The Past Tense                  X

 

e.g. 1- Thousands of years ago, people lived in caves .

       2- They could light fire .

       3- The first houses were natural places .

       4- They did not have our kind of furniture .

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       (  1  ) – Correct the following ;

One-   Thousands years ago , people  (  lived  )  in caves .                         ( live )

Two-   Yesterday , he ………………………. Hamza about himself .            ( ask )

Three-                    They ………………….. go to Riyadh yesterday .                            ( do not )

Four-   …………………..  you visit your father yesterday ?                        (   Do   )

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       (  2  ) – Make it negative;   /  Use  : did not 

e.g.  1- Cavemen had some furniture .   Cavemen did not have any furniture .   

One-   Cavemen lived in houses .

…………………………………………………………………………

They felt safe outside .

…………………………………………………………………………   They drew pictures on walls .

………………………………………………………………………… They could light fires .

……………………………………………………………………

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(  3  ) – Make questions ;

e.g. 1- Cavemen lived somewhere .

Where  did cavemen live  ?

One-   They drew something .

What ……………………………………………………………….. ?

b-They had fires in caves .

   Why………………………………………………………………… ?

One-   They could light fires .

What  ………………………………………………………………. ?

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   ( 4  ) -  Choose the correct word :

a- They could light fires , (  could they   –  they could   -  couldn’t they  )  ?

b- He isn’t Saudi , ( he is  -  is he   -  isn’t he  )   ? 

c- Modern houses are more comfortable , ( aren’t they   -  are they   -  they are ) ?

d- He is a Saudi ,  ……………………. ?  Yes, he is .   ( is he   -  isn’t he    -   he is )

Two-   He has asked him about the past , ……………………………?  Yes ,he has .

                                           (  hasn’t he     -    has he     -    he has  )

 

         Word study

danger  = not safe

furniture  = beds , chair , bookcases  ………etc .

man –made = people made it .

materials  = e.g. We make things with materials . We make windows with glass .

reason =  cause .

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  Opposites ;

         (  1  ) – Choose the correct word :

 

 

One-   Parents ………………. Their children from danger .

Two-   Be careful not to …………………….. a fire near petrol .

Three-                    I cannot …… pictures of people as well as you can .

Four-  You should ………….. your head in the sun to protect it .

Five-   Britain has a cool , wet ……………………… .

Six-        It’s nice to picnic outside on some ……………………….. .

Seven-                  Stone is natural , but steel …………………………. .

Eight-                        You do not need a  ……… roof   in a dry climate .

Nine-  Paper is a …………………….. that comes from wood .

Ten-     A lot of modern concrete house are ………………… .

Eleven-                Thousands years ago , men lived in  ……………… .

 

 

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(  2  ) – Chose the correct word:

 

          (    natural    -    grass      -    furniture    -   ceiling   )

 

One-   Armchairs are pieces of ……………………………. .

Two-   A cave is ……………….. place . People did not make it .

Three-You can’t reach the ……………….. without a ladder .     ================================================

 

Caves and Houses

              In the past , people lived in caves . Those caves were natural places . In them, people could protect themselves from wild animals . Caves were not comfortable .There were was not any furniture . People made their beds from grass  and leaves . People  sheltered from the weather .

         Nowadays , people lived in houses .Those houses are man-made.   They are built with concrete and steel .They shelter us better than caves.   People make houses more comfortable  with furniture . Houses are in different shapes . They have many big rooms . Outside , there are gardens with flowers and trees . Houses have walls around them  .