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1 Questions and answersMatch the questions with the answers.1 What was the restaurant like?

2 What were you doing?

3 Was there a telephone in the flat?

4 Were you visiting your grandparents?

5 Was the town hall open?

6 Were there any people in the room?

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a No, there wasnt.

b No, it was closed.

c Yes, there were about twenty.

d I was reading in my room.

e It was OK but it was a bit noisy.

f No, I was shopping in town.

2There was / there were Complete the sentences. Use there was / were / wasnt / werent .

1 Inside the castle

about thirty rooms.

2 an interesting

programme on the radio yesterday.

3 any boats on the

lake yesterday. It was very cold and windy.

4 We couldnt dance because

any music at the

party.

5 some new computer

magazines at the newsagents.

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3 Past continuousComplete the sentences. Use the past continuous formof the verbs.

1 At 5.30 yesterday afternoon Paul

for his science exam. ( study )

2 Julie and Sam in the caf

when we came in. ( sit )

3 I was cold because I a

jacket. ( not wear )

4 The sun when we left home

this morning. ( not shine )

5 My parents ready when the

taxi arrived. ( get )

4 PlacesAre these sentences true (T) or false (F)?1 You use a bridge to go across a river. T F2 Lots of people go shopping in factories. T F3 Towers are usually quite tall. T F4 People buy and sell things at a market. T F5 You often find skyscrapers in a village. T F6 People didnt live in castles. T F7 There are hundreds of trees in a forest. T F8 You buy fruit and vegetables at the bakers. T F

5 TranslationHow do you say these sentences in your language?1 What was your house like?

2 I saw a ghost. Did you really?

3 I met him a couple of years ago.

4 Im sure of that.

5 Quick! Get up!

6 Its getting light.

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1 There was / were Make sentences. Use There was / were / wasnt /werent with some , any or a / an .1 milk in the bottle

2 hotel opposite the park

3 boats on the lake

4 old factories near the river

5 guards in the castle

6 accident outside the town hall

2 There was / It was Complete the sentences. Use there was ,there were , it was or they were .

1 There was a big dog in our garden this morning.

black with curly hair.

2 The cottage was empty but

a light in the window.

3 The village was very small.

25 houses, a little shop and a church.

4 There was a campsite near the river.

a beautiful place.

5 There was a market here this morning, soa lot of people in the streets.

6 We had our history and maths exams yesterday.

quite easy.

7 There was an interesting programme on TV last

night. about life in the Stone

Age.

8 The factory was on fire. a cloud

of black smoke in the sky.

It was

There wasnt any milk in the bottle.

3 Past continuousComplete the sentences. Use the pastcontinuous form of the verbs.1 I a video when Melanie

phoned. ( watch)

2 At 7.30 last night we

dinner. ( have )

3 I could see Dave. He

a baseball cap and sunglasses. ( wear )

4 When I got up, Dad

breakfast downstairs. ( make )

5 I looked out the window. It was cloudy but it

. (not rain )

6 The girls were upstairs, but they

their homework. ( not do )

7 you the

Internet five minutes ago? ( use )

8 What Greg

when you saw him? ( do )

4 could / couldnt Match the words in A with the words in Band make sentences.

A B1 I couldnt carry a but I couldnt see

the bags her.2 My grandmother b because the hotel

could dance well was very noisy.3 Mozart could play c because they were

the piano too heavy.4 Mrs Smith couldnt d but she couldnt

sleep sing.5 I could hear Lisas e because we didnt

voice have a key.6 You couldnt see me f when he was three7 We couldnt open years old.

the door g because she didnt8 Clare couldnt buy have any money.

the CD h because I wasbehind a tree.

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Student A1 There was an accident in Vere Street yesterday.

Tell your partner what Helen, Jenny and Paul weredoing when the accident happened.

2 Listen to your partner. Find out what Bill, Tim andSandra were doing and write notes in the table.

3Work with your partner. Mark the position of eachperson on the map. Then complete the sentences withthe right names.

1 was going to a concert.

2 was sitting inside.

3 was working inthe square.

4 was going toa music lesson.

5 andwere talking

to someone.

6 andwere reading.

7 andsaw the

accident.

8 didnt seeor hear the accident.

Bill

Tim Sandra

Student B1 There was an accident in Vere Street yesterday. Listen

to your partner. Find out what Helen, Jenny and Paulwere doing and write notes in the table.

2 Tell your partner what Bill, Tim and Sandra were doingwhen the accident happened.

3 Work with your partner. Mark the position of eachperson on the map. Then complete the sentences withthe right names.

1 was going to a concert.

2 was sitting inside.

3 was working inthe square.

4 was going toa music lesson.

5 andwere talking

to someone.

6 andwere reading.

7 andsaw the

accident.

8 didnt seeor hear the accident.

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The first AmericansWhat do you know about the history of the USA?Do you know who Crazy Horse was?

Li f e a n d c u l t u r e

ABOUT NATIVEAMERICANCULTUREDid you know thathot chocolate, popcornand chewing gum comefrom the NativeAmericans?

Thirty thousand years ago the first Americans travelled across the ice from Asia to Alaska. Some of them stayed in Alaska and became the Inuit people. Others

went to different parts of Canada and Northand South America. Some were fishermen, some werefarmers and some were hunters. When Columbus

arrived in the Caribbean in 1492, he thought he was inIndia, so he called the Native Americans Indians. When the first Europeans went to live in North

America, there were already a million people there.There were about 300 Indian tribes. Each tribe hada different language and way of life, but they also hada sign language that everyone could understand.

When the first white settlers* arrived, the Native Americans were living in their traditional homesacross North America. At first, they were friendly totheir new neighbours, but the European settlers

wanted their land. The Indians fought many warsand their leaders Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Sitting Bull became famous. Thousands of them died, and they also died from illnesses that the Europeans brought with them. Finally, the US government forced theNative Americans to live in special reservations.

Today, about 1.5 million Native Americans liveon reservations. Many of them try to keep their ancienttraditions and now Native American culture isgrowing again.

* European immigrants

TaskRead the text, then look at these sentences. Are they true (T) or false (F)?

1 The first Americans arrived there in 1300. T F2 The first Native Americans came from Asia. T F3 When the Europeans arrived, there were 300 Native Americans. T F4 The settlers called them Indians because they lived in India. T F5 The Native Americans and the Europeans didnt fight at first. T F6 The Native Americans didnt want to lose their traditional homes. T F7 Crazy Horse was one of their leaders. T F8 The members of the US government lived in reservations. T F9 Today no one is interested in Native American culture. T F

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