gammar practise

Past simple + past perfect: exercise 1 www.e-grammar.org/past-simple-past-perfect/ Exercise 1 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets.


 It ............was........................ (be) 11 o'clock. Carol Parker .........had..............arrived................. (arrive) at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before. She ...........tried...................... (try) to find the hotel several times. Carol ............has never been................... (never be) to Dublin. She ...............had............ (have) a detailed map in her hanbag, but she ...........couldn't............ (cannot) read it. She .........called................. (call) the reception and ............................ (ask) about the way, but it ......didn't help........................... (not help) her. Finally, Carol ...............found............... (find) the hotel. She was dying for a cup of tea and a hot shower.

Past simple + past perfect: exercise 2


Exercise 2 Answer the questions and use the words in brackets.

 Example: Why did he call you? (because - just arrived) He called me because he had just arrived.

When did they return? (after - visit all the museums)

they will return after visit all the museums. 

Why didn't he eat anything? (because - have lunch)

he didn't eat anything because he had have lunch.



When did the party start? (as soon as - Jackie - bring the cake)

the party will start as soon as jackie bring the cake. 


What did he tell her? (that - see her before)

he told she that he saw her before. 


When did they land? (when - the storm - end)

they will land when the storm end.


Why was he so angry? (because - have an argument with Sue)

he was so angry because he had an argument with Sue.


What did you forget? (that - want to buy some bread)

you had forgot that you wantted to buy some bread.


Why did she decide to help you? (after - my dad - tell her) .

she decided to help after my dad told her to.


What did you say? (that - never do it before)

you said that you had  never done it  before.



When did she leave? (as soon as - finish her work)

she left as soon as  finished her  work.

Bert Groves Achievements & TURNING POINT

Achievements: 

•  In February 1958_ Bert Groves, Jeff Barnes held three Aboriginal representatives at the Adelaide meeting where the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement was formed 
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• In 1937  _Groves' political activism stretched back when he joined William Ferguson's Aborigines Progressive Association.
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• In late 1930s _ Concerned at the poor housing, unemployment and inadequate education experienced by Aboriginal people,  worked through grass roots organisations as well as with government. 
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• He gathered evidence in to press for an enquiry into the New South Wales Aborigines' Protection Board.
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• In 1950_ he revived the Aborigines Progressive Association, which had become inactive after Ferguson's death, and encouraged Aboriginal people to join. This organisation promoted Aboriginal control of their own affairs.
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• In  the 1958_ He argued that assimilation implied the disappearance of Aboriginal people as a separate cultural group and their physical absorption into European Australia. Speaking for the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship, Groves told the conference that the word 'integration' better defined the aims of his organisation.
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• In the 1960s _Bert Groves was also president of the Aborigines Progressive Association  and executive member of the Aboriginal Children's Advancement Society.

THE TURNING POINT

     In 1923 _ Bert Groves worked as a horse scoop on the construction of the dubbo to werris creek railway for a while.

     In 1945 _ He joined  in the AAF.

      In    the late 1945s_  he settled down in Sydney .

    on 7 June 1969 _    At Tranby Chapel, Glebe,  Groves married 21-year-old, German-born Renate Sofia Schieron


on 28 December 1970_    he died of myocardial infarction in Bankstown hospital and was buried with Methodist forms in Woronora cemetery.

Homework: Kylie Minogue timeline

     0n May 1968 --Kylie was born in Melbourne Australia, she was the eldest 
                              of the three children . kylie Minogue  was raised in Surrey Hills,                                 Melbourne and was send to Camberwell High School.

 In 1980 ---Kylie along with her young sister Dannii began their careers together as child artists on the Australia television.

   In 1986 --her big break in 1986 in "Neighbors"

  In 1988 --she made the huge success of "The Loco Motion"in Australia led British music producers.

  In 1989 --She recorded another album with her "Neighbors " co-star boyfriend Jason Donovan.

 In 1990 --came up with the third album which her life image, she was targeting more mature and herself took the change of thedesign of her music videos.

In 1991 --Kylie's fourth album failed to reach the top ten on the UK album chat. and this time her contract was done with Stock.

Three years later--she signed a new contract with the Deconstruction Records and the fifth album called "Kylie Minogue" which did very well in Australia and Europe.

between 1994---2001 kylie was the new albums came up ,and the most successful one "Fever" which sold 8 million copies through Australia ,Europe and the US. At the same year ,this album got her four ARIA Awards including the "Most Outstanding Achievement" award and two Brit Awards for the "Best International Female Solo Artist " and "Best International Album"  
In 2005--Unfortunately , she was diagnosed with breast cancer and she has to went through surgery and then chemotherapy.

Since 2002-2007
    Kylie was in a romantic relationship with the French actor Olivier Martinez but broke up with him 5 years later.

In 2008 -- She entered into a relationship with model Andres Velencoso and is still in a strong relationship till now.

In 2009 --Kylie hosted the brie Awards ,also appeared in a Bollywood movie  called "Blue".

In 2010-2011
     She got on her tour which was the biggest tour of her life.

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