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Grammar:

Past Simple Tense. Questions and Negatives.

Exercise 1. Warm up: Work in small groups. What important dates in the 20^th century can you remember? What happened in the world? What happened in your country?

Make a list of events that took place in the last century, then make questions to ask the other groups?

Examples : When did the first man fly into space? Who was it?

When did the First World War begin/end?

Exercise 2. Topical Vocabulary:

1. to be born – туылу

2. to own – иемдену

3. slave – құл

4. education – білім

5. widow – жесір

6. to fight (fought, fought) – соғысу, шайқасу

7. to be tired of – шаршау

8. politics – саясат

9. politician – саясаткер

10. chemistry – химия

11. to work hard – тыным таппай жұмыс істеу

12. to need – қажет ету

13. to be afraid of – қорқу

14. to bomb – бомбалау

15. to survive – аман қалу

16. to resign – қызмет демалысына кету

17. to be in tears – көзіне жас алу;

18. to leave (left, left) – кету, қалдырып кету

19. outstanding – атақты

20. War of Independence – тәуелсіздік үшін күрес

Exercise 3. Pre-reading task:

1. Who were famous people in your country?

2. What were they famous for?

3. What did they do for the Motherland?

Exercise 4. Work in pairs. Read the texts:

George Washington (1732-1799)

He was the first President of the United States. He became president in 1789, eight years after the American War of Independence

His early life

George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. George did not have much education. During his life, he had three jobs: he was a farmer, a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In 1759, he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy together, but did not have any children.

His later life

He was Commander-in Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797, he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm and died there two years later.

Margaret Thatcher(1925-2013 )

She was the first woman prime minister in Europe. She became Prime Minister of Britain in 1979.

Her early life

She was born above a shop in the small English town of Grantham. Her father, Alfred Roberts, was a grocer. He worked very hard for little money. Margaret also worked hard, and she went to Oxford University, where she studied chemistry. In 1951, she married Denis Thatcher, a rich businessman. They had twins, a girl and a boy. The love of her life was politics. She did not have much time for other interests. She said she only needed four hours’ sleep a night.

Her later life

She became a politician in 1959, leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, and Prime Minister of Britain four years after that. She had a strong personality. Many people were afraid of her, and she was called «The Iron Lady». In 1984, Irish terrorists bombed her hotel, but she survived. She was Prime Minister for eleven years. She finally resigned in 1990, but she did not want to, and she was in tears when she left 10 Downing Street.

Exercise 5. Say if the sentences are true or false about your person.

Correct the false ones:

1. He/ She came from a rich family.

2. He/ She loved being a politician.

3. He/ She worked hard.

4. He/ She had a lot of other interests.

5. He/ She had a good education.

6. He/ She married, but didn’t have any children.

7. He/ She was in office for eight years.

8. Finally he/ she was tired of politics and resigned.

Exercise 6. Find a partner from the other group. Compare George Washington and Margaret Thatcher, using your answer:

Exercise 7. Complete the questions about the other person. Then ask and answer them with your partner:

I. About George Washington

1. How many jobs did he … ?

2. When did he … president?

3. What did he … doing in his free time ?

4. Did George and Martha have any…?

5. What … he build ?

6. How long … he president?

II. About Margaret Thatcher

1. What … her father’s job ?

2. When did she …Denis ?

3. How many children did they…?

4. How much sleep…she need?

5. When did the terrorists …her hotel?

6. How long…she Prime Minister?

Self Study Work (SSW)

Exercise 1. Open the brackets, putting the verb in the correct form:

1. They (to arrive) at the hotel yesterday. 2. Last week Pete (to come) home with his friends. 3. Arnur (to be) at the seaside last summer. 4. We (to have) 5. lessons the day before yesterday. 6. They (to be) in the USA 2 years ago. 7. My parents (to give) me lots of presents last year. 8. The first man (to fly) into space in 1961. 9. She (to get married) 3 months ago. 10. He (to send) some letters yesterday.

Exercise 2. Write the 3 forms of the verbs.

To listen, to do, to enter, to fail, to take, to let, to make, to die, to live, to cry, to sit, to drink, to earn, to fight, to dream, to write, to try, to work, to help, to say, to listen, to go, to marry, to sleep, to rise, to start, to begin, to tell.

Exercise 3. Read the story about Mattie Smith , opening the brackets and filling the verbs in the Past Simple Tense:

I (work) from 6.00 in the morning until 10.00 at night. Sixteen hours in the cotton fields and I only (earn) $2 a day. I sure (hate) that job but I (love) the poems in my head. I really (want) to learn to read and write. When I (be) sixteen I (marry) Hubert, and soon there (be) six children, five sons, then a daughter, Lily. Hubert (die) just before she (be born). That (be) sixty-five years ago. So I (look) after my family alone. There (be) no time for learning, but my children, they all (learn) to read and write, that (be) important to me.

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1. Менің ағам Алматыға 25 жыл бұрын келген.

2. Ол университетке өткен жылы түсті.

3. Ержан озат маман болды.

4. Кеше мен жақын досымды кездестірдім.

5. Олар М.Әуезов театрына қалай баруын түсіндірді.

6. Олар кеше театрда болды.

7. Мен балалық шағымды ауылда өткіздім.

8. Менің ұлым мектепті 1998 жылы бітірді.

9. Өткен аптада біз қызық хат алдық.

10. Менің қарындасым көктемде туылды.

11. Кітапханада көп студенттер болды.

Exercise 5. Insert the verbs in brackets in Past Simple or Past Perfect tense:

1. He (throw) away the papers after he (review) it. 2. When the plane (land), they already (arrive) at the airport. 3. When I (get) to the cinema, the film already (begin). 4. She (feel) sick after she (eat) a whole box of chocolates.. 5. The students (do) the task well after the teacher (explain) them how to.

Exercise 6. Make up a story of your own, using the following:

I. A Street Incident

to run across, to be out of breath, to run into somebody, to fall, to hurt oneself, by chance, a doctor, to pass by, to help, to reach home.

II. Moving into a New Flat.

to look forward to, as a matter of fact, as a result, to mix up, special, to look like, a dining room, a bedroom, to be fond of, lovely.