IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• use a range of past time phrases
• improve your score for Grammatical Range and Accuracy
• use expressions for agreeing and disagreeing
• develop your answers in Part3.

01. Explain these historical periods to your partner using different words.

1. in the second half of the twentieth century

2. during the Middle Ages

3. during the Renaissance

4. at the turn of this century

5. in the early decades of the twentieth century

6. at the start of this millennium

7. in prehistoric times

8. in 3100 BC

Sample answers

1. about 1950 to 1999

2. between the 5th and the 15th century

3. after the Middle Ages, from the 14th to the 17th century, at the rebirth of classical learning

4. in 1999-2000

5. between 1900 and 1920

6. in 2000

7. before recorded history

8. three thousand one hundred years before the birth of Jesus Christ

02. Match these historical events/trends with the time periods in exercise 1.

a. cave paintings

b. the First World War

c. the medieval period

d. rapid growth of technology

e. the start of the Egyptian Pharaoh dynasties

f. Y2K = theYear 2000 (2 answers)

g. developments in art, literature, science and intellectual inquiry

03. Think about major historical events that have occurred in your country. Tell your partner about them using expressions in exercise 1 or in the box.