UNIT 4: OUR PAST
English 8
UNIT 4
language focus
I/ Kim’s game
run, fly, take, go, have, do, be, ride, eat, sit, come
II/ Write the past simple form of each verb.
Ex: Run => ran
1. Fly
2. Take
3. Go
4. Have
5. Do

6. Be
7. Ride
8. Eat
9. Sit
10. Come
* Answer.
1. Fly – flew
2. Take – took
3. Go – went
4. Have – had
5. Do – did
6. Be – was/were
7. Ride – rode
8. Eat – ate
9. Sit – sat
10. Come – came
III/ Look at the pictures then ask and answer.
ride on a buffalo
He rode on a buffalo
MODEL SENTENCES
S1 : What did you do yesterday ?
S2 : I rode on a buffalo.
Go to school
They went to school by bike.
Come home
He came home by car.
III/ Complete the dialogue below. Use the past simple.
Lan: Did you eat rice for lunch?
Nga: No, I ate noodles.
Ba: How did you get to school?
Nam: I rode a bike to school.
Minh: Where were you yesterday?
Hoa: I was at home.
d) Chi: Which subject did you have yesterday?
Ba: I had Math.

* Answer.
Lan: Did you eat rice for lunch?
Nga: No, I ate noodles.
Ba: How did you get to school?
Nam: I rode a bike to school.
c) Minh: Where were you yesterday?
Hoa: I was at home.
d) Chi: Which subject did you have yesterday?
Ba: I had Math.
IV/ Look at the table and take notes.
* Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions in the table.
I’ll see you on Wednesday.
I’m going to Laos ___ January.
We must be there ___ 8.30 and 9.15.
The bank closes ___ 3.pm. If you arrive ___ 3.pm, the bank will be closed.
I’ll be home ___ seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
* Answer.
I’m going to Laos in January.
I’ll see you on Wednesday.
We must be there between 8.30 and 9.15.
The bank closes at 3.pm. If you arrive after 3.pm, the bank will be closed.
I’ll be home before seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
V/ Look at the pictures.
a/ Nga: where is it? It’s isn’t in Hanoi.
Hoa: No, it’s Hue. I used to stay there.

Complete the dialogue. Use “used to” and the verbs given.
live stay have be

Nga: Where is it? It isn’t Ha Noi.
Hoa: No, it’s Hue. I (o) used to stay there.
Nga: Is that you. Hoa?
Hoa: Yes. I (1) _______ long hair.
Nga: Who is in this photo?
Hoa: That is Loan. She (2) _______ my next-door neighbor
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa : No. They’re my aunt and uncle. They (3) _______ in Hue, too.
* Answers:
Nga: Where is it? It isn’t Ha Noi.
Hoa: No, it’s Hue. I (o) used to stay there.
Nga: Is that you. Hoa?
Hoa: Yes. I (1) used to have long hair.
Nga: Who is in this photo?
Hoa: That is Loan. She (2) used to be my next-door neighbor
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa : No. They’re my aunt and uncle. They (3) used to live in Hue, too.
VI/ Ask and answer
* What did you use to do last summer vacation?
goodbye
see you again
Teacher : Doan Thi Hanh