MODULE 1

IT WAS FUN
FUE DIVERTIDO
LEARN HOW TO …
Talk about past experiences / talk about past abilities /
express your feelings
 PRACTICE
Was /were
Can / could
Simple past (regular and irregular verbs)
Relative pronouns
-ing / -ed participles
UNIT 11
Fame and pride
FAMA Y ORGULLO
VOCABULARY
- Astronaut
- Actress
- Scientist
- Author
- Painter
- President
- Poet
- Inventor
- Pilot
- Minister / civil rights leader
- Physicist
- Singer / actor
VOCABULARY
Ask and answer questions, as in
the example.
 A: Who was Neil Armstrong?
 B: He was an American astronaut.
 A: When was he born?
 B: In 1930
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EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- You’re right, he wasn’t.
- Obviously.
- Listen to this!
- That’s amazing!
- I can do it.
- It was fantastic!
- Oh, it was terrible.
- It was awesome!
- It wasn’t bad at all.
- It was great, thanks!
- Not so bad.
- It was nothing special.
- It was out of this world!
EXPLORING GRAMMAR
The verb «to be» (simple past)
 Complete the sentences with
was / were
1.- A: ______ you at home yesterday? B: Yes, I _______
2.- They_______ really happy after they won the football game.
3.- My sister _______ a college student last year.
4.- Thomas ________ on the train at three-thirty yesterday afternoon.
5.- A: _____ Jennifer tired after she finished work? B: No, she _____
6.- My car broke down, so I _____ late for my appointment.
7.- A: ______ Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they ______.
8.- The cookies _____ delicious, so I ate three of them.
9.- A: ______ you at the library yesterday? B: No, I _____.
10.- Many dinosaurs _____ really huge.
11.- I ______ born in 1996. When _____ you born?
12.- The movie we saw last night ______ very funny.
13.- I _____ a waiter last year, but I changed my job in September.
14.- My favorite program ______ on TV at eight o’clock last night.
15.- My classmates ________ in class. They were outside.