Simple past
Vocabulary
Time expressions and prepositions
-Ful and -Less words
Culture
100

Change to past: “I go to school.”

“I went to school”

100

A place where planes take off and land.

an airport

100

Use IN, ON, or DURING: “I travel ___ July.”

I travel in July

100

Add the correct ending: “help → ______” (+)

helpful

100

Country of the “Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.”

China

200

Change to past: “She ___ (watch) a movie yesterday.”

“She watched a movie yesterday.”

200

A celebration on December 25 with a lot of food.

Christmas

200

Use FOR or DURING: “I stayed there ___ three days.”

I stayed there for three days.

200

Add the correct ending: “use → ______” (-)

useless

200

Festival where people honor loved ones who passed away.

Day of the Dead

300

What is the past of take?

“took"

300

Name four places you can find in a city.

Museum, hospital, school, park, etc.

300

Choose the correct option: “___ New Year’s Eve, we had dinner together.”

On New Year’s Eve, we had dinner together.

300

“This knife is ____. It can’t cut anything.”
a) careful
b) useless
c) stressful 

useless

300

What traditional Colombian drink is made with milk, cinnamon, and panela?

aguapanela con leche

400

Make a question: “They visited Jordan last year.”

“Did they visit Jordan last year?”

400

A short, simple adventure close to home.

a microadventure

400

Complete: “I visited my family ___ the weekend.”

I visited my family on/during the weekend.”

400

Create a word with -less and use it in a simple sentence.

“hopeless – The situation was hopeless.”

400

What do people usually describe in a travel reading

places, activities, and experiences

500

“He didn’t went to the festival.”


“He didn’t go to the festival”

500

Name two travel activities.

hiking, visiting museums, etc.

500

Give two time expressions used for past events.
 

yesterday, last week, two days ago, etc.

500

Explain the difference between careful and careless using your own examples.

“She is careful when she drives, but he is careless and drives fast.”

500

Mention one purpose of reading about other cultures.

to learn new traditions, to understand different lifestyles, etc.

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