GRAMMAR FOCUSAffirmative statementsBrian went to Miami two months ago.Brian spent the summer there.The simple past of irregular verbsNegative statementsHe didn’t go to New York.He didn’t spend the winter there.Yes/No questions Affirmative answers Negative answersDid Brian go to Miami? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.Did Brian spend the summer there? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.Information questions Short answers Long answersWhen did Brian go to Miami? Two months ago. He went to Miami two months ago.Who went to Miami? Brian. Brian went to Miami.Some irregular verbscome ➔ came have ➔ had go ➔ went take ➔ tookdo ➔ did get ➔ got spend ➔ spent tell ➔ toldDiscovering grammarLook at the grammar chart. Circle the correct answers.1. Irregular verbs (add / do not add) -d or -ed to the base formto form the simple past.2. In simple past questions, use the helping verb (do / did) withthe base form of a main verb.Practicing grammar8 PracticeRead Brian’s e-mail. Circle all the verbs in the simple past.Include both affirmative and negative forms.Hey! How are you guys doing?I arrived home on Sunday. I was really tired that day, soI went to bed at 8:00 P.M. When I woke up at 1:00, I wentstraight to the bathroom and took a shower. Of course, Ididn’t know it was one in the morning! My mom and dadweren’t up, so I knocked on their bedroom door to askabout breakfast. “At one in the morning?” Mom asked.I’m glad I spent my summer with your family. Your dad’sjob as a computer animator is so cool! I think I’m going tostudy computer technology.My parents said hi. Thanks again for a great summer.I miss you all.Brian9 PracticeWrite two sentences to correctthe information.1. Brian went to Canada as anexchange student.Brian didn’t go to Canada.He went to the UnitedStates.2. He came back to Australialast month.3. On Sunday, he went to bedat 10 P.M.4. He took a shower at 6 A.M.5. Brian spent the summerwith his grandparents.10 PracticeHave a competition! Go topage 69.56 Unit 6052-061_SB1B_U06_14106.indd 561/17/07 7:57:53 PMPostcards
Grammar Focusand Discovering grammar (10 min.)The simple past of irregular verbs☞ See Grammar reference, page 103.• Write talk, smile, cry, and stop on the board. AskWhat do we do to the base form of these regular verbsto change them into their simple past forms? (add -ed,add -d, change the y to i and add -ed, double thefinal consonant and add -ed) Write the past formson the board: talked, smiled, cried, and stopped.• Say Irregular verbs don’t follow the same rules asregular verbs in the simple past tense. Irregular verbshave special forms. Write some irregular verbsand their simple past tense forms on the board;for example, come-came, do-did, has-had, get-got,go-went, spend-spent, take-took, tell-told. Say thesealoud and have students repeat them after you.• Have students look at the grammar chart.Read the items aloud and have students say themafter you.Answer key1. do not add2. did• Use the board to elicit other key points about thegrammar chart, such as the difference in structurebetween Who and other information questions.Practicing grammar8 Practice (10 min.)• Read the instructions aloud and elicit the first fewpast tense verbs. You may want to point out tostudents that tired is not a verb.• Ask students to check their answers with a partnerand circle verbs they missed.• Check answers by calling on three students to saywhich verbs they circled in the first, second, andthird paragraphs.Answer keyFirst paragraph: arrived, was, went, woke, went,took, didn’t (know), was, weren’t, knocked, askedSecond paragraph: spentThird paragraph: said9 Practice (10 min.)• Read the instructions and answer to the first itemaloud. Tell students they will read statementsabout Brian that are not true and then correct themby writing sentences with true information. Pointout that they should write a negative statementfirst before they can write an affirmative statementwith the true information.• Call on students to read the exercise items aloud.Then have students work individually to writeresponses, looking back at Brian’s message asneeded. Check orally.Answer key1. Brian didn’t go to Canada. He went to the United States.2. He didn’t come back to Australia last month. He cameback on Sunday.3. On Sunday, he didn’t go to bed at 10 P.M. He went to bedat 8 P.M.4. He didn’t take a shower at 6 A.M. He took at a shower at1 A.M.5. Brian didn’t spend the summer with his grandparents.He spent the summer with the Gibson family.Focus on values• Ask students questions regarding being a guestat someone’s home: Have you ever stayed atsomeone’s home? Did you have a nice time? Whatdid you do when it was time to say goodbye to them?Aside from saying thank you to Mrs. Gibson andthe kids, what else did Brian do to show he wasthankful? (He gave them presents. He e-mailedthem when he was back in Australia and thankedthem again.)• Explain to students that in most cultures it ispolite to thank your hosts in person. A small giftcan also be very much appreciated. Sending athank-you letter, card, or e-mail when you areback home is also a very polite and thoughtfulthing to do. Discuss how important it is to showyou are thankful for all your hosts did for you.10 PracticeTurn to page 69 and let students havea competition.Have students complete Workbook Exercises 7–12and Grammar Builder Exercises 6–9.TEACHER’S NOTES• Go over Brian’s e-mail and explain or elicit themeanings of unfamiliar words such as arrived,straight, and animator.T56:57:53 PMPostcards_splitB_TE1_U06.indd T562/27/07 10:21:45 AM
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