4 Making history Vocabulary 3 Match 1 5 with a e. Then write sentences in the past simple. Historic achievements 1 Find the past simple affirmative forms of the verbs in the box. design develop discover establish explore fly invent paint rule study teach win D E H S I L B A T S E E I T H M K W B N V T P Y S T U D I E D C H O T C C J N Z I L L G L D E R O L P X E F U E R I L Q V R H I T A V U D E T N E V N I T E L W E I N J R D O D D E N G I S E D E S W N D C P A I N T E D Z 2 Choose the correct options. Gianni Versace taught / discovered / designed beautiful clothes. 1 Pablo Picasso invented / explored / painted Guernica in 1937. 2 Penélope Cruz studied / won / flew an Oscar for the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. 3 Galileo ruled / established / studied the stars. 4 Cleopatra discovered / invented / ruled Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. 5 Isaac Newton explored / developed / painted the Theory of Gravity. The Wright brothers / fly f The Wright brothers flew the first plane. 1 Marco Polo / explore 2 Mother Teresa / win 3 Levi Strauss / invent 4 Catherine the Great / rule 5 Frederick Banting / discover a) the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. b) insulin to help people with diabetes. c) blue jeans in 1873. d) the Russian Empire for 34 years. e) China in the thirteenth century. f) the first plane. 1 2 3 4 5 Vocabulary Bank pages 90 91 Unit 4: Vocabulary 27
Grammar Past simple affirmative (regular verbs) 1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple affirmative of the regular verbs. I stayed (stay) at home on Friday night. 1 They (like) the Batman film. 2 We (plan) a big party for Natalie s fourteenth birthday. 3 She (carry) her bag to school. 4 The taxi (stop) at the corner. 5 You (watch) a basketball match. 6 I (cook) some pasta for you. 7 My parents (love) the concert. 2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in the box. chat compose like listen live play study watch Past simple affirmative (irregular verbs) 3 Complete the chart with the base forms and past simple forms of the irregular verbs. Base form be become (1) Past simple was / were (2) bought have (3) (4) went make (5) (6) met see (7) (8) wrote 4 Write sentences. Use the past simple affirmative of the irregular verbs. We / go / to the art gallery. We went to the art gallery. 1 Nora / see / a funny play / at the theatre. 2 My parents / meet / at a party / in 1992. 3 Picasso / be / a painter / from Malaga. Mark composed a new song on his guitar. 1 I with my friends on the Internet last night. 2 We for the English test all weekend. 3 The children really the rides at the amusement park. 4 The girls to music on the radio. 5 Dan computer games last night. 6 They a great football match at the stadium last Saturday. 7 Mia in the UK when she was two years old. 4 I / write / a letter / to my friend Samuel. 5 The students / have / an exam / last week. 6 You / go / swimming / at the beach. 28 Unit 4: Grammar Grammar Bank pages 72 73
Grammar 5 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple affirmative. She designs fashionable shoes. She designed fashionable shoes. 1 He writes mystery novels. 2 We go to France on holiday. 3 They study Egyptian history. 4 I buy lots of comics. 5 You are late for the English class. 6 Our team wins lots of games. 6 Complete the text. Use the past simple affirmative of the regular and irregular verbs in the box. be be buy go go have like see watch could / couldn t 7 Tick (3) the correct options. a) They can swim when they were five. b) They could swim when they were five. 3 1 a) We couldn t cycle ten kilometres. b) We couldn t to cycle ten kilometres. 2 a) Could play she the piano very well? b) Could she play the piano very well? 3 a) I couldn t cook when I was a child. b) I couldn t cooked when I was a child. 8 Study the table. Then write sentences about Marisa. Use could / couldn t. 4 years 3 count to ten 7 read books 5 years 7 swim 3 run 6 years 3 sing 7 play the piano 7 years 7 speak French 3 speak English When Marisa was four years old, she could count to ten but she couldn t read books. 1 When Marisa was five years old, but. 2 When Marisa was six years old, but. 3 When Marisa was seven years old, Hi Grandpa! What did you do at the weekend? On Saturday, I went to the museum with Tony and Sue. It (1) a rainy day so there (2) lots of people there. First, we (3) a fantastic exhibit about the Romans. We also (4) a film about life in ancient Rome. I really (5) it! After that, we (6) lunch in the museum cafeteria. We also (7) to the gift shop. I (8) a book about Roman history for you. I hope you like it! Love, Rosie but. 9 What could you do when you were younger? Complete the sentences with could / couldn t and your own ideas. When I was three years old, I could speak but I couldn t read. 1 When I was years old, I but I. 2 When I was years old, I but I. Grammar Bank pages 72 73 Unit 4: Grammar 29
Vocabulary Verbs: Life events 1 Match the life events with the pictures. He left school. D 1 He learned to drive. 2 He travelled abroad. 3 He started working. 4 He bought a house. 5 He fell in love. 6 He got married. A B C 2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. became got had moved retired were went Queen Elizabeth became a grandparent for the first time in 1977. 1 We lived in Park Street for three years. Then we house. 2 Prince Felipe de Borbón and Letizia Ortíz engaged in 2003. 3 Gertrude from her job when she was 65. 4 The American singer Madonna her first child in 1996. Her name is Lourdes. 5 Ron s parents born in the same year. They re both 45 years old. 6 Salvador Dalí was born and to school in Figueres, in Catalonia. 3 Write sentences about the life events of your friends and family. Use the words in the box or your own ideas. D 1 my mum my dad my parents my grandparents my best friend my brother / sister My parents got married in 1991. E 2 3 4 F 5 G 30 Unit 4: Vocabulary Vocabulary Bank pages 90 91
Reading 1 Read the text. Who taught Helen to read? 2 Complete the sentences. Use the phrases in the box. when she was six. when she was an adult. when she was a child. when she was eighty-seven. when she was a baby. Helen became ill when she was a baby. 1 She invented hand signs 2 Helen learned to read 3 She became famous 4 Helen died 5 10 15 20 Helen Keller Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When she was nineteen months old, she became ill with a fever. After that, she was deaf and blind she couldn t hear or see anything. As a child, Helen couldn t speak so she invented hand signs to communicate with her family. At the age of six, Helen started studying with Anne Sullivan, a teacher who taught her to read. Anne wrote new words on Helen s hand with her fingers. Later, Helen went to school and in 1904, she was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from university. As an adult, Helen Keller became a famous writer. She wrote eleven books and travelled to more than 40 different countries. In 1965, Helen became a member of the Women s Hall of Fame. She died three years later at the age of eighty-seven. 3 Correct the sentences. Helen was born in 1890. Helen was born in 1880. 1 She could see and hear when she was six. 2 Helen taught Anne Sullivan to read. 3 Helen left school in 1904. 4 Helen became a famous teacher. 5 She wrote nine books. 6 She died in 1965. Unit 4: Reading 31
Communication In a shop 1 Complete the dialogue. Use the words in the box. called copy know much please welcome Shop assistant Hello. Can I help you? Karen Yes, please. I m looking for a magazine about computers. Shop assistant OK. Do you (1) the name of the magazine? Karen It s (2) Techno Trends. I buy it every month. Shop assistant Let me check Yes, we ve got one (3). It s in the technology section. Karen That s great. Thank you very (4). Shop assistant You re (5). 2 Answer the questions. What is Karen looking for? She s looking for a magazine about computers. 1 How often does she buy Techno Trends? 2 How many copies has the shop got? 3 Where can Karen find Techno Trends? 3 In your notebook, write a dialogue like the dialogue in exercise 1. Imagine you are buying a magazine from one of the sections in the box. Dictation fashion section film section news section sports section 4 4.05 Listen. Listen again and write the sentences in your notebook. when 1 Join the sentences with when. Writing They could speak Italian. They were children. They could speak Italian when they were children. 1 We got home. We had pizza for dinner. 2 I couldn t use a computer. I was three. 3 My cousin was happy. She finished school. 2 Rewrite the sentences with when in the correct place. Tony was surprised he opened the present. Tony was surprised when he opened the present. 1 Could you read you were four years old? 2 You called me I was at the sports centre. 3 We saw the Eiffel Tower we were in Paris. 3 Complete the biography of Dian Fossey. Use the phrases in the box. Dian was a child, was at school finished university returned to Africa was at her camp A biography of Dian Fossey Dian Fossey was born in 1932 in San Francisco, California. She was a famous zoologist. When Dian was a child, she loved playing with animals. She enjoyed science when she (1). When Dian (2) in 1963, she visited Africa for the first time. She started studying mountain gorillas when she (3) in 1966. Dian died in 1985 when she (4) in Rwanda. Many people think she was killed by hunters. 32 Unit 4: Communication and Writing Writing Builder page 105