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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 11A - A new life in the USA for the textbook English File Beginner - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Read and listen to Dominic. Choose a or b.
  2. Listen and match the sentences to photos A-F.
  3. Look at the highlighted verbs in sentences 1-6 and complete the chart. What letters do you add to the verb to make the positive (+) past form? How do you make the negative (-)?
  4. -
  5. In pairs, ask and answer questions with Did ...? about the story in a and b. Answer Yes, he / she / it / they did. OR No, he / she / it / they didn't.

Answer

a)

  1. a
  2. b
  3. b

b)

  1. F
  2. C
  3. D
  4. E
  5. A
  6. B

c)

  • booked
  • arrived
  • didn't
  • To make a (+) past form, add -ed or -d (if the verb ends in e).
  • To make a (-)  past form, use didn’t + infinitive.

e)

  1. Did Dominic and Miriam want to live abroad? Yes, the did.
  2. Did Duke University offer Dominic a job? No, they didn’t. / No, it didn’t.
  3. Did they invite their friends to their house? No, they didn’t.
  4. Did the children want to sleep on the plane? No, they didn’t.
  5. Did Sacha play with Lego on the plane? Yes, he did.
  6. Did Elena play with Sacha? No, she didn’t.