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Simple past, irregular verbs, positive and negative sentences

present-past

Make sentences using the correct form of the irregular verb.

Look at the examples and write sentences with the correct form of the verb.

Pre-listening activities

1. Brainstorming:
In which common situations bargaining skills are important?

2. Listening Prediction:
What kind of phrases or expressions you might hear in this podcast?

While listening activities

1. Listen carefully and fill in the gaps.
Bargaining is the process of negotiating the terms of an agreement typically focused on the 1… delivery or 2… of a product or service. It’s a delicate balance between getting what you want and maintaining what a 3… relationship with the other party. Whether you’re 4… at a market or negotiating a multinational corporate deal the 5… of bargaining remain largely the same. It’s all about knowing what you want, understanding what the other party wants and finding a way to reach an 6… that satisfies both parties. In order for bargaining to be successful effective 7…  is absolutely essential. In any language the phrases and words you use during a negotiation can significantly influence the 8… . The right words can encourage an open 9… , build trust and pave the way for agreement, while the wrong ones can shut down 10…  and create misunderstandings.

2. Listen carefully and write down the common phrases used for bargaining.  
1. …
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
6. …

3. Listen carefully and answer the questions from the fragment about a real world business situation.
1. What are they discussing with a supplier?
2. What does the supplier propose?
3. What phrases did they use for bargaining?

Post-listening activities

1. Discussion questions:
a) What are some important factors to consider when bargaining?
b) Can you think of any real-life situations where bargaining skills would be useful?

2. Role-playing:
Divide students into pairs and assign each pair a scenario similar to the one in the listening passage, such as negotiating a contract with a supplier. One student plays the role of the buyer and the other plays the role of the supplier. They use the common bargaining phrases from the listening passage to negotiate terms of the contract.

3. Writing task:
Ask students to write a dialogue between two people negotiating a deal, incorporating the common bargaining phrases from the listening passage. They can then share their dialogues with the class and discuss the effectiveness of the phrases used.

En la lección de hoy hablaremos sobre el pasado simple con verbos regulares. En rasgos generales, este tipo de verbo es más simple ya que conserva su raíz. 

¡Hagamos un viaje al pasado y aprendamos juntos muchas cosas nuevas!

Where did you go on holiday?

mega goal 1.2

The digital landscape has put increased pressure on teenagers today, and we feel it. There are so many social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, you name it. I made a conscious decision to avoid Snapchat and Instagram because of the social pressure I saw them putting on my 14-year-old little sister. If my mum turned off the WiFi at 11pm, my sister would beg me to turn my phone into a hotspot1. She always needed to load her Snapchat stories one more time, or to reply to a message that had come in two minutes ago because she didn’t want her friend to feel ignored. If I refused, saying she could respond in the morning, I’d get the “You’re ruining my social life” speech. Even as a teenager as well, I sometimes find this craze a little baffling.

A new study has found that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression. Teenagers spoke about the pressure they felt to make themselves available 24/7 and the resulting anxiety if they did not respond immediately to texts or posts. Teens are so emotionally invested in social media that a fifth of secondary school pupils will wake up at night and log on just to make sure they don’t miss out. Perhaps the worst thing about this is that teenagers need more sleep than adults do, so night-time social media use could be detrimental to their health. A lack of sleep can make teenagers tired, irritable, and depressed.

During the summer holidays, I lost my phone. And for the week that I was phoneless, it felt like a disaster. I love my phone. It gives me quick access to information and allows me to be constantly looped in with my friends, to know exactly what is going on in their lives. So when I didn’t have my phone for a week, I felt a slight sense of FOMO, or if you’re not up to speed with the lingo, fear of missing out. By the end of the week, I’d got used to not having a phone and I’d quite enjoyed the break from social media. But there was still a lingering sense of sadness at the back of my mind that there would be conversations I had missed, messages that had been sent, funny videos shared and night-time chats that I would probably never get to see.

What did you do during your vacation?

1 Complete the sentences with the correct linking word.

1-     I love studying English; ___, I find grammar challenging.
(however, furthermore, because)

2-     ___ it was raining, we decided to go hiking.
(although, because, as a result)

3-     ___ her hard work, she got promoted.
(in addition to, due to, because)

4-     I forgot my umbrella, ___ I got soaked on my way home.
(therefore, nevertheless, since)

5-     She studied for weeks; ___, she passed her exams with excellent grades.
(furthermore, as a result, however)

2 Choose the correct linking word.

6. (Although / Because) she was tired, she finished her homework on time.
7. The restaurant was closed, (despite / so) we went somewhere else to eat.
8. (In contrast / In addition) to their main products, they also sell accessories.
9. (Since / Nevertheless) it was late, they decided to go home.
10. They worked very hard; (therefore / because) they achieved their goals.
11.  

3 Fill in the blanks with the correct linking word from the options below.

Options: on the other hand, as a result, in conclusion, besides, despite.

11. ___ of her busy schedule, she always finds time to exercise.
12. ___, we can see that learning languages brings many benefits.
13. This movie is entertaining. ___, the actors did a great job.
14. Some people like the city life. ___, others prefer the countryside.
15. She forgot to set an alarm; ___, she missed the meeting.

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Did you ever see a bee drinking some tea?

1. Emma is adding gravel to her garden path. She has already purchased 3 1/3​ bags of gravel. Each bag of gravel covers 85.6 square feet. How many square feet will Emma be able to cover if she uses all of this gravel?

2. What is the decimal equivalent of 23/40​?

3. Lily has 240 flowers to arrange in bouquets.

• 1/5 of the flowers are roses.
• 1/8 of the flowers are lilies.
• 1/12 of the flowers are tulips.
• The rest of the flowers are daisies.

How many flowers are daisies?

4. What is the value of the expression −3 1/2 -(-4 5/6)?

5. Determine the value of the expression 15.75÷(−2.5).

6. Taylor jogged a distance of 4 3/4 miles each day for 2 days. Then she jogged 5 1/2 miles each day for the next 6 days. What was the total distance in miles that Taylor jogged during these 8 days?

7. Alex has a balance of $10.50 in his school cafeteria account. One day, he received a notice that he owed the school $3.45. The next day, he deposited $20.00 into his account and spent $4.75 on lunch. How much money does Alex have in his cafeteria account now?

8. Maria sold cookies and brownies for a bake sale fundraiser. 

• Cookies were sold for $0.75 each.
• Brownies were sold for $1.25 each. 
• Maria sold a total of 200 items. 
• Of the items sold, 2/5 were cookies, and the remaining items were brownies.

How much money in dollars and cents did Maria raise from the brownies that were sold?

1. Answer the question about the listening:

• What did the bear look for in the forest?
• Who ask the bear to leave the beehive?
• What did the bear? Did it leave or did he keep trying to take the honey?
• What happened when the bear hit the beehive?
• On which parts of the body did the bees sting him?
• Did the bear get the honey?

The Last Saturday

Last Saturday, Emily and her friends went to the amusement park. They arrived early in the morning because they wanted to enjoy the whole day there. Emily tried the big roller coaster, and it was very exciting, but also a little scary. Her friend, Jake, didn't like the roller coaster, so he waited for her near the food stalls. After the ride, they all ate hot dogs and drank lemonade. Later, they played games to win prizes, but only Emily won a small teddy bear. At the end of the day, they watched a firework show. They were very tired but happy. It was a fun day.

Vocabulario

1. Amusement park – parque de diversiones
2. Roller coaster – montaña rusa
3. Exciting – emocionante
4. Scary – aterrador/a
5. Food stalls – puestos de comida
6. Hot dog – perro caliente
7. Lemonade – limonada
8. Teddy bear – oso de peluche
9. Firework show – espectáculo de fuegos artificiales

Preguntas de Comprensión

1. 1. Where did Emily and her friends go last Saturday?
2. 2. What time of day did they arrive at the amusement park?
3. 3. What ride did Emily try?
4. 4. Who didn’t like the roller coaster?
5. 5. What did they eat after the ride?
6. 6. What did they drink with their hot dogs?
7. 7. Who won a prize at the amusement park games?
8. 8. What kind of prize did Emily win?
9. 9. What did they watch at the end of the day?
10. 10. How did Emily and her friends feel at the end of the day?

Complete the sentences using verbs into brackets (simple past tense):

1. 1. Emily and her friends _____ (go) to the amusement park last Saturday.
2. 2. They _____ (arrive) early in the morning.
3. 3. Emily _____ (try) the big roller coaster.
4. 4. Her friend Jake _____ (not like) the roller coaster.
5. 5. At the end of the day, they _____ (watch) a firework show.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct linking word.

1-     I love studying English; ___, I find grammar challenging.
(however, furthermore, because)

2-     ___ it was raining, we decided to go hiking.
(although, because, as a result)

3-     ___ her hard work, she got promoted.
(in addition to, due to, because)

4-     I forgot my umbrella, ___ I got soaked on my way home.
(therefore, nevertheless, since)

5-     She studied for weeks; ___, she passed her exams with excellent grades.
(furthermore, as a result, however)

2 Choose the correct linking word.

6. (Although / Because) she was tired, she finished her homework on time.
7. The restaurant was closed, (despite / so) we went somewhere else to eat.
8. (In contrast / In addition) to their main products, they also sell accessories.
9. (Since / Nevertheless) it was late, they decided to go home.
10. They worked very hard; (therefore / because) they achieved their goals.
11.  

3 Fill in the blanks with the correct linking word from the options below.

Options: on the other hand, as a result, in conclusion, besides, despite.

11. ___ of her busy schedule, she always finds time to exercise.
12. ___, we can see that learning languages brings many benefits.
13. This movie is entertaining. ___, the actors did a great job.
14. Some people like the city life. ___, others prefer the countryside.
15. She forgot to set an alarm; ___, she missed the meeting.

Key Events in A Rose for Emily
 

Part 1

• When Emily died, the whole town visited her funeral, the men visited through respectful affection, the women visited out of curiosity of what was inside of her house.
• Alive-- Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care. 
• In 1894, Colonel Sartoris sent out an edict that no negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron.
• Colonel Sartoris made a tale saying that Miss Emily’s father had loaned money to the town, which suggested that Miss Emily would not need to pay taxes. 
• When Jefferson's authorities ​​approached her about her taxes, she claimed that she did not have any tax. Even though Colonel Sartoris has been dead for 10 years. 

Part 2 

• It cuts back to 30 years prior and 2 years after the death of her father, where a stench started to develop around her house.
• The townspeople complained to the judge, and after the complaint was made, the Aldermen family met up and decided to deal with the problem themselves. Which led to them sneaking around her house in order to sprinkle lime around where the smell was.
• The people around town started to pity Miss Emily for being left alone to herself after the death of her father, but she rejected them stating that her father was not dead. After some persuasion from the minister, she finally breaks down and admits it, after which her father would quickly be buried. The people theorized that this is due to the fact that her father drove away a lot of men who wanted to “steal” from her.

Part 3 

• Emily begins dating Homer Barron. The townspeople are shocked to see a person of higher position dating somebody lower. Homer is seen as “unsuitable” for Emily.
• The town starts to gossip regarding Emily’s relationship with Homer. Emily being a southern aristocrat associating herself with somebody like Homer (A Northerner of different social status) who’s seen below her status.
• The baptist minister’s intervention in response to the gossip and concern. The town’s baptist minister sent to speak with Emily before the arrival of Emily’s cousins from Alabama. The conversation details are undisclosed.

Part 4

• Emily isolates herself after she finds out that Homer Barron is into men, In this point of the story, Emily has become more reclusive, with her house described as decaying and the townspeople growing more curious about her life.
• Emily had purchased arsenic, leading to people suspecting that he might harm herself with it.
• Homer Barron’s disappearance, Homer Barron, who had been seen spending time with Emily, suddenly disappears. The townspeople assume that he left her, though his fate is still unknown.
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Part 5

• The townspeople enter Miss Emily’s house after her funeral.They explore the house and discover a locked upstairs room.
• They find Homer’s skeleton lying in the bed, with an indentation in the pillow next to him and a long strand of Miss Emily’s gray hair.

A reading comprehension exercise to better introduce Past Simple Tense.

The Whale

I see a white whale. The white whale whisks the water as it swims. The white whale hears a sound. It's a whistle! The white whale sees a whip. Oh no! The white whale is gone.

1. I see ______.

• fish
• whale
• dolphin

2. What did the whale hear?

• whistle
• bell
• drum

3. What did the whale see?

• wheel
• wheat
• whip

Dodong want to marry Teang and asked his father's permission. Thinking that since they are young, their love would be short, he allowed them to get married. After 9 months, Teang gave birth to a child named Blas. For six consecutive years, a new child came along. Teang did not complain even though she secretly regretted being married at an early age. Sometimes she even wondered if she would have the same life if Lucio, her other suitor who was nine years older than Dodong, was the one she married. Lucio had no children since the time he married.  When Teang and Dodong were twenty they looked like they were fifty.

When Blas was 18, he told his father that he would marry Tona. Dodong did not object, but tried to make Blas think twice before rushing to marriage because Dodong  doesn't want Blas to end up like him. 

This Virtual Token Board is very useful for kids and how can recognize what they did correct what they did wrong.

regular verbs

Who is King Ahab and what did he do? 

Name the things that he did not do that he was supposed to do.

Was King Ahab a good king?