Correction of HW

Correction of Homework: Unit 19 (it's one sheet of paper)
1)Match the pictures 1 to 6 with the sentences 
a) I lived here for 10 years> 3
b) I have lived here for 10 years> 5
c) Pat has gone shopping> 2 (gone implies that she hasn't returned!)
d) Pat has been shopping> 1
e) We 've missed the bus>4
f) We missed the bus> 6

2) Choose the correct verb
b) I'm not ready. I haven't finished my homework
c) I can't find my wallet. I think I've lost it
d) Did you eat spaguetti last night?
e) Harry left at 10:30
f) Hurry up, Jim! You haven't started!
g) Did you see this film last year?
h) Sorry, I can't play football. I've hurt my leg
i) Where did you go last night?
j) Someone has taken my pen. Where is it?

3) Put the verbs into the past simple or present perfect
a) Where did you go for your last holidays last year?
b) I can't play anymore. I've just hurted my foot.
c) Jane is a famous writer, and has written over fifty books.
d) Sorry, I haven't finished my letters yet.
e) I missed the end of the film last night. What happened?
f) I lost my keys on Monday but I found them on Tuesday
g) We had a great party last week. "Who did you invite?"
h) Where did you meet Sam? Was it a the sports centre?
i) Peter hasnt played basketball for a month.
j) Have you seen my ruler? It was here a moment ago.

Correction of the Mock

One evening, I was very tired in bed when the phone suddenly rang and a voice asked, in Italian, "Is that the book shop in via del Corso?" I'm Italian and I spoke to her in Italian and told her it was a London number. I didn't know why, but I had this strange feeling. Her voice was so familiar. Anyway I just said, "Cristina, is that you?" We didn't believe it. We were friends in Italy and we worked together- I moved to London five years ago and we lost touch. She didn't have my new phone number because I have moved several times since I first came to England. It was so strange. She dialled the number of a book shop in Italy and for some reason my phone rang in London! We are going to meet soon to celebrate the happy coincidence. I am very excited about the reunion.

1) When the phone suddenly rang: this action interrupted the other one (I was very tired in bed)
2)I'm Italian and I spoke to her in Italian and told...(Being Italian is something that doesn't change. However,for the sequence of actions the person is using past simple)
3)I didnt know//I don't know why. Both are possible. Why? It's ambiguous. Either she didnt know at that moment, or still doesn't know.
4)Her voice was so familiar: Sequence of action, the story is told in the past simple
5)We didn't believe/We couldn't believe it: sequence of action (the auxiliary can is also possible, actually is more common)
6) We were friends and we worked together: sequence of action
7)She didn't have my new phone number: sequence of action
8)I have moved several times since I first came to England: Present perfect, an action that stopped recently but still affects the present
9)We are going to meet/We will meet soon. Both are possible because we don't have more evidence about the event. (Have they bought the tickets? Do we know the exact date that they are meeting?)
10) I am very excited about the reunion. Present simple is the only option. Let's suppose we put past (I was very excited) that would imply that the reunion already happened!

If you have any further doubts, post them here!

The climb: Practice for the Exam

Questions to reflect on:

• Explain: Why did Mr Vitalis go to Mr Papas's shop that morning? 
• What was Mr Vitali's Plan?
• Which was the only way of getting into Mr Vitalis's house?
• Why did Mr Holland stop climbing?
• Was Mr Vitalis a good man? Why/why not?
• Why didn't Eleni want Costas to climb Eagle's Rock?
• Why did Costas climb Eagle's Rock alone? Who helped him? How?
• What decision did Mr Holland make after climbing Eagle's Rock?