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LANGUAGE NOTICEBOARD Past simple - Affirmative

1. Study these sentences:

a. He visited.

b.She played.

c. He arrived.

d. We studied.

2.Complete the rules.

a.For the past simple of regular verbs, add to the verb. Forexample:walk—walked

b.If the verb already ends in -e, only add to the verb.For example:like—liked

c. If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, change the"y"to .For example:carry—carried

3. Now, study the words in bold in these sentences.

•The pool was great.• They were fantastic. •I ran in the park. •I swam in the sea. •I rode a bike.Many verbs in English are irregular. That means we do not add -ed/ -d to form the past simple.For example: ride rode But the verb TO BE is special. It has two past forms:Was and

4. Identify, in exercise 1, the expressions related to the past simple and complete the ones below.

year /week /weekend / Saturday / etc.+Y

WRITING

Complete the text using the past forms of the verbs in brackets. Use a dictionary if necessary.

My last weekend (be) cool!1(go) camping to the coast with my family. 1(swim) in the sea.I (explore) the area.I (take)a lot of pictures. My mom (cook) pasta and (fry) fish and chips.We (enjoy) the weekend so much!

Write two sentences in your notebook to retell the main idea of the article in exercise 3.Pay attention to the rules in the Language Noticeboard.

Now get in pairs, interview your partner and write a short description of his / her last weekend. Use exercise 3 as a model.

Share your description with the rest of the class. Check with your teacher.

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UNIT 3 MODULE2 LESSON D