Стр.52 Unit 4 Экранные истории ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 7 класс
Look at the examples. Which verbs are irregular?
affirmative
Sound cartoons started in the 1920s. Walt Disney made his first sound animation in 1928.
negative
Early cartoons didn’t use computer animation. Felix the Cat didn’t speak.
Check the spelling rules on page 59 and the Irregular verbs list on page 167. Then write the past simple affirmative form of these verbs.
- appear
- produce
- create
- speak
- read
- write
- see
- travel
- use
Complete the text with the past simple affirmative of these verbs.
start, finish, do, watch, go, have
Last night I (1) ______ my homework. Then we (2) ______ dinner. After that I (3) ______ a music programme on TV. It (4) ______ at eight o’clock. It (5) ______ at half past nine. Then I (6) ______ to bed.
Complete the text. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
The History of TV
The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird (1) ______ television in the 1920s, but its practical development (2) ______ until 1930s when the Russian engineer Vladimir Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. In the beginning, most people (3) ______ a television at home. In 1969, a lot of families (4) ______ TVs because they (5) ______ to watch the astronauts on the Moon. Colour television also (6) ______ at this time. In the past, only three channels (7) ______ – and all the programmes (8) ______ at bedtime!
Correct the sentences with the information in brackets. Write one negative and one affirmative sentence.
- Igor Kirillov read the news for Vesti. (Vremya)
- The BBC began in 1929. (1932)
- Nikolay Ozerov made animal programmes. (sports programmes)
- Easteriders started in 2005. (1985)
Pronunciation: [d], [t] and [id]
- (38) Listen and repeat the past simple verbs.
- (39) Listen and repeat these verbs. Add them to the table.
appeared, finished, started, liked, created, was / were
Was and were are the past forms of be. What are they in your language?
Complete the questions and answers. Use the correct form of was or were.
Q Was Extenders the first soap opera in Britain?
A No, it (1) ______. Coronation Street (2) ______ the first soap opera. It started in 1960. It (3) ______ very popular then, and it’s still popular now!
Q (4) ______ cartoons popular when TV began?
A Yes, they (5) ______. The first TV cartoon (6) ______ Felix the Cat.
Speaking
Think of a famous actor from the past. Ask and answer to guess the actor.
2. Irregular verbs: read, write, see.
appear — appeared
produce — produced
create — created
speak — spoke
read — read
write — wrote
see — saw
travel — travelled
use — used
3. Last night I did my homework. Then we had dinner. After that I watched a music programme on TV. It started at eight o’clock. It finished at half past nine. Then I went to bed.
4. The History of TV
The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird invented television in the 1920s, but its practical development didn’t start until the 1930s when the Russian engineer Vladimir Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. In the beginning, most people didn’t have a television at home. In 1969, a lot of families bought TVs because they wanted to watch the astronauts on the Moon. Colour television also began at this time. In the past, only three channels existed — and all the programmes finished at bedtime!
5.
1. Igor Kirillov didn’t read the news for Vesti. He read the news for Vremya.
2. The BBC didn’t begin in 1929. It began in 1932.
3. Nikolay Ozerov didn’t make animal programmes. He made sports programmes.
4. Easteriders didn’t start in 2005. It started in 1985.
7.
1. wasn’t
2. was
3. was
4. Were
5. were
6. was
