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    The document is a letter describing events that occurred the previous day. It summarizes that the writer woke up and had breakfast, then heard a strange noise coming from behind the cooker. They couldn't identify the source of the noise. They called their uncle for advice who thought it may be a gas leak. In a panic, the writer drove to the police station but it was determined they don't have gas. Later, the writer discovered an escaped llama was hiding in their cupboard and taking it back to the safari park.

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    The document is a letter describing events that occurred the previous day. It summarizes that the writer woke up and had breakfast, then heard a strange noise coming from behind the cooker. They couldn't identify the source of the noise. They called their uncle for advice who thought it may be a gas leak. In a panic, the writer drove to the police station but it was determined they don't have gas. Later, the writer discovered an escaped llama was hiding in their cupboard and taking it back to the safari park.

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    The document is a letter describing events that occurred the previous day. It summarizes that the writer woke up and had breakfast, then heard a strange noise coming from behind the cooker. They couldn't identify the source of the noise. They called their uncle for advice who thought it may be a gas leak. In a panic, the writer drove to the police station but it was determined they don't have gas. Later, the writer discovered an escaped llama was hiding in their cupboard and taking it back to the safari park.

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    Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple Tense (gap-fill)

    1. Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense. Choose
    from:
    be, break, buy, come, drive, eat, feel, find, get, give, go, have, hear, hold,

    know, let, lose, make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write

    Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:
    Dear Oséias
    I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I__________ up at
    the usual time – about 10 am –__________ a shower and__________ breakfast. I
    __________ a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I
    __________ into the kitchen where I __________ a funny noise. I __________it
    __________ from behind the cooker. I __________ my tool box and moved the cooker
    out of the way.
    The noise__________ louder but I couldn’t see anything. I__________ my uncle to
    ask his advice. He__________ that he__________ it
    could be a gas leak. When I
    __________ this I just panicked! I __________ the
    phone down, __________
    outside,__________ in my car and__________ to the
    local police station. I
    __________ them about my gas leak but the constable
    __________ his patience with
    me. He__________ that I should have phoned the gas
    company. He__________ his
    report, then__________ the gas company for me.

    Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas –


    only electricity! I__________ really stupid
    and__________ that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so
    I__________ out of the police station while he__________ still on the phone.
    I__________ home to try to find out what the noise__________. On the way
    I__________ a newspaper and I__________ about an escaped llama that

    __________ out of the city safari park last Wednesday.

    When I__________ home I__________ my key in the door, turned it,__________


    inside and straight away__________ that funny noise again. I__________ my breath
    and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I__________ the llama hiding in my
    cupboard! I__________ him stay and he__________ in my garden last night. The
    snoring

    __________ so loud! This morning I __________ him back to the safari park. They
    __________ really pleased to see him again and __________ me a reward of £50!
    Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are.

    Your friend,
    Jason.
    2. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets.

    William Shakespeare (be) born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He (go)


    to the local Stratford Grammar School, where he (be) (teach) by Master Walter
    Roche. Lessons began at six o'clock in the morning in the summer in order to make the
    most of daylight.

    His father (be) (call) John Shakespeare a Stratford upon Avon glove-maker.
    He (send) William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William (be)
    only 14 years old his fortunes fell so low that William (have) to leave school. Some
    historians say he (work) in his father's shop.

    At the age of 19 William (to marry) Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich farmer
    near Stratford. Three years later Shakespeare (go) to London. How he (live)
    there we do not know.

    In about 1587 he (become) a member of one of the few theatrical companies


    which (exist) in those days. Around 1590 he (begin) to try his hand at
    writing plays. There (be) no female actors in those days, all the female parts
    (be) (play) by boys. It is thought that he (write) his first major play,
    Henry VI., Part One, in 1592.

    His most famous play, Hamlet, (be) probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe
    Theatre. Shakespeare (continue) to write about 2 plays a year.

    He (return) to Stratford in 1612, where he (live) the life of a country


    gentleman. He (die) of a fever on his birthday in 1616.

    3. Glenna’s Dream Book – USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB TO COMPLETE
    THE GAPS BELOW.

    BE MAKE LOOK SMILE WORK FIND HAVE


    MOVE WANT TELL GET CREATE DATE BECOME
    FOLLOW PARK MARRY PASS RECEIVE SEND CHOOSE

    About eight weeks after she _________ her dream book, Glenna _________ driving
    down a California freeway. Suddenly a gorgeous red and white Cadillac _________ her.
    She _________ at the car because it _________ a beautiful car. And the driver
    _________ at her and _________, and she _________ back. He _________ her for the
    next fifteen miles. He _________, she _________... and eventually she _________
    him.

    After their first date, Jim _________ Glenna a dozen roses. They _________ for two
    years, and every Monday morning she _________ a red rose.
    Then she _________ out that Jim _________ a hobby. His
    hobby _________ collecting diamonds.

    They _________ the traditional wedding Glenna


    _________, and Jim _________ their honeymoon
    destination – it _________ St John’s Island in the
    Caribbean. Then they _________ into their beautiful new
    home.

    Glenna didn’t _________ Jim about the dream book for


    almost a year after they _________ married.

    Eight months after she _________ her dream book, Glenna


    _________ vice-president of human resources in the
    company where she _________ - it _________ her dream job. This sounds like a fairy
    tale, but it’s a true story.

    ACCORDING TO THE TEXT ABOVE: Mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE. Correct
    the false ones.

    a. ____ She met her future husband in California.


    b. ____ She met him at work.
    c. ____ He gave her roses every day.
    d. ____ His hobby was collecting diamonds.
    e. ____ They had a traditional wedding.
    f. ____ They went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
    g. ____ They moved into a new house.
    h. ____ Glenna told Jim about her dream book before they got married.
    i. ____ She left her job.
    a. ________________________________________________
    b. ________________________________________________
    c. ________________________________________________
    d. ________________________________________________
    e. ________________________________________________
    f. ________________________________________________
    g. ________________________________________________
    h. ________________________________________________
    i. ________________________________________________

    Write a short letter to your best friend talking about the last time you went on
    holiday.

     When did you go?


     Where did you go?
     Who did you go with?
     How did you travel?
     Where did you stay?
     How long did you stay?
     What did you do there?
     Did you enjoy it?
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