1. Listen and repeat.
1840 eighteen forty
1996 nineteen ninety-six
2005 two thousand and five
2017 twenty seventeen
2. Listen and underline the years you hear.
1 1696 / 1686
2 1916 / 1960
3 2004 / 2014
4 1699 / 1799
5 1840 / 1945
6 2017 / 2071
Answer & Audioscript
1 1696 2 1916 3 2004 4 1799 5 1945 6 2017
3. Listen and write the years.
Steve Jobs (?-2011)
Steve Jobs, the inventor of Apple Computers, was born in …………… in San Francisco, California.
Amy Winehouse (?-2011)
Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter, was born in …………… in London, England.
Answer & Audioscript
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, the inventor of Apple Computers, was born in 1955 in San Francisco, California.
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter, was born in 1983 in London, England.
4. Listen and repeat.
He was an inventor. He was born in …
She was a singer and songwriter. She was born in …
Answer & Audioscript
He was an inventor. He was born in 1955.
She was a singer and songwriter. She was born in 1983.
5. Listen to the questions and answers. Practise them.
When were you born? I was born in 1996.
When was he born? He was born in 1983.
When was she born? She was born in 2000.
When were they born? They were born in 2003.
6. This is Rolf Ackman. Listen to him talking about his family. Write when the people were born.
Answer & Audioscript
Rolf 1999
Susan 1991
Barney 1994
Lottie 2004
Bert 1965
Karen 1967
Sarah about 1943
Audioscript
My name’s Rolf. It’s a German name, but I’m not German. I’m American. I was born in 1999. I have two sisters and a brother. My eldest sister’s a doctor. Her name’s Susan, and she was born in 1991. My brother is also older than me. His name’s Barney, and he’s a teacher. He was born in 1994. And my little sister is Lottie, and she was born in 2004. She’s still at school. My father is German. His name’s Bert. He’s from Berlin, and he was born in, I think, er, … 1965. My mother is American. Her name’s Karen. She’s from Boston, and she was born in 1967. My grandmother, who is my mother’s mother, is called Sarah. She was born in Orlando in … I’m not sure, but I think about 1943.
7. Listen and write when they were born.
1 Neil Armstrong was born in …1930…, in Ohio, in the US.
2 Diana Spencer was born in ……………, in Sandringham, England.
3 Zaha Hadid was born in ……………, in Baghdad, Iraq.
4 Nelson Mandela was born in ……………, in Mvezo, South Africa.
5 Muhammad Ali was born in ……………, in Louisville, in the US.
6 Christopher Columbus was born in ……………, in Genoa, Italy.
7 Leo Tolstoy was born ……………, in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia.
8 Carrie Fisher was born in ……………, in California, in the US.
9 Marie Curie was born in ……………, in Warsaw, Poland.
Answer & Audioscript
1 Neil Armstrong was born in 1930 in Ohio, in the US.
2 Diana Spencer was born in 1961 in Sandringham, England.
3 Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq.
4 Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa.
5 Muhammad Ali was born in 1942 in Louisville, in the US.
6 Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy.
7 Leo Tolstoy was born 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia.
8 Carrie Fisher was born in 1956 in California, in the US.
9 Marie Curie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland.
8. Listen and repeat the questions and answers.
Who was Neil Armstrong? He was an astronaut.
Where was he born? In Ohio, in the US.
When was he born? In 1930.
9. Listen and complete the sentences.
A Steve Jobs was an architect.
B No, he wasn’t. He was an ………………. .
A Steve Jobs and Neil Armstrong were English.
B No, they weren’t. They were ………………. .
Answer & Audioscript
A Steve Jobs was an architect.
B No, he wasn’t. He was an inventor.
A Steve Jobs and Neil Armstrong were English.
B No they weren’t. They were American.
10. Listen and repeat.
1
A He was an architect.
B No, he wasn’t.
2
A They were English.
B No, they weren’t.
11. Listen and correct the information.
1 Christopher Columbus was a scientist.
No, he …wasn’t…! …He was an explorer…!
2 Zaha Hadid was a princess.
No, she ……………! ……………………………………!
3 Marie Curie was born in 1919.
No, she ……………! ……………………………………!
4 Diana Spencer and Amy Winehouse were born in the US.
No, they ……………! ……………………………………!
5 Nelson Mandela and Neil Armstrong were both politicians.
No, they ……………! Mandela …………… a politician, but Armstrong ……………!
6 Leo Tolstoy was an Italian actor.
No, he ……………! ……………………………………!
Answer & Audioscript
1 Christopher Columbus was a scientist.
No, he wasn’t! He was an explorer!
2 Zaha Hadid was a princess.
No, she wasn’t! She was an architect!
3 Marie Curie was born in 1919.
No, she wasn’t! She was born in 1867!
4 Diana Spencer and Amy Winehouse were born in the US.
No, they weren’t! They were born in England!
5 Nelson Mandela and Neil Armstrong were both politicians.
No, they weren’t! Mandela was a politician, but Armstrong wasn’t!
6 Leo Tolstoy was an Italian actor.
No, he wasn’t! He was a Russian writer!
12. Match the present and the past forms of the verbs. Listen and check.
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Present |
Past |
|
be buy go have make put run see sit |
bought had made put was/were went sat saw ran |
Answer & Audioscript
be – was/were
buy – bought
go – went
have – had
make – made
put – put
run – ran
see – saw
sit – sat
13. Listen and complete the news article.
The Lottery Ticket
Oh no! What bad luck!!
Last Saturday, Tina Green, a 56-year-old grandmother from Cambridge in England, (1) …went… to her local newsagent’s and (2)…………… a lottery ticket for £2. She was very excited because this week the jackpot was £35 million! Every Saturday Tina plays the same numbers, and she always puts her ticket in her bag. But this Saturday she (3)…………… her small grandson, Billy, with her. ‘He was a little monkey!’, said Tina. ‘He (4)…………… round the shop and (5)…………… a lot of noise.’ She was so busy with him that she (6)…………… the ticket in the back pocket of her jeans.
The lottery is on TV every Saturday evening, and Tina loves watching it. ‘It’s really exciting. I love listening for my numbers – they’re my lucky numbers, well … they (7)…………… my lucky numbers!’
Last Saturday, Tina made a cup of tea and (8)…………… on the sofa to watch the lottery. One by one, she (9)…………… her numbers on the TV. She was amazed – all the numbers were on her ticket. She was very excited, and she went to find the ticket in her bag, but the ticket wasn’t there. It (10)…………… in her jeans’ pocket, and her jeans were in the washing machine. Her jeans were clean and so was the ticket! There were no numbers on it. No numbers – no £35 million!
Answer & Audioscript
1 went 2 bought 3 had 4 ran 5 made
6 put 7 were 8 sat 9 saw 10 was
Audioscript
The Lottery Ticket
Oh no! What bad luck!! Last Saturday, Tina Green, a 56-year-old grandmother from Cambridge in England, went to her local newsagent’s and bought a lottery ticket for £2. She was very excited because this week the jackpot was £35 million! Every Saturday Tina plays the same numbers, and she always puts her ticket in her bag. But this Saturday she had her small grandson, Billy, with her. ‘He was a little monkey!’, said Tina. ‘He ran round the shop and made a lot of noise.’ She was so busy with him that she put the ticket in the back pocket of her jeans.
The lottery is on TV every Saturday evening, and Tina loves watching it. ‘It’s really exciting. I love listening for my numbers – they’re my lucky numbers, well … they were my lucky numbers!’
Last Saturday, Tina made a cup of tea and sat on the sofa to watch the lottery. One by one, she saw her numbers on the TV. She was amazed – all the numbers were on her ticket. She was very excited, and she went to find the ticket in her bag, but the ticket wasn’t there. It was in her jeans’ pocket, and her jeans were in the washing machine. Her jeans were clean and so was the ticket! There were no numbers on it. No numbers – no £35 million!
14. Complete the sentences with went, had or did. Then listen and check.
1 Yesterday I met my husband at one o’clock and we …had… lunch in a restaurant.
2 I hate doing housework, but last Sunday I ……………… a lot because my house was a mess.
3 Yesterday was a lovely day so I ……………… for a walk in the park.
4 I usually walk, but yesterday I ……………… to work by bus.
5 On Saturday night we ……………… to the beach. We ……………… a really good time.
6 I ……………… my homework on the bus this morning.
7 The party wasn’t very good so we ……………… home early.
Answer & Audioscript
1 Yesterday I met my husband at one o’clock and we had lunch in a restaurant.
2 I hate doing housework, but last Sunday I did a lot because my house was a mess.
3 Yesterday was a lovely day so I went for a walk in the park.
4 I usually walk, but yesterday I went to work by bus.
5 On Saturday night we went to the beach. We had a really good time.
6 I did my homework on the bus this morning.
7 The party wasn’t very good so we went home early.
15. These are the months of the year. What is the correct order? Listen and check..
February June April December
March October July November
August January May September
…January…
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
………………….
Answer & Audioscript
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
16. Listen and repeat the numbers.
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first (1st) |
second (2nd) |
third (3rd) |
|
fourth (4th) |
fifth (5th) |
sixth (6th) |
|
seventh (7th) |
eighth (8th) |
ninth (9th) |
|
tenth (10th) |
eleventh (11th) |
twelfth (12th) |
|
thirteenth (13th) |
fourteenth (14th) |
fifteenth (15th) |
17. Listen and repeat the numbers.
16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
18. Listen and write the numbers.
the ………………. of January
the ………………. of March
the ………………. of May
the ………………. of June
the ………………. of November
the ………………. of December
Answer & Audioscript
the first of January
the third of March
the twentieth of May
the second of June
the fifteenth of November
the thirty-first of December
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