Discover the language 1. Read the following sentences, and then underline the verbs. Britney Spears passed a test performance at the ‘Micky Club’ at the age of 8. She toured the USA in 1998 to promote her songs. She starred in ‘Crossroads’, an American film. She sang ‘Born to Make you Happ’ in January 2000. 2. Give their infinitives. What can you say? To pass To tour To promote To star To sing

Listen, then say what sound you hear at the end of each verb. passed | toured |decided| starred|completed |joined | looked |t| |d| |id| toured passed decided starred looked completed joined Stating the rule |t| |d| |id| “K”, “P”, “S”, “Ch”, “Sh”, “F” “L”, “V”, “N”, “B” “R”, “M”, “Y” W, and vowels “T”, “D”, dedided, acted, completed, invited, wanted looked, stopped, finished, passed, missed, watched smelled, saved, cleaned, played, showed

Practise Put the verb in the past simple Faudel, ‘The Small Prince of Rai’, ( be born) in 1978 in Mantes La Jolie,France. At the age of 12 he (join) ‘Les Etoile du Rai’. He (start) to sing in wedding parties and celebrations. In 1993, he ( go) on stage for the first time. In 1997 he ( complete) his first album and( participate) in the famous Rai concert called ‘ 123 Soleil’ with Khaled and Rachid Taha. In 2001, he (make) a second album. In 2003, he ( take part) in another concert called ‘ Un autre Soleil’. Faudel ( act) in many films, too. was born joined started went completed participated made took acted

Match the people with their countries and dates of birth. Bob Marley Fairouz El-Anka Lorie Sting Algeria 1907 France 1982 Jamaica 1945 England 1951 Lebanon 1935

Pair work: Ask questions and answer them. Example: Al-Anka He was born in Algeria Where was El-Anka born? He was born 1907 When was he born? Sting He was born in England Where was Sting born? Where was he born? He was born 1951 Where, refers to places (England, Algeria, France, Lebanon) When refers to time, or dates ( 1982, 1953, 1907….)

Ask questions about the underlined words. Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga. He was a Spanish painter but also a sculptor and a ceramist. Very young, he showed exceptional artistic talents. In 1907, he painted « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon » and started the Cubism. Questions Answers Who was born in 1881? Pablo Picasso was born in 1881. Where was he born? He was born in Malaga. What was he? He was a Spanish painter. When did he paint « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon? He paint « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in 1907

Past tense ‘ed’ pronunciation. |t| |d| |id| “K”, “P”, “S”, “Ch”, “Sh”, “F” “L”, “V”, “N”, “B” “R”, “M”, “Y” W, and vowels “T”, “D”, dedided, acted, completed, invited, wanted looked, stopped, finished, passed, missed, watched smelled, saved, cleaned, played, showed In English there are two (2) types of verbs, Regular and Irregular verbs. Regular verbs, we add ‘ d’ or ‘ ed’ to form their past tense: looked, acted, Irregular verbs, we do not add ‘d’ or ‘ ed’ to form the past: born, took, made. They must be learnet by heart. Wh questions Where, refers to places (England, Algeria, France, Lebanon) When refers to time, or dates ( 1982, 1953, 1907….) Who: refers to people. Peter, the teacher, the pupil ……….