Unit 7 New Headway Elementary

Past simple Regular verbs  How do we form the Past Simple of regular verbs?. Reading and speakingTwo famous firsts George Washington was the first President of the USA.. Margaret Thatch

• What were their jobs?

They were singers

• Who were they? They were

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr,

George Harrison, John Lennon

Past simple

Regular verbs

 How do we form the Past Simple of regular

verbs?

- Normal rule V+ed

- Verb ends in –e, just add –d

- Verb: 1 syllable and 1 consonant 2 consonants.

stop stopped plan planned

- -w and –x are not double

- Verb: 2 syllables but the 2nd syllable

 How do we pronounce – ed?

3 different pronunciations: /d/, /t/, /id/

 Pronunciation

- a vowel sound or a voiced consonant /d/

pulled /p ld/ lived /livd/

opened /pnd/ play /pleid/

- a voiceless consonant (/p/, /k/, /t/, //, /s/, /f/) /t/

stopped /stpt/ watch /wtt/

finished /finit/ laughed /la:ft/

started /sta:tid/ needed /ni:did/

hated /heitid/ decided /disaidid/

Write these verbs in the correct column.

/d/ /t/ /id/

stayed cleaned

lived travelled

closed tried remembered

liked washed Worked jumped stopped pronounced

practised

added lifted needed accepted invited started

Irregular verbs

 Many common verbs have an irregular

past form

 Have to learn by heart

e.g infinitive past simple

See the list of irregular verbs on p142

Positive

I He She It We YouThey

movedwent

to London in 1985

to London in 1985

Yes/ No questions Short answers

No, I didn’tYes, we didYes, she did

No, they didn’tDid

youshetheyetc

likeenjoy

the film?

the party?

We use did + infinitive (without to) in all person

WhenWhere

did

I he she it we you they

go

How to use simple past

 Express an action that began and ended

at a particular time in the past

E.g I walked to school yesterday

The end of the 20th century

What happened in the world?Which team won the World Cup in 1998?

Who was Britain’s Prime Minister

in 1997?

Who was 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001)?

What is the official currency

of the European Union (EU)?

Listen and check

 Simon : left, went, studied, got, met, bought

 Sport: won, lost

 Politics: became, had, began

 Famous people: died, came

Check it

1. He bought some new shoes

2. Where did you go yesterday?

3. Did you see Jane last week?

4. Did she get the job?

5. I went out yesterday evening?

6. He studied French at university

7. What did you have for breakfast?

8. I was in New York last week?

Reading and speaking

Two famous firsts George Washington was the first President

of the USA

Margaret Thatcher was the first woman prime minister in Europe

New words

 Politician (n)  Twins (n)

 Bomb (v)  Fight (v)

 Widow (n) : bà goá, quả phụ

 George Washington

(1732-1799)

British government’s policy.

States and republicanism in

practice

peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen

 Margaret Thatcher: born in 1925

 Confronted trade union

power during miners' strike 1984-85

 Sold off public utilities to

the public sector

 1990: was forced to resign

6 False She had twins- a girl and a boy

7 False She was in office for eleven years

8 False She didn’t want to resign and left 10

Downing Street in tears.

Ex5: Compare George Washington

and Margaret Thatcher.

1. George Washington came from a rich

family, but Margaret Thatcher didn’t

2. Margaret Thatcher loved being a

politician, but George Washington didn’t

3. They both worked hard

4. George Washington had a lot of other

interests, but Margaret Thatcher didn’t

5 Margaret Thatcher had a good education, but George Washington didn’t

6 Margaret Thatcher had twins – a girl and

a boy, but George Washington didn’t have any children

7 George Washington was in office for 8

years , but Margaret Thatcher was in

office for 7 years

8 George Washington was tired of politics, but Margaret Thatcher didn’t want to

resign

Ex6: About George Washington

1 How many jobs did he have?

3 jobs

2 When did he become President?

In 1789

3 What did he like doing in his free time?

Dancing and going to the theatre

4 Did George and Martha have any children?

No, they didn’t

5 What did he build?

The White House

6 How long was he President?

For 8 years

About Margaret Thatcher

7 What was her father’s job?

A grocer

8 When did she marry Denis?

In 1951

9 How many children did she have?

Twins – a girl and a boy

10 How much sleep did she need?

Four hours’ sleep a night

11 When did the terrorist bomb her hotel?

In 1984

12 How long was she Prime Minister?

For 7 years

Vocabulary and Pronunciation Cross out the silent letter in the word

- Sing Happy Birthday

- Send birthday cards

- A birthday party with friend.

 Christmas Day

exchanged

turkey and Christmas pudding

a Christmas tree

Christmas) visits and leaves presents by the children’s bed or

under the tree

 New Year’s Eve

for midnight to

come

‘Happy New Year’

celebrate New

Year in Trafalgar Square where Big Ben strike midnight.

 Easter Day

- On Sunday (between 22/3 and 25/4)

- Children receive chocolate Easter eggs and eat too many of them

chocolates

- First celebrated by the Pilgrim setters in Massachusetts in

1621

- Most family enjoy a large meal together

 Valentine s Day Valentine s Day ’s Day ’s Day

- send Valentine cards to the person they love

- put messages in newspapers to their loved one, these can be quite funny

 Hallowe en Hallowe en ’s Day ’s Day

- The evening of 31/10

- The spirit of dead

people appeared

- Fancy dress parties

where people dress up

as ghosts, witches,…

- Children celebrate by wearing masks or

costumes and going

‘trick and treat’ – going from house to house collecting sweets, fruit

or money

 T 7.11 Listen

1. Monday : -Monday

2. Birthday: -birthday

3. Valentine’s Day: - Valentine

4. Wedding day: - wedding

5. New Year’s Eve: - New Year

6. Friday: - Friday