Match the question to the answer.

1. d Why were the boys upset? a. Because someone broke his car window.
2. a Why is Khalid angry? b. Because I can’t sleep.
3. f Why is Asma sad? c. Because I won the competition.
4. e Why was Badr surprised? d. Because they lost the football match.
5. b Why are you tired? e. Because he passed his math test.
6. c Why are you happy?

Unit 7: What Happened?

A Complete the sentence for each photo. Use the words in the box.

1. Alexander was surprised because his dad gave him a car for graduation.

2. Amanda’s mother was angry because Amanda didn’t clean up her room.

3. Faisal is happy because he has a new car.

4. Alberto is worried because he has a big test tomorrow.

5. Malcolm and Jimmy are scared because they are riding a roller coaster.

6. Omar is always tired because he stays up too late at night.

B Complete each sentence. Use no one, nothing, someone, or anything.

1. I didn’t eat anything for dinner because I had a very big lunch.

2. I went to see my grandparents the other night, but they were out shopping. No one was home.

3. I forgot to go to the supermarket. There was nothing in the refrigerator.

4. Someone was at the bus stop this morning, so I wasn’t there alone.

C Match the question to the answer.

1. d Why were the boys upset? a. Because someone broke his car window.
2. a Why is Khalid angry? b. Because I can’t sleep.
3. f Why is Asma sad? c. Because I won the competition.
4. e Why was Badr surprised? d. Because they lost the football match.
5. b Why are you tired? e. Because he passed his math test.
6. c Why are you happy?

D Answer the questions. Use the past tense and the adverb ago.

1. When were you surprised?

I was surprised last week.

Why were you surprised?

Because, I saw a small girl speaking three languages.

2. When were you nervous?

I was nervous three days ago.

Why were you nervous?

I was nervous because I wasn't prepared for the exam.

3. When were you tired?

I was tired five days ago.

Why were you tired?

I was tired because, I did the dishes and cleaned the rooms.

E You are a witness at this accident scene. Describe the scene. Use the information in the box.
Use there was/wasn’t or there were/weren’t.

1. There were stop signs at the corner.

2. There wasn't a child at the bus stop.

3. Ther weren't many cars in the street.

4. There was a man in the back seat of the car.

5. There were two people on a bench in the park.

6. There were two children in the taxi.

F Use the picture above. Write a police report.

There was an accident at the corner. A taxi crashed into another car. Thank God no one was hurt. It was both the driver's fault because he didn't see the stop signs.

G READING

Complete the story. Use the simple past tense.

Faris (1) had (have) a really bad day two weeks ago.

He (2) didn't get (not get) enough sleep because he (3) studied (study) until midnight.

The next morning, he (4) was (be) very tired.

He (5) ate (eat) breakfast and (6) walked (walk) to the bus stop. On the way, Faris (7) saw (see) an accident.

The driver of a blue car (8) was (be) on his cell phone. He (9) hit (hit) a red car because he (10) didn't stop (not stop) at the stop sign.\

It (11) was (be) terrible, and Faris (12) was (be) surprised because no one (13) was (be) hurt.

The police (14) arrived (arrive).

The officer (15) asked (ask) Faris, (16)” Did you see (see) anything?” Faris (17) had (have) to fill out a witness report about the accident.

Faris finally (18) arrived (arrive) at the bus stop, but it (19) was (be) too late.

He (20) missed (miss) his bus so he (21) walked (walk) to school.

He (22) was not (not be) happy because he (23) was (be) really tired.

This (24) was not (not be) a good way to start the day!

H Now answer the questions about Faris’s day.

1. When did Faris have a really bad day?

He had a really bad day Two weeks ago.

2. Why didn’t Faris get enough sleep?

Because he was studying until midnight.

3. Why did the blue car’s driver hit the red car?

Because he didn't stop at the stop sign.

4. Why was Faris surprised?

Because no one was hurt.

5. Why was Faris not happy and really tired when he arrived at school?

Because he missed the bus and had to walk to school.

I WRITING

Write about a really good day or a really bad day that you had.
When was it? Why was it so good or so bad? What happened?

My really good day was last year when I passed the final exams and got excellent. in that day my father surprised me and rewarded me a brand-new car, my father also made a big party for me. I was very happy.