(Page 30)
REAL ENGLISH What's wrong?
A. (🎧1-18) Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.
B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.
1. barbecue - dance
Are you ready, Maya?
No! I don't have anything to wear to the party.
2. two days ago - on Saturday
But you went shopping last week.
Yeah, and I bought a nice blue skirt.
3. a blouse / a new blouse - any shoes/some new shoes
OK, great. Do you have a top?
Yes, my mom gave me a new top a few days ago.
4. what's the problem - what's the matter
So, what's wrong?
My outfit looks like a school uniform!
🎧1-19
| TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING (P. 153) |
| I like your sweater. Did you get it recently? | Yes, I bought it | last | weekend. night. week. month. |
| Are those new sneakers? | Yes, I just bought them. No, I bought them | two days a week a couple of months a year | ago. |
(Page 31)
C. Complete the sentences. Use last or ago. Then answer the questions.
Ben, Maria, and Sue went to a party (1) _______ night. Ben wore a cool T-shirt, black pants, and a new jacket. He bought his jacket a week (2) _______ at the mall. He got his T-shirt (3) ________ summer and the pants a year (4) ________. Maria wore a white top and a new red skirt. She got the top (5) ________ month. Her skirt was expensive. Her aunt bought it for her three weeks (6) ________. Sue wore a beautiful new dress. She bought it online two days (7) ________, just in time for the party.
1. When did Ben buy his jacket? He bought it _______________________.
2. Did Maria get her skirt last week? _______________________.
3. Did Sue get her dress recently? _______________________.
D. (🎧1-20) Complete the conversation. Write the correct form of the verbs and time expressions with last or ago. Then listen and check your answers.
Paula: Dad, I need new clothes for school.
Dad: But you already have so many clothes. What about that blue dress you have?
Paula: Dad, I (1) _______ (buy) that dress (2) _______ (two years). It's too small now.
Dad: Okay, how about this green blouse?
Paula: Mom (3) _______ (give) it to me (4) _______ (summer), but I tore it (5) _______ (a week)!
Dad: All right. Let's go shopping this weekend.
E. Play a chain game. Work in a group. Name the last item of clothing you bought and when you bought it. Your group members continue the chain.
I bought a red shirt last weekend.
Jun bought a red shirt last weekend. I got new sneakers a month ago.
