Countries and nationalities
Transport and tourism
Past Simple
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100

What is the nationality of people living in ...

Brazil?

Argentina?

Russia?

Brazilian, Argentinian, Russian

100

What's the name of ...

the bags you take on holiday?

luggage

100

Put the verbs in these sentences into the Past Simple form:

1. Klim can run very fast.

2. Sasha is a great singer.

3. Vova, Mark and Dan aren't in 6B, they are in 6a.

1. Klim could run very fast.

2. Sasha was a great singer.

3. Vova, Mark and Dan weren't in 6B, they were in 6a.

100

Name the Past Simple form of all these verbs:

love, enjoy, keep, lay, lose, make?

loved, enjoyed, kept, laid, lost, made

200

What is the nationality of people living in ...

China

the USA

Spain

Egypt

Germany

Turkey


Chinese, American, Spanish, Egyptian, German, Turkish

200

What's the name of ...

1. a book that gives you tourist information

2. an official document for travelling with your photo, name, surname, the date and place of birth

1. guidebook

2. passport

200

Put the verbs in these sentences into the Past Simple form:

1. Vova answers questions very quickly.

2. Klim smiles a lot.

3. Dan studies at school.

4. Sasha plays Minecraft.

5. Mark paints a racoon.

1. Vova answered questions very quickly.

2. Klim smiled a lot.

3. Dan studied at school.

4. Sasha played Minecraft.

5. Mark painted a racoon.

200

Correct the mistakes if there are any:

1. Yesterday Sasha did his homework before 5 p.m. 

2. Mark did see some beautiful buildings in Prague.

1. correct

2. Mark SAW some beautiful buildings in Prague. 


300

What is the nationality of people living in ...

the UK

Ukraine

Italy

Australia

Austria

Canada

Ireland

Portugal

Belarus


British, Ukrainian, Italian, Australian, Austrian, Canadian, Irish, Portuguese, Belarusian, 

300

Helicopter, coach, moped/scooter, lorry, ferry, tram

300

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs:

1. Dan (have) both SB and WB at the beginning of the year. Then he (lose) both of them. Now he (find) his WB, but still (not find) his SB.

2. Klim (go) to Orenburg for his holidays. He (visit) a lot of beautiful places, (eat) in a nice restaraunt and even (ride) a jet ski and an ATV.

1. Dan had both SB and WB at the beginning of the year. Then he lost both of them. Now he found his WB, but still didn't find his SB.

2. Klim went to Orenburg for his holidays. He visited a lot of beautiful places, ate in a nice restaraunt and even rode a jet ski and an ATV.

300

Correct the mistakes if there are any:

1. I couldn’t understood the English teacher last time, so I didn't do my homework.. 

2. Last month, Klim went to Saint-Petersburg by train. 

3. Why was you at home this morning?

1. I couldn’t understAND the English teacher last time, so I didn't do my homework.. 

2. correct

3. Why WERE you at home this morning? 

400

What is the nationality of people living in ...

Czech Republic

Japan

Slovakia

Peru

Poland

Mexico

France

Greece

Switzerland

Czech, Japanese, Slovak, Peruvian, Polish, Mexican, French, Greek, Swiss

400

What's the name of ...

1. something that you buy and keep to remember a place or holiday

2. a holiday where everything is included - transport, food, hotel, etc.

3. papers that show that you can use this type of transport

4. a business that helps people to plan holidays

1. souvenir

2. package holiday

3. tickets

4. travel agency

400

Put these verbs in the gaps in the Past Simple form: want/not want/decide/have/finish/fall/be/go

Vova _____ to play Fortnite in the evening, but he ____ a lot of homework. He ______ to get a bad mark, so he ______ first to do the homework and then play the game. When he _____ his work, it ___ so late that he ____ straight to his bed and ____asleep.

Vova (wanted) to play Fortnite in the evening, but he (had) a lot of homework. He (didn't want) to get a bad mark, so he (decided) first to do the homework and then play the game. When he (finished) his work, it (was) so late that he (went) straight to his bed and (fell) asleep.

400

Fill in the gaps with one word only:

We went to France 2 years ago. When we arrived we took a(1)_______to the hotel. The driver couldn’t speak English and we don’t speak (2)_____ . But we found the hotel at last. We visited two cities. France is not very big so we could get anywhere by (3)_____ very fast . It takes more time by bus or coach. We did a lot of things, but my favourite was an (4) to the Eiffel Tower. It was fantastic!. This year we couldn't travel to France, somy mum booked some train (5) to Sochi and a nice hotel near the sea.

1) taxi

2)French

3)train

4)excursion

5) tickets

500

What is the nationality of people living in ...

the UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland?

What common language do they speak? What languages are spoken in Scotland (try to remember the text about Edinburgh)?

British, English, Scottish (Scots), Welsh, (Northern) Irish

They speak English. In Scotland, people speak English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.

500

What's the name for ...

1. to reserve (a room in a hotel, seats in a plane)

2. travelling around to see monuments and other interesting places

3. a religious building

4. very tasty

5. when you visit an interesting place for a short time

1. to book (like in booking.com)

2. sightseeing

3. temple

4. delicious

5. trip/excursion

500

Name the Past Simple form of all these verbs:

beat, become, begin, break, bring, burn, buy, catch, choose, come, cost, cut, draw, drive, fall, feel, fly, forget, grow, hang out, hide, hit, hurt, keep, know, leave, learn

beat, became, began, broke, brought, burnt, bought, caught, chose, came, cost, cut, drew, drove, fell, felt, flew, forgot, grew, hung out, hid, hit, hurt, kept, knew, left, learnt/learned

500

What words and phrases do you use when you start and finish writing a postcard?

Hi/Dear ... (friend/Sam/Sasha)

How are you? I hope you're well.

Wish you were here!

Love/Best wishes,

(your name)