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ENGLISH
ALL YOU NEED AN EASY FAST COMPACT ENGLISH COURSE
by Johnny Bread
CANADIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL
BOOK 5
3 in 1
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
READING
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INTRODUCTION
For the Student
Do you want to learn English and have some fun? If the answer is yes, you picked the right book!
For the Teacher
Do you want to teach English and have some fun? If the answer is yes, you picked the right book!
This series is a complete compact English course of 15 books for students who want to learn English as a second language.
The Canadian Language School was founded in 2001 to teach English as a second language. In the beginning, our problem was choosing teaching materials to use for our courses. There were many books on the market, some of them were good, but most of them were reference books or incomplete courses. There were also separate books for grammar, vocabulary and reading. What we really wanted was a complete compact English course. We couldn’t find a complete course anywhere, so we created our own. Our team of Canadian and American teachers have been working on developing our course for 18 years. We have created a complete English course for students who want to learn English as a second language. We have created books that can be followed page by page without worry. We have included basic grammar, vocabulary and reading in our series, so it is easier for students to learn and for teachers to teach.
There are 15 books in the series, and there are four lessons in each book. Each lesson is divided into eight parts:
Vocabulary Preview
Grammar
Reading
Conversation
Missing Word Exercises
Writing Practice
Vocabulary Building
Review Tests
Vocabulary Preview
The students learn new words which are used in the lesson. The teacher helps them get familiar with the words and gives them some examples of how to use these words. If necessary, the students use their dictionaries.
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Grammar
The students learn new grammar. The teacher explains new grammar rules and guides the students through the exercises.
Reading
There are stories to acquire reading skills. New grammar is used in the stories. The teacher helps with pronunciation and with understanding of new words and guides the students through comprehension exercises.
Conversation
The teacher asks the students questions about the story they’ve just read and checks for understanding. Students then talk about a topic related to the story.
Missing Word Exercises
There are exercises or a story, and students fill in the missing words. The students learn how to use the grammar they’ve learned in the lesson.
Writing Practice
The students write a short paragraph using the grammar they’ve learned. The teacher corrects their writing.
Vocabulary Building
The students learn new basic vocabulary and do exercises incorporating the new vocabulary.
Review Tests
At the end of each lesson there is a review test incorporating the grammar from the lesson. The students take the test, and the teacher corrects it.
We have been using these books in our school for many years, and the students and the teachers enjoy working with them. Learning English is fun with our books! Have fun and learn English!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS – BOOK 5
LESSON 17
Grammar: Past Simple / Common Irregular Verbs / To Be – Past Simple
Vocabulary Preview: beat / become / begin / bet …
Reading: A Quiz / The Toy
Conversation: Talking about Frank’s adventure / Talking about presents you received
Writing: Writing about yourself or about your friend using the past simple
Building Vocabulary: Irregular Verbs – let / lose / ring / rise ...
LESSON 18
Grammar: Review of Tenses – I am doing / I do / I did / I am going to do
Vocabulary Preview: grow up / design / pick up / can’t wait …
Reading: Good Friends / The Cleaning Lady
Conversation: Talking about Barbara’s Adventure / Talking about your studies
Writing: Writing about your friend
Building Vocabulary: Life Is Good / Some Problems / Little Health Problems
LESSON 19
Grammar: Used To Do / Get
Vocabulary Preview: witch / soldier/ war / hood / teller / counter / pianist / robber / learn …
Reading: Jimmy’s New Life / Old Witch
Conversation: Talking about Karen’s adventure / Talking about a town you used to live in
Writing: Writing about yourself
Building Vocabulary: Human Body – head / arm / hand / leg ...
LESSON 20
Grammar: Past Continuous – I was doing
Vocabulary Preview: spill / put out / shave / survive / attack / rescue / dry / care / break …
Reading: An Accident in the Mountains / The Divine Voice
Conversation: Talking about Anita’s Adventure / Did you ever get last when you were a child?
Writing: Writing a short paragraph about yesterday using the past continuous
Building Vocabulary: Places and Positions – on the top / at the bottom / in front of ...
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ward
PAST SIMPLE
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
TO BE – PAST SIMPLE
______________________________________________________________________
Where were you yesterday?
“Where were you yesterday?”
“I was at a night club.”
LESSON 17
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VOCABULARY PREVIEW
Irregular Verbs
beat beat
become became
begin began
bet bet
bite bit
blow blew
catch caught
choose chose
dig dug
draw drew
feed fed
feel felt
forgive forgave
freeze froze
hang hung
hit hit
hold held
keep kept
lead led
lend lent
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple
be
beat
bet
become
begin
bite
blow
break
bring
build
buy
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
dig
do
draw
drink
drive
eat
fall
feed
feel
fight
find
fly
forget
forgive
was / were
beat
bet
became
began
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
bought
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
dug
did
drew
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
fought
found
flew
forgot
forgave
freeze
get
give
go
grow
hang
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
lead
leave
lend
let
lay
lie
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
put
read
ride
ring
rise
froze
got
gave
went
grew
hung
had
heard
hid
hit
held
hurt
kept
knew
led
left
lent
let
laid
lay
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
rode
rang
rose
run
say
see
sell
send
set
shake
shoot
show
shut
sing
sink
sit
sleep
speak
spend
stand
steal
swim
sweep
take
teach
tell
think
throw
understand
wake
wear
win
write
ran
said
saw
sold
sent
set
shook
shot
showed
shut
sang
sank
sat
slept
spoke
spent
stood
stole
swam
swept
took
taught
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
won
wrote
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Exercise 17.1
Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
beat become begin bet bite blow catch
1. Danny bet ten dollars on a horse, and he won two hundred dollars.
2. Yesterday, our class ____________ at 8:00 and finished at 10:00.
3. George and his brother ____________ a big fish last weekend.
4. Ann finished her studies and ___________ a lawyer.
5. The mailman went to the hospital because a dog ____________ him.
6. Howard came home and cried this morning because a boy ___________ him up.
7. The strong wind ___________ the smoke away.
Exercise 17.2
Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
choose dig draw feed feel forgive
1. The car dealer showed us a red car and a black car. We chose the red car.
2. Mrs. Neel came to the park every day, and she ____________ the birds.
3. Yesterday, I planted a tree. I ____________ a hole, and I put the tree in the hole.
4. After I passed the final exam, I ____________ fantastic.
5. The artist ____________ a beautiful picture.
6. I shouted at my friend yesterday. This morning, I apologized, and he ____________ me.
Exercise 17.3
Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
freeze hang hit hold keep lead lend
1. Last month, I lent $1,500 to my brother.
2. Ron was in a car accident yesterday. A car ____________ him from behind.
3. I put some water into the freezer yesterday, and it ____________.
4. Abraham Lincoln was a true leader. He ____________ the Union to victory in the Civil War.
5. I gave my daughter a new phone. She ____________ it in her hand and was very happy.
6. My sister gave me a painting last Christmas. I ____________ it on the wall in my kitchen.
7. The waiter took the money off the table, and he ____________ it.
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Exercise 17.4
Answer the questions.
1. Did he bring a laptop to school?
2. Where did you hide?
3. Did they build a garage last year?
4. Did the car cost $20,000?
5. Did Martin fight with John?
6. Where did you find the handbag?
7. Where did the butterfly fly to?
8. What did she give her mother?
9. Where did they grow up?
10. When did you drive to Boston?
No, he brought a cell phone.
I hid under the bed.
No, they ____________ a house.
No, it ____________ $21,000.
No, he ____________ with Bob.
I ____________ it on the street.
It ____________ away.
She ____________ her a necklace.
They ____________ up in Mexico.
I ____________ to Boston last week.
Exercise 17.5
Write the question.
1. When did you hear about it? .
.
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________
6. ________________________________
7. ________________________________
I heard about it yesterday.
He had three cars.
They knew Alice and Howard.
I laid the wallet under the tree.
The telephone rang for five minutes.
The prices rose last year.
I sold my motorcycle.
Exercise 17.6
Fill in the blanks.
1. I didn’t show them the house.
2. She didn’t sit in the living room.
3. He didn’t stand next to me.
4. We didn’t swim in the ocean.
5. They didn’t tell it to the teacher.
6. She didn’t wear a skirt.
7. You didn’t come on Friday.
I showed them the garden.
She ____________ in the kitchen.
He ____________ next to my brother.
We ____________ in the swimming pool.
They ____________ it to the principal.
She ____________ a pair of jeans.
You ____________ on Saturday.
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Exercise 17.7
What did they do yesterday?
John played football in the morning. He went hiking in the afternoon. He watched movies in the evening.
Jane went shopping in the morning. She cooked in the afternoon. She did the laundry in the evening.
Andrew worked in the office in the morning. He fixed the kitchen sink in the afternoon. He slept in his armchair in the evening.
Alice relaxed on the beach in the morning. She chatted with her friend in the afternoon. She went to a night club in the evening.
Practice the dialogues. Follow the model.
A. What did John do in the morning?
B. He played football.
A. Did Andrew play football in the morning?
B. No, he didn’t. He worked.
A. What did Jane do in the morning?
B. She went shopping.
A. Did Alice relax in the morning?
B. Yes, she did.
Exercise 17.8
Fill in the blanks.
bite
buy .
cut
__________
find
__________
lay
bit .
bought
__________
drove
__________
flew
__________
hang
__________
hurt
__________
know
__________
lie
__________
held
__________
kept
__________
rang
__________
stand
__________
teach
__________
wear
__________
win
__________
stole
__________
woke
__________
wrote
__________
JOHN JANE
ANDREW
W
ALICE
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TO BE – PAST SIMPLE
Positive Form Negative Form Question Form
I was at home
you were at home
he was at home
she was at home
it was at home
we were at home
you were at home
they were at home
I wasn’t at home
you weren’t at home
he wasn’t at home
she wasn’t at home
it wasn’t at home
we weren’t at home
you weren’t at home
they weren’t at home
Was I at home?
Were you at home?
Was he at home?
Was she at home?
Was it at home?
Were we at home?
Were you at home?
Were they at home?
Yes / No Question Short Positive Answer Short Negative Answer
Were you at home?
Was he at home?
Were they at home?
Yes, I was.
Yes, he was.
Yes, they were.
No, I wasn’t.
No, he wasn’t.
No, they weren’t.
Exercise 17.9
Where were they yesterday? 1. Where were you?
I was at home.
2. Where was he?
____________ at a concert.
3. Where was she?
____________ at work.
4. Where were we?
____________ at a café.
5. Where were you?
____________ at school.
6. Where were they?
____________ at the mall.
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Exercise 17.10
Practice the dialogues. A. Was Johnny a good student?
B. Yes, he was.
A. Were you a good student?
B. No, I wasn’t. I was a bad student.
1. Was Anita happy yesterday?
2. Were you happy last Friday?
3. Was your grandmother a teacher?
4. Were they quiet last night? 5. Were you at work last Saturday?
6. Were we at the beach yesterday morning?
Exercise 17.11
Write the question. Use was / were.
1. Were you at school yesterday?
2. _____________________ last night?
3. _____________________ this afternoon?
4. _____________________ all day?
5. _____________________ last Monday?
6. _____________________ last Friday?
No, I wasn’t at school. I was at the dentist.
Yes, he was happy.
No, they weren’t hungry. They were full.
Yes, we were at the beach all day.
No, you weren’t at work. You had a day off.
Yes, I was at the gym last Friday.
Exercise 17.12
Write the question. Use where.
1. Where was he this morning?
2. _____________________ last week?
3. _____________________ yesterday?
4. _____________________ last night?
5. _____________________ two weeks ago?
6. _____________________ last Monday?
He was at the beach.
I was in Paris.
They were at work.
She was at the hairdresser.
We were on vacation.
You were in New York.
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READING
A Quiz
politician scientist outlaw 1. Albert Einstein was
a. a famous German outlaw
b. an Israeli politician
c. a German scientist
d. an Austrian hockey player
2. Bonnie and Clyde were
a. Australian tennis players
b. French scientists
c. British politicians
d. famous American outlaws
3. Charles De Gaulle was
a. a French politician
b. a Belgian runner
c. a Swiss scientist
d. a famous Canadian outlaw
The Toy
It was December 25, 1978. Frank Kerry, a
ten-year-old boy from Buffalo, was happy. It was Christmas, and for Frank it was the best time of the year.
Frank looked under the Christmas tree and saw a big box. His name was on it. He was excited. The present was from Uncle Miles, and Uncle Miles always brought good presents. He worked in Hollywood, and he was very generous.
“Can I open it, Uncle Miles?” Frank asked. “Sure you can,” Uncle Miles answered
smiling. Frank opened the big box. There was
another box in it. Uncle Miles was a joker. Frank opened the second box. There was another box in it. Frank opened the third box. In the third box he found a small toy, no bigger than his hand.
“Superman!” Frank shouted. “Thank you so much, Uncle Miles.”
That was thirty-five years ago. Frank grew up. He didn’t play with toys
anymore. He got married, and he had his own family. His son Jimmy studied at the university. Frank wanted to buy him a new computer for Christmas, but he didn’t have enough money for that. So he decided to have
have a garage sale. The sale didn’t go well. He made only $70 – not enough for a computer.
Frank was going to close the garage door when a black Mercedes stopped in front of his garage. An old man in a black suit got out and entered the garage. He looked around, pointed at a shelf in the corner and said, “I want to buy that.”
“The shelf?” Frank was surprised. “Not the shelf. The Superman toy on it.”
“It’s not for sale,” Frank replied. “$100.” “It’s a family treasure. I told you it wasn’t for sale.” “$500.” The man didn’t want to give up. “Do you think you can buy everything?” Frank asked angrily. “Everything is for sale, sir, if the price is right. $5,000 is my last offer.” “OK,” Frank said. “Take it.” Then he whispered, “Thank you Uncle Miles, thank you again.”
“What did you say?” the man asked. But he didn’t wait for Frank’s answer. He gave him the money and left.
The next day the man sold the toy for $9,000.
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I. Complete the sentences with the words below.
toy
joker
another
a lot of
bigger
best
pointed
generous
1. Frank liked Halloween, but Christmas was the best time of the year for him.
2. Uncle Miles always brought nice presents. He was ____________.
3. Frank opened the big box and found ____________ box inside.
4. Uncle Miles liked to make jokes. He was a ____________.
5. New York City is ____________ than Buffalo.
6. Superman was Frank’s favorite ____________.
7. Frank’s son studied at the university. He needed ____________ money.
8. The old man showed Frank what he wanted. He ____________ at the Superman toy.
II. Complete the sentences with the expressions below.
give up price is right garage sale family treasure
1. When people sell old things from their house, they call it a ____________________.
2. When we have something valuable from our parents, it is a ____________________.
3. The man wanted the toy very much. He didn’t want to ____________________.
4. Some people think that everything is for sale if the ____________________.
III. Choose the right answer.
1. Frank lived in __________.
a. Hollywood
b. Buffalo
c. Los Angeles
2. Frank’s favorite time was __________.
a. Halloween
b. Thanksgiving
c. Christmas
3. Uncle Miles worked in __________.
a. Hollywood
b. New York City
c. Buffalo
4. Uncle Miles gave Frank a __________ toy.
a. Spiderman
b. Batman
c. Superman
5. Frank organized a __________.
a. garage sale
b. birthday party
c. trip to Hollywood
6. Frank sold the toy for _________.
a. $100
b. $500
c. $5,000
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CONVERSATION
I. Talk about Frank’s adventure.
II. Talk about a nice present YOU received in the past.
FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS?
The Way You Were
did (2x)
didn’t (2x)
was (2x)
wasn’t (2x)
were (2x)
weren’t (2x)
A. Were you heavy when you were young?
B. No, I ___________ heavy. I ___________ thin.
A. Did you have long hair?
B. Yes, I ___________.
A. Did you play a musical instrument?
B. No, I ____________.
A. Did you play any sports?
B. Yes, I ____________. I played hockey.
A. ____________ you good at geography?
B. No, I ____________. I was good at math.
A. Were your friends hockey players, too?
B. No, they ____________. They ____________ play hockey.
A. What ____________ your favorite kind of music?
B. Pop music.
A. Were the Beatles your favorite band?
B. No, they ____________. I preferred Smokie.
WRITING
Write about yourself or about your friend. Use the past simple.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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BUILDING VOCABULARY
Irregular Verbs
let let
lose lost
ring rang
rise rose
set set
shake shook
shoot shot
shut shut
sink sank
spend spent
steal stole
sweep swept
throw threw
understand understood
wake up woke up
win won
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I. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
let let
lose lost
ring rang
rise rose
set set
shake shook
1. John lost his wallet last week. He often loses things.
2. Car prices usually __________ every year. They also __________ last year.
3. My father often __________ me drive his car. He __________ me drive it last Saturday.
4. I __________ my alarm to 6:00 every day. I __________ it to 6:00 yesterday.
5. My phone doesn’t often __________ after 11:00, but it __________ at 11:30 last night.
6. Americans often __________ hands. He __________ hands with her and left.
II. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
shoot shot
shut shut
sink sank
spend spent
steal stole
1. I always shut all the windows when I leave. I __________ them yesterday.
2. He __________ a bicycle last night. He is a thief. He often __________ things.
3. She often __________ money on clothes. She __________ $500 on a dress last month.
4. “He had a gun. Did he __________ it?” “Yes, he __________ it three times.”
5. Ships rarely __________, but last year two big ships __________ in the Mediterranean Sea.
III. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
sweep swept
throw threw
understand understood
wake woke
win won
1. I don’t understand Spanish very well, but she spoke slowly, so I ___________ her.
2. My alarm clock __________ me every morning. It __________ me at 5:00 yesterday.
3. I rarely __________ money in the lottery, but I __________ $2,000 last Saturday.
4. The cleaning lady didn’t __________ the classrooms. She only __________ the hallway.
5. “Did you __________ the newspaper in the wastebasket?” “No, I __________ it in the box.”
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Test
A. A. Complete the sentences using the B. following verbs in the correct form. C.
begin bring
buy come
drink eat
D. E. 1. I ate breakfast at 7:00 yesterday.
F. 2. He __________ a $50,000 car last month.
G. 3. Our class __________ at 8:30 yesterday.
H. 4. She __________ tea with milk last night.
I. 5. We __________ home late last Friday.
J. 6. You __________ her flowers yesterday.
B. Answer the questions.
1. Did you feed the cat?
Yes, I fed her this morning.
2. How did you feel yesterday?
I __________ great. I won the match.
3. Where did she find the cell phone?
She __________ it on the street.
4. Did he fly to New York?
No, he didn’t. He __________ to Paris.
5. Did they go to school?
No, they __________ to the park.
6. Did you know the answers?
Yes, I did. I __________ all the answers.
C. Write the question. Use who / what / where / when / why.
1. Who did you see last weekend? .
I saw Angela last weekend.
2. __________________________________
I left my bag at school.
3. _________________________________
She lost her key this morning.
4. _________________________________
We made dinner last Friday.
5. _________________________________
They met to talk about a new business.
D. Write the negative sentence.
1. He paid the bills yesterday.
He didn’t pay the bills yesterday. .
2. She read the book last year.
_________________________________
3. They ran the marathon last weekend.
_________________________________
4. I sang at the party.
_________________________________
E. Fill in the blanks.
A. Were you at home yesterday?
B. No, I wasn’t . I ________ at work.
A. ________ your brother at home yesterday?
B. No, he ________. He was at school.
A. Were your parents at home?
B. No, they ________. They ________ at the store.
A. Where ________ you last Saturday?
B. I ________ at the movie theater.
A. Was your brother with you?
B. No, he ________.
A. Did you like the movie?
B. Yes, I ________.
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REVIEW OF TENSES
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE
FUTURE – BE GOING TO PAST SIMPLE
______________________________________________________________________
I walk every day.
I walk every day.
I am walking now.
I walked yesterday.
I am going to walk tomorrow.
LESSON 18