. in the cold 8 “Those flowers have . Throw them away. 22 Unit3 + Good times, bad timesPrepositions T2 in/ at / on for time ‘Complete the sentences with in, at, on, or ~ (no preposition). 1 A What did you do __ the weekend? B ___ Friday evening we went to a party. We slept late__ Saturday morning, and then ___the afternoon we went shopping. __ seven o'clock some friends came round for a meal. We didn’t do much __ Sunday ~__ the evening wwe just watched TV. What about you? 2 Tlphone you__next week _ Thursday. It'l probably be the afternoon, __ about 3.00p.m. OK? 3 Tdont see my parents much, __ Christmas, usually, and _ the summer holidays 4 ___November 9th, 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened. For the first time __ the late twentieth century Germans could go from West to East Berlin without travel restrictions. 5 A You look tired. What were you doing __ last night? B was trying to finish my History essay. I'm having to work a lot___ night ___the moment. It has to be handed in __ this Friday, and I've got loads to write still, A Oh well, I'll see you__lunchtime ~ if you're still awake. 6 ‘The weather in England is unreliable. __summer it can be very hot, but it often rains __ April and June. The summer ‘was awful __ last year. The best English weather is usually spring and autumn. ee We use at for times and certain expressions at 800 at midnight at lunchtime atthe weekend at Christmas at the moment We use on for days and dates. ‘on Friday ‘on Friday morning ‘on 12th September ‘on Saturday evening We use in fr longer periods such as months, seasons, and years in April in2002 in summer im the nineteenth century We also use in for parts of the day in the morning inthe afternoon in the evening but at night) There is no preposition before last, next, this, ‘or tomorrow. Did you go out lastnight? ‘Were going away this weekend. Il see you next week. Can you call me tomorrow morning? Unit3 + Good times, bad times BPronunciation 13 Phonetic symbols ~ consonants 1 4 Many phonetic symbols for consonants are easy. Listen and repeat. Write the words in the correct box according to the sound underlined, Ibi iki ie ia big! (ken/ /tan/ idus | big can run do | wv ish __ iit Aw! sit! fies! sit yes Listen and repeat. ‘These symbols are less obvious. 107 1s Ww | 101k! favz / dod! telrvign/ think those should television! Agi dy hy swotf! Jdgastl Jorn! watch =| just bring Unit3 + Good times, bad times thought tongue this age. machine bath mature church share——measure clothes bank gadget’ pleasure mother fetch thanks. German wash = hang _I 107 A _ Wi | esr] iL | | | | inl = Listen, check, and repeat. | D> Phonetic symbols p102 Listening 14 Memories 1 Listen to three friends, Carol, Anne, and Richard, talking about their earliest memories. ‘What is each person's earliest memory? Carol ee Anne Richard 2. Answer the questions. 1 Why did Carol love sitting on her father’ shoulders? 2. Why didn't her father want to carry her on the day she remembers? 3. Why js this memory so important in her life? 4, How does Anne know that she didnt invent her memory? 5. How long was it before her family used the ‘Christmas tree the second time? 6 What does Carol think Anne's memory shows? 3 Listen again and complete the extracts from the conversation, 1 My mum says my dad mea lot on his shoulders at that age, and I absolutely it because he a really big, tall man. 2. That’ of this one day when I ‘mum and dad, and older sister. We through some fields near where we A and my dad pick me up, with my 3. Well I know this isn’t something because when I ‘my mum, she like that.