Баранова, Дули, 5. Учебник. Module 5b

1 T
2 T
3 F
4 T

а) Only wealthy boys could attend school.
b) 2 had
3 could
4 didn’t have
5 couldn’t
6 didn’t have

1 play football ?
2 swim – yes
3 read – no
4 write – no
5 play the piano – no
6 ride bikes – no
The ancient Romans could swim.
The ancient Romans couldn’t read.
The ancient Romans couldn’t write.
The ancient Romans couldn’t play the piano.
The ancient Romans couldn’t ride bikes.

A: Could you swim at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you read at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you write at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you play the piano at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you ride a bike at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.

a)We form the affirmative by adding -ed to the main verb and we form the negative with noun / pronoun + didn’t + base form of the main verb.

b) + -ed: worked, hunted, fished, transported, played, attended;
e + -d: live, rule;
y + -ied: studied.

c) [t]: asked, stopped.
[d]: arrived, played, designed, hurried, travelled, discovered.
[ɪd]: existed, wanted.

a) 1 lived
2 worked
3 travelled
4 designed
5 discovered
6 played

b) 2 No. They didn’t work as sailors. They worked as traders.
3 No. They didn’t design airplanes. They designed ships.
4 No. Erik the Red didn’t discover China. He discovered Greenland.

a) We form questions in the simple past with Did + personal pronoun / noun + base form of the verb. We answer in the short form with Yes / No + personal pronoun +did / didn’t.

b) A: Did they work as farmers?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they fish on the river?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they sail boats?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they play music?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they play football?
B: No, they didn’t.
A: Did ancient Egyptian girls attend school?
B: No, they didn’t.

… River Nile. Pharaohs ruled the people. The Egyptians worked as farmers and artists. They had boats and transported goods and fished on the river. They lived in small houses. They could build pyramids. They played board games and music.

1 The Aztecs lived in central Mexico. (T)
2 They had a great empire in the20th century. (F – They had a great empire in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.)
3 They were fishermen. (F – They were farmers.)
4 They used beans as money (T)
5 Girls stayed at home to help with cooking and cleaning. (T)
6 They played card games (F – They placed board games.)