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    1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Oséias describing strange events that occurred the previous day at his home. 2. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. He got his toolbox to investigate. 3. Thinking it may be a gas leak, he panicked and drove to the police station but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 4. He later discovered an escaped llama from the city safari park was hiding in his cupboard, the source of the noise.

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    1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Oséias describing strange events that occurred the previous day at his home. 2. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. He got his toolbox to investigate. 3. Thinking it may be a gas leak, he panicked and drove to the police station but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 4. He later discovered an escaped llama from the city safari park was hiding in his cupboard, the source of the noise.

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    1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Oséias describing strange events that occurred the previous day at his home. 2. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. He got his toolbox to investigate. 3. Thinking it may be a gas leak, he panicked and drove to the police station but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 4. He later discovered an escaped llama from the city safari park was hiding in his cupboard, the source of the noise.

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    1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Oséias describing strange events that occurred the previous day at his home. 2. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. He got his toolbox to investigate. 3. Thinking it may be a gas leak, he panicked and drove to the police station but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 4. He later discovered an escaped llama from the city safari park was hiding in his cupboard, the source of the noise.

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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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