Question

11- Read part of an e-mail Max wrote to a friend. Then complete the gaps using the Past simple

Two months ago I_____(join) a skatebording club. Perhaps you want to join too. I____(hear) about it through a friend and______(decide) to try something differrent. Mom____(say) it was okay for me to join. We______(make) an agreement: I_______(buy) all the equipment and now she pays for the lessons. My lessons are twice a week and my friends and I often pratice(have) knee pads and elbow pads so I_____(be) always okay. Now I'm really good! And the best thing is I____(meet) this really nice girl there.


12- Fill the gaps with na appropriate ''wh'' word: what ,where, when, how, which, why, who

a-______are you going to travel? Next week.
b-______do you live? In Sao Paulo.
c-______are you sad ? Because I didn't do a good test.
d-______is your mom? It's overe there.
e-______was the party? Really good.


13- Read the news report about Ellen MacArthur. Complete with the past forms of the verbs in parentheses

Now to another of our great athletes, Ellen MacArthur, the British yachtswoman who______(become) famous after breaking the word record for the fastest solo navigation around the world. Yesterday Ellen ______(have) a near-fatal accident in the indian ocean where she is competing. During a storm, Ellen_____(climb) the mast to repair a sail and she nearly______(die). Fortunalety she recovered and is now chasing the leader of the competition, Michel Desjoyeaux. Ellen MacArthur_____(start) her career in sailing at the age of 18 when she_____(go) siling alone round Britain and______(win) the Young Sailor of the Year award. In February 2005 Ellen______(break) a world record and_______(become) the fastest solo around the planet. It______(take) Ellen 71 days and 14 hours to sail around the world.

14 - Now answer the questions according to the news report in # 12.
a- Where was she had the accident ?

b- Why was she considered the Young Sailor of the year ?

Answer 1

11)Joined, Heared, decided, saied, made, buied, had, was, met.

12)When, Where,Why, Which, How.

13) Became, had, climbed, died, started, went, won, broke, became, took.

14) In São Paulo.