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B You had a bad day

A E G H

Goal: talk about a bad day I took a taxi to work. It was expensive. I ate the sandwich at my F I went to a restaurant for lunch, I didn’t have lunch at the

desk. It was really bad. and I forgot an important meeting. but I saw lots of people there. restaurant. I bought a sandwich.

Grammar: past simple (irregular

verbs)

Vocabulary: irregular verbs

C D K L

Yesterday, I got up at After work I met my friend at the cinema I J In the afternoon, there were My boss spoke to me
eight. I was late for work! but it was closed. Ihad a bad, bad day! He wasn’t happy. I felt bad. … my computer broke … more bad things: I lost my phone, about my work.

3 a 7 a Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

Read the text about Carla’s day and match with the
Grammar
correct photo, A–C. 1 yesterday.
4 Read the grammar box and choose the correct

2 last night.
alternatives.

B 3 last week.

I arrived at work. I was late for a

Past simple (irregular verbs) 4 last Saturday.

meeting with my boss. I ran! 1

5 last month.
Regular past simple verbs usually end in - ed /-ing.

I watched TV. 6 last year.

I walked to the oce.

Vocabulary and reading b Work in pairs and compare your sentences.

Irregular past simple verbs have different forms:

1 a Look at the pictures. Are they about a good day or a

A
feel ➔ felt Go to page 130 or your app for more information and practice.

bad day?
go ➔ went
b Look at the pictures again and read the captions. Put lose ➔ lost Speaking
the pictures in the correct order. ➔ Irregular verbs list page 160
1 C The negative of irregular past simple verbs is
2
didn’t / don’t PREPARE

+ verb:
c 8.5 Listen and repeat the verbs in the box.

+ I went to work.
8 Think of a bad day you had. It can be real or imagined.

Make notes in the table.

ate bought broke felt forgot got up had - I didn’t go to work.

lost met ran saw spoke took went

+ He ate soup in the kitchen.

B
- He didn’t eat soup in the kitchen.
When?
2 a Match infinitives 1–14 with the past simple verbs in

bold in the captions in Exercise 1a.

1 get up got up 8 speak Where?

5 a 8.6 Listen to the sentences. Which letter in

2 break 9 have
didn’t is not pronounced?

3 take 10 go
1 I didn’t buy lunch.

4 buy 11 run
2 I didn’t take the train.
What?
5 meet 12 eat
3 I didn’t go to work today.
C
6 lose 13 forget
4 I didn’t feel good.

7 feel 14 see
Yesterday I was busy. I didn’t have time for breakfast. I didn’t b Listen again and repeat.

b Complete the sentences with verbs from Exercise 1c. speak to my colleagues about football or the weekend. I SPEAK
6 8.7 Complete the text with the correct form of

1 I an advert for one online. didn’t buy lunch. I didn’t eat anything! I worked and worked
the verbs in brackets. Then listen and check your
and worked. 9 Work in groups. Tell your group about your bad day.
2 I really bad because I was late.
answers.

I usually walk home from work, but yesterday I felt very tired Who had a very bad day?
3 We the train back home in the evening.
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and I took the train. I arrived home. It was nine o’clock. I ate I didn’t get up (not get up) at 7 o’clock today. I stayed in bed. I had a bad day last week. I went to a café with my
4 She to Tokyo last summer.
2 3
chips and I watched TV. The really bad thing? I forgot my I (have) a cup of coffee and I (feel) really friend …

5 You a lot of food at at the party!

4
mum's birthday. good. I left my house at 12 o’clock and (meet) a
6 I my wife at a work party. 5 6
friend. We (go) to the park and we (run) for Develop
7 I my dad's birthday again! b Which things did Carla do? Which things didn’t she do? 7 8
half an hour. Then we (have) lunch and we
your
8 I my keys on the way to work. She worked. (speak) about our holidays. I
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(not take) the bus. I
writing
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9 She to her teacher about it yesterday. She didn’t have time for breakfast. (not go) to work. I (not see) my boss. It

page 108
10 He me a cup of coffee from the cafe next door. was a nice Saturday!
Go to page 143 or your app for more vocabulary and practice.

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