6 Complete the questions about Oprah. 1 Where _did_ her father work? In a coal mine. 2 What _ her mother do? She cleaned houses. 3 Who____ Oprah ___ with? Her grandmother. 4 What___sshe_? Drama. 5 When_____ she Michael Jackson? In 1993. 6 How much she last year? $260 million. 7 When she the girls’ school? In 2007. 8 her parents much money? No, they didn't. Listen and check. eaLIVEWORKSHEETSPRACTICE Talking about you 1 Gomplete the questions with dd, was, oF were. Where _were_your parents bora? 2 Where youlive when you _a child? 3 ____youlve in ahouse or a ltt 4 When you start school? 5 Who ___ your firs teacher? 6 Who your bes friend? 7 When____you learn to reed an write? 8 When___ you get your first mobile phone? 2 Work in groups of eo or three, Askand answer the ‘questions in exerciee | 3 Tall che class some of the information you learned. (nia mother mes born in. ie father Weleda. nto thrce diferent pronunciations of. worked lived started $: GEE Listen and write the Past Simple verbs in the chart Then practise saying 48 Unité + Lifes upsand downs BEN’S UPS AND DOWNS. Irregular verbs 1 Write the Past Simple ofthese verbs (There isallist of irregular verbs on p1S8,) Test your partner. leo lose rake eet send tole wi te >> Grammar Reference 63 D8. 2 Read about Ben Way: What were his ups and downs? Ben Way He made his fis milion at 17. He wos one of the frst doteom milienaires Then he ls! itll... And now he's a millionaire egaint How did he do it? 3 Read and complete the PROFILE of Ben withthe verbs in the Past Simple. Compare your answers with partner, Listening 4 EEEB Listen tan inverview with Ben. What else do you learn about him? 5 Make the questions. Ask and answer them with a partner 1 WhavBer' parents dot 2 Where/e goto school? 3. Whyvehave problems at school? 4 Whathis dad give him in 1989? '5 Whoshe help with their computers? 66 Why/he leave school at 16? 7 Whenfhe win ‘Young Entreprencur ofthe Yeet? 8 Why/he lose is money? eaLIVEWORKSHEETSPegtag Ben Way dotcom millionaire *__(golfo school in o small Deon ile He wes yer, be" feo a. fond wre 1989 | Whom he wos ning, his her <__ iva) fino compote. He *_— tk compuereveryhere wi him. 1995 | Whan ha wos 15, he” begin) hit own ‘computer company. 1596 Het__faoreechat 16 » cha fit 1 iin. 1599/4019, 2010/70, Yan thove) 218.5 millon. ‘ofthe Yoo” TOO] Whon he wos 21, he"? __ foe everthing, 1002 | BUTTHEN — o 22, he sored 2 ew | company cold ‘Rainmakers’ and he ‘omllonaire al over ogc! PRACTICE Reguler and irregular verbs 1 Complete the sentences withthe verbs inthe Past Simple le (die) 'n 2008. 1 My grandad _was_ (be) born ia 2 Myparents__ (meet) in London in 1983, They __ (ge) married in 1985, 3. [___{arrive) late forthe lesson t___(begin) a 2 aock. 4 1___(catc) the bus waschoo! today. Ir__ (take) jst 40 minus, 5 1___thave)a very busy morning: |___ (end) 30 emails before 10 ottack. 6 Our football team ___ (win) the match 3-0, Your tearm (ose) again. 9 Mybrother ___(eara) alot ef money in his as job, but he (eave) Because he __(not like), 8 1___ (study) Chinese fo four years, but when I_ (go toShanghak, (can nt) understand a word. ESD ston ond check Talking about you 2. Make true sentences about you using a positive or negative. 1 watch TV yesterday a Tatar TV 2 getup early this morning 3 ave cofleeand toast for breaklat 4 come to school by car yesterday 5 play computer games.oa Friday evening 6 send a text jst before this esson 7 meet some fiendslast night 8 go shopping yesterday = ‘ompare answers with a partner sr = ee | Monday menth year 2 . Klestafteroon xX lastevening, = + have dinerinaresturnt | PPP Grammar Reference 64-53 p18 4 Tall the lass somethings you learned about your partne Nina haar et August and she met ty. be WINING GERIB A biorpy pos Unit6 + Lifes upsand downs 49 eaLIVEWORKSHEETS