Unit 5: Since When?

A. Complete the sentences about the photos. Use the words in the box.

• My aunt was at my house yesterday. She and my mom made cookies. I noticed that my mom never uses the (1) microwave oven to make the cookies.
• My mom says that some things bake better the old-fashioned way, in a (2) conventional oven.
• That’s why a lot of (3) household kitchens today have both types of oven.
• Cell phones are very small today. And they have always been small. Well, that’s what I thought!
• Then my older brother showed me one of the very first cell phones.
• My father had one in a box in the garage. It was not small at all!
• It was big and (4) clumsy. And when my brother handed it to me, I almost dropped it because it was so heavy.
• And that’s why people called it the (5) brick.
• It’s amazing how our cell phones today are so small and so (6) light.
• My new laptop computer is really amazing. It is so small and fast. I love it.
• I really only needed one other (7) device to go with it.
• I needed a (8) printer. But I didn’t have to buy it.
• The store gave me one when I bought the laptop. What a deal!
• My parents just bought a new TV. It’s a big screen TV, and that means that the screen is (9) huge!
• It’s awesome! The (10) image on the screen is crystal clear and the sound is amazing.

B. Complete the conversations. Use the simple past.

1. Mona: When did you arrive at school this morning?
Sabah: I arrived at school at 8 o’clock.

2. Ahmed: Where did Yahya eat lunch yesterday?
Faris: He ate lunch at the mall.

3. Sultan: What time did Imad call you last night?
Fahd: Imad called me at 10:30 p.m.

4. Amina: When did Nura and you finish your homework yesterday?
Fadwa: We finished our homework just before dinner.

5. Asma: Who passed the history test last week?
Nawal: No one passed that test!

6. Gabir: When were you at the park?
Ismail: I was at the park yesterday during the football game.

C. Write complete sentences. Use the present perfect.

1. my brother / play tennis / in the new park

My brother has played tennis n the new park.

2. Saeed / try / to learn French

Saeed has tried to learn French.

3. we / go camping / in the mountains

We have gone camping in the mountains.

4. my parents / eat / at the Indian restaurant by the bookstore

My parents have eaten at the Indian restaurant by the bookstore.

D. Write questions for the statements in C.

1. Has your brother played tennis in the new park.
2. Has Saed tried to learn French?
3. Have you gone camping in the mountains?
4. Have your parents eaten at the Indian restaurant by the bookstore.

E. Complete the paragraph with the verbs in parentheses. Use the present perfect or the simple past tense.

• My uncle has made (1. make) a lot of inventions. Some of his inventions have worked (2. work), and others have not been (3. not be) very successful.
• When I was (4. be) 12 years old, I walked (5. walk) to school every day.
• That year, my uncle gave (6. give) me one of his new inventions—a hat with an umbrella.
• He called (7. call) it his hat umbrella. was (8. be) it one of his successful inventions?
• Let’s just say that we haven't talked (9. not talk) about it in years! Well, that’s not completely true.
• Last year, my uncle wore (10. wear) one of his hat umbrellas to my graduation.
• It was (11. be) really funny!
• And after dinner, he gave (12. give) it to me. I think I’m the only person in the world who has received (13. receive) two hat umbrellas as gifts!

F. Complete each sentence with for or since.

1. Robert got sick two days ago. He has been sick for two days.
2. Daniel got his new car three weeks ago. He has had his new car since three weeks.
3. Carlos started to play tennis in 2006. He has played tennis since 2006.
4. My brother last spoke to his friend two hours ago.
5. He hasn’t spoken to him for two hours.
6. My uncle moved to New York City in 2007 He has lived in New York City for 2007.

G. Write a question and two answers for each photo. Use How long, for, and since.

1. Tom and Kenneth / use / laptops / four years old // almost their entire lives
Q: How long have Ton and Kenneth used laptops?
A: Tom and Kenneth have used laptops since they were four years old.
A: Tom and Kenneth have used laptops for almost their entire lives.

2. Chris/ play football / eight years old // seven years
Q: How long has Chris played football?
A: Chris has played football since he was eight years old?
A: Chris has played football for seven years.

3. Alex and Sam / play video games / this afternoon // four hours
Q: How long have Alex and Sam played video games?
A: Alex and Sam have played video games since this afternoon.
A: Alex and Sam have played video games for four hours.

4. Omar / go / to this dentist / 2006 // many years
Q: How long has Omar gone to this dentist?
A: Omar has gone to this dentist since 2006.
A: Omar has gone to this dentist for many years.

5. Grandma / have / her tea set / get married // over forty years
Q: How long has Grandma had her tea set?
A: Grandma has had her tea set since she got marrie?
A: Grandma has had her tea set for over forty years.

H. READING

Write T for True and F for False.

1. T There have been cars with engines since 1760.
2. F The first cars had gasoline engines.
3. F Most American cars had windshield wipers in 1903.
4. T An actor invented the bucket seat.
5. F American cars have had bucket seats since 1913.

I. Complete the chart. List inventions that have been important to you.
Tell why each one has been important.

J. WRITING

Now write about the inventions you listed in the chart above. Write how each one has made your life better or worse, easier or harder.

• These Inventions Have Changed My Life
• The invention has changed my life is mobile phone.
• I always call my friends; relatives and I also use it in a many thing.
• Mobile phone is very helpful nowadays. People use them all the time to call their friends, family and relatives.
• There are many kinds of cell phones, some of them are the smartphones that have many features.
• The cheap cell phones do not have many features but you can use them to make a call or send a text message.