American English file 1 Student eBook
Unit 7C
1. READING
a. When is New Year's Eve? Is it an important celebration in your country?
b. Read three stories. Who had...?
• a great evening
• an OK evening
• a terrible evening
c. Read the stories again. Complete the sentences with A (Andy), J (Jenny), or M (Mina).
1. _____ was outside at midnight.
2. _____ didn't know exactly when midnight was.
3. _____ was alone at midnight.
4. _____ was at work at midnight.
5. _____ heard the celebrations, but didn't see them.
6. _____ was surprised by something people did.
d. How do people celebrate New Year's Eve in your country? Do you think most people enjoy it? Why (not)?
2. GRAMMAR simple past: irregular verbs
a. With a partner, find the past tense of these irregular verbs in the stories.
buy bought /bɔt/
can _____ /kʊd/
come _____ /keɪm/
feel _____ /fɛlt/
find _____ /faʊnd/
get _____ /gɑt/
go _____ /wɛnt/
have _____ /hæd/
know _____ /nu/
put on _____ /pʊt ɑn/
say _____ /sɛd/
sing _____ /sæŋ/
take _____ /tʊk/
think _____ /θɔt/
wear _____ /wɔr/
b. 7.14 Listen and check. Practice saying the verbs.
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c. Gp.136 Grammar Bank 7C
7C simple past: irregular verbs
7.15
I went to Iceland in December. I didn't go to New York.
Did you go to a party? Who did you go with?
base form past[+] past[-]
buy bought didn't buy
come came didn't come
feel felt didn't feel
find found didn't find
get got didn't get
go went didn't go
have had didn't have
know knew didn't know
put on put on didn't put on
say said didn't say
take took didn't take
think thought didn't think
wear wore didn't wear
► Some verbs are irregular in the past (+) and change their form, e.g., go ► went, have ► had.
► We only use the irregular past form in (+) sentences. I bought a bag last night.
► We use the base form after did I didn't. Did you go out last night? NOTDid you went..-?
► Remember the word order in questions: auxiliary, subject, base form, e.g., Did you go out last night? or question word, auxiliary, subject, base form, e.g., Where did you go?
Look at the list of irregular verbs on p.165.
can/could
The simple past of can is could. We add not to make negatives and reverse the subject and verb to make questions.
(+) We could see the whole city from the plane
(-) couldn't see him. NOT I didn't can see him.
(?) Could you wear jeans when you were at school?
NEW YEAR'S EVE -
ONE TO REMEMBER OR ONE TO FORGET?
MINA This was last year, and I went to a hotel with some friends. It had a restaurant on the top floor, and that's where the party was. We got there at
05 about 11:00. About half an hour before midnight I realized I didn't have my phone -- it was in my car. So I took the elevator down to the parking lot. I found my phone, and then I got back into the
10 elevator - I was the only person in it. But then, between the third and fourth floors, the elevator stopped completely and I couldn't get out. I pressed the button and asked for help, but a guy said there
15 was an electrical problem and I needed to wait. Then a few minutes later, I could hear people outside celebrating. It was awful - I didn't get out until almost 100 in the morning. And on top of it all, my
20 friends didn't realize that I wasn't there!
JENNY I had a fantastic New Year's Eve in Iceland in 2013. First, we went to a really expensive restaurant for dinner. It was early, about 6:00, because that's when people have dinner in Iceland. I wore a fantastic dress, but after dinner we got a taxi back to the hotel and I put on boots and a wanm
25 jacket. Then we went out and watched the amazing fireworks. Suddenly, at about 10:00, everyone went home to watch TV - there's this famous TV show they always watch on New Year's Eve! It was really strange - the streets were empty for a little bit. But then just before midnight, people came out again and danced and sang till about 5:00 in the morning. It was incredible.
3. VOCABULARY: go, have, get
a. Can you remember these phrases? Write went, had, or got.
1. I _____ to a hotel with some friends.
2. it _____ restaurant on the top floor.
3. We _____ there at about 11:00.
4. I _____ a fantastic New Year's Eve.
5. We _____ to a really expensive restaurant.
6. We _____ a taxi back to the hotel.
b. Vp.160 VocabularyBank go, have, get
go, have, get
Exercise a: Match the verb phrases and photos.
go
go
go by bus /bʌs/ (or by /kɑr/ kat, by plane /pleɪn/)
for a walk /wɔk/
home (from school) /hoʊm/
out (on Friday night) /aʊt/
shopping /'ʃɑpɪŋ/
to a restaurant /'rɛstərɑunt/
to bed (late) /bɛd/
to church /tʃərtʃ/ (or to mosque /mɑsk/, to temple /tɛmpl/, etc.)
to the beach /bitʃ/
back to work) /bæk/
on vacation /veɪ'keɪʃn/
have
have
a car /kɑr/ (or a bike /baɪk/)
long hair /lɔŋ hɛr/
breakfast /'brɜkfəst/. (or lunch /lʌntʃ/, dinner /'dɪnər/)
a drink /drɪŋk/
a good time /gʊd taɪm/
a sandwich /'sændwɪtʃ/
a sister /'sɪstər/ (or a brother /'brʌðər/ )
get
get
a newspaper /'nuzpeɪpər/ (= buy or obtain)
a taxi /tæksi/.(= take)
an email /'imeɪl/! (= receive)
dressed /drɛst/
home /hoʊm/ (= arrive)
to the airport /'ɛrpɔrt/ (= arrive)
up /ʌp/ (early, late)
Exercise b: 7.16 Listen and check.
Exercise c: Cover the verb phrases and look at the photos. Test yourself or a partner.
ACTIVATION Take turns saying five things you did yesterday and five things you did last week with went, had, or got.
30 ANDY I'm a DJ, and this happened to me a few years ago. It was my first time at a New Year's Eve party, and I planned all the music really carefully. I knew exactly which tracks I was going to play. The first part of the night was fine,
35 but just when I thought it was time to start the countdown to midnight, I saw that people were all at the bar, not on the dance floor, and the TVs were on. On the screens I could see fireworks! I looked at my watch and I realized it was about two
40 minutes slow! I felt really stupid. I bought a new watch the next day!
4. LISTENING
a. 7.17 Listen to Denisa from Slovakia talk about a memorable New Year's Eve. Where was Denisa at midnight?
b. Can you remember what she says about these people and things?
1 Marcelo 5 Copacabana
2 white clothes
3. Marcelo's mother
4. dinner
5. Copacabana
6. a show
7. almost midnight
8. a swim at Praia do Arpoador
C. Listen again and check.
d. Would you like to spend New Year's Eve in Rio? Is there anywhere else in the world you'd like to spend it?
5. PRONUNCIATION: sentence stress
a. Look at the questions. What words are missing?
A memorable New Year's Eve
1. What year _______ it?
2. Where _______ you?
3. Who _______ _______ with?
4. Where ______ ______ have dinner?
5. What _____ wear?
6. What ______ ______ do betore midnight?
7. What ______ ______ do at midnight?
8. What ______ ______ do after midnight?
9. How ______ the weather?
10. What time ______ _____ go to bed?
11. ____ _____ have a good time?