Unit 44 RETURN FROM SPACE

Listening

Phil Strongarm, the American astronaut, is talking to a reporter about his journey to the moon.
Reporter Well, Phil… Welcome home!
Phil Thank you.
Reporter Did you have any problems on the journey?
Phil Well, we didn’t have any serious problems… but it certainly wasn’t a holiday!
Reporter Of course not…
Phil We didn’t have a wash or a shave for two weeks!
Reporter Really?
Phil Yes. It wasn’t very comfortable!
Reporter What about food? Was that a problem?
Phil Well, we didn’t have any normal food.
Reporter What did you have?
Phil Well, we had some food tablets.
Reporter Are you going to the moon again?
Phil I hope so. It was wonderful!

Grammar

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF TO HAVE
Affirmative:

I had breakfast.

Negative:

She did not (didn’t) have breakfast.

Question:

Did he have breakfast?
Short Answer
Yes, he did/ No, he didn’t.

Expressions

Welcome home:
On the journey

Exercises and Questions

Questions

Who’s Phil Strongarm?
Who’s he talking to?
What’s he talking about?
Is he English or American?
Did he have any problems on the journey?
Were they serious problems?
Did they have a wash?
Did they have a shave?
Were they comfortable or uncomfortable?
Did they have any normal food?
What did they have?
Is Phil going to the moon again?

Exercise 1

I/ breakfast/ eight o’clock
I had breakfast at eight o’clock.

1    You/ coffee/ eleven o’clock
2    He/ lunch/ 12.30
3    She/ tea/ 3.30
4    They/ dinner/ eight o’clock
5    We/ supper/ nine o’clock

Exercise 2

they/ a holiday/ last year?
Did they have a holiday last year?

1    he/ a haircut/ last week?
2    you/ a good time/ last night?
3    she/ a birthday/ last month?
4    they/ a party/ last weekend?
5    you/ a swim/ last Saturday?

Exercise 3

We/ lesson/ Sunday
We didn’t have a lesson on Sunday.

1    He/ shave/ Saturday
2    She/ a shower/ Monday
3    We/ a drink/ Tuesday
4    I/ a bath/ Thursday
5    He/ a lecture/ Friday