Name: Andrea Estefania Prieto Espino ID:1722112

Group: F
Workbook 7 & 8.
7A At the National Portrait Gallery.
1. GRAMMAR simple past of be: was / were
a. Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t, or weren’t.
A Who’s that?
B It’s Edith Wharton.
A Why 1 was she famous?
B She 2 was a writer.
A 3 was she Canadian?
B No, she 4 wasn’t.
She 5 was American. She 6 was born in New York City in
1862.
A And 7 was she married?
B Yes, she 8 was.

b. Write questions and answers.

1.Alexander Graham Bell / sportsman? ✘
Was Alexander Graham Bell a sportsman?
No, he wasn’t.
2.Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor / actors? ✔
Were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor actors?
Yes, they were.
3.Jorge Luis Borges / writer? ✔
Was Jorge Luis Borges a writer?
Yes, he was.
4.The Beatles / from the US? ✘
Were the Beatles from the US?
No, they weren’t.
5.Robert Frost / politician? ✘
Was Robert Frost a politician?
No, he wasn’t.
 6.I.M. Pei / composer? ✘
Was I.M. Pei a composer?
No, he wasn’t
7.Sofia Vergara / born / Columbia? ✔
Was Sofia Vergara born in Columbia?
Yes, she was born in Columbia.
8.Frank Sinatra / singer? ✔
Was Frank Sinatra a singer?
Yes, he was a singer.
9.J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis / painters? ✘
Were J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis painters?
No, they weren’t.
10. Michael Jackson / born / Britain? ✘
Was Michael Jackson born in Britain?
No, he wasn’t

c. Complete the dialogues with present or past forms of be.

1. A What day is it today?
B Monday. Yesterday was Sunday.
2. A Hi. Is your sister at home?
B No, she isn’t. She was here this morning, but now she

was at work.
3. A I Can’t find my keys. Where were they?
B I don’t know. They were on your desk this morning.
4. A Where is your new friend from?
B He was born in the US, but his parents were born is
Singapore.
5. A Why was your boss angry yesterday?
B Because I was very late for work.
2. VOCABULARY word formation
a. Make professions from these words. Use a or an.
 1.Invent an inventor
2. Write a writer
3.Dance a dancer.
4.Compose a composer.
5.Music a musician
6.Paint a painter
7.Business a business man
8. Act an actor
9.Science a scientist.
10. Sail a sailor
b. Underline the stressed syllables, e.g. an inventor.
c. Practice saying the words in a.
d. Complete the sentences with was / were and a noun
from a
1 Francis Drake was a sailor.
2 Beethoven and Mozart were composers.
3 James Dean was an actor.
4 Galileo was an astronomer.
5 Freddie Mercury was singer.
6 The Wright brothers were inventors.
7 F. Scott Fitzgerald was novelist.
8 Howard Hughes was a business man.
9 Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec were a painters.
3. PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
ONLINE. Listen and repeat the conversation.
A Who was Aaron Copland?
B He was a composer.
A Was he British?
B No, he wasn’t. He was American.
A When was he born?
B He was born in 1900.
 A Where his parents composers?
B No, they weren’t.
4. LISTENING
a. ONLINE. Listen to a radio program about the greatest
American of all time. Number the people in the order they
come on the list.
3 Martin Luther Jing, Jr.
4 George Washington
5 Ben Franklin.
2 Abraham Lincoln
1 Ronald Reagan.

b. ONLINE. Listen again. Write T (true) o F (false).

1 Ben Franklin was a young newspaper owner D
2 George Washington was born on February 12, 1732 F
3 He was 76 when he died F
4 Martin Luther Jing, Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 T
5 He was young when he died T
6 Abraham Lincoln was a painter F
7 He was 56 when he died T
8 The greatest American of all time was a singer F
7B Chelsea girls.
1. GRAMMAR simple past: regular verbs.
a. Complete the sentences with a regular verb in the simple
past, first in the affirmative and then in the negative.

book downloa listen miss play study watch work

d

1. Yesterday I missed my bus, but I didn’t miss my train.

2. We listened to the news, but we didn’t listen to the weather.
 3. My parents studied French at school, but they didn’t study
Spanish or Japanese.
4. My sister watched the movie with me, but she didn’t watch
the soccer game.
5. The secretary booked a table for lunch, but she didn’t book a
taxi.
6. I downloaded some music onto my laptop, but I didn’t
download any movies.
7. The salesperson worked last Saturday, but she didn’t work
on Sunday.
8. My brother played tennis at school, but he didn’t play
basketball.

b. Order the words to make questions.

1. you / did / night / TV / What / on / last / watch?
A What did you watch on TV last night?
B I watched the news
2. did / game / the / time / end / What
A What did time the game end?
B Atsix o’clock
3. your / presents / birthday / like / you / Did
A Did you like birthday presents?
B Yes, I did. They were great.
4. did / collage / your / in / brother / What / study
A What did your brother study in collage?
B Modern Languages.
5. parents / your / arrive / late / Did
A Did your parents late arrive?
B No, they didn’t. They were early.
6. Brazil / your / in / friends / did / Where / live
A Where did your friends live in Brazil?
B Rio de Janeiro.
7. Of / you / Did / at / the / cry / movie / end / the
 A Did you at cry the end of the movie?
B Yes, I did. It was very sad.
8. Time / work / did / What / arrive / Luisa / yesterday / at
A What time did Luisa arrive at work yesterday?
B At ten o’clock

c. Complete the questions and answers.

When did in happen?
1. when / the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge / open
When did the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge open?
It opened in 1998.
2. when / Michael Jackson / die
When did Michael Jackson die?
He died in 2009.
3. when / Facebook / start
When did Facebook start?
It started in 2004.
4. when / Princess Diana / die
When did Princess Diana die?
She died in 1997.
5. when / iPhones / first appear
When did iphones first appear?
They appeared in 2007.
6. when / Time Berners-Lee / create the World Wide Web.
When did Time Berners-Lee create the World Wide Web?
He created in 1997.

2. VOCABULARY past time expressions

a. Underline the correct answer
1. I chatted with my friends for an hour last night / yesterday
night.
2. My girlfriend finished collage ago two years / two years ago
3. They traveled abroad last month / the last month.
4. Did you call me last morning / yesterday morning?
5. It stopped raining two hours ago / two ago hours.
6. My brother worked in the city last July / the last July.
7. We watched that movie before two weeks / two weeks ago.
8. David booked the tickets yesterday afternoon / last
afternoon.
9. Steve was born in 1990 / on 1990.
10. I played golf the day yesterday before / the day before
yesterday.

3. PRONUNCIATION -ed endings

a. ONLINE. Listen to the words. Underline the word where -
ed is pronounced /id/
1 booked checked wanted walked
2 painted arrived finished traveled
3 asked waited looked stopped
4 called played chatted listened
5 missed watched cooked started
6 followed decided lived relaxed

b. ONLINE. Listen again and repeat the words

4. READING
Serbian tennis player Bojana Jovanovski was only 19 when
she played in the San Diego Open. However, she almost
missed the tournament. Her first match was in Carlsbad,
California, so her agent booked a seat for her and gave her
the ticket to Carlsbad. It was a long trip because Bojana
needed to take three different planes. When she finally
arrived in Carlsbad, she was surprised to find that the airport
was empty. She waited for 15 minutes and the called
Tournament Transportation. The problem was that Bojana
was in Carlsbad, New Mexico and the transportation service
was in Carlsbad, California where the tournament was. So,
Bojana stayed in New Mexico for the night and then traveled
to Carlsbad, California the next morning. She arrived only 30
minutes before the start of her match with the Italian player
Roberta Vinci. Unfortunately, the day finished badly for
Bojana because she lost the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. After that,
she just wanted to go home!
a. Read the article and chose the best title.
1. The wrong match.
2. The wrong destination.
3. The wrong player.

b. Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. How old was Bojana when the incident happened?
19
2. Where was the tennis tournament?
Carlsbad, California
3. How did she travel to Carlsbad?
By plane.
4. When did Bojana travel to first?
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
5. When did she arrive the tournament?
30 minutes before her match
6. Who did she play in her first match?
Robert Vinci
7. Did she win?
No.

5. LISTENING
a. ONLINE. Listen to four speakers describing bd trips. How
did hey travel (e.g., by car, etc.)?
1. By plane
2. By car (taxi)
3. By train and car
4. By bus and taxi
 b. ONLINE. Listen again and match the speakers 1-4 to the
sentences a-d.
Speaker 1 C
Speaker 2 D .
Speaker 3 B
Speaker 4 A.

A A stranger helped me.

B Someone in my family helped me.
C I started my trip twice.
D I didn’t arrive at my destination.
7C A night to remember.
1. GRAMMAR simple past: irregular verbs.
a.Change the sentences from the present to past.
1.We meet in a café (last night).
We met in a café last night.
2.Mateo sees his friends after work (last night).
Mateo saw his friends after work last night.
3.Emily loses her keys (yesterday).
Emily lost her keys yesterday.
4.We don’t have dinner at home (las night).
We didn’t have dinner at home last night.
5.They leave work at 5:30 (yesterday).
They left work at 5:30 yesterday.
6.Alex doesn’t get up early (yesterday morning).
Alex didn’t get up early yesterday morning.
7.My friend feels sick (yesterday).
My friend felt sick yesterday.
8.Junko doesn’t go out during the week (last week).
I didn’t go out during the last week.
9.I don’t wear glasses (yesterday).
I didn’t wear glasses yesterday.
10. Luciana can’t come to my party (last year).
Luciana didn’t come to my party last year.
b.Complete the questions in the dialogue.
A Where 1 did you go last night?
B I went to that new sushi restaurant in town.
A 2 Was it good?
B Yes, it was great.
A Who 3 did you go with?
B I went with my girlfriend.
A What 4 did you wear?
B I wore jeans and my new black shirt.
A What time 5 did you get home?
B We got home at about midnight.
A 6 Did you take a taxi home?
B Yes. We didn’t want to drive.
A Did 7 you have a good time?
B Yes, we had a great time. The food was delicious!
A 8 Was it expensive?
B Yes, it was.
2. VOCABULARY go, have, get.
a. Cross out the incorrect expression.
1. GO to the beach out to a restaurant a bus
2. HAVE lunch a sandwich for a walk a sister
3. GET dressed a good time up an email
4. GO to bed a car away on vacation
5. HAVE breakfast a bike short hair 18 years
6. GET shopping home a newspaper a taxi

b. Complete the text with went, had, or got.

It was my wife’s birthday last Saturday, so we 1 went away
for the weekend. I booked a hotel on the Internet, an on
Friday we 2 got the train to the coast. It was late when we
arrived, so we just 3 had a sandwich and 4 went to bed. The
next day, we 5 got up early and 6 had breakfast in the hotel. It
 was a beautiful day, so we 7 went to the beach. We took a
swim in the morning, and in the afternoon we 8 went for
walk. In the evening, we 9 had dinner in an expensive
French restaurant. The food was delicious! The nest day
was Sunday, so we 10 went back home again. The weekend
was very short, but we 11 have a great time.
3. PRONUNCIATION irregular verbs, sentences stress.
a. Look at the pairs of irregular verbs. Do they have the same
vowel? Write S (the same) or D (different)
1. Came had D .
2. Did feel D.
3. Taught wore D .
4. Lost spoke D.
5. Met went S
6. Knew saw D
7. Heard left D.
8. Took could S.

b. ONLINE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the

irregular verbs.

c. ONLINE Listen and repeat the sentences. Copy the

rhythm.
A What did you do last night?
B I went to the movies.
A Who did you go with?
B I went with a friend
A Where did you go after the movies?
B We went to a restaurant.
We didn’t have an expensive meal.
We didn’t get home late.
4. LISTENING
a. ONLINE. Listen to an interview about a memorable night.
What Did Melissa do?
She Went to a concert by her favorite band.

b. ONLINE. Listen again and answer the questions.

1. When was it?
February 14th
2. Who was Melissa with?
Two friends
3. Where were they?
Miami
4. When did she arrive in the city?
The night before, February 13th.
5. Where did they have a coffee?
In an interesting coffee shop near the beach.
6. Did they have a good time? Why (not)?
Yes. Drake sang all their favorite songs, and they danced and sang for
about two hours.
7. What did they have for dinner?
A hamburger.
8. What time did they get home?
2 o’clock in the morning

8A A murder story.
1. GRAMMAR simple past: regular
a.Read this police report. Complete the sentences with the
simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

POLICE REPORT
Bank robbery
We 1 arrived (arrive) at the bank at 9:36 in the evening, and
we 2 parked (park) our police car outside. The bank 3 was (be)
closed and all the lights 4 were (be) off, but we 5 looked (look)
through the window. We 6 saw (see) a person inside the
 bank. At first, we 6 couldn’t (not can) see who it was, but then
he 8 opened (open the door and came out – it was Steven
Potter. He 9 didn’t run (not run) away – he just walked slowly
to his car, and then drove away. The next morning, we 10
went (go) to his house at 6:00 a.m. We didn’t want (not want)
12

to speak to use, but we took (take) him to the police

13

station.

b.Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs

in parentheses.

DETECTIVE Where 1 were you at bout 9:30 yesterday

evening? (be).
STEVEN POTTER I was at the movies. The movie 2 stared
at 9:00 (start).
D What movie 3 did you see? (see).
SP I can’t remember. It wasn’t very good.
D Hmm. Very interesting. And who 4 did you go to the movies
with? (go).
SP With my girlfriend.
D 5 Did she like the movie? (like).
SP Yes, she thought it was very good.
D What time 6 did the movie end? (end).
SP At about 10:30.
D And what 7 did you do after you left the movies? (do).
SP We went to a restaurant – La Dolce Vita on Main
Street.
D La Dolce Vita? I know it. Very good spaghetti. What time
Did you leave the restaurant? (leave).
8

SP At about 12:00 a.m.

D That’s very late. 9 Did you go home after that? (go).
SP No, we went to a birthday party at Flanagan’s. Then we
went home.
 D How? 10 Did you get a taxi? (get).
SP No, we got a bus.
D And what time 11 Did you go to bed? (go).
SP At about 4:00a.m. Can I go home now? I’m tired.
D No, I’d like to ask you some more questions…

2. VOCABULARY irregular verbs

a.Complete the base form and past forms of these irregular
verbs with a, e, i, o, or u.
Base form Past
1 begin 1 began
2 come 2 come
3 drink 3 drank
4 drive 4 drove
5 give 5 gave
6 know 6 knew
7 put 7 put
8 set 8 set
9 swim 9 swam
10 wake 10 woke
11 win 11 won
12 write 12 wrote

b.Complete the sentences with the simple past form of the

verbs in the box.
buy find break hear make take can lose meet think

1. Last night we heard a noise downstairs.

2. They thought the man’s daughter was the murder.
3. The police officer found the money in an old bag.
4. They met their friends outside the restaurant.
5. I bought a detective story in the bookstore.
 6. My wife lost her cell phone last night.
7. The man broke a window and went into the house.
8. Somebody took my laptop when I was out of the room.
9. We were worried because we could see a police car
outside our hose.
10. I was thirsty so I made a cup of tea.

3. PRONUNCIATION simple past verbs

a.Match the verbs with the same vowel sound.
drove could made said learne bought had
d
1. came made
2. left said
3. ran had
4. saw bought
5. spoke drove
6. took could
7. heard learned

b.ONLINE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

4. LISTENING
a.ONLINE. Listen to a radio interview with a detective. What
does he like most about his job?
Solving a murder.

b.ONLINE. Listen again and choose a, b, or c.

1. Jeremy Downs decided he wanted to be a detective…
a) When he was a child.
b) When he left school.
c) When he finished collage.

2. His first job in the police was as…

 a) A teacher.
b) A police officer.
c) A detective.

3. Jeremy took a… to make sure he was strong and

healthy for the job.
a) a law test.
b) A running test.
c) Physical fitness.

4. Jeremy usually works…

a) Outside.
b) In an office.
c) At the police station.

5. He sometimes feels... when he is at work

a) Bored.
b) Stressed.
c) Worried.
8B A house with a history.
1. GRAMMAR there is / there are, some / any + plural
nouns.
a. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of there is /
there are and, if necessary, a, some, or any.
A. Hello. I’m interested in the apartment for rent.
B. Oh, OK. Let me tell you about it. 1 There’s a large living
room and 2 there’s a small kitchen.
A. 3 Is there a table in the kitchen?
B. No, 4 there isn’t but 5 there are a very nice dining room with a
table and some chairs.
A. That’s fine. What about the bedrooms? How many
bedrooms 6 are there?
 B. 7 There are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
A. 8 Is There a shower in the bathroom?
B. Yes,9 there is
A. Good 10 are there any bookshelves in the living room?
B. No, I’m sorry. But 11 there are some cupboards.
A. that’s ok. I think it’s perfect for us. How much is it?

b. Write the sentences in the plural using some or any.

1. There's an armchair in the living room.
There are some armchairs in the living room
2. Is there a rug downstairs?
Are there any rug downstairs?
3. There's a CD on the shelf.
There are some CD on the shelf
4. Is there a glass in the cupboard?
Are there any glass in the coupboard?
5. There isn't a light in the study.
There aren’t any lights in the study.

c. Underline the correct form.

1
It's/There's a nice apartment and 2 it isn't/there isn't
very expensive 3 There are/They are two rooms, but 4
there aren't/they aren't very big.5 There's/ It is a small
kitchen and a bathroom.6 There isn't/It isn't a bathtub in
the bathroom, but 7 it's/there's a new shower. The
apartment is on the 10th floor, so 8 there's/it is a great
view of the city. And 9 there's/it's a very large balcony
with a lot of flowers.10 They are/There are beautiful in the
summer!
2. VOCABULARY the house
a. Complete the crossword.
1
c
2
r u g
p
3
b a t h t u b
5
a o
r a
4
m i r r o r
c d
7
h f
6 8
a b i s h e 9l f
i e r h i
10
f r i d g e o g
p w h
l e t
11
s t a i r s
c
e

b. Write the room.

1 You usually take off your coat in the hall
2 You usually take a shower in the bathroom
3 You usually have dinner in the dining room
4 You usually use a computer in the study
5 You usually park your car in the garage
6 You usually make lunch in the kitchen
7 You usually watch television in the living room
8 You usually sleep in the bedroom
 9 You usually sit outside in the yard
3. PRONUNCIATION /er/ and /ir/; sentence stress
a. Underline the word with a different sound.
ER 1 they’re there dear
chair
Ir 2 cheers stairs near
ear
er 3 where wear we’re
chair
ir 4 here hair hear
ear

b. ONLINE. Listen and repeat the words.

c. Underline the stressed syllable.
1 office
2 mirror
3 cupboard
4 balcony
5 bathtub
6 sofa
7 armchair
8 garage
9 ceiling
d. ONLINE. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the
words.
4. LISTENING
a. ONLINE. Listen to MRS. Gooding shoe her house to
Bradley and Joana, a couple who are interested in renting
it. Check ✔the three rooms Mrs. Goodings shows them.
 1 bathroom 
2 bedroom ☐
3 dining room ☐
4 garage ☐
5 hall ☐
6 kitchen 
7 living room 
8 study ☐

b. ONLINE. Listen again and write T (true) or F (false).

1. Mrs. Goodings always eats in the kitchen. T
2. joanna doesn't like the living room. F
3. There isn't a washing machine in the kitchen. F
4. There's a hole in the ceiling of the kitchen. T
5. Joanna likes the windows in the living room. T
6. There isn't a TV in the living room. T
7. There are three bedrooms upstairs. F
8. Bradley forgets about the hole in the bathroom ceiling.T
8C A night in a haunted hotel.
1. GRAMMAR there was / there were
a. Complete the test. Use was, ere, wasn’t, or weren’t.
I went on vacation to Brazil last summer, and I stayed in
an amazing hotel. My room was a great. There 1 was a
large bed, and there 2 were some big cupboards to put my
clothes in. There 3 wasn’t a kitchen, but there 4 was a small
refrigerator full of drinks and snacks. There 5 were three
different restaurants to choose from. There 6 was a
beautiful swimming pool in the hotel, and there 7 was a long
beach nearby. There 8 weren’t any tourists on the beach, but
there 9 were some baby turtles. They were really beautiful.
 b. Complete the dialogues with a form of there was / there
were.
A Did you have a good vacation?
B Not really. There 1 was a problem with my hotel.
A Oh, no. What happened?
B Well, we couldn´t swim because 2 there wasn’t a swimming
pool. And 3 there weren’t any restaurants near the hotel.
A 4 Was there a small refrigeration in your room?
B No,5 there wasn’t a small refrigerator and 6 there wasn’t a
television. The only thing in my room was the bed.
A Oh. 7 Was there a bathroom?
B Yes, but 8 there weren’t any clean towels. Everything was
very dirty.
A 9 Were there any nice people at the hotel?
B Yes, 10 there were some great people, but they all felt
same as me – very angry!
2. VOCABULARY prepositions: place and movement
a. Complete the sentences with sentences with these words.
behind from…to in in front of next to
across out of over under up
from

1 There’s a family in the dining room.

2 The boy is sitting next to girl.
3 The woman is across from of the man.
4 There’s a ghost standing behind the woman.
5 There’s a bag under the table.
6 A waiter is coming out of the kitchen.
7 There’s a ghost in front of the waiter.
8 The waiter is carrying the plates from the kitchen to the
tables.
9 There’s a clock over the kitchen door.
 10. A ghost is going up the stairs.
3. PRONUNCIATION silent letters
a. Cross out the silent letters.

1 ghost 3 white 5 hour 7 builder

2 cupboard 4 know 6 walk 8 wrong

b. ONLINE. Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm.

c. ONLINE. Listen and underline the stressed words.
1 There was a lamp on the table.
2. There wasn´t a bathtub in the bathroom.
3. Was there a mirror in the bedroom?
4. There were some books on the shelf.
5. There weren´t any cupboards in the kitchen.
6. Were there any plants in the study?
d. ONLINE. Listen again and repeat the sentences
4. READING
Maesmawr Hall: A Haunted House in Wales.
Maesmawr Hall is a manor house in Powys, Wales. It was
built in 1535 and today is a 20-bedrom hotel and venue for
weddings. It is famous because people say is haunted.
Many guests say they have seen ghosts. A businessman
who stayed at the hotel said that when he looked out of the
window, he saw hundreds of Roman soldiers matching. In
fact, in Roman times there was a road that passed through
the grounds of Maesmawr Hall. Other guests said they saw
the ghosts of the Davies sisters who owned the hotel in the
1900’s, and the ghost of an old housekeeper walking trough
a wall in the hall. But perhaps most frightening is the story
that the ghost of an evil man named Robin Drwg haunts the
woods around the hotel. Some people say that they have
seen this ghost suddenly change into the shape of a bull.
Maeswar was on a Tv show about houses with ghosts called
Most Haunted. TV show hosts and investigators from the Mid
Wales Paranormal (MWP) reported a lot of strange activity in
the hall – seeing balls of light, feeling movements, and
hearing unusual sounds. During the investigation, the floor in
one of the upstairs rooms moved. The hotel’s current owner,
Nigel Humphryson, says he often hears voices and banging
noises that he cannot explain.
So if you’re interested in ghosts, why not stay here? But don’t
go outside at night unless you’re feeling really brave!
Read the text. Write T (true) or F (false).
1. Maesmawr Hall us more tan 500 years old. F
2. People have seen ghosts inside and outside the hotel. T
3. The ghosts are all of people who lived in the house in the
past. F
4. Robin Drwg´s ghost sometimes appears as a bull. T
5. Paranormal investigators didn´t think that Maesmawr Hall
was haunted. F
5. LISTENING
a. ONLINE. Listen to four people talking about hotel rooms.
Which countries did they visit?
Costa Rica, Sweden, Germany

b. ONLINE. Listen again. Match the speakers to the rooms.

Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4
A C B D

A The room was under the water.

B The room had mirrors on the walls and the ceiling.
C The room wasn´t very comfortable.
D The room was up a tree.