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| Aim | To practise irregular past simple tense. To develop listening and pronunciation skills. |
| Activity | Students complete a story by dictating sentences across the classroom. |
| Organisation | Pair work |
| Preparation | Make enough copies of the activity for the number of pairs in your class. |
| What do I do? |
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Last summer Mark and Jane went on holiday together. It was very hot so they spent most of their time on the beach.
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One day at lunchtime Mark bought two drinks and a hamburger. He paid 20 euros. The next day, Jane went to the same cafe.
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Jane learned how to windsurf and Mark lay in the sun reading. On the beach, there was a small cafe that sold drinks, ice cream and hamburgers.
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She bought three drinks and two hamburgers and paid 35 euros. The following day, Mark bought a drink and a hamburger…
How much did he pay?