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Grammar 2

Past simple 4 Complete the conversation with the


correct question form and short answer.
1 Write the past simple form of the verbs. Mum: 1 Did you finish (finish)
1 do did 5 give your homework?
2 try 6 stop Aisha: Yes, I 2 . I found the information
on the Internet. 3 you
3 die 7 travel
(have) a computer when you
4 be 8 have were young?
Mum: No, we 4 and there wasn’t any
2 Complete the text with the past simple Internet.
affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.
Aisha: How 5 you (do)
Then and Now:
your homework?
Mum: I went to the library, looked in books and
The Hemsworth Brothers made notes.
You probably know Chris and Liam Hemsworth. Aisha: 6 you (write)
They’re Hollywood actors, famous for acting in everything with a pen?
Thor and The Hunger Games, but what about their Mum: Yes, I 7 .
older brother Luke? Luke 1 was (be) the
first brother to become an actor. He 2
(study) at drama school in Melbourne and then
used to
he 3 (appear) on the Australian 5 Write complete sentences with used to.
drama series Neighbours, in 2001. Both Chris and
Liam 4 (be) also on Neighbours, but
at different times. When Luke 5
WAS PRIMARY SCHOOL DIFFERENT
(be) 27, he 6 (stop) acting and he
FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL?
7 (begin) his own business. Five years
later, Chris 8 (offer) him a job in Los 1 we / wear a school uniform but now we can wear
Angeles and now he’s acting again. what we like
We used to wear a school uniform, but now we
can wear what we like.
2 I / not have lunch at school but now I eat there

3 my mum / drive me to school but now I go by bus

4 my friends / stay and play after school

5 our teachers / not give us so much homework


3 Correct the information in the
sentences.
1 Steve Jobs was born on 11 February, so that day
is National Inventor’s Day in the USA. (Thomas 6 Write questions about your primary
Edison) school with used to. Then write answers for
Steve Jobs wasn’t born on 11 February.
you.
1 What sports / you / play ?
Thomas Edison was born on 11 February.
What sports did you use to play?
2 László József Bíró invented the ruler. (ballpoint
pen)
2 Where / you / have lunch ?
3 Bette Nesmith Graham created a black paint
called ‘liquid paper’ or ‘Tipp-Ex’ to cover mistakes.
(white paint) 3 How much homework / you / do ?

4 Bill Gates wrote his first computer program when


he was 18. (when he was 13)

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 15


2 Reading
An article fun Every year, Hampton, USA,

facts Festival. The star is Blackbeard, of


celebrates its Blackbeard Pirate

Blackbeard’s treasure
course, but everyone else dresses as
pirates. There are battles and fights,
but there’s also food and live music.
A 3
Blackbeard was probably the most famous pirate ever! He sailed the seas around North America and the
Caribbean between 1717 and 1718. Blackbeard got his name because of his wild beard and black clothes. His real
name, however, was Edward Thatch or Teach, and he was born in England. In early June 1718, Blackbeard’s ship,
Queen Anne’s Revenge, hit some sand and the ship was no more! British officers killed Blackbeard six months later.
B
Three hundred years later, in 1996, divers found some cannons at the bottom of the sea and realised that these
belonged to Blackbeard’s ship. Over the next 20 years, they found thousands of objects and we now know more
about life on a pirate ship. For example, pieces from board games and musical instruments suggest they enjoyed
games in their free time, and some of them could play music.
C
Pirate ships travelled long distances without stopping and they needed to carry a lot of food and drink. We know
Blackbeard and his men ate meat and fish because divers found animal bones and fishing equipment. We can also
guess that they didn’t only drink water. There were different types of bottles, so they probably drank different
things too.

1 2 3

Divers find the first treasure!

Subskill: Using visuals to understand 4 Read the article again. Rewrite the
ideas sentences so they are correct.
Before you read a text, look at any pictures and 1 Blackbeard was a pirate for over 10 years.
read the captions. They can give you more Blackbeard wasn’t a pirate for over 10 years.
information about the text.
He was a pirate for only two years.
1 You are going to read an article called 2 Blackbeard came from North America.
‘Blackbeard’s treasure’. Look at the pictures
and answer the questions. 3 Divers discovered his ship 60 years ago.
1 Who was Blackbeard?
2 What ‘treasure’ do you think you can see? 4 Pirates weren’t into playing games or music.
2 Write each caption under the correct
picture in exercise 1. 5 Pirate ships didn’t go very far.
a After a hard day at work, they ate well!
b Blackbeard was frightening and terrorised the
seas!
5 Answer the questions for you.
1 What other famous pirates do you know about?
c Divers find the first treasure!

3 3Read and listen to the article. Match 2 What do you think life was really like for a pirate?
the pictures and their captions with the
correct paragraph. 3 Did you use to play pirates when you were
young?

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