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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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