- Creativity.
- A better printing technique.
- The importance of keeping memories.
Irregular
Lead-in
- What do you have that reminds you of good times?
- How much memorabilia do you keep?
Presentation
Pre
- What do you like to take pictures of?
- Do you print pictures or have photos developed?
Top Down
- What does the text talk about?
- Creativity.
- A better printing technique.
- The importance of keeping memories.
A Problem in Need of a Creative Solution
In the 1870s, newspapers and printers faced a very specific and very costly problem. Photography was a new and exciting medium at the time. Readers wanted to see more pictures, but nobody could figure out how to print images quickly and cheaply.
For example, if a newspaper wanted to print an image in the 1870s, they had to commission an engraver to etch a copy of the photograph onto a steel plate by hand. These plates were used to press the image onto the page, but they often broke after just a few uses. This process of photoengraving, you can imagine, was remarkably time consuming and expensive.
The man who invented a solution to this problem was named Frederic Eugene Ives. He went on to become a trailblazer in the field of photography and held over 70 patents by the end of his career.
Ives got his start as a printer’s apprentice in Ithaca, New York. After two years of learning the ins and outs of the printing process, he began managing the photographic laboratory at nearby Cornell University. He spent the rest of the decade experimenting with new photography techniques and learning about cameras, printers, and optics.
In 1881, Ives had a flash of insight regarding a better printing technique.
“While operating my photostereotype process in Ithaca, I studied the problem of halftone process,” Ives said. “I went to bed one night in a state of brain fog over the problem, and the instant I woke in the morning saw before me, apparently projected on the ceiling, the completely worked out process and equipment in operation.”
Ives quickly translated his vision into reality and patented his printing approach in 1881. He spent the remainder of the decade improving upon it. By 1885, he had developed a simplified process that delivered even better results. The Ives Process, as it came to be known, reduced the cost of printing images by 15x and remained the standard printing technique for the next 80 years.
Modified from Source.
A Problem in Need of a Creative Solution
In the 1870s, newspapers and printers faced a very specific and very costly problem. Photography was a new and exciting medium at the time. Readers wanted to see more pictures, but nobody could figure out how to print images quickly and cheaply.
For example, if a newspaper wanted to print an image in the 1870s, they had to commission an engraver to etch a copy of the photograph onto a steel plate by hand. These plates were used to press the image onto the page, but they often broke after just a few uses. This process of photoengraving, you can imagine, was remarkably time consuming and expensive.
The man who invented a solution to this problem was named Frederic Eugene Ives. He went on to become a trailblazer in the field of photography and held over 70 patents by the end of his career.
Ives got his start as a printer’s apprentice in Ithaca, New York. After two years of learning the ins and outs of the printing process, he began managing the photographic laboratory at nearby Cornell University. He spent the rest of the decade experimenting with new photography techniques and learning about cameras, printers, and optics.
In 1881, Ives had a flash of insight regarding a better printing technique.
“While operating my photostereotype process in Ithaca, I studied the problem of halftone process,” Ives said. “I went to bed one night in a state of brain fog over the problem, and the instant I woke in the morning, I saw before me, apparently projected on the ceiling, the completely worked out process and equipment in operation.”
Ives quickly translated his vision into reality and patented his printing approach in 1881. He spent the remainder of the decade improving upon it. By 1885, he had developed a simplified process that delivered even better results. The Ives Process, as it came to be known, reduced the cost of printing images by 15x and remained the standard printing technique for the next 80 years.
Modified from Source.
Bottom Up
- True or false?
- Ives had an insight in 1882.
- Ives got his start as a printer’s apprentice in New York.
- Newspapers and printers didn’t face a very costly problem before Ives’ creation.
- In the 70’s, the process of photoengraving was time consuming and cheap.
- He worked nearby Harvard University.
- Ives had an insight in 1882. False
- Ives got his start as a printer’s apprentice in New York. True
- Newspapers and printers didn’t face a very costly problem before Ives’ creation. False
- In the 70’s, the process of photoengraving was time consuming and cheap. False
- He worked nearby Harvard University. False
Post
- Read the text again and find the verbs in the past.
Target Language
Irregular Verbs – Past Simple
Affirmative
Subject + Verb
- I was at the shopping mall with my sister last Saturday.
- You broke your aunt’s favorite jar!
- She caught the ball right before entering the goal.
- They built their own house.
- We hid their present under the bed.
Negative
Subject + Auxilliary Verb + Verb
- We didn’t choose to go to the cinema.
- He didn’t deal with his problems.
- They didn’t drink at the party yesterday.
- I didn’t dream about you.
- You didn’t draw this, did you?
List of verbs
- Wake up – Woke up
- Begin – Began
- Come – Came
- Drive – Drove
- Eat – Ate
- Fall – Fell
- Get – Got
- Hang – Hung
- Keep – Kept
- Lay – Laid
- Make – Made
- Pay – Paid
- Quit – Quit
- Ride – Rode
- Shoot – Shot
- Take – Took
Controlled Practice
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Match the verbs with their Past Simple form. There is one example.
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Hang
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Take
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Get
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Shoot
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Fall
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Ride
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Eat
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Quit
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Drive
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Pay
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Come
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Cut
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Begin
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Keep
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Wake up
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Make
( ) Ate
( ) Kept
( ) Fell
( ) Rode
( ) Took
( ) Shot
( ) Made
(1) Hung
( ) Cut
( ) Woke up
( ) Drove
( ) Got
( ) Paid
( ) Came
( ) Quit
( ) Began
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Hang
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Take
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Get
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Shoot
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Fall
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Ride
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Eat
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Quit
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Drive
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Pay
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Come
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Cut
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Begin
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Keep
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Wake up
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Make
(7) Ate
(14) Kept
(5) Fell
(6) Rode
(2) Took
(4) Shot
(16) Made
(1) Hung
(12) Cut
(15) Woke up
(9) Drove
(3) Got
(10) Paid
(11) Came
(8) Quit
(13) Began
Freer Practice
Rewrite the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple.
Example: I eat hamburger yesterday. > I ate hamburger yesterday.
- I take a shower in the morning.
- I get bad grades in Math.
- I fall down when I use sandals.
- We don’t like to drink water.
- My friends ride their bikes on Saturdays.
- My mom drives me to school.
- I wake up early today.
- You hang up the phone on your friend’s face.
- I make a very good cake on the weekend.
- I keep my mom’s bracelet because it’s beautiful.
- I took a shower in the morning.
- I got bad grades in Math.
- I fell down when I used sandals.
- We didn’t like to drink water.
- My friends rode their bikes on Saturdays.
- My mom drove me to school.
- I woke up early today.
- You hung up the phone on your friend’s face.
- I made a very good cake on the weekend.
- I kept my mom’s bracelet because it was beautiful.
Production
- Answer the following questions with complete answers.
Example: Where did you drive to yesterday? > I drove to my mother’s house yesterday.
- How much did you pay for you mobile phone?
- Did you take a shower before sleeping last night?
- What did you eat for lunch yesterday?
- When did you begin your English classes?
- Did you ride a bike last weekend?
- Did you get angry at someone last year?
- What toy did you have when you were a child?
- Did you lay down on the sofa last night?
- When did you fall down for the last time? Did you get hurt?
- Did you quit your last job?
Homework
Match the sentence halves. There is one example.
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My purse…
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Crispim didn’t…
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They paid…
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We came…
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The dog ate…
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I didn’t…
( ) the carrot we gave it.
( ) see you there! I’m sorry!
(1) was not expensive.
( ) me $42.00 yesterday.
( ) home early because we were tired.
( ) go to my house last month.
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My purse…
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Crispim didn’t…
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They paid…
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We came…
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The dog ate…
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I didn’t…
(5) the carrot we gave it.
(6) see you there! I’m sorry!
(1) was not expensive.
(3) me $42.00 yesterday.
(4) home early because we were tired.
(2) go to my house last month.
Unscramble the letters and use the words to complete the sentences.
DSA – QITU – DROE – EADM – ANGBE – TKPE
Example: DSA – She was _______ > She was sad.
- Thalita ____ to study Biology at New York University.
- They ____ 500 miles to get there.
- Gabriela ____ a mess yesterday!
- I ____ all those letters.
- You ____ your job! What are you going to do now?
- Thalita began to study Biology at New York university.
- They rode 500 miles to get there.
- Gabriela made a mess yesterday!
- I kept all those letters.
- You quit your job! What are you going to do now?
Find the irregular verb.
Example: walk – eat – wash > eat
- Get – walk – brush-call
- Clean – shoot – end – stop
- Clap – live – charge – find
- Like – paint – keep – study
- Dance – catch – cry – enjoy
- Get – walk – brush – call
- Clean – shoot – end – stop
- Clap – live – charge – find
- Like – paint – keep – study
- Dance – catch – cry – enjoy
Change the sentences into affirmative form.
Example: She didn’t like him. > She liked him.
- Valentina didn’t go to the drugstore.
- Carol didn’t fall in love with her first boyfriend.
- Jake didn’t get the prize.
- Mark didn’t lay the table before dinner.
- I didn’t hang up the phone.
- Valentina went to the drugstore.
- Carol fell in love with her first boyfriend.
- Jake got the prize.
- Mark laid the table before dinner.
- I hung up the phone.
Only one sentence has no mistakes. Find it and correct the other ones.
- I loved when they come to my party.
- The hamster eated all the lettuce.
- The kid fell and breaked her arm.
- I used to love mangoes but I don’t anymore.
- They weared red skirts and blue shirts.
- I loved when they came to my party.
- The hamster ate all the lettuce.
- The kid fell and broke her arm.
- I used to love mangoes but I don’t anymore.
- They wore red skirts and blue shirts.
Writing
Write a short text using the Past Simple and the Irregular Verbs from this lesson.
Example: One day, I ate an apple and…