7 and 8 REVIEW and PRACTICE

Grammar 3 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 Choose the correct options to complete the questions
and sentences.
1 Where last night?
a you were
b were you
c you was
2 Our taxi driver very friendly.
a wasn’t
b not was
c weren’t
3 She
a did finish
b finishes
work at 7.00 p.m. last night.
Birds for friends
c finished In many countries people give food to birds in parks
4 football at the weekend? or in their gardens. But Gabi Mann from Seattle in the
a Did you play USA has a very special relationship with the birds in her
b You did play neighbourhood – they bring her presents!
c You played The story 1 (start) when Gabi 2 (be)
four years old. She 3 (have) some food in the
5 They to Oslo for a meeting.
a did fly car and when she 4 (get out), the food fell on
b flied the ground. There 5 (be) a crow near the car
c flew and it 6 (fly) down to eat the food.
After that, Gabi 7 (not eat) all of her lunch at
6 We had a map, so we lost .
school. Instead she kept some and 8 (give) it
a didn’t get 9
to the birds on the way home. In 2013, she
b didn’t got
(help) more birds and put food and water in the garden
c not got
every morning. One day the crows started bringing
7 a restaurant in your hotel?
things like buttons, rocks, small pieces of metal or
a There was
plastic and even jewellery for Gabi. 10
b Was there
they (want) to say ‘thank you’ to her?
c Were there
Gabi thinks so. She collects these ‘presents’
8 two police officers in the street last night. and she now has more than 100. Her
a There was favourite is a metal heart. ‘It shows me
b They were how much they love me,’ she says.
c There were

2 Rewrite the questions and sentences in the past simple.

1 Does she play tennis with Laura? Vocabulary
last weekend?
2 There are two eggs in the fridge. 1 Put the words in the box in the correct columns.

last night.
summer ​April ​cold ​field ​fifth ​autumn ​first ​
3 I don’t have time for breakfast. flower ​
grass ​hot ​March ​ May ​ mountain winter ​
this morning. ninth October ​ second ​ spring ​ warm ​wet
4 I ride my bike to work.
yesterday. Ordinal
Months Weather Nature Seasons
5 Do you go to the gym? numbers
last Saturday?
6 He gets on the 8.00 a.m. train.
yesterday.

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2 Circle the word that is different. Explain your answers.

1 artist musician winter dancer
Personal Best
2 week rain month year
on son 8A
3 beach dry sea river Less 7A Les
4 spring summer autumn windy
List five
5 snow ride sail fly
Name five irregular verbs
6 foggy sunny sky cloudy celebrities with and their
7 forest sixth third fourth different jobs. past simple
forms.
8 king queen tree politician

3 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

on
Less 7A son 8B
1 The summer in India is very and wet. Les
a hot b sun c cold
2 My sister the train at King’s Cross Station. Write where Describe
a gets on b gets in c gets out you were on two the weather in
3 Don’t your bus! It leaves in five minutes. different days your favourite
last week. season.
a take b miss c get lost
4 There are lots of big trees in this .
a flower b foggy c forest
on
5 Did you your ticket to New York yesterday? Les
son 7B Less 8B
a fly b book c sail
6 He of the car at the police station. Write the Write three
a got out b got off c got on birthdays of four sentences with
friends or family quite, very and
7 The played the piano very well. really and an
members.
a musician b athlete c dancer adjective.
8 It was a beautiful day, so we to the park.
a walked b watched c worked
on
Less 7C son 8C
9 With my smartphone, I never in a new city. Les
a miss b get out c get lost
Write three
10 You can’t swim in the . It’s very dangerous. Name five
sentences
a river b field c sky things from
beginning Last
nature you can
year …, Two years
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. ago … and
see out of the
window.
Yesterday … .
ago 6.00 ​at (x2) ​summer ​in (x2) ​
Friday ​last ​on ​yesterday ​May
on
son 7C Less 8C
1 I went to Greece year on holiday. Les
2 Did you meet your friends on ? Write two
List five sentences about
3 He started work 7.00 this morning. regular verbs your home as a
4 We usually go shopping Saturday. and their child. Use There
past simple was … and There
5 We can take the train at . forms. were … .
6 His birthday is June.
7 He started a new job two weeks .
8 The first of is a public holiday. son 7D son 8D
Les Les
9 I played tennis with my brother .
10 What did you do the weekend? Describe Write
11 She lived in Bogotá 2016. what you did three sentences
yesterday with for buying
12 We didn’t go on holiday in the .
First, Then and a train ticket.
After that.

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