Looking back — a Yesterday “ov | Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. busy happy nervous nice quiet scared 1. Yesterday was my birthday. My friends had a party for me, and | got alot of presents. Iwas very happy (2. My family and | live in a very small town. There are no clubs or movie theaters. My town is really = especially at night. I started a new job yesterday. | was really of my new boss. I had a lot of things to do yesterday. | was pretty. My best friend's parents are friendly. They're very We had a French test last week. | was really a It was fun! vocobuaey | Choose the best two words to complete each sentence. Cross out the wrong word. one but | passed. ‘remember my first driving lesson. Before | met the teacher, | was really seary / nervous / scared. But then | relaxed because he was very nice / strict / friendly. The lesson was awful / good / fun because | didn’t make a lot of mistakes. | was pretty good. At the end of the lesson, | was exhausted / lazy / tired. It was hard work! ‘After ten lessons, | took my test, but | didn’t pass. | wasn't awful / pleased / happy. But | passed three weeks later. Now | can drive my dad’s nice / new / awful car. 82Looking back ORIN a Iremember... comme | Complete the conversations with was, wasn't, were, or weren't. 1. Sally Doyou remember your first date, Grandpa? Grandpa Yes.1__was__ 16, and the gi in my class. We classmates. We went to the movies. Sally _____ you nervous? Grandpa No,! tt a lot of fun. Sally Do you remember hername? Grandpa Yes. Grandma! 2. Paula I remember my first day of high school. t___ahot day, and | went with two of my friends. Kenton _____you scared? Paula No,we really scared, but | guesswe ___allittle nervous. Kenton _____the teachers friendly? Paula Yes, they very nice. Thank goodness. 3. Sun-Hee Do you rememberyour first college English class? Carla. Yes, last year. very good at English, and | made a lot of mistakes. My partner's English very good, so he very happy with me! Sun-Hee he smart? | mean, intelligent? Carla Yes, he Sun-Hee So, was your first class fun? Carla No,it In fact, it___awful. 83,Lesson B —_ speteeesetecs a About you Gramma 1 “| A. Unscramble the questions. Then write true answers. trip orvacation / was / last / your / When ? 4 When was your last trip or vacation? 8 go did / Where / exactly / you ? A 8 a weather / like / was / the / What ? 8 — you / there / do / did / What? A 8 ——_= were / there / How / you / long? A ——_—__—_—_— Somme |B Read about Emi's first trip to the park with a friend. Write questions 84 1 2 3 for the answers. + pom 4 How old was Emi? B Eight. A 8 Tothe park. A 8 Her friend, “We weren't very old - I think | was eight, and my friend was ten. We went to the park, but my mother didn’t know. We had a great time! We went swimming in the pool. | remember it was a beautiful day - warm and sunny. We were there about an hour. Then we got hungry, so we went home. When we got back, my mother wasn’t too happy.” aa 8 They went swimming. 5A 8 Warm and sunny. 6 AQ - ~ 8 About an hour.Looking back QUEEN a Get and go vocsbulsw | A Which of these expressions do you use with get? Which do you use with go? Which ‘can you use with get and go? Complete the chart. Yback tobed scared swimming tothe movies a view of something Yiost—agift skiing (an) autograph _snorkeling along with someone home hiking camping onvacation - abad sunburn to see a concert / movie sick maried upearlyorlate onaroadtrip tothe beach lost back B Complete the questions with get or go. Then write your own answers. 1. A What time do you __go or get to bed on weeknights? 8 2. A How often do you ______ swimming? 8 3. A Did you ____a bad sunburn last year? 8 4. & What did you ___ for your tast birthday? 8 5. A Can you think of someone you don’t _____ along with? 8 6. A Where do you want to______on vacation this year? 8 7. A Doyou___up early in the morning? 8 85Anyway, what did you do? a Asking questions ietanguage | Complete each conversation with two questions. 1, Sadie How was your weekend? Bill Itwas awful. We went hang gliding. | hated it! Sadie That's too bad. Bill Yeah. Anyway, how about you? What did you do? Did you do anything special? _ Sadie Well, we rented a car and went camping. Bill That sounds nice. 2. Dirk Did you go out last night? Leo Yeah, | meta friend and went to a club. Dirk Oh, | went to the laundromat and did my laundry. | didn’t do anything exciting. 3. Shira |wentto the concert last Saturday. Jaz_ | did, too! The band sounded great. Shira Oh, it was fantastic. Well, anyway, Jaz Yeah, it’s late. See you tomorrow. 4. Gabor So, did you work last weekend? Koji Yeah, Saturday and Sunday. We were really busy. Gabor Let's see...| went shopping, um, and saw amovie. Then on Sunday, | played tennis, made dinner, Koji I guess you were busy, too! 86a Well, anyway, Mirka Wherewere you last week? Were you away? Arlen Yes, 1 was in Mexico on business. Mirka Mexico? What was that like? Arlen Oh, great. The customers there are really nice. Mirka That's nice. So you're traveling a Arlen Yeah. About six times a year. . Mirka Not bad. | had a lot of meetings - you know, the Looking bac WOMEN [A use anyway three times in this conversation. Leave two of the blanks empty. | always enjoy my trips to Mexico. The people are so friendly. lot these days. what about you? Did you have a good week? usual do you want to go out tonight? We can have dinner maybe. Arlen Sure, We can meet after work. Mirka OK.Well, Ihave to go. See you later. 8 1 Use the instructions to complete the conversations. Friend What do you usually do on the weekends? You _Lusually go out with friends. What about you: “answer, Then ask a question about yout Tend Friend Me? | usually go to see a movie. Sometimes a friend and | go camping or hiking. Friend I'm enjoying my new job. My boss is OK, and the people are nice. We get along - it’s a friendly place. You That's nice. Thai te Topic tite your Wend Tar diner Friend Tomorrow? Sounds great. What time? Seven? Friend What did you do for your last birthday? You (nswar. Then erate conversation Ws te) Friend OK. Talk to you later. Friend So how was your weekend? You —niwrer Then change the Topic inva your Hen Wo do Something Ton et weekend) Friend Sure. Sounds like fun. 8788 Lesson D Q@i my first job sessioe| A Read the story. What are these people like? Match the names with the adjectives. 1 2 3 4, Noweun Diana__@ Wa, friendly Joe b. nervous Megan______¢, good looking Rick. 4. strict A funny thing happened. . . Tell Us About Your First Job Reader Megan Walker writes in with a story about her first job. Iremember my first job. I worked in an ‘outdoor café one summer. It was called ‘Sunny’s, I got free drinks and food. My boss Diana was very friendly, and I got along well with her. Her husband Joe worked there, too, ly strict. On my first day, I we I got lost on the subway. After So, every day I served sandwiches and coffee. The café was really busy all the time. wasn’t a very good server, so I was often nervous. Also, Iwas always exhausted by the end of the day. (One day, I was really tired, so I asked to go home early. Joe looked angry, but he said, “OK. Fine." I left and went to the subway. ‘Then I met my friend Rick on the street. He ‘was really good looking, and I liked him a lot. He said, “Do you want to go and eat something?” I said, “Yes. OK. Where?” And he said, “I know a café near here. Let's go there, They have good sandwiches.” So we went back to Sunny's and sat down to eat! We waited for about ton minutes before Joe finally came over to the table. He was very busy, so he didn’t look at me. He said, “I'm sorry, One of the servers left early. Are you ready to order?” We stayed for an hour. I was lucky because my boss never saw me, but I had to pay for my sandwich and soda! ~ Megan Walker ‘New York City Read Megan's story again. Then answer the questions. Where did Megan work? She worked at Sunny’s How did Megan get to work? What kind of food did she serve? What was the café like? Why did she leave early one day? MEyicid she golbackta!SUn ys] ne How long did they stay at Sunny's?Looking back UGE a He said,... wving | A Read the rest of the story. Rewrite their conversation after they leave the café, Use quoted speech. ‘Add capital letters and correct punctuation (“”, Rick and | left the café and talked for a few minutes. rickasked how did youlikethe café _Rick asked, "How did you like the café?” I said it's nice he said the service wasn’t very good | said well one of the servers left early rick said people are so lazy these days | said yes | know But I didn’ttell Rick | was the server! B Think about a time you met a friend for the first time. Answer these questions. How old were you? What was your friend’s name? How did you first meet? What happened? What did you say when you first met? | said, * What did your friend say? She / He said,“ st A eeene Now write a story about meeting your friend. Use your ideas from part B. 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