Let´s Go to Sydney!

1. Reading
a) Look at the photo and discuss
with your partner;

 What can you see in the

photo?
 Where is it?
 What is this place like?
 How much is an airplane
ticket?
 How long is the flight?

b) Read and listen to the true story about Raoul and Emma. Answer the question; do
you think they are in Sydney?

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c) Read the story again and number the pictures 1 – 9.

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2. Grammar simple past closed questions

Closed Questions

I I I
you you you
Did he / she / it Work yesterday? Yes, he / she / it did. No he / she / it didn´t.
we we , we
they they they

a) Work in small groups. Complete the questions with was, were or did. Use the table
above to help.

1. _____________they want to go to Australia?

2. _____________ it a long trip?
3. _____________ they book their tickets at a travel agency?
4. _____________ the tickets expensive?
5. _____________ they check-in at Heathrow airport?
6. _____________ they change planes three times?
7. _____________ the second plane big?
8. _____________ Emma worried?
9. _____________the plane land in Nova Scotia?
10. ____________ they stay in Nova Scotia for a long time?

b)Match the examples with the rules and write them in the table.

 Yes, we did. / No, she didn´t.

 They were in Canada. / Were they in Canada?
 Did they land in Sydney?
 She was worried. / Was she worried?
 The plane was very small. / Was the plane very small?

Rules Examples

Use the verb be (was/were) to say or ask,

what something was.

Where something was.
how somethng/someone was.

Use the auxilary (helping) verb did,

To make question with all other verbs.

To answer closed questions.

c) In pairs ask and answer the questions.

Yes, they did.

Did they want to
go to Australia?
3. Grammar simple past regular verbs
a) Look at the table below and change these verbs into the past.

1. stay _____________ 2. dance _____________

3. cry _____________ 4. try _____________
5. wait _____________ 6. jog _____________
7. jump _____________ 8. Clap _____________

Positive Negative
I I
You You
He / She / It Worked yesterday. He / She / It didn´t work yesterday.
We We
They They
Spelling Rules
Base form Past Spelling
Work Worked ed
Play Played ed
Study Studied Consonant + Y = ied
live Lived d
Stop Stopped One syllable CVC = double consonant + ed

b) Write positive or negative sentences using your own information.

1. I / stay / in a hotel / last vacation. 2. I / cry / on vacation / last year.
3. I / dance / salsa / last year. 4. I / jog / on the beach / last vacation.
4. Pronunciation
-ed = /d/ (voiced) -ed = /t/ (unvoiced) -ed = /id/ (ted/ded)

a) Listen to these sentences. Write the verb in the correct column in the table above.

1. They wanted to go to Australia.

2. They booked two tickets on the internet.
3. They arrived at Heathrow airport.
4. They checked in.
5. They landed at a big airport.
6. They changed planes.
7. They looked out the window.
8. They walked to the information desk.
9. They showed their tickets to a woman.

b) Listen and repeat Raoul and Emma´s story.

c) Use the pictures from 1.b. Retell Raoul and Emma´s story to a classmate.

Extra tasks
Page 157 of American englush file 1 teachers book.
Page 202 of American English file 1 teachers bok.
Page 177 of American englissh fie starter teachers book (question ractice)

ed-sounds.pdf past_regular_flash.pdf what-did-you-do-last-night.pdf

Homework

Unit 5B of American eenglish file 1 wrkbook