9th Grade 2019

GUIDE AND WORKSHEET

AIMS : Consolidate communicative patterns and structures
Strengthen vocabulary
Practice comprehension skills

Past progressive

Past simple v/s Past progressive

When or while?

When: We can use when to introduce a
single completed event that takes place
in the middle of a longer activity or
event. In these cases, we usually use a
continuous verb in the main clause to
describe the background event:
He was walking back to his flat when
he heard an explosion.
While: We can use while to talk about
two longer events or activities happening
at the same time. We can use either
simple or continuous verb forms:
We spent long evenings talking in my
sitting-room while he played the music
he had chosen and explained his ideas.

LET’S PRACTICE

I. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

1. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 She____________(surf) when the shark__________ (attack) her.

2 He ___________(dance) at a party when he_________ (meet) his girlfriend.

3 I _________(have) a picnic when I_________ (see) my sister.

4 When they__________ (see) the shark they_________ (swim) in the sea.

5 Susan_________ (arrive) while I_________ (have) dinner.

6 He___________ (play) football, when he__________ (break) his leg.

7 I__________ (wait) for my friend when the bus__________ (arrive).

8 When I__________ (get back) my mum (cook) dinner.

 2. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

1 She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.

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2 What was you doing last night at 8.00pm?

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3 I was reading a book when my brother was getting back.

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4 He didn’t liked the film very much.

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5 What did he see while he swam?

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6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.

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7 I was talking to Stephen while the phone rang.

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8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film.

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II. READING COMPREHENSION.

International Women's Day

The United Nations General Assembly, composed of delegates from every

Member State, celebrates International Women's Day to recognize that peace

and social progress require the active participation and equality of women, and to

acknowledge the contribution of women to international peace and security. For

the women of the world, the Day is an occasion to review how far they have come

in their struggle for equality, peace and development. The idea of an International

Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized

world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and

radical ideologies.
On 8 March 1857, women working in clothing and textile factories in New York

City, in the United States, staged a protest. They were fighting against inhumane

working conditions and low wages. The police attacked the protestors and

dispersed them. Two years later, again in March, these women formed their first

labour union to try and protect themselves and gain some basic rights in the

workplace. On 8 March 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City

demanding shorter work hours, better pay, voting rights and an end to child

labour. They adopted the slogan "Bread and Roses", with bread symbolizing

economic security and roses a better quality of life. Following the declaration of

the Socialist Party of America, the first ever National Woman's Day was

celebrated in the United States on 28 February 1909. Women continued to

celebrate it on the last Sunday of that month through 1913.

In 1975, during International Women's Year, the United Nations began

celebrating 8 March as International Women's Day. Two years later, in December

1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations

Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the

year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national

traditions. For the United Nations, International Women's Day has been observed

on 8 March since 1975.

Key words:
• Assembly: a number of people gathered together
• Equality: the state of being equal
• Acknowledge: to recognize or admit
• Struggle: to contend, battle, or fight
• Arose (Simple past of arise): to come into being; originate
• Industrialized: to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region,
etc).
• Turbulence: a state or condition of confusion, movement, disorder or agitation.
• Booming population growth: rapidly increasing of population.
• Ideologies: a body of ideas that reflects beliefs and interests
• Inhumane: lacking humane feelings, pity or compassion
• Wages: payment in return for work or services
• Gain: to acquire (something desirable); obtain. (acquire for new)
• Voting rights: the right to vote; suffrage
• Child labour: Work done by kids full-time under the age of 15. It hurts and
exploits kids
• Quality: a distinguishing characteristic, property, or attribute (relative
excellence)
• Accordance: agreement, following, conforming to, obeying
1- Answer the following questions

1. What do people celebrate on International Women's Day?

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2. What were women fighting for?

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3. What were some of the rights women wanted?

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2- Choose the correct answer

1. International Women's Day recognizes…

a) The active participation and equality of women
b) Peace and social progress
c) The contribution of men to international peace and security

2. Women working in ______ and ______ factories staged a protest.

a) Fighting – inhumane b) police - protestors c) clothing - textile

3. According to the text… What does the slogan "Bread and Roses" mean?
a) “Bread” means economic security and “roses” a better quality of life.
b) “Bread” means security and “roses” quality of life.
c) “Bread” means a better quality of life and “roses” economic security

3- Vocabulary in context. Put the numbers of the column A in the column B

Column A Column B

1 Assembly Originated

2 Equality Disorder

3 Acknowledge Develop industry in

4 Struggle Equal state, rights

5 Arose Contest, fight

6 Industrialized Cruel and heartless

7 Turbulence Gathering of people

8 Inhumane Recognise
4- Answer the following question
1. What does International Women's Day mean to you?
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