📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about travel problems using the past simple tense. You will practice reading, vocabulary, and exercises to describe what happened during your travel.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use the past simple tense to talk about actions or events that happened and finished in the past. We use it for stories about yesterday, last year, or a trip. The structure is: subject + verb + past form. For example, I missed the bus. She lost her passport. We arrived late. He had a flat tire. They forgot their tickets.
📖 Short Reading
Last week, Anna travelled to London. She missed her flight because she woke up late. Then, she lost her bag at the airport. She asked for help and found her bag after one hour. Next, she took a taxi, but the taxi broke down in the city. Finally, she arrived at the hotel tired but happy. Anna did not have a perfect trip, but she learned a lot.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. She ____ her flight because the train was late. (missed / miss / missing)
2. He ____ his phone at the hotel. (lost / lose / losing)
3. They ____ to the airport early yesterday. (arrived / arrive / arriving)
4. The taxi ____ down on the way to the airport. (broke / breaks / breaking)
5. I ____ my bag in the taxi last night. (forget / forgot / forgetting)
6. We ____ help from the police when we lost the way. (asked / ask / asking)
7. She felt very ____ after the long flight. (tired / tiring / tire)
8. Last holiday, I ____ a flat tire on my bike. (had / have / having)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. Missed
2. Lost
3. Broke down
4. Arrived
5. Asked for help
6. Tired
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. What happened when Anna woke up late?
2. Where did Anna lose her bag?
3. What did the taxi do on the way?
4. How long did Anna look for her bag?
5. How did Anna feel when she arrived at the hotel?
6. Which verb shows a completed action in the past?
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about a travel problem you had in the past.
2. Describe a time you missed a bus, train, or flight.
3. Tell a short story about losing something important while travelling.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missed | did not catch or arrive on time |
| lost | did not find something |
| bag | a thing to carry clothes or things |
| airport | place for planes |
| taxi | car you pay to ride |
| broke down | stopped working |
| arrived | came to a place |
| help | to assist |
| tired | need rest |
| trip | travel |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.missed 2.lost 3.arrived 4.broke 5.forgot 6.asked 7.tired 8.had
- exercise_2_matching: 1.Missed – Did not arrive on time 2.Lost – Did not find something 3.Broke down – Stopped working 4.Arrived – Came to a place 5.Asked for help – Requested support 6.Tired – Need rest
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.She missed her flight 2.At the airport 3.Broke down 4.One hour 5.Tired but happy 6.Missed
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