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My Language Course 1 - That was yesterday Expressions of time Did you have a nice vacation?

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Into the past

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Ask me a question!

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I didn't like it

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Where were you yesterday?

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Was or were?

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He wasn't at home

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I was in California but you weren't

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What was the hotel like?

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2 - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Sport

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Leisure time

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The day before yesterday

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Robert and Malcolm

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Changes

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What happened yesterday?

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Atlanta in the 20th century

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An Interview with General William Sher...

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Weekend activities

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Where were you, Jerry?

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3 - The early years Four stages in life This is Jack James

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After that, I got married When did you leave New York?

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10 years ago Our last vacation

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The present and the past

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What did you do yesterday?

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The right answer

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With the tour guide

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4 - Farmers Market Farmers market Packaging

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Move!

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In the past

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Question medley

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Simple past forms

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Buy, bought

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A famous movie about Atlanta

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Pumpkin pie

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5 - In the park In the park Clothing

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Cotton

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Buy, bought, bought

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Regular or irregular?

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The history of Georgia

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What happened yesterday?

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Market

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How do I look?

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6 - Let's go! A night out with James Your friend needs some advice

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Great idea, Joe

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Could, should, would

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There's more than one way to say 'no'

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It's too crowded

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Is that good or bad?

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My favorite bar

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Friendly smile

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7 - Cyclorama Cyclorama

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In the museum

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Modal verbs

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I know I can!

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I am able to do that!

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Cathy can, but may not!

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Would you like some help?

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Negating modal verbs

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No, I would not!

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Strong colors!

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8 - On the road Driving home Where am I?

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Proceed to leave

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Take the train

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The ticket agent

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A reservation isn't necessary

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Where can I buy a ticket?

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9 - Airport Airport vocabulary Fly like an eagle

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Traveling

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Take off

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At the airport

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Atlanta International Airport

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Flying

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The ticket is for you

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10 - Quite a lot! How much ...?

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A lot!

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A few good men

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A few or a little?

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Little by little

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Need some ideas?

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A lot

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Georgia

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All the hotel rooms

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The 'Old South'

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11 - All in the past Verb forms Yesterday

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The weather was great

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What did you do?

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A good old hot dog!

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Off to work

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An evening in front of the TV

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You forgot to call me

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Forget-me-not

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I know I can!

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Modal verbs

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Be polite!

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12 - A perfect present For Whom the Bell Tolls

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What have you done?

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I've vacationed in Florida frequently

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Mix, mixed, mixed!

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Get, got, gotten!

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Have you ever been to the Grand Canyo...

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Oh, for a frozen pizza!

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Transformations

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An American writer

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13 - Hemingway Hemingway

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Literature

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The bar

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American literature

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Ernesto 'Hemingway'

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A trip to Florida

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Florida

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Return to Florida

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One of a kind

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14 - Never say never Never say never

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Sometimes he walks to work

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Who works the longest?

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Sometimes often

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Seriously adverbs!

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I never have lunch

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He played badly

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Slow and slowly

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Not anymore

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Have you ever ...?

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15 - Gatorland Gatorland

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Wild animals

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Domestic animals

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Time goes by

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How did he do it?

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Alligators!

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Alligator leather purse

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A stamp in your passport

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At the end of the 19th century

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Florida's history

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Return to Florida

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All about Morty

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16 - Me, myself and I All about the car What a game

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Me, myself and I A good night out

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Take a look at yourself

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Each other

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Do it yourself

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No, I can drive it myself

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17 - Golfing Golfing

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Cars

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Simply adverbs!

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Golfing in Florida

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On the golf course

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Competitors

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Why don't you do it yourself?

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Why don't you drive?

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18 - Faster, please! Gone fishing!

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Fast, faster, fastest

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More, most

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I can do better

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It's too good to be true

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What comes next?

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Infinitive or gerund Just wanted to ask

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Who's going fishing?

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19 - At the wharf At the wharf

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Water sports

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More cleverly

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Deep sea fishing

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Most calmly answered

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Fishing

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Verb constructions

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Just try to relax!

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I want to catch Moby Dick!

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Strange, but true

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20 - Simply perfect! That is the question

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Bills, nothing but bills

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Have you ever ...?

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Seriously adverbs!

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Well, well, well

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Wild animals

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Me, myself and I

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Look in the mirror

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Fishing

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Slow, slowly

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Florida

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21 - Buy it! What about these beads, here? Would you like to try it on?

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It's a bargain

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Is it a sale?

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No thanks, I'm just browsing

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The art of persuasion

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Is it that important?

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When do you need it?

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By Thursday?

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Sell the beads right away!

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22 - A complaint The modern world

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What is it?

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Can I help you?

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My cell phone doesn't work When I turn it on ...

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Getting your way What's the problem?

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A strange noise

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23 - At the bank So many ways to spend money How much did you say?

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A little money quiz At the bank

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My account

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What do you want to say?

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Oh, man!

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Express yourself What's wrong?

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Small change

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24 - Leave a message Leave a message

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Thanks for calling

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Can I help you?

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Hello?

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Can I use your phone?

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Hold the line

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Could you repeat that, please?

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I'm afraid she's busy

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Recorded message

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Call them now

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Wrong number

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | Expressions of time Busca las expresiones adecuadas.

Expressions of time ayer

yesterday afternoon

la semana pasada

a week ago

el año pasado

yesterday

anoche

last week

hace una semana

last year

ayer por la mañana the day before yesterday ayer por la tarde

yesterday morning

hace un año

lately

en el pasado

a year ago

últimamente

in the past

anteayer

the week before last

hace dos semanas last night

Expressions of time ayer

yesterday

la semana pasada

last week

el año pasado

last year

anoche

last night

hace una semana

a week ago

ayer por la mañana yesterday morning ayer por la tarde

yesterday afternoon

hace un año

a year ago

en el pasado

in the past

últimamente

lately

anteayer

the day before yesterday

hace dos semanas the week before last

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | Did you have a nice vacation?

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Lee el texto y señala la imagen correcta.

Did you have a nice vacation?

Past tense - El pasado

Did you have a nice vacation? Oh, yes. It was fantastic! Did you stay in a hotel? No, we stayed in a nice bed and breakfast near the beach. Did you go sightseeing? No, we didn't. We didn't do much really, just relaxed all day. That sounds good! Picture 1

Las preguntas en pasado se forman con el verbo auxiliar 'did', que es la forma del pasado del verbo 'do'. La negación es 'didn't'. Ej. Did you go to a restaurant? (¿Habéis ido a un restaurante?) No, we didn't go to a restaurant. (No, no hemos ido a un restaurante.)

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Did you have a nice vacation? Did you have a nice vacation? Oh, yes. It was fantastic! Did you stay in a hotel? No, we stayed in a nice bed and breakfast near the beach. Did you go sightseeing? No, we didn't. We didn't do much really, just relaxed all day. That sounds good! Picture 1

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | Into the past Escribe las siguientes oraciones en pasado simple.

Into the past

Past tense - El pasado El pasado de los verbos regulares se forma añadiendo al infinitivo la desinencia-ed . Si el verbo termina en '-e' esta se elimina.

I often check out late. I checked out late yesterday.

Presente start arrive

The flight always arrives on time. It on time last week.

Pasado started arrived

We often visit friends on vacation. We friends on our last vacation.

Los verbos que terminan en -y forman el pasado añadiencdo la desinencia -ied. Si un verbo termina con una consonante, esta debe duplicarse.

They always watch TV in the evening. They TV yesterday evening.

Presente copy stop

Pasado copied stopped

She usually checks in early. She in early yesterday.

Into the past I often check out late. I checked out late yesterday. The flight always arrives on time. It arrived on time last week. We often visit friends on vacation. We visited friends on our last vacation. They always watch TV in the evening. They watched TV yesterday evening. She usually checks in early. She checked in early yesterday.

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | Ask me a question! Formula preguntas con estas frases.

Ask me a question!

Bed and Breakfast - Desayuno incluido Los Bed and Breakfasts o B&Bs (literalmente 'cama ydesayuno'), son una forma de alojamiento privado con la que se puede pernoctar con desayuno incluido. Son muy populares en EE. UU. y Gran Bretaña, y suelen ser más económicos que los hoteles. Además el hecho de pernoctar con una familia es una estupenda manera de conocer un país y sus gentes.

He stayed in a nice hotel. Did he stay in a nice hotel? She visited a friend. a friend?

They played tennis. tennis?

He arrived late.

The flight departed on time. on time?

late? They finished early. early?

He watched TV. TV?

Ask me a question! He stayed in a nice hotel. Did he stay in a nice hotel? She visited a friend. Did she visit a friend?

They played tennis. Did they play tennis?

He arrived late. Did he arrive late?

The flight departed on time. Did the flight depart on time?

They finished early. Did they finish early?

He watched TV. Did he watch TV?

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | I didn't like it Cambia cada verbo a la negación en imperfecto. Fíjate en el ejemplo.

I didn't like it

Irregular verbs - Verbos irregulares Muchos verbos forman su pasado de forma irregular. Pero esto no importa a la hora de formar su forma interrogativa o negación. En estos casos se utilizan los mismos verbos auxiliares que para los verbos regulares.

I didn't like the food, but I liked the drinks. The train It left late.

on time.

Ej. We had a great time on holiday. (Nos hemos divertido mucho en las vacaciones.) I didn't have a great time on holiday. (No nos hemos divertido en las vacaciones Did you have a great time on holiday? (¿Os habéis divertido en las vacaciones?)

at 1 p.m. He He checked in at 2 p.m. She fish. She ordered chicken. We in front of the building. We parked behind the building. We at 4 p.m. We arrived at 5 p.m.

I didn't like it I didn't like the food, but I liked the drinks. The train didn't leave It left late.

on time.

He didn't check in at 1 p.m. He checked in at 2 p.m. She didn't order fish. She ordered chicken. We didn't park in front of the building. We parked behind the building. We didn't arrive at 4 p.m. We arrived at 5 p.m.

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Pulsa sobre los espacios y elige la respuesta adecuada entre las opciones que aparecen.

Where were you yesterday? you at home yesterday evening? No, I . Where you? I at a bar with some friends. Really? Chris and Nicole with you? No, they , but Kim . How is she? Great. She says, hi. Where you yesterday evening? I was at work.

Was, were - El pasado de 'be' Las formas en pasado del verbo 'be' son 'was' o 'were'. La negación es 'wasn't' o 'weren't'. Afirmación I was you were he/she/it was we were you were they were

Negación I wasn't you weren't he/she/it wasn't we weren't you weren't they weren't

Pregunta Was I ...? Were you? Was he/she/it ...? Were we ...? Were you ...? Were they ...?

Where were you yesterday? Were you at home yesterday evening? No, I wasn't . Where were you? I was at a bar with some friends. Really? Were Chris and Nicole with you? No, they weren't , but Kim was . How is she? Great. She says, hi. Where were you yesterday evening? I was at work.

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | Was or were? Completa los espacios con las palabras que convengan.

Was or were? He was at the movies last night. She at a restaurant last night. I at home yesterday. at work until 9 p.m. yesterday. They We at the grocery store yesterday morning. Alice at an Italian restaurant yesterday afternoon. Bill and I at a bar last night. Steve and Cindy at the movies yesterday evening. He at a museum last weekend.

Was or were? He was at the movies last night. She was at a restaurant last night. I was at home yesterday. They were at work until 9 p.m. yesterday. We were at the grocery store yesterday morning. Alice was at an Italian restaurant yesterday afternoon. Bill and I were at a bar last night. Steve and Cindy were at the movies yesterday evening. He was at a museum last weekend.

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | He wasn't at home Completa los espacios con 'wasn't' o 'weren't'.

He wasn't at home

Was, were - El pasado de 'be' Las formas en pasado del verbo 'be' son 'was' o 'were'. La negación es 'wasn't' o 'weren't'.

He wasn't at home. Tom and Julie weren't at a restaurant. We at work. I at home. David in the office. She at a bar. Alex and I at the movies. She at school. I at the theater.

Afirmación I was you were he/she/it was we were you were they were

Negación I wasn't you weren't he/she/it wasn't we weren't you weren't they weren't

Pregunta Was I ...? Were you? Was he/she/it ...? Were we ...? Were you ...? Were they ...?

He wasn't at home He wasn't at home. Tom and Julie weren't at a restaurant. We weren't at work. I wasn't at home. David wasn't in the office. She wasn't at a bar. Alex and I weren't at the movies. She wasn't at school. I wasn't at the theater.

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | I was in California but you weren't Ve con el ratón a los espacios en blanco. Pulsa para ver las distintas alternativas y decide cuál es la opción adecuada.

I was in California but you weren't We

on vacation in California.

Our hotel

very nice. a coffee shop in the hotel.

There But there

a restaurant.

We

very pleased with the food there.

We

also in San Diego.

It

as big as Los Angeles. also very nice.

But it

I was in California but you weren't We were

on vacation in California.

Our hotel was There wasn't

very nice. a coffee shop in the hotel.

But there was

a restaurant.

We were

very pleased with the food there.

We were

also in San Diego.

It wasn't But it was

as big as Los Angeles. also very nice.

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E My Language Course | 1 - That was yesterday | What was the hotel like?

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Lee y escucha el texto. Haz clic en los espacios en blanco hasta encontrar la solución correcta.

What was the hotel like? How was your vacation? It was great! Was your hotel nice? The first one wasn't very nice. The room was small and dirty, the bed wasn't comfortable enough, and it was too expensive. That's too bad! Yes, it was. But the second hotel was very nice. The room was big and clean, it was cheap, and the service was excellent. .

Heather's vacation The first hotel

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The bed in the first hotel The second hotel

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What was the hotel like? How was your vacation? It was great! Was your hotel nice? The first one wasn't very nice. The room was small and dirty, the bed wasn't comfortable enough, and it was too expensive. That's too bad! Yes, it was. But the second hotel was very nice. The room was big and clean, it was cheap, and the service was excellent. Heather's vacation was great

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The first hotel was too expensive . The bed in the first hotel wasn't comfortable enough . The second hotel was very nice

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Hi, Malcolm, how was your day?

Hola, Malcolm. ¿Cómo te ha ido el día?

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Oh, it was pretty boring.

Just a couple of families and a group of 15 school kids.

Bueno, ha sido bastante aburrido.

Solo un par de familias y un grupo de 15 escolares.

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But, you know, those kids were unbelievable!

They asked for one cup of soda after the other.

¡Pero esos niños eran increíbles!

Me pedían un refresco detrás de otro.

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Each kid managed to drink more soda than all the other people together.

Wow! That's more than I drink in a year!

Cada niño consiguió beberse más refrescos que el resto de la gente junta.

¡Increíble! ¡Eso es más de lo que yo bebo en todo el año!

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But I sure could use a cup right now!

Yeah. Hey, how was your weekend?

Pero ahora sí que me bebería un vaso.

¿Qué tal te fue el fin de semana?

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Oh, it was fun! My wife and I rented an RV and we stayed at the beach for two days.

The weather wasn't so good, but we enjoyed the beach just the same.

¡Divertido! Mi mujer y yo alquilamos una caravana y pasamos dos días en la playa.

No hizo muy buen tiempo, pero disfrutamos igual de la playa.

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What did you do?

We stayed in town. My parents were here from Louisiana.

¿Qué has hecho tú?

Nos quedamos en la ciudad. Mis padres vinieron de Louisiana.

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And, believe it or not, my dad wanted to tour Coca-Cola.

So, I showed him around on Saturday.

Y lo creas o no, mi padre quería visitar la fábrica de Coca-Cola.

Por eso, se la enseñé el sábado.

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Must be nice to work on Saturdays!

And, did he like it?

¡Debe ser muy agradable trabajar el sábado!

Y, ¿le gustó?

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Oh, yeah. He loved it.

He especially loved the free soda.

Oh, sí. Le encantó.

Sobre todo le gustó la bebida gratis.

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Of course.

Say, do you want to play squash tonight?

¡Claro!

Dime, ¿te apetecería jugar al squash esta noche?

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Yeah. Sounds great.

I think I'm a little rusty, though.

Sí. Suena bien.

Aunque creo que estoy un poco oxidado.

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I usually play squash every week.

But last week I was sick.

Normalmente juego al squash cada semana.

Pero la semana pasada estuve enfermo.

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I haven't played in two weeks.

What's a good time for you?

Ya hace dos semanas que no juego.

¿Cuándo te va mejor?

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Hmm. How about 7.30?

Great! Let's meet at the courts.

Hum... ¿qué tal a las siete y media?

¡Fenomenal! Nos encontramos en las pistas.

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All right. See you then!

See you!

De acuerdo. ¡Hasta luego!

¡Hasta luego!

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Sport Aquí puedes aprender las palabras más importantes relacionadas con el mundo del deporte.

Sport jugar

exercise

ganar

play

perder

racket

competición

win

partido

lose

equipo

court

ejercicio

team

puesto, campo soccer fútbol

match

raqueta

coach

entrenador

competition

espectador

referee

árbitro

spectator

Sport jugar

play

ganar

win

perder

lose

competición

competition

partido

match

equipo

team

ejercicio

exercise

puesto, campo court fútbol

soccer

raqueta

racket

entrenador

coach

espectador

spectator

árbitro

referee

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Leisure time Marca la traducción adecuada.

Leisure time espectáculo event activity

ir a comer eating out go eating

descanso recreation entertainment

vacaciones spare time vacation

diversión amusement performance

actividad action activity

relajarse to relax to recover

descanso retirement rest

Leisure time espectáculo event activity

ir a comer eating out go eating

descanso recreation entertainment

vacaciones spare time vacation

diversión amusement performance

actividad action activity

relajarse to relax to recover

descanso retirement rest

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | The day before yesterday

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Pulsa el símbolo del altavoz y completa los espacios con las palabras que hayas escuchado.

The day before yesterday

The day before yesterday yesterday yesterday morning yesterday afternoon last night a week ago last week the week before last a year ago last year

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Robert and Malcolm Forma el pasado simple de los verbos que están entre paréntesis.

Robert and Malcolm

The simple past - El pasado simple

Each kid managed to drink a lot of soda. (manage)

El pasado simple de losverbos regulares se forma añadiendo el sufijo -ed al infinitivo. Ej.: I walk (yo ando) I walk ed (yo anduve)

Robert Malcolm how his day was. (ask) Malcolm and his wife at home on the weekend. (stay) to tour Coca-Cola. (want) Malcolm's father Malcolm his father around. (show) And his father the soda. (love)

Solo existe una única forma para todas las personas y aquí se aplican las mismas reglas ortográficas que para la 3ª persona del singular.

Robert and Malcolm Each kid managed to drink a lot of soda. (manage) Robert asked Malcolm how his day was. (ask) Malcolm and his wife stayed at home on the weekend. (stay) Malcolm's father wanted to tour Coca-Cola. (want) Malcolm showed his father around. (show) And his father loved the soda. (love)

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Changes Completa las frases con el pasado simple de los verbos marcados en azul.

Changes These days, I work on Mondays only. Last year, I worked 5 days a week. Now, I live in New York. in Atlanta. Last year, I You watch TV every day. A year ago, you never

TV.

Nowadays, the kids don't believe in Santa Claus. A year ago, they still in Santa Claus. This year, my wife plays tennis on Mondays. A year ago, she tennis on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. We listen to the radio every day. A year ago, we never to the radio. These days, I walk to work. A year ago, I never to work. These days, you call your mother every Sunday. A year ago, you always me on Sundays.

Changes These days, I work on Mondays only. Last year, I worked 5 days a week. Now, I live in New York. Last year, I lived in Atlanta. You watch TV every day. A year ago, you never watched TV. Nowadays, the kids don't believe in Santa Claus. A year ago, they still believed in Santa Claus. This year, my wife plays tennis on Mondays. A year ago, she played tennis on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. We listen to the radio every day. A year ago, we never listened to the radio. These days, I walk to work. A year ago, I never walked to work. These days, you call your mother every Sunday. A year ago, you always called me on Sundays.

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | What happened yesterday?

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Escucha con atención la frase y señala luego la columna correcta.

What happened yesterday? Present

The simple past of the verb do - El pasado simple del verbo 'do' El verbo 'do' solo tiene una forma verbal para todas las personas del pasado simple: 'did'.

Past

El verbo 'do' se utiliza también en el pasado como verbo auxiliar para la negación, poniendo 'do' en pasado y el verbo principal en infinitivo: 'did not'.

What happened yesterday? Present

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Atlanta in the 20th century Completa las frases con la forma correcta del pasado simple del verbo 'be'.

Atlanta in the 20th century

The simple past of the verb be - El pasado simple del verbo 'to be'

Atlanta the capital of Georgia. It also a financial center of the United States of America. There two airports in Atlanta. Emory University and Atlanta University private universities. A Civil War Museum, the grave of Martin Luther King, Jr and the Carter Presidential Center points of interest. The site of the 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta. was

was

were

were was

El verbo 'be' es un verbo irregular y, por esta razón, tiene dos formas en el pasado simple. 'Was' se emplea para la 1ª y 3ªpersona del singular ('I', 'he', 'she', 'it') y 'were' para la 2ª persona del singular y para las tres personas del plural ('you', 'we', 'they').

were

Atlanta in the 20th century Atlanta was the capital of Georgia. It was also a financial center of the United States of America. There were two airports in Atlanta. Emory University and Atlanta University were private universities. A Civil War Museum, the grave of Martin Luther King, Jr and the Carter Presidential Center were points of interest. The site of the 1996 Olympic Games was Atlanta.

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | An Interview with General William Sherman Completa los espacios con la forma correcta del pasado simple del verbo 'be'.

An Interview with General William Sherman General Sherman, why Atlanta so important in the 19th century? Atlanta an important city because there warehouses and railroad companies. The city at the end of the railroad from Chattanooga, TN. What the problem with the people in Georgia? The people in Georgia slaveholders, and the North against slavery. For this reason, there a battle in Atlanta during the Civil War. And you against slavery? Yes, I the leader of the Union army. And the soldiers from the North successful? Yes, we successful. When the war over, the slaves in Georgia free.

The simple past of the verb be - El pasado simple del verbo 'to be' El verbo 'to be' es un verbo irregular que tiene dos formas en el pasado simple: 'was' y 'were'.

An Interview with General William Sherman General Sherman, why was Atlanta so important in the 19th century? Atlanta was an important city because there were warehouses and railroad companies. The city was at the end of the railroad from Chattanooga, TN. What was the problem with the people in Georgia? The people in Georgia were slaveholders, and the North was against slavery. For this reason, there was a battle in Atlanta during the Civil War. And you were against slavery? Yes, I was the leader of the Union army. And were the soldiers from the North successful? Yes, we were successful. When the war was over, the slaves in Georgia were free.

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Weekend activities Completa los espacios con la forma negativa del pasado simple de los siguientes verbos.

Weekend activities Malcolm worked in Atlanta. Malcolm did not work in Atlanta. Malcolm and Robert were busy. Malcolm and Robert busy. His father loved the soda. His father the soda. Malcolm was a little rusty. Malcolm a little rusty. Malcolm played squash last week. Malcolm squash last week. He and his wife rented a convertible. He and his wife a convertible.

The negative sentence - La negación Para negar el verbo 'be' en el pasado, se utiliza 'not'. La negación en pasado de cualquier otro verbo se forma con el pasado de 'do' + 'not' + infinitivo del verbo. Para 'did not' existe la forma abreviada 'didn't'.

Weekend activities Malcolm worked in Atlanta. Malcolm did not work in Atlanta. Malcolm and Robert were busy. Malcolm and Robert were not busy. His father loved the soda. His father did not love the soda. Malcolm was a little rusty. Malcolm was not a little rusty. Malcolm played squash last week. Malcolm did not play squash last week. He and his wife rented a convertible. He and his wife did not rent a convertible.

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E My Language Course | 2 - Coca-Cola | Where were you, Jerry?

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Escucha el texto con atención y decide si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas o falsas.

Where were you, Jerry? Jerry's colleague Johnny was sick last week. True False Jerry was with Liz's friend Paul yesterday. True False Liz called Jerry's mother yesterday. True False Carol watched an action movie yesterday. True False Jerry didn't see Liz yesterday. True False

Where were you, Jerry? Jerry's colleague Johnny was sick last week. True False Jerry was with Liz's friend Paul yesterday. True False Liz called Jerry's mother yesterday. True False Carol watched an action movie yesterday. True False Jerry didn't see Liz yesterday. True False

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | Four stages in life Desplaza las imágenes según corresponda.

Four stages in life

be born

start work

get married

retire

Four stages in life

be born

start work

get married

retire

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | This is Jack James

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Lee y escucha el texto. Haz clic en los espacios en blanco hasta encontrar la solución correcta.

This is Jack James I was born in Detroit in 1925. I started school when I was five years old. That was 1930. In 1944 I finished school. Then I went to college. After that I started work as an engineer. I got married in 1950, and my son was born two years later, in 1952. I worked for 30 years at the same company and retired fourteen years ago, in 1988.

How old was Jack when he started school? When did Jack start work as an engineer? How long did Jack work? When did Jack retire?

This is Jack James I was born in Detroit in 1925. I started school when I was five years old. That was 1930. In 1944 I finished school. Then I went to college. After that I started work as an engineer. I got married in 1950, and my son was born two years later, in 1952. I worked for 30 years at the same company and retired fourteen years ago, in 1988.

How old was Jack when he started school? Five years old. When did Jack start work as an engineer? After college. How long did Jack work?

For 30 years.

When did Jack retire?

Fourteen years ago.

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | After that, I got married Desplaza las palabras según corresponda.

After that, I got married

For or ago? - ¿Por o hace?

I was born in

Para indicar la duración de un cierto periodo de tiempo se usa en inglés la preposiciónfor ('por'). Para expresar un determinado periodo de tiempo del pasado se usa ago ('hace').

.

I went to school,

I went to college. Ej. for 10 years 10 years ago

that I started work. I got married twenty years I worked as an engineer

(por 10 años, durante 10 años) (hace 10 años)

. twenty years.

I retired. ago

After

1925

Then

for

then

After that, I got married I was born in 1925 . I went to school, then I went to college. After that I started work. I got married twenty years ago . I worked as an engineer for twenty years. Then I retired.

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | When did you leave New York?

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Escribe la fecha que hayas oído en los espacios.

When did you leave New York? I was born in 1960. She finished college in

. .

I left New York in She lived in London until

.

I started my job in He retired in

.

.

She got married in

.

The date - La fecha Las fechas del siglo pasado se expresan con 'nineteen' seguido del número correspondiente. A partir del año 2000 las fechas vienen acompañadas de 'two thousand'. Ej. 1950 Nineteen fifty 2001 Two thousand and one

When did you leave New York? I was born in 1960. She finished college in 2002 . I left New York in 2000 . She lived in London until 1981 . I started my job in 2001 . He retired in 1991 . She got married in 1975 .

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | 10 years ago Desplaza las palabras según corresponda.

10 years ago We in California on vacation. The hotel was expensive. We in a nice hotel on vacation. I to the movies last night. you see Alan yesterday? He born in 1975. They married last year. stayed

got

get

was

went

too

Did

were

Do

enough

lived be

10 years ago We were in California on vacation. The hotel was too expensive. We stayed in a nice hotel on vacation. I went to the movies last night. Did you see Alan yesterday? He was born in 1975. They got married last year. get

lived Do

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | Our last vacation

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Traslada las palabras a los espacios adecuados para completar el texto.

Our last vacation We

a great time on our last vacation. We stayed

in a four-star hotel and

in good restaurants. On the

to a nearby town and

weekend we

for our friends. On the last day we

drove

drive

stole

bought

eat

go

to the beach.

our camera there.

Unfortunately someone buy

souvenirs

have ate

steal

went had

Past tense - El pasado Presente

Pasado

buy drive eat go have steal

bought drove ate went had stole

Our last vacation We

had

a great time on our last vacation. We stayed

in a four-star hotel and

ate

in good restaurants. On the

weekend we drove to a nearby town and bought souvenirs for our friends. On the last day we went to the beach. Unfortunately someone stole our camera there. buy

eat

go

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | The present and the past Sitúa las formas del pasado junto a las correspondientes del presente.

The present and the past Present drink fly get off leave see sell speak take sold

Past

saw

spoke

took

drank

left

flew

got off

The present and the past Present drink fly get off leave see sell speak take

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | What did you do yesterday? Pon los verbos entre paréntesis en el pasado simple.

What did you do yesterday? I saw Alice yesterday. (see) I

the train to Chicago last week. (take) to New York last night. (fly)

She He I

three glasses of wine last weekend. (drink) a good movie last week. (see)

They

off the train at Pennsylvania Station yesterday afternoon. (get)

She

Spanish on vacation last year. (speak) on time. (leave)

The train I

my car for $3,000 last month. (sell)

What did you do yesterday? I saw Alice yesterday. (see) I took

the train to Chicago last week. (take)

She flew

to New York last night. (fly)

He drank three glasses of wine last weekend. (drink) I saw

a good movie last week. (see)

They got

off the train at Pennsylvania Station yesterday afternoon. (get)

She spoke

Spanish on vacation last year. (speak)

The train left I sold

on time. (leave)

my car for $3,000 last month. (sell)

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | The right answer Marca la reacción adecuada.

The right answer Who did you see?

Jim. No, Jim. I didn't see.

What did you do?

I see a movie. I saw a movie. I never see movies.

Where did you go?

I go to the movies. I went to the movies. I didn't go there.

When did you arrive?

What about 9 p.m.? Until 9 p.m. At 9 p.m.

The right answer Who did you see?

Jim. No, Jim. I didn't see.

What did you do?

I see a movie. I saw a movie. I never see movies.

Where did you go?

I go to the movies. I went to the movies. I didn't go there.

When did you arrive?

What about 9 p.m.? Until 9 p.m. At 9 p.m.

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E My Language Course | 3 - The early years | With the tour guide

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Haz clic sobre el altavoz y escucha el texto. Contesta después a las preguntas.

With the tour guide What didn't the man have?

His coke. His camera. His backpack.

What happened to it?

Someone stole it. He sold it. He left it somewhere.

Where can they find it?

In the museum. At the grocery store. In the train station.

With the tour guide What didn't the man have?

His coke. His camera. His backpack.

What happened to it?

Someone stole it. He sold it. He left it somewhere.

Where can they find it?

In the museum. At the grocery store. In the train station.

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D My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Farmers market 1

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2

Meg, what's the matter with you?

Meg, ¿qué te pasa?

3

4

Oh, nothing!

You know, the last time you said that, you were lying.

Oh, ¡nada!

La última vez que dijiste eso, estabas mintiendo.

5

6

Well, to be honest, I just tripped.

So?

Bueno, para decir la verdad, me he tropezado.

¿Y entonces?

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D My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Farmers market

12

7

8

Well, I tripped over a crate of tomatoes. Now they're ruined.

So what? Is that all?

Bueno, metí el pie en una caja de tomates. Ahora están todos estropeados.

¿Y qué? ¿Eso es todo?

9

10

Well, no. This morning, I dragged a sack of potatoes into the store.

You dragged a sack of potatoes into the store.

Bueno, no... Esta mañana intenté arrastrar un saco de patatas dentro de la tienda.

¿Has arrastrado un saco de patatas hasta la tienda?

11

12

What happened?

Well, I didn't tie up the sack and the potatoes all rolled down the street.

¿Y qué pasó?

Pues, no até el saco y las patatas rodaron calle abajo.

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D My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Farmers market

12

13

14

Well, that can happen. Or did you want to tell me something else?

Umm … I'm really sorry, but I also dropped the crate with the pumpkins this afternoon.

Bueno, suele ocurrir. ¿O hay algo más que me quieras contar?

Ay, lo siento de verdad, pero esta tarde se me cayó la caja con las calabazas.

15

16

They're all crushed.

Well, so am I. I assume there are none left to sell?

Se han aplastado todas.

Yo también lo siento. ¿Supongo que no quedó nada que se pueda vender?

17

18

Well, at least we have enough pumpkin purée for a pumpkin pie and smashed tomatoes for soup.

We just don't have any potatoes for dinner!

Al menos hay bastante puré de calabaza y tomates machacados para hacer pastel de calabaza y sopa de tomate.

Solo que no nos quedan patatas para cenar.

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Packaging Encuentra la traducción correcta.

Packaging cesto saco paleta caja de cartón barril bolsa amarrar empaquetar sellado impermeable aislado bag

pack

sealed

insulated pallet

carton tie

sack waterproof

crate

barrel

Packaging cesto saco paleta caja de cartón barril bolsa amarrar empaquetar sellado impermeable aislado

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Move! Encuentra la traducción correcta de los verbos que expresan movimiento.

Move! ir, caminar

correr

ir

tirar

rodar

saltar

caminar

escalar

entrar

irse

girar, dar la vuelta

venir

tropezar

dejar caer

caer

levantar

drop enter roll

leave

trip

jump

fall

step

throw

come

go

turn

climb

run

walk lift

Move! ir, caminar

walk

correr

run

ir

go

tirar

throw

rodar

roll

saltar

jump

caminar

step

escalar

climb

entrar

enter

irse

leave

girar, dar la vuelta

turn

venir

come

tropezar

trip

dejar caer

drop

caer

fall

levantar

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | In the past Escribe los verbos en pasado simple.

In the past

Spelling - La ortografía

study

omit

drop

try

stay

drag

plan

play

kidnap

cry

enjoy

ship

Las reglas de ortografía aplicables a los verbos en los distintos tiempos del pasado son las mismas que para la tercera persona del singular del presente simple: -y se convierte en -ie (si no va precedida de una vocal a, e, i, o, u). La consonante final se duplica (en el verbo en pasado y en los participios) si la última sílaba delverbo está acentuada. Si no lo está y la consonante final es l, m o p, los americanos no la duplican; en cambio los ingleses sí.

In the past study

studied

omit

omitted

drop

dropped

try

tried

stay

stayed

drag

dragged

plan

planned

play

played

kidnap

kidnapped

cry

cried

enjoy

enjoyed

ship

shipped

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Question medley ¿Te acuerdas del diálogo? Responde las preguntas con frases completas. Comienza con un sí o un no.

Question medley Did Meg deny that there was something wrong? Yes, Meg denied that there was something wrong. Did Meg trip? . Did Meg step into a crate of apples? . Did Meg try to drag a sack into the store? . Did Meg tie the sack up? .

Questions in the simple past - Preguntas en el pasado simple En las preguntas afirmativas / negativas, cuyo verbo no sea 'be', el pasado se forma con el verbo auxiliar 'do'. En la respuesta negativa también se utiliza el verbo auxiliar 'do', siempre que el verbo no sea 'be'. Para negar, se utiliza exclusivamente el verbo 'do' con la forma correcta del tiempo verbal y delsujeto, dejando el verbo principal en infinitivo.

Question medley Did Meg deny that there was something wrong? Yes, Meg denied that there was something wrong. Did Meg trip? Yes, Meg tripped

.

Did Meg step into a crate of apples? No, she didn't step into a crate of apples Did Meg try to drag a sack into the store? Yes, she tried to drag a sack into the store Did Meg tie the sack up? No, Meg didn't tie the sack up

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Simple past forms ¿Regular o irregular? Relaciona cada verbo con su forma del pasado simple.

Simple past forms buy

left

tell

bought

make brought put

told

leave put bring

made

go

gave

give

went

Irregular verbs - Los verbos irregulares Algunos verbos no forman el pasado simple añadiendo -ed al final, sino que tienen su propia forma de pasado. No queda más remedio que aprendérselos de memoria. No te preocupes, ¡no son muchos!

Simple past forms buy

bought

tell

told

make made put

put

leave left bring

brought

go

went

give

gave

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | Buy, bought ¿Regular o irregular? Relaciona cada verbo con su forma del pasado simple.

Buy, bought live do tell put pack bring go

buy arrive make leave freeze save give

sought made

went bought put

brought

taught did

left

packed

gave

told

froze

saved

lived

laid

arrived

got

Irregular verbs - Los verbos irregulares Algunos verbos no forman el pasado simple añadiendo -ed al final, sino que tienen su propia forma de pasado. No queda más remedio que aprendérselos de memoria. No te preocupes, ¡no son muchos!

Buy, bought live do tell put pack bring go

lived did told put packed brought went

buy arrive make leave freeze save give

bought arrived made left froze saved gave

sought taught laid

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E My Language Course | 4 - Farmers Market | A famous movie about Atlanta Ordena las siguientes palabras.

A famous movie about Atlanta was a movie Gone with the Wind the . about Civil War the they Where movie did ? make They movie . make did the not Atlanta in did Scarlett live ? Where 'Tara' She the on lived . plantation ? place 'Tara' a in real Was Atlanta was not a real place in . 'Tara' Atlanta

A famous movie about Atlanta Gone with the Wind was a movie about the Civil War . Where did they make the movie ? They did not make the movie in Atlanta . Where did Scarlett live ? She lived on the plantation 'Tara' . Was 'Tara' a real place in Atlanta ? 'Tara' was not a real place in Atlanta .

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