Connect 4

Game
Memory Game
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When clause of time + simple past
I joined a soccer team when I was eight.
When I was eight, I joined a soccer team.
My parents bought me a violin when I moved to the U.S.
When I moved to the U.S, my parents bought me a violin.

Read about events in Pedro’s, Carla’s, and Will’s lives. Complete the sentences with When and the correct forms of the verbs. Listen and check. Then practice.
I love everything about soccer. When I was eight, I joined a soccer team. I’d love to be like Pele someday. He was only seventeen when he won his first World-cup.
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Midori is amazing. She ……………(learn) to play the violin ……………she ……………(be) only three years old.
……………she ……………(be) eleven, she ……………(play) with an orchestra in the U.S. I love to play the violin, too. I went to her concert last year. It was incredible.
My parents ……………(buy) me a violin ……………we ……………(move) to the U.S.
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learned
when
was
When
was
played
bought
when
moved
…………. I first ………….(see) Tony Hawk in a competition, I ………….(want) to be a champion skateboarder like him. He’s the best in the world. Tony ………….(be) nine years old ………….his brother ………….(give) him a skateboard. He became a professional skateboarder at fourteen.
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When
saw
wanted
was
when
gave
Look at Pedro’s notes about soccer superstar Pele, and complete the sentences. Then listen and check.
(young boy) When Pele was a young boy, his nickname was Dico.
(young boy)……………...…..when………………………...
(teenager) When ……………………, ………………………
(teenager) ………………..when ……………………………
(lived in the U.S) When ………………., …………………..
(lived in the U.S) ………………… When …………………
(young boy) When Pele was a young boy, his nickname was Dico.
(young boy) His father taught him soccer when he was a young boy.
(teenager) When he was a teenager, he joined the Santos soccer team.
(teenager) He played in the first World Cup match when he was a teenager.
(lived in the U.S) When he lived in the U.S, he played for the New York Cosmos.
(lived in the U.S) Many people came to watch him play when he lived in the U.S.
Listening
Juan talks about events in his life. He is fifteen years old now.
When did these events happen? Was he a young boy or a teenager?
Listen and check the correct boxes.
Learned to ride a horse
Broke his leg
Got a dog
Cousin visited his school
Joined a basketball team
Moved to Ponce
Young boy







Teenager







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Word power
create the verb phrase by adding a word or phrase from the box to each verb. Then check the things that you have done or experienced.
American food the city a musical instrument

my leg a sport team an award

English my best friend a pet a trip
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broke………………………
moved to …………………
learned to play ………….
learned …………………..
met ……………………….
joined………………………
ate ………………………….
won ………………………..
Went on …………………..
got …………………………
my leg
Write about events in your life. Use events from part A or your ideas.
When I fell off my bike, I broke my leg.
OR I broke my leg when I fell off my bike.
1. ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. ……………………………………………………………………………..
Speaking
Share your events from 3B with your classmates. Answer the questions.
You: When I fell off my bike, I broke my leg.
Classmate: How old were you?
You: I was twelve.
You: I broke my leg when I fell off my bike.
Classmate: How old were you?
You: I was twelve.