Write about your favorite place when you were a child.

• When I was young, my favorite place was my grandfather's garden.
• It was between tall buildings in the center of the city, but it was full of flowers and trees.
• Grandfather planted a tree for each child that was born in the family and watched them grow.
• When I went back many years later, the garden was no longer there. The plants were gone.
• There were just rocks and an old wooden chair in the middle of it; grandfather's chair.

Unit 8: What Did You Do Last Week?

A Make a conversation between Imad and Majid. Number the sentences in the correct order.

5 Imad: What did you see?

7 Imad: What did you eat?

3 Imad: What did you do in the morning?

4 Majid: I played tennis in the morning, and then I visited my uncle. We watched a DVD together in the afternoon.

6 Majid: We saw an old Star Wars film. It was great! Then we went out to a restaurant.

8 Majid: We had pizza and soda.

2 Majid: Yes, I did.

B Correct the sentences.

1. Majid played football in the morning.

Majid played tennis in the morning.

2. Majid and his uncle watched a TV show together.

Majid and his uncle watched a DVD together.

3. Majid and his uncle ate at home.

Majid and his uncle went out to a reataurant.

4. They didn’t see a Star Wars film.

They saw a Star Wars film.

C Look at the pictures. Tell what Omar did. Use the past tense of the verbs in the box.

1. Last Saturday, my brothers and I drove to the beach.
2. There was a steady wind so we went sailing.
3. Suddenly, we saw three dolphins playing near the boat. I took great photos.
4. After sailing, we went to a restaurant.
5. We ate five pizzas.
6. In the evening, we played video games at home.

D Answer these questions. Use short answers.

1. Did he take some pictures? Yes, he did.
2. Did they drive to the beach? Yes, they did.
3. Did they see penguins in the sea? No, they didn't.
4. Did he eat sandwiches? No, he didn't.

5. Did they stay home in the evening? Yes, they did.

E Change the sentences from negative to affirmative.

1. Qassim didn’t surf last week.

Qassim surfed last week.

2. Amina didn’t talk to her friend last night.

Amina talked to her friend last night.

3. Ahmed and Saeed didn’t go to the football game.

Ahmed and Saeed went to the football game.

4. Adel didn’t see his cousins last week.

Adel saw his cousins last week.

5. Sabah didn’t get up early yesterday.

Sabah got up early yesterday.

F Write the simple past tense of the verbs. Then circle the words in the puzzle.

G READING

Answer yes and no.

1. no Petra became a World Heritage Site in 1958.
2. yes The BBC considered Petra one of the most important places in the world.
3. yes The city of Petra is a popular tourist attraction in Jordan.
4. yes People there used to store and sell water in ancient times.
5. no Careless erosion is the main cause of damage in Petra.H WRITING

H WRITING

Write about your favorite place when you were a child.

• When I was young, my favorite place was my grandfather's garden.
• It was between tall buildings in the center of the city, but it was full of flowers and trees.
• Grandfather planted a tree for each child that was born in the family and watched them grow.
• When I went back many years later, the garden was no longer there. The plants were gone.
• There were just rocks and an old wooden chair in the middle of it; grandfather's chair.