SUMMARY UNIT 9

Name: Luz Bristán

Date: 18/6/19
Lesson A When things go wrong ...
Tell anecdotes about things that went wrong using the past continuous and simple
past
Lesson B Accidents happen.
Talk about accidents (e.g., I broke my arm.) using the past continuous and myself,
yourself, etc.
Lesson C That's hilarious.
React to show interest with expressions like
Oh, no!
Use I bet to show you’re sure or that you understand
Lesson D Happy endings
Read anecdotes in an article
Write an anecdote using when and while
Lesson A: When things go wrong . . .
Vocabulary

Time expressions fall (into something) (v)

a couple of days ago forget (something) (v)
at the time lose (something) (v)
recently spill (coffee) (v)
Events and accidents Injuries
accidentally (adv) burn yourself (v)
embarrassed (adj) Other verbs
embarrassing (adj) crash (v)
be late for (a meeting) (v) download (v)
break (something) (v) end a call (v)
damage (something) (v) pay attention (v)
delete (music files) (v) realize (v)
Grammar
Past continuous statements
You can use the past continuous to set the background for a story or talk about events in
progress in the past (events that are not complete). The past continuous often describes a
long action.
Use the simple past for completed actions in the past. The simple past often describes a
short
action:
I was talking to a woman, and I missed my stop. I wasn't paying attention.
(I was still talking and not paying attention when I missed my stop.)
We were trying to look cool, and we walked into a glass door. We weren't looking.

For affirmative past continuous statements, use subject + past of be (was / were) + verb +
-ing:
She was using my computer.
We were trying to look cool.
In negative past continuous statements, use subject + past of be + not (wasn't / weren't) +
verb+ -ing:
I wasn't paying attention.
We weren't looking.
Remember:
• For verbs ending in e, remove the e before adding -ing:
have having use using
• For verbs ending in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + a consonant (but not w), double the last letter
before adding -ing:
swim swimming shop shopping
but
visit visiting
Linking ideas in the past with when
You can link sentences about the past with when. Use the past continuous to set the
background and the simple past for the completed action:
A friend of mine deleted all my music files. She was using my computer.
A friend of mine deleted all my music files when she was using my computer.
When my friend was using my computer, she deleted all my music files.