Football past simple-maya's story
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1) New Mills was the worst football team in Britain between May 2014 and April 2015, as they did not win a single match during that period and lost 30 matches in a row. 2) On May 8th, 2015, New Mills played Longford and scored in the first half. However, Longford equalized in the second half and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. 3) While New Mills did not win the match against Longford, they avoided losing again, ending their losing streak.
Football past simple-maya's story
- 1. Texts adapted from Solutions elementary, OUP Gina Paschalidou WORST FOOTBALL TEAM EVER! A Read the textand thenchoose the correct answer. Some people call NewMills the worstfootball teaminBritain. BetweenMay2014 and April 2015 theydidntwina single match. Infact, theylost30 matchesina row.Then,on 8th May 2015, theyplayed Longford.Theyfelttheyhadtowin and theyscoredinthe firsthalf.The fanswentwild!Didtheywin the match? No,theydidnt.Unfortunately, Longford equalised inthe secondhalf,anditwas a 1-1 draw.But at least New Millsdidntlose again. 1 NewMills won/losteverymatchbetweenMay2014 and April 2015. 2 NewMills won/lost/drewthe match againstLongford. 3 NewMills scored/didntscore in the secondhalf. 4 The fans were/wentcrazy when New Mills scored/won. B Complete the text withthe Past Simple,positive,negative andquestion.All verbs are regular. 1 They_________________ (decide)tostaylonger. 2 The cat _____________________ (travel) withme. 3 She __________________ (not/carry) a heavybag. 4 You and yourfriend____________________ (visit) youruncle lastnight. 5 I __________________ (not/help) them. 6 We _____________________ (ask) for water 7 ___________________ (Mary andMike/clean) the livingroom? 8 ______________________ (you/tidy) yourbedroom? 9 He __________________ (talk) alot yesterdayevening. 10 I __________________ (not/pass) the test. C Complete the text withthe Past Simple,positive,negative andquestion.Some verbs are irregular. 1 We __________________ (leave)the matchearly because itwasboring. 2 My sisterwassadbecause she ____________________ (not/win) hertennismatch. 3 Liverpool ______________________ (not/score) agoal it wasChelsea1,Liverpool 0 at the end. 4 We ______________________ (not/like) playingtennisoutside because itwasverycold. 5 I ____________________ (run) reallyfastfor the first300 metresbut sloweddown overthe final 100 metres. 6 You ________________ (win) bythree setstoone.Well done! 7 What _________________ (you/do) yesterday? 8 My grandfatheralways_________________ (prefer) rugbytofootball. 9 _________________ (he/forgive) you? 10 When_________________ (they/buy) the ball?
- 2. Texts adapted from Solutions elementary, OUP Gina Paschalidou D Complete Mayasstory with the Past Simple. Be careful:bewas/were.Notbe wasnt/werent When I ________ (be) a child, my parents ________________ (send) me to England every July to learn English. I ______________ (stay) in a boarding school. There _____________ (be) volleyball and tennis courts horses and a swimming pool. But I _________________ (have) a terrible time! The water in the pool ___________ (not/be) warm, I ____________ (not/play) tennis or volleyball and I ___________ (hate) horses. I ____________ (not/know) anybody and I ____________ (not/talk) to the other children because they only ____________ (speak) Spanish, Polish or Turkish. The food _____________ (be) awful and I was really homesick. I was miserable and _____________ (cry) all the time and _____________ (write) longlettersto myparentsto come and get me. I _____________ (spend) seven summers this way because my family really _______________ (want) me to learn English. E Read the story again and answerthe questions. 1 Where did Maya go in July whenshe wasa child? 2 What facilitiesdidthe boarding school have? 3 Didshe like anyof the free time activities? 4 What aboutthe food? 5 Didshe have a friendwithher? 6 What was the problemwiththe otherchildren? 7 What didshe write? 8 What didshe want fromherparents? 9 Why didherparentssend herto England? 10 Do youthinkthat she learntEnglish?