5 Work in pairs. When did you last do these activities? Invent mini-dialogues. Use time
expressions and ago.
go to the cinema get a haircut
celebrate a friend's birthday
watch a football match buy new clothes

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, as he was christened, was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 1892. His early and barely memorable years were spent divided between the city and a country farm. His father, an English banker, was making efforts to establish a branch in that country. Many of Tolkien's early memories of South Africa, including an incident when he was bitten by a tarantula while visiting a rural district, are reported to have influenced his later works. 
He left South Africa to return to England with his mother and his brother, Hilary. His father, Arthur, was supposed also to return to England within the next few months. However, Arthur Tolkien died of rheumatic fever while still in South Africa. This left the grieving family in relatively dire straights and on a very limited income. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

They soon moved to Birmingham, England, so that young Tolkien could attend King Edward VI school. His mother, Mabel, converted to Catholicism and the religion would have a long lasting effect on young Tolkien. The family was befriended by the Parish Priest, Father Francis Morgan, who would see the Tolkiens through some troubled times. 
An avid reader, Tolkien was influenced by some of the great writers of his day including G.K. Chesterton and H.G. Wells. It was during this period of financial hardship, but intellectual stimulation that Tolkien suffered the loss of his devoted mother. She succumbed to diabetes in 1904 when Tolkien was only 12 years of age. 
Father Morgan took over as his guardian, placing him first with an aunt and then at a boarding house for orphans. It was at this boarding house, at the age of 16 that he would meet and fall in love with Edith Bratt. Naturally, their relationship was frowned upon. Tolkien and Edith were caught in affectionate circumstances - they bicycled together out to the countryside surrounding the city and had a picnic. 
Edith became somewhat of an obsession for Tolkien, and his guardian, Father Morgan, determined to separate the young couple. For, it seemed that their relationship was interfering with Tolkien's studies and leaving him ill-prepared to take exams to enter college. This was driven home to him when he failed to enter the college on his first try. Tolkien temporarily swore off the love of his life an knuckled down to the work at hand. On his second try he succeeded in obtaining a scholarship to Oxford. 

Kirov is a large city in Russia, administrative center of Kirov oblast. The city forms an independent municipality with the status of urban district. The city lies on the river Vyatka, in 896 km from Moscow towards the North-East and is one of the oldest cities of Russia. The year of its Foundation is considered the year 1374. For nearly two hundred years the town was named Khlynov, then in 1780 was again renamed to Vyatka, and its present name was given in 1934. Since ancient times the city was known as a local center of crafts and trade. The economic basis before the revolution, on the Vyatka land was the production of agricultural products and their processing. A significant contribution to the economic potential of the Vyatka was made of fine leather, candle, fur-sheepskin, match the production, paper production. In 2012 the city of Kirov awarded the honorary title of the Kirov region "the City of labour glory". Kirov is a large industrial, transport and cultural center. Through it pass the main railway connecting the North-West and Centre with the Urals, Siberia and the Far East, and Northern regions of the country. Enterprises located on the territory of municipal formation "Kirov City", known in Russia and abroad the products of the aircraft industry, woodworking industry, machinery, building, light and food industries. Developed the production of Handicrafts: the famous Dymkovo toy, Souvenirs from kapoloma, bark. Kirov — developed cultural centre with a wide network of higher educational institutions, three theatres, numerous museums and libraries. A wide network of hotels with the highest level of service. The Charter of the municipality "City of Kirov" adopted by the decision of the Kirov municipal Duma from 29.06.2005 № 42/19 and registered by the Government of the Kirov region on the basis of an order dated 31.08.2005 No. 172-ol with the entry in the Register of charters of municipal formations of Kirov oblast No. 41. The coat of arms of the municipal formation "Kirov City", approved by decision of the Kirov municipal Duma from 27.08.2008 No. 19/4, submitted to the State heraldic register of the Russian Federation with assignment of registration number 4321. This is the historical coat of arms of the city of Vyatka, the highest approved may 28, 1781 the Empress Catherine II. The composition of the municipal formation "Kirov City" includes the city of Kirov and 134 rural settlements. The territory within the city limits is divided into 4 districts: Leninsky, Oktyabrsky, Pervomaysky and Novovyatskiy.