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Put the verbs in brackets into correct Past Simple form and learn more about the vikings

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Song worksheet past verbs

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Clasify the verbs into regular and irregular and listen to the song and complete the lyrics

Fill-in-the-gaps activity about past simple affirmative

This a worksheet for the ones who likes to practice past simple tense.

Choose the rith verb in the past tense.

Training past simple and prepositions of movement

Past simple song worksheet

Practice asking questions

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Listening comprehension -Simple past

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: MALALA YOUSAFZAI'S BIOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTIONS: LISTEN TO THE AUDIO FILE PROVIDED WITH THIS ACTIVITY AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT WORDS BASED ON WHAT YOU HEAR. SOME WORDS ARE IN THE PAST TENSE, SO WRITE THEM CORRECTLY.

IN 2014, A YOUNG WOMAN FROM PAKISTAN WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, PROVING THAT IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO FIGHT FOR (PEACE/ PEACH).
"I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE FIRST PASHTUN, THE FIRST PAKISTANI, AND THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD. ALONG WITH THAT, I AM PRETTY CERTAIN THAT I AM ALSO THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WHO STILL (FIGHTS/ FLIGHT) WITH HER YOUNGER BROTHERS."
MALALA YOUSAFZAI GREW UP IN THE SWAT VALLEY IN PAKISTAN, SHE WAS ONLY (10/11) YEARS OLD WHEN THE TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL AND (START/STARTED) IMPOSING NEW RULES.
MALALA KNEW THAT SHE HAD THE RIGHT NOT ONLY TO GET AN (EDUCATION/ EDUCATED), BUT ALSO TO EXPRESS HER OPINION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BBC, MALALA STARTED BLOGGING. UNDER A FALSE NAME, SHE WROTE A DIARY ABOUT HER LIFE, FEARS AND DREAMS, BUT SHE ALSO (CRITICIZE/ CRITICIZED) THE TALIBAN REGIME.
MALALA'S BLOG GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION IN PAKISTAN AND MANY WONDERED WHO WROTE IT. EVENTUALLY, HER FAMILY (DECIDE/ DECIDED) TO REVEAL THE SECRET, THE TALIBAN, HOWEVER, (DOES NOT/DID NOT) APPRECIATE ALL OF THIS ATTENTION, DESPITE RECEIVING THREATS, MALALA KEPT GOING. AFTER THE PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES MANAGED TO DRIVE THE TALIBAN OUT, LIFE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BUT IN (OCTOBER/NOVEMBER) 2012, DISASTER STRUCK.
ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL BUS SUDDENLY STOPPED, TWO MEN CAME ABOARD AND ONE OF THEM (ASK/ ASKED): "WHO IS MALALA?" EVERYTHING HAPPENED VERY FAST. CRITICALLY INJURED, MALALA WAS (WERE/ WAS) FLOWN TO ENGLAND TO RECEIVE FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MIRACULOUSLY, MALALA (SURVIVE/ SURVIVED) THE ATTACK AND RECOVERED.
THE TALIBAN'S INTENTION WAS TO SILENCE MALALA ONCE AND FOR ALL BUT INSTEAD, SHE BECAME FAMOUS. USING THAT ATTENTION AND SUPPORT, SHE (RAISE/ RAISED) AWARENESS ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION, NOT ONLY IN PAKISTAN BUT GLOBALLY. HER ACTIVISM LANDED HER SEVERAL AWARDS, AND IT ALL PEAKED WHEN SHE WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 2014 WITH KAILASH SATYARTHI, AT THE AGE OF 17, SHE BECAME THE YOUNGEST NOBEL LAUREATE.
SHE MANAGED TO MAKE EDUCATION AN INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY AND (PROVED/PROVING) THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS A COMPELLING INSTRUMENT TO CHANGE THE WORLD, SHE HAS ALSO SHOWN US THAT, REGARDLESS OF AGE, ANYONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOUR VOICE CAN ALSO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE IT FOR?
"MY GREAT HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE MUST (FIGHT/ FOUGHT) FOR EDUCATION, LET'S SOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL, WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MANY STEPS. NOW IT IS TIME TO TAKE A LEAP."
 

Song Class

ESL fro adults

1. Read the text and answer the questions

Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon. He was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympia. As a young man, Alexander received an education from the philosopher Aristotle. In 336 BC, after his father's death, Alexander became the king at the age of 20. He quickly began to conquer the world, creating one of the largest empires in history. He conquered  Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and Egypt. Alexander died in 323 BC at the age of 32, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest military leaders of all time.

1) Who was Alexander's teacher?

2) What did he do in Asia?

3) When did he die?

2. Read a rule and memorize it

We use Past Simple when we talk about actions that happened in a past, especially about historical events

For example

Alexander the Great died in 323 BC.

Alexander the Great did not live ling

Did Alexander the Great live long?

Be careful! Be - was/were

3. Complete the sentences, using the example

I ...(live) in Moscow last year, I ...(stay) at my friend's house - I lived in Moscow last year, I stayed at my friend's house

1) I ...(love) you, but now I'm married

2) Sally ...(laugh) 5 minutes ago

3) John ...(listen) to music yesterday

4) We ...(help) you a month ago, don't you remember?

5) Dima ...(want) to be a musician, but now he is a clown

4. Choose proper variant

1) Lia (asked/asking/askied) me yesterday about my plans

2) We (closd/close/closed) the window because it was cold

3) I (using/used/uses) the computer only once, in my childhood

4) Jim (liked/likd/likid) the idea of going out

5) Columbus (opening/opend/opened) America in 1492

5. Write a story in Past Simple tense, using words "finish", "talk", "paint", "smile", "change", "play", "start", "look", ''answer'', "enjoy"

wh questions

Listen and complete the song.

SHOUT - SHOUTED

LAUGH- LAUGHED

WARN - WARNED

CONTINUE - CONTINUED

CRY- CRIED

HAPPEN - HAPPENED

CALL - CALLED

ASK - ASKED