Unit 1
Starting out!
Grammar
Simple past
AB page 8 / exercise 7
7 Complete the text with the verbs in the box below.
| We don’t know when people ___________(1) making rugs. However, in 1949, archaeologists ___________(2) the Pazyryk carpet inside a royal tomb. This carpet survived because it was frozen. It seems people___________ (3) it as a cover for a horse. Archaeologists said the rug dated from the 4th or 5th century BCE. Some suggested that some people in Central Asia _________(4) carpets and produced small rugs. These people __________(5) their rugs to be beautiful, but also useful. They used them to cover their floor, as wall hangings and curtains. |
The answer
1. started 2. found 3. used 4. invented 5. wanted
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AB page 7 /exercise 8
8 Complete these questions in the past tense. Then, answer them.
1. When did people begin (people/ begin) making rugs?
2. Who_______________ (find) the Pazyryk carpet?
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3. Why_______________ (it/survive)?
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4. What ______________(people/use) carpets for?
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The answer:
1. When did people begin making rugs?
2. Who found the Pazyryk carpet?
3. Why did it survive?
4. What did people use carpets for?
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AB page 8 / exercise 9
9 Write in the correct column the verbs in the past tense from the text in exercise 7 and give the base form.
The answer:
