Lesson 6 WE FINALLY MOVED

Lesson 6

WE FINALLY MOVED

Dialog                                                                                                                                                                                

Comprehension questions

1.- What did Robert do during the last few days?

2.- When did his mother- in- law want them to move?

3.- Could they finally move that week?

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Object pronouns

He promised me to be sincere.                        What did he promise you?

They offered you to buy the horse.                What did they offer you?     

I begged him to stay at home.                          What did he beg you to do?

He allowed her to leave early.                          Who allowed it?

I wanted them to come early.                           What did you want them to do?

Role play. Two people meet coming out of the elevator on the 4th floor of an apartment building. Work with a classmate and pretend you are these people.

A: Greets B. Gives name and says he/she lives in apartment 4-1.

B: Greets A. Says he/she is moving into apartment 4-2.

A: Tells B that they’re neighbors and welcomes her/him to the building.

B: Thanks B and says that he/she likes the apartment and the building but not familiar with the neighborhood.

A: Makes comment about how nice the apartment and the building are. Offers to help B.

B: Thanks A again. Asks B t o draw him a map so she/he can get to the bank, grocery store, church, etc.

A: Says he/she will be happy to draw map. Says he/she will bring it in the evening. Says goodbye.

B: Thanks B. one more time. Says he/she will be waiting for the map.

Read these sentences aloud.

a) Mr. Smith allowed his son to go to a party.

b) Mrs. Smith begged him to come home early.

c) Tom promised his parents to behave.

e) Mr. Smith promised her he would do it.

d) Mrs. Smith reminded her husband to avoid the rush hour traffic.

Practice with a partner making questions and answers.

a) What did Mr. Smith allow his son to do?....................................................................................

b) What did Mrs. Smith beg her son to do?.....................................................................................

c) What did Tom promise his parents?.........................................................................................

d) What did Mrs. Smith remind her husband of?..........................................................................

e) What did Mr. Smith promise his wife?.....................................................................................

  

allow             him beg                her promise        us remind          them offer              me

WRITE

Write a short summary from this dialog. Use simple past tense.

ANN: When are you moving?

BETH: I’m not sure, maybe next week,

ANN: When did Albert decide to move away from here?

BETH: He made the decision a long time ago.

ANN: Did he want to move into a house in the countryside?

BETH: Yes, he always wanted to live in a big house.

ANN: Do you want to marry him and move with him?

BETH: Sure. It would be nice.

ANN: What did he offer you?

BETH: He offered me his whole life.

ANN: How sweet!

BETH: Thank you. I think so, too.

Write a composition about Beth, the girl in the dialog above.

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Use the verbs in the box to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

open  - choose  - live – enjoy  - have – go back

a) I was asked ……………………………… a wedding gift for Beth and Albert.

b) Ron is beginning ……………………………. the new job.

e) I would love…………………………………..  a day off from work this week.

d) Albert prefers …………………………… in the country.

e) I never want …………………………….. to that restaurant. The food was awful.

f) Do you mind ………………………………. the door, please.

Simple past tense

We use the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs to talk about something that happened in the past.

We form questions and negative sentences in the simple past with did or didn’t.

Did he want to live there? Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.

                                                He decided to move there.

Read these sentences.

a) They checked the oil before starting the car.

b) She completed the assignment after looking at her notes.

c) He couldn’t do it without asking for help.

d) They complained about spelling so many words.

e) We insisted on talking about the weather.

f) She forgave him for being so rude.

g) He apologized for being unkind.

Complete these sentences. Make sure you express a complete thought or idea.

a) He did it without complaining.

b) We forgave him for not telling the truth.

c) The teacher complained about coming so late.

d) I completed the test after answering all the questions.

e) He checked the water before going out.

f) They insisted on talking to the director.

Complete the following dialog.

A: Would you like to go to the movies tonight?

B: No, we went to the movies the day before yesterday.

A: Ok. What would you like to do?

B: I would like to have dinner at home and watch a little TV

A: But, we ha dinner at home yesterday, and the day before yesterday, and the day before that!

Preposition + - ing

When a verb follows a preposition (in, at, on, for, by, about, before, without) it ends in —ing.

They got enough money by working hard.

He talked about coming tomorrow.

She insisted on preparing lunch.

Lesson round up

Complete the sentences with the appropriate preposition.

before  - for   - on - about

a) He insisted on coming home late.

Ii) She forgave him for telling dirty jokes.

e) They complained about being very sure they were right.

d) He apologized for making so many mistakes.

e) I took a shower before having lunch.

Write the appropriate tag question.

a) Mrs. Baker decided it last year,………………………………………………………….?

b) He hates to give up his pleasures,……………………………………………………..?

e) They went away in a hurry,…………………………………?

d) You didn’t ask me to buy anything, …………………………………..?

e) She doesn’t eat her cereal, …………………………………….?

f) The manager didn’t postpone the meeting again, …………………………….?

Answer these questions.

a) Do you know a place where I can make a call?

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b) Did you promise your mother to behave?

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e) Do you know when to accept an invitation?

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d) What did your parents want you to be?

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e) Why didn’t you come to school early?

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Complete the questions that correspond to the answers.

a) Did ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?

Yes, I allowed him to go out.

b) When…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?

Albert promised Nancy Lo come at 8 o’clock.

c) Where………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?

She reminded him to go to the dentist.

d) Did…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

No, he didn’t offer coffee to every one in the room.

e) What………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

Betty begged her husband to come home early.

f) Who……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?

Nobody was at the door.

g) Why ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

I was crying because I was homesick.

Simple past tense

She decided to live away from here.

He offered us a weekend in Margarita.

They promised to come early.

Who organized the party?

What did he beg you?

Why didn’t she come back?

Did you organize the party?

Didn’t he remember to cal) you?

Did they postpone the meeting?

He went away in a hurry, didn’t he?

You didn’t ask me to buy anything, did you?

HOMEWORK

Underline the correct preposition.

a) I congratulated you (on, by, for) getting the job.

b) He apologized (on, by, for) using bad words.

e) They talked (on, about, in) going to Miami.

d) Betty complained (of, in, for) working too hard.

e) Mrs. Baker forgave him (on, for, in) being unfair.

f) Harry couldn’t do it (about, on, without) asking for help.

Match the statement with the corresponding tag question.

Complete the sentences with the following verbs.

                                 want – talk – stay – plan  - play - buy

a) Mr. Taylor wants to ………………………………… at home

b) He offered to………………………………………. me a new house.

e) Mar)’ insisted on ………………………………… about the news.

d) They enjoy……………………………………… tennis everyday.

e) He is………………………………………. to visit them next year.

f) They have always……………………………………….. to own a house in the country.