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The document discusses the past simple tense and electric vehicles. It includes a reading passage about electric cars of the future that will be smarter, safer, and more efficient. The passage describes a small electric vehicle called the EN-V that can park itself. It also talks about Google testing self-driving cars that detected obstacles to help avoid crashes. The document then provides exercises to practice simple past tense verbs and questions about transportation in the past.

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Past Tense Workshop

The document discusses the past simple tense and electric vehicles. It includes a reading passage about electric cars of the future that will be smarter, safer, and more efficient. The passage describes a small electric vehicle called the EN-V that can park itself. It also talks about Google testing self-driving cars that detected obstacles to help avoid crashes. The document then provides exercises to practice simple past tense verbs and questions about transportation in the past.

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LANGUAGES INSTITUTE 2019-03

PAST SIMPLE WORKSHOP

Professor’s name: ________________________________________Date: ________________


Student’s name: _________________________________________Group: _______________

PART ONE: LISTENING ACTIVITY


Watch the following videos to be discussed in class with your teacher and partners.
Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLiJwuug5_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ozeVChNI4

1. Are the electric cars the future for transportation?

2. What are the advantages or disadvantages of having an electric car?

PART TWO: Reading comprehension.

Cars of the future


New cars will be smarter, safer, more efficient — and able to drive themselves.
People went to Las Vegas to zip around a parking lot in small vehicles that looked more like colorful eggs than ordinary cars. The
automobiles were electric, rolled on two wheels instead of four and held only two passengers. Thanks to their tiny size, six of the
vehicles would fit in a parking spot. If the idea of parking such a small car makes you nervous, don’t worry: These cars can park
themselves. The vehicle is called the EN-V (pronounced like envy). It is built by the General Motors, or GM, car company and points to
what future automobiles might be like. One day, such small, electric vehicles might safely transport people around, especially in crowded
cities. Scientists and engineers are finding new ways to make cars safer, smarter and more efficient, or use less energy. New cars may
help you keep track of your health by reminding you to take medication. If it’s electric, your car may send you a text reminding you to
plug it in. Cars will talk to other cars, your computer, your phone and almost any other device. They’ll help drivers save energy, watch
out for other drivers and avoid pedestrians. This is the future of automobiles: safer, smarter and more energy-conscious. As an
added bonus, they might even drive themselves down the highway or through a city. You can sit back and enjoy the ride. Google is
well known for its Internet search engine, but last year the company hit the highway. It sent a fleet of six self-driving cars into the
world. People rode inside, but only to give directions and ensure that the car ran correctly. The cars zipped all around northern
California. They crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and zigzagged down the eight tight turns of San Francisco’s Lombard Street, one of
the crookedness streets in the world. All in all, the cars put on 225,300 kilometers (140,000 miles). The company wasn’t just showing
off. Google’s researchers have safety in mind, and the computer programs behind these cars are designed to turn roads into safer
places. A computerized car, they say, won’t be distracted by phone calls or iPods. Using video cameras, radar sensors and lasers, the
cars detect other autos and obstacles, which can help avoid crashes. Around the world each year, traffic accidents kill more than one
million people and injure 50 million others.

From the reading find irregular verbs and complete the following chart.

Infinitive verb Past Past participle

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
Answer the following questions according to the reading. Work with a partner, if necessary.

1. Were the electric cars a new innovation in Las Vegas?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Did people buy electric cars in Las Vegas?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Did those cars have new technology?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Who built new EN-V car?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What were the advantages of this new car in terms of technology?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

PART THREE: grammar exercise. Study the charts to understand the different forms for the simple past.

"SIMPLE PAST" FORMS: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.

Affirmative: Subject + ed /regular Subject + went/ irregular Negative: Subject + did not+ original/ base form
They arrived late. They went to the movies. They didn’t arrive late.
They didn’t go to the movies.

Questions: Did+ subject+ original/ base form Questions: Wh + did+ subject+ original/ base form
Yes/ No Did they arrive late? Wh- What time did they arrive?
questions Did they go to the movies? questions Where did they go?

“SIMPLE PAST” WITH VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE: Subject + Be+ Negative: Subject + Be+ not Yes/ no questions Be+ Subject + Wh- questions: Wh+ Be+ Subject
complement + complement complement + complement

I was in Medellin last month I was not in Medellin last month Were you in Medellin last month? Where were you last month?

You were in Jamaica last summer You were not in Jamaica last Were you in Jamaica last summer? Where were you last summer?
summer

He/ She was in Bogotá last He/ She was not in Bogotá last Was she/ he in Bogotá last January? Where was she/ he last January?
January. January

PART FOUR. PRACTICE ON THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES.

1. Did you ___________________( have ) a car accident last night?


Yes, I _____________________ a car accident last night.

No, I______________________ a car accident last night.

2. Did you ______________________ (ride) a bicycle as a child?

Yes, I _____________________ a bicycle as a child.

No, I______________________ a bicycle as a child.

3. ________________ (be) they in a traffic jam yesterday?

Yes, they____________________ in traffic jam yesterday

No, they____________________ in a traffic jam yesterday

4. Why ______________________( be) you absent yesterday?

Because I ______________________sick.

5. What time _____________________( be) the concert?

It_______________________ at 9:00 pm.

6. What_____________________ (be) your parking spot number?

It______________________ number 12.

7. How long did you _____________________(commute) yesterday morning?

I _______________________ 2 hours yesterday morning.

8. Why did you ___________________________( get) a fine?

Because I ___________________( park) on a no parking zone.

Provide three negative characteristics of the cars in the past using didn’t or weren’t.

a.______________________________________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________________________________

c.______________________________________________________________________________

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