a. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box. You might need to use the past form of the verbs. Listen and repeat. (Điền vào chỗ trống bằng cách sử dụng các từ trong hộp. Bạn có thể cần sử dụng dạng quá khứ của động từ. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

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1. I missed my flight because the taxi broke down on the way to the airport. We had to wait for a mechanic.

2. I ate some seafood last night and felt really sick. I think I had _______________.

3. Someone _______________ my suitcase when I was traveling on vacation. I had to buy new clothes because all my clothes were taken.

4. Because of the storm, our flight was _______________ by two hours.

5. The _______________ rang at 2 a.m. last night. We were scared, but luckily, everyone was safe.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Semi-controlled 

Task 1

Complete these jokes using the Past Continuous.

1. A young man (stand) ________ on a bus. He (chew) ________ gum. An old man (sit) ________ opposite him. After five minutes the old man shouted at him, "It's no good talking to me. I'm deaf.”

Answer

Answer 

Answer 

2. A motorist was in court for speeding. He told the judge that on the day he (drive) ________   at ten miles an hour and not at sixty miles an hour.

“How can you be so sure that you (travel) ________   at ten miles an hour?” “Because I (go) ________ to the dentist at the time!”

Answer

Answer

3. Mr Goldsmith (shop) ________ in an expensive London store. He (talk) ________ to a young male shop assistant. "I want something unusual to give my beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter for her birthday." The young man thought for a second, then said, "Here's my phone number, sir!" 

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Answer 

4. Two cannibals (walk) ________ along the road when they saw a long line of people at a bus stop. One said to the other, "Oh, look, do you fancy a barbeque?" 

Answer

5. Two very drunk men (try) ________ to find their way home, but they were lost. They (stagger) ________ along a railway line. "This is a very long staircase," said the first one. "My legs are killing me!" The second drunk (hold) ________ his back. "And the handrail is so low my back is killing me!

Answer

4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in one sentence, and the present perfect in the other.

(Hoàn thành câu. Sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn của động từ trong 1 câu, và thì hiện tại trong câu còn lại.)

1. have 

a. I _____ this laptop since my birthday. 

b. We _____ dinner in the garden last night 

2. not buy 

a. I _____ a new jacket in the sale last weekend. 

b I _____ any new clothes for months. 

3. leave 

a. I _____ school at five. 

b I _____ your dinner in the fridge. You can eat it later. 

4. not text 

a. I _____ you last night because I don't have your number. 

b. Jim _____ his girlfriend since Monday. She's a bit upset about it.

4. Complete the broadcasting facts. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các dữ kiện được phát sóng. Sử dụng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1920 The first radio broadcast (1) _____ (transmit) by KDKA in the USA.

1925 The first soap opera, The Smith Family, (2) _____ (broadcast) on the radio.

1928 A television image (3) _____ (send) from England to the USA for the first time.

1928 The first television set (4) _____ (sell).

1936 The first BBC TV programmes (5) _____ (make) in the UK.

1940 Colour TV sets (6) _____ (demonstrate) by CBS in New York.

1947 Baseball games (7) _____ (tetevise) for the first time.

1954 More money (8) _____ (earn) by TV broadcasters than by radio broadcasters.

1964 Colour TV sets (9) _____ (buy) by families across the USA.

1983 The final episode of the comedy series M*A*S*H (10) _____ (watch) by more than 125 million viewers.

1990 The first episode of The Simpsons (11) _____ (show) on Fox.

EADING Childhood photos

(ĐỌC Những bức ảnh về tuổi thơ)

2. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng dạng quá khứ đơn của động từ.)

change                 collect                  have                  give

grow                     make                    take

1. When the girl was young she ______ big brown eyes and dark hair.

2. Her father ___ a photo of her every day

3. Every year, the girl _______  bigger and she ______ a little.

4. He _____ all the photos and he _____ an enormous picture from them.

5. He_____ the big picture to his daughter. 

a. Listen and repeat. (Nghe và lặp lại.)

If we recycle more plastic, there will be less litter. (Nếu chúng ta tái chế nhiều nhựa hơn, sẽ có ít rác hơn.)

Put the verb in the past simple passive form:

1. A song (sing) ................ by my classmates
2. I (bite) ............. by a small dog
3. My car (steal) ............. by a thief
4. ............ this bunch of flowers (give) ........... by her father?
5. Their beds (not make) ...........by her server
6. Chicken (cook) ...........with sauce and cucumber
7. These postcards (not send) ............ to Juliet
8. We (tell) ............. the truth two days ago
9. This coffee (drink) ...........
10. This street ( destroy) .......... by many trucks

Instructions: Complete the sentences about the Amish community. Use the correct affirmative or negative form of the verbs below.
Hoàn thành các câu về cộng đồng người Amish. Sử dụng hình thức khẳng định hoặc phủ định đúng của các động từ dưới đây.
do      finish      get      go      go      have      prepare      start      use

1. The children don't go to school when they are fifteen years old.
2. Amish men and women ... work early in the morning and ...  work in the evening.
3. Amish people ...  computers.
4. The men ...  the housework.
5. People ...  up early in Amish communities.
6. The women ...  food during the day.
7. The men ...  dinner alone.
8. The Amish ...  to bed very late.

                                                    Thanks.