11A Grammar object pronouns: me, him, etc.

 a Complete the sentences with a pronoun. Write it in the PRONOUN column.

There was a big rock concert at the City Arena this weekend. PRONOUN
1 My favorite group, The Sound Stars, was there.
I wanted to hear .   them  

2 On Saturday my dad said, “Your friend Steve is calling.

He wants to talk to .”

3 Steve said, “Gloria and I want to go to the concert, too.

Do you want to go with ?”

4 Before the concert, Gloria said, “ Where are the tickets?

I can’t find .”

5 Steve said, “Gloria, you gave the tickets to .

I have in my bag.”

6 Then we went to the concert, and we enjoyed .

7 Nick Cantor is my favorite singer in the group. I really like .

8 Melissa Arioso plays the guitar in The Sounds Stars. Gloria likes .

9 Steve liked the song “Love Me Do.” Gloria and I liked , too.

10 R
 on Arnold and Pete Chang are also in the group.
I don’t know much about .
After the concert, we went to a restaurant.

11 I saw Nick Cantor there. I asked , “Can you please write 

your name on my program?”

12 He said, “Sure. I can do that for .”

activation
  b Test your memory. Cover the PRONOUN column. Say the sentences with the pronoun.

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 11B Grammar more irregular verbs
 a Complete the conversation. Use the simple past of the verb in parentheses.

A 1Did you ever lose something important? ( lose)

B Yes, once I 2    my wallet on the train. (leave) It 3    any money, but my credit card was in it.
(not have)
A Wow. That’s terrible! 4    you     it again? (find)
B Yes, I was very lucky. The woman next to me on the train 5    it. (find)
A Then what happened?
B Well, that night I 6    a phone call. (get) It was from my bank.
A Your bank?
B Yes. The woman 7    my name and the name of the bank on the card, and she called them. (see)
A What 8    you     then? (do)
B I talked to the woman. She 9    me she worked in an office downtown. (tell)
A So how did you get the wallet from her?
B The next day, I 10    a big box of chocolates and some flowers. (buy) I 11    to her office, and
she 12    me there. (go; meet). I 13    her the chocolates and said, “Thank you! I 14    my
wallet was lost!” (give; think)
A That’s a great story. 15    you     the woman again? (see)
B Yes, I did. The next day, I 16    her an email and invited her to go out for dinner. (send) She 17   
yes. (say) We 18    out to a beautiful little restaurant on the lake. (drive) And then, well, that
woman’s name is Laura, and she is now my wife.

activation
  b Practice the conversation with a partner.

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