Unit 5

Lesson A Childhood

1. What's the year?

Activity A
Vocabulary

Match the years in numbers with the numbers in words. You don't need all of the
years.
Years
1906 (nineteen oh-six)
1988 (nineteen eighty-eight)
2007 (two thousand [and] seven)
2015 (twenty fifteen)

1940 1967 2080

two thousand and three nineteen eighteen twenty sixty

1. twenty ten (2010)

2. 1982 (nineteen eighty-two)
3. nineteen oh-four(1904)
4. 2006(two thousand six )
5. two thousand eight(2008)
6. 2013 (twenty thirteen )
7. nineteen seventy-seven (1977 )
8. 1998 (nineteen ninety-eight)
Past of be born
Statements
You can use the simple past of be to talk about when and where you were born.
Remember, the past simple of be is

subject + was/wasn't or were/weren't . . . :

I / He / She was (or) wasn't . . .
You / We / They were (or) weren't . . .
For statements with be born, use

subject + was / wasn't or were / weren't born:

I was born in So Paulo.
I wasn't born in Seattle.
My parents were born in Hong Kong.
They weren't born in the U.S.
Questions and answers
You can use the simple past of be to ask questions about when and where someone was
born.
To ask a Yes-No question with be born, use Was / Were + subject + born . . . ?
Were you born in the U.S.?
In affirmative answers, use Yes + subject + was / were:
A Were you born in So Paulo?
B Yes, I was.
In negative answers, use No + subject + wasn't / weren't:
A Were your parents born in Hong Kong?
B No, they weren't.
To as

2
Talking about the past
Activity A
Grammar

Complete the conversations with was, wasn't, were, weren't, did, or didn't.

EXCERSISE 1
Rick: So, Dina, did you grow up here in Miami?
Dina: Yes, I did, but we weren't born here. My
sister and I were born in Puerto Rico, and we
moved here when we were kids.
Rick: So, did you study English when you were in
school in Puerto Rico?
Dina: Yes, we did for a few years but
we didn't really learn English until we came here.
Rick: Wow! And now you speak English better
than I do and I was born here!
 EXCERSISE 2

Thomas: When were you born, Grandma?

Grandma: I was born in 1934.
Thomas: Really? Were you born here in Los
Angeles?
Grandma: No, I wasn't. Your grandfather and
I were both born in China.
Thomas: So when did you come to the U.S.?
Grandma: My family didn't move here until
I was 13 years old.
Thomas: Really? So were you sad to leave all
your friends and family in China?
Grandma: Yes, we were. But we weren't sad for
long. We soon made friends and everything.
Thomas: That's good. When was Grandpa born?
Grandma: He was born in 1933, but he says
he wasn't really born until 1952.
Thomas: Why does he say that?
Grandma: Because that's when he met me!

3
A life story
Activity A
Grammar
Time expressions
You can use time expressions to say when something happened in the past.
Use for + a period of time (for example, six years, a long time) to say how long:
A How long did you live in So Paulo? Did you live there for a long time?
B Yes. I lived there for six years.
In negative statements you can also say long:
B I didn't live there long.
Use last + year, month, week, and days of the week to mean "the one before now":
A Did she move here last year?
B Yes. She moved here last May.
Use in with months and years:
She moved here in May.
She moved here in 2009.
Use time words + ago to say how long before now something happened:
A When did they come here?
B They came here about three years ago.
Use from and to to show the start and end times:
We lived in So Paulo from 1994 to 2011.
Use until to talk about "before a point in time":
 We lived in So Paulo until I was six. (until + simple sentence)
We didn't leave until 1997. (until + year)
Use when to talk about a specific time:
A When did your parents come here?
B They came when Ling was sixteen. (when+ simple sentence)
Use then to talk about the next event or action:
We didn't leave So Paulo until 1997. Then we came to the U.S.

Complete the story with the words in the box. You can use the words more than
once.
This is a picture of my best friend, Mi Young. I took it a
few years ago.
Mi Young and I met in 1994. We were very
young when we became friends. Mi Young is a very
interesting person. She was born in Busan, South
Korea, in 1990. Her family moved to the U.S. when she
was three years old. They lived in Chicago until Mi
Young was fifteen. Then they moved to New York City. I
cried for a long time after they moved.

Mi Young didn't live in New York long because she

came back to Chicago for college when she was
eighteen. We were roommates at the University of
Chicago for four years from 2008 to 2012. We
graduated and shared an apartment for a few
months. Then she got a great job in Phoenix, Arizona,
and moved there. I really missed her, but guess
what? Last month she called and said there's a perfect
job for me at her company. So I'm going there in October
for an interview and I can't wait!

4
About you
Activity A
Grammar and vocabulary

Write questions using the prompts given.

Past of be born
Statements
You can use the simple past of be to talk about when and where you were born.
Remember, the simple past of be is subject + was / wasn't or were / weren't . . . :
I / He / She was (or) wasn't . . .
You / We / They were (or) weren't . . .
For statements with be born, use subject + was / wasn't or were / weren't born:
I was born in So Paulo.
I wasn't born in Seattle.
My parents were born in Hong Kong.
They weren't born in the U.S.
Questions and answers
You can use the simple past of be to ask questions about when and where someone was
born.
To ask a Yes-No question with be born, use Was / Were + subject + born . . . ?
Were you born in the U.S.?
In affirmative answers, use Yes + subject + was / were:
A Were you born in So Paulo?
B Yes, I was.
In negative answers, use No + subject + wasn't / weren't:
A Were your parents born in Hong Kong?
B No, they weren't.
To ask an information question with be born, use question word + was / were + subject
+ born . . .?
A Where were you born?
B I was born in So Paulo.
A Where was she born?
B She was born in So Paulo.
Simple past (verbs other than be)
Statements
You can use the simple past to talk about actions and events before now:
I lived in So Paulo.
(I lived in So Paulo in the past. I don't live there now.)
In affirmative statements, regular verbs end in -ed:
I lived there for six years.
She moved in May.
The verb is the same for all subjects (I / you / he/ she / it / we / they).
Irregular verbs like leave, go, come, grow up, and speak are different:
My parents left Hong Kong just before I was born.
They went to Seattle.
We came here to San Francisco about three years ago.
I grew up bilingual.
We always spoke Chinese at home.
 The verb is still the same for all subjects.
In negative statements, use didn't + verb:
I didn't live there long.
We didn't leave until 1997.
The verb is the same for all subjects.
Questions and answers
You can use the simple past to ask and answer questions about actions and events before
now.
To ask a Yes-No question in the simple past, use Did + subject + verb . . . ?
In affirmative answers, use Yes + subject + did.
In negative answers, use No + subject + didn't.
A Did you live there for a long time?
B Yes, I did.
or
B No, I didn't.
To ask an information question in the simple past, use question word + did + subject + verb
. . . ?:
A How long did you live in So Paulo?
B We lied there until I was six. We didn't leave until 1997.
Time expressions
You can use time expressions to say when something happened in the past.
Use for + a period of time (e.g. six years, a long time) to say how long:
A How long did you live in So Paulo? Did you live there for a long time?
B Yes. I lived there for six years.
In negative statements you can also say long:
B I didn't live there long.
Use last + year, month, week, and days of the week to mean "the one before now":
A Did she move here last year?
B Yes. She moved here last May.
Use in with months and years:
She moved here in May.
She moved here in 2009.
Use time words + ago to say how long before now something happened:
A When did they come here?
B They came here about three years ago.
Use from and to to show the start and end times:
We lived in So Paulo from 1994 to 2011.
 Use until to talk about "before a point in time":
We lived in So Paulo until I was six. (until + simple sentence)
We didn't leave until 1997. (until + year)
Use when to talk about a specific time:
A When did your parents come here?
B They came when Ling was sixteen. (when+ simple sentence)
Use then to talk about the next event or action:
We didn't leave So Paulo until 1997. Then we came to the US.
Years
1906 (nineteen oh-six)
1988 (nineteen eighty-eight)
2007 (two thousand [and] seven)
2015 (twenty fifteen)

TRADUCCION

Pasado de nacer

Declaraciones

Usted puede utilizar el pasado simple de ser para hablar de cuando y donde naci.

Recuerde, el pasado simple de ser es sujeto + fue / no fue o fue / no fue. . . :

Yo / l / ella era (o) no lo era. . .

Ustedes / nosotros / ellos eran (o) no lo eran. . .

Para las declaraciones con nacer, use el sujeto + fue / no fue o fue / no nacieron:

Nac en So Paulo.

No nac en Seattle.

Mis padres nacieron en Hong Kong.

No nacieron en los Estados Unidos

Preguntas y respuestas

Usted puede usar el pasado simple de ser para hacer preguntas acerca de cundo y dnde
alguien naci.

Para hacer una pregunta S-No con nacer, use Was / Were + subject + born. . . ?

Naciste en los Estados Unidos?

En respuestas afirmativas, use Yes + subject + was / were:

A Naciste en So Paulo?

B S, lo estaba.
En respuestas negativas, use No + sujeto + no fue / no fue:

A Sus padres nacieron en Hong Kong?

B No, no lo fueron.

Para hacer una pregunta de informacin con nacer, utilice la palabra pregunta + fue / fueron
+ sujeto + nacido. . . ?

A Dnde naciste?

B Nac en So Paulo.

Dnde naci?

B Naci en So Paulo.

Pasado simple (verbos distintos de ser)

Declaraciones

Puede utilizar el pasado simple para hablar de acciones y eventos antes de ahora:

Yo viva en So Paulo.

(Viv en So Paulo en el pasado, no vivo all ahora.)

En afirmaciones afirmativas, los verbos regulares terminan en -ed:

Viv all durante seis aos.

Se mud en mayo.

El verbo es el mismo para todos los temas (yo / t / l / ella / nosotros / ellos).

Los verbos irregulares como dejar, ir, venir, crecer y hablar son diferentes:

Mis padres salieron de Hong Kong justo antes de que yo naciera.

Fueron a Seattle.

Llegamos a San Francisco hace tres aos.

Crec bilinge.

Siempre hablamos chino en casa.

El verbo sigue siendo el mismo para todos los sujetos.

En declaraciones negativas, use no + verbo:

No viv all mucho tiempo.

No nos fuimos hasta 1997.

El verbo es el mismo para todos los sujetos.

Preguntas y respuestas

Puede utilizar el pasado simple para hacer y responder a preguntas sobre acciones y eventos
antes de ahora.
Para hacer una pregunta de S-No en el pasado simple, use Did + sujeto + verbo. . . ?

En respuestas afirmativas, use Yes + subject + did.

En respuestas negativas, use No + subject + did not.

A Usted vivi all durante mucho tiempo?

B S, lo hice.

B No, no lo hice.

Para hacer una pregunta de informacin en el pasado simple, use la palabra pregunta + did +
sujeto + verbo. . . ?:

A Cunto tiempo vivi en So Paulo?

B Mentimos all hasta que tena seis aos. No nos fuimos hasta 1997.

Expresiones de tiempo

Puede utilizar expresiones de tiempo para decir cuando sucedi algo en el pasado.

Use para + un perodo de tiempo (por ejemplo, seis aos, un tiempo largo) para decir cunto
tiempo:

A Cunto tiempo vivi en So Paulo? Usted vivi all durante mucho tiempo?

B S. Viv all durante seis aos.

En declaraciones negativas tambin se puede decir largo:

B No viv all mucho tiempo.

Utilice ltimo + ao, mes, semana y das de la semana para significar "el anterior ahora":

A Se mud aqu el ao pasado?

B S. Ella se mud aqu en mayo pasado.

Uso con meses y aos:

Se mud aqu en mayo.

Ella se mud aqu en 2009.

Utilice las palabras del tiempo + hace para decir cunto tiempo antes de que algo sucedi:

A Cundo llegaron aqu?

B Vinieron aqu hace tres aos.

Utilice desde y hacia para mostrar las horas de inicio y fin:

Vivimos en So Paulo de 1994 a 2011.

Use hasta para hablar de "antes de un punto en el tiempo":

Vivimos en So Paulo hasta los seis aos. (Hasta + oracin simple)

No nos fuimos hasta 1997. (hasta + ao)

Utilice cuando hablar de una hora especfica:

A Cundo llegaron tus padres?

B Vinieron cuando Ling tena diecisis aos. (Cuando + oracin simple)

Utilcelo para hablar del siguiente evento o accin:

No salimos de So Paulo hasta 1997. Luego llegamos a los Estados Unidos.

Aos

1906 (diecinueve oh-seis)

1988 (diecinueve ochenta y ocho)

2007 (dos mil [y] siete)

2015 (veinticinco)
Write questions using the prompts given

1. (When / you born?)

When were you born?

2. (Where / your parents born?)

Where were your parents born?

3. (Where / you grow up?)

Where did you grow up?

4. (Who / your best friend / five years ago?)

Who was your best friend five years ago?

5. (you / ever move / when you were a child?)

Did you ever move when you were a child?

6. (you / play outside a lot when you were little?)

Did you play outside a lot when you were little?

7. (How old / you when you started school?)

How old were you when you started school?

Unit 5 Lesson A Childhood
4 About you Activity B
Use your own ideas. Here are some examples.

When were you born?

I was born in 1988. May 2.
Where were your parents born?
My parents were born in Korea. My father was born in Pusan and my mother
was born in Seoul. They moved here twenty years ago.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Buenos Aires. I lived there until I was 18.
Who was your best friend five years ago?
I think Tony Silva was my best friend five years ago.
Did you ever move when you were a child?
Yes, I did. We moved to a different neighborhood in 2002.
or
No, I didn't. I lived in the same apartment until I was 18.
Did you play outside a lot when you were little?
Yes, I did. I loved being outside with my friends. We played in my neighbor's
yard.
or
No, I didn't. I preferred playing computer games with my friends inside.
How old were you when you started school?
I think I started school when I was six.
Lesson B Favorite classes
1. What's the subject?
Activity B
Vocabulary

Match the general categories with the subjects.

School subjects / classes Clases / materias escolares

algebra lgebra
Art art
Band banda
Biology biologa
calculus clculo
chemistry qumica
Choir coro
computer studies estudios de computacin
Dance baile
Drama drama
English Ingls
economics ciencias econmicas
geography geografa
geometry geometra
gymnastics gimnasia
French francs
History historia
Latin latn
literature literatura
mathematics (math) Matemticas (matemticas)
Music msica
orchestra orquesta
physical education (P.E.) Educacin fsica (P.E.)
physics fsica
science ciencia
social studies Ciencias Sociales
Spanish Espaol
Track pista

Unit 5
Lesson B Favorite classes
1
2. What's the subject?
Activity C
Vocabulary

Complete the crossword puzzle