Pilot Flight Took off Landed The person who flies an airplane A trip in an airplane Left a place in an airplane; past form of take off Arrived somewhere in an airplane
Set a record Media Contest Handsome Hero To do something faster and better than other people Newspapers, magazines, radio and television A game where people try to win; a competition Good looking Someone you respect very much
1. How old was Lindbergh when he flew across the Atlantic? On what date did he take off from New York?.... May 20, At what time in the morning did he take off from New York?..7:52 a.m. 4. How many people were in Lindberg plane when he took off from New York?....Only one, Lindberg himself..
5. How many miles was Lindberg’s flight?.....3,610 miles. 6. For how many hours was he in the air? hours and 30 minutes. 7. How many sandwiches did he bring on his trip?...5.
8. On what date did he land in Paris?...May, 21 st. 9. About how many people greeted him when he arrived in Paris?...150,000 people..
What is a TIMELINE? In this unit, a timeline is a chain of events which is arranged from the beginning to the end to show what happened in the life of this person….. This time line shows the events in Lindberg’s life…..let’s read it together…. Lindberg lived in the past….he died in 1974…
During his life, he was a pilot, a father, a book writer and an environmentalist… He had high points and low points in his life…in other words, he had successes and failures…. All this happened in the …past……..
Before we discuss the past….
It is used for actions completed in the past at a definite time: For a past action when the time is given Ex: I met him yesterday When the action clearly took place at a definite time even though this time is not mentioned Ex: I bought this car in Montreal
It is used for an action whose time occupied a period of time now terminated Ex: I worked in that bank for four years
Yesterday Last Night Last Week Last Year A month ago... Two years ago...
For regular verbs, add –ed to the simple form of the verb. For irregular verbs, change the verb. For negatives, use did not or didn’t with the simple form of the verb. For questions, use did before the subject. I visited New Orleans last year I go to the movies everyday. I went to the movies yesterday She didn’t come to Class Did he call you last night?
Affirmative: I talked to her last night Question: When did you talk to her? Negative: I didn’t talk to her
VERB ENDING CONSONANTS + e Change CONSONANTS + y Study VOWEL + y Play ED FORM ADD –d Changed DROP –y, ADD –ied Studied ADD –ed only Played
VERB ENDING CONSONANT + VOWEL+ CONSONANT ( CVC) Stop ED FORM DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD –ed Stopped
When you tell a story in the past, it is important to know what happened first and what happened next…use time order words to do that…………
Time-Order Words First Then Next Later Finally
Time-Order Words Lindberg decided to enter the contest. First, he needed to build a light weight airplane. Then, he………..Finally,...Now, let’s complete the paragraph together…. Time-Order Words come at the beginning of sentences…we use FINALLY at the end of the story..