Unit 4. Our past

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

1. Nam……………volleyball with his friends yesterday.
play B. plays C. to play D. played

2. Nam always goes to school........6.30 am.
A. at B. in C. on D. to

3. Last year, I.............be in grade 7, but I’m in grade 8.
A. use B. used to C. to used D. uses

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Monday October 6th 2014
Unit 4: OUR PAST
Language Focus
1. Past simple
2. Prepositions of time
3. Used to
1. PAST SIMPLE:
1. Form:
a. Tobe:
b. Auxiliary verb:
Ex: I was a good student a year ago.
He walked to school last day.
He went to school on foot in 2012.
c. Use:
d. Expression words:
ago; last + week/ year/ month/ day; in + year(past) ; yesterday

S + was/ were + 0
S + V2/ed + 0
2. Prepositions of time
in, on, at, between…and, after, before

1. In + tháng/ năm/ tháng năm
In + buổi (in the morning/ afternoon/ evening)
Ex: in May; in 1989; in May 1989

2. On + ngày/ ngày tháng/ ngày tháng năm
Ex: on Sunday; on May 4th; on May 4th, 1989

Prepositions of time
At + một thời gian cụ thể
Ex: at 6 pm, at 7 am

Between + thời gian + and + thời gian
Ex: I’ll wait for you there between 6.00 pm and 6.30 pm.

After/ before + thời gian
Ex: after 5 pm; before 9 pm
3. Used to

1. Form:
Ex:
Nam lived a small village with his friends.
→ Nam used to live a small village with his friends.
2. Use:
S + used to + V0
Kim’s game
Time’s up
1:00
0:54
0:48
0:42
0:36
0:30
0:24
0:18
0:12
0:06
0:00
Kim’s game
1. Write the past simple form of each verb.
Ex: run → ran
1. fly
2. take
3. go
4. have
5. do

6. be
7. ride
8. eat
9. sit
10. come

→ was/ were
→ rode
→ ate
→ sat
→ came
→ flew
→ took
→ went
→ had
→ did
2. Complete the dialogue below. Use the past simple.
Lan: ……………………………
Nga: No, I ate noodles.
Ba: How did you get to school?
Nam: ……………………………
Minh: …………………………….
Hoa: I was at home.
d) Chi: Which subject did you have yesterday?
Ba: ……………………………

Did you eat rice for lunch?
I rode a bike to school.
Where were you yesterday?
I had Math.
1. I had Math.
2. I rode a bike to school.
3. Did you eat rice for lunch?
4. Where were you yesterday?
Look at the table and take notes.
3. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions in the table.
I’ll see you on Wednesday.
I’m going to Laos……January.
We must be there …………8.30 and 9.15.
The bank closes……3.pm. If you arrive ………3.pm, the bank will be closed.
I’ll be home…………seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
in
before
between
at
after
4. Look at the pictures.
Nga: where is it?
It’s isn’t in Hanoi.
Hoa: No, it’s Hue.
I used to stay there.

Complete the dialogue. Use “used to” and the verbs given.
live stay have be

Nga: Where is it? It isn’t Ha Noi.
Hoa: No, it’s Hue. I (o) used to stay there.
Nga: Is that you, Hoa?
Hoa: Yes. I (1) ____________long hair.
Nga: Who is in this photo?
Hoa: That is Loan. She (2) _________ my next-door neighbor.
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa : No. They’re my aunt and uncle. They (3) ___________ in Hue, too.
used to have
used to be
used to live
Answer the questions.
What did you use to do last summer vacation?