Yesterday night somebody The inspector asked Mr.

White some
broke into our neighbor’s questions:
house. He stole everything The Inspector: What were you doing when the
he found. They saw him thief broke into the house?
while he was running away Mr. White: I was watching a movie with my wife.
but they couldn’t catch him. Then I went to the kitchen to prepare the tea…
This morning an inspector The Inspector: How many minutes did you spend in
came and asked some the kitchen?
questions: Mr. White: I think 10 or 15 minutes… I’m not
sure…
The Inspector: Did you only prepare the tea?
The inspector also asked Mrs. White some questions: Mr. White: Yes.
The Inspector: were you doing when your The Inspector: OK. Thanks.
husband was in the kitchen?
Mrs. White: While I was watching the movie I was
drinking my coffee.
The Inspector: Coffee? But your husband was preparing The inspector was suspicious about Mr. White
tea. and he asked for him to come to his office.
Mrs. White: Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night. The Inspector started questioning:
The Inspector: OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? The Inspector: You weren’t at home when the
Mrs. White: He was thirsty. He wanted to drink water. thief broke into your house.
The Inspector: Hmm. What happened then? were you?
Mrs. White: A friend of him called him and he went out Mr. White: I went out to help a friend of mine.
to help him. The Inspector: Who was he?
The Inspector: So you were alone at home, weren’t you? Mr. White: A friend…
Mrs. White: Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he The Inspector: Hmmm…
didn’t answer. Mr. White: I said that he was a friend of mine.
The Inspector: If you cannot prove that you were
with your friend, we will arrest you!
B) Answer the questions according
to the story?
1) Did Mrs. White see the thief?
A) Decide True or False?
___________________________. 1) ( ) Mr. White was at home when the event
2) What was Mrs. White doing when the occurred.
thief broke into the house? 2) ( ) Mr. White caught the thief but he didn’t
_______________________________ tell anyone.
___________. 3) ( ) Mrs. White was watching the movie while
3) Was Mr. White with his wife when her husband was drinking water.
the thief broke into the house? 4) ( ) The thief broke into the house while
_______________________________ they were sleeping.
___________. 5) ( ) Mr. White went out while his wife was
4) What was Mr. White doing in the sleeping.
kitchen? 6) ( ) Mr. White went out to help his friend.
_______________________________ 7) ( ) Mrs. White screamed when she saw the
___________. thief.
5) Did Mr. White really prepare the
tea? At the end of the questionnaire…
______________________________. Mr. White: OK. I will tell everything… Yesterday
6) Why did Mr. White go out? night somebody called me but he wasn’t a friend.
_______________________________ She was my darling. I lied to my wife because she
___________. needed help. While I was going I saw a man who was
7) Did the Inspector believe Mr. White? very strange. I waited five or ten minutes and I saw
______________________________. him while he was breaking into our house. But I
8) Did Mr. White say who his friend had to go. I went to my darling’s house but she
was? wasn’t there. There was nothing at home. Then I
______________________________. learnt that she was living with her boyfriend. She
deceived me. They took all our money and ran away…
Yesterday I was playing videogames in my room when I heard
people screaming. I went out and saw: my neighbors’ house
was on fire!
In less than 10 minutes the firemen arrived and fought
against the fire for one hour until they made it. Wow! They
are really brave! One of them entered the house and saved
the Johnson’s dog that was trapped in the fire.
I made a decision: I want to be a fireman when I grow up. I’ll
be strong and brave enough to fight against the fire, to save
people’s lives and property. I can’t wait! I can already see it in
the newspaper: “Brave fireman rescues a family of four”,
Mom will be really proud.

Mark true (T) or false (F). When it’s false,

you’ll have to justify your answer orally:
The boy’s house was on fire. ( )
The boy thinks the firemen are brave. ( )
He admires the firefighters. ( )
It took long the firemen to arrive. ( )
It took one hour to extinguish the fire. ( )
The boy’s neighbors have a pet. ( )
A fireman saved the dog’s life. ( )
The boy wants to be a firefighter when he grows
up. ( )
He wants to be as strong and brave as the
firefighters. ( )

Answer the questions:

What was the boy doing when the neighbors’ house caught fire?
______________________________________________________________________
Did he want to be a fireman before that day?
______________________________________________________________________
Why did he decide to be a fireman in the future?
______________________________________________________________________
What qualities does he think are essential for being a fireman?
______________________________________________________________________
What can he already see in the newspaper?
______________________________________________________________________
Who do you think the newspaper is referring to?
______________________________________________________________________
How does the boy think his mother will feel? Do you agree with him?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Reading comprehension. Read the story. Answer the 5 questions in complete sentences.

Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs.
Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began
the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they
didn’t want to watch it again.

“Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards.
They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees
were covered in beautiful white snowflakes. “I’m happy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this
weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some
music and dance.”

Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t ….”

“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to dance. They were dancing for
about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights went out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We’re just not very lucky
tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to
dance with her, in the dark and without music.

Now answer the questions:

1. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay home last night?

2. What did Mrs. Rojas make?

3. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when it started to snow?

4. Why was Mr. Rojas happy they stayed home?

5. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when the lights went out?

Copy in your English notebook

Past progressive vs Simple past

I was playing videogames when I heard people screaming.” A long action (play videogames) was taking place
in the past when a short action (hear people screaming) happened. The long action is expressed with the
verb to be in the past (was / were) + a verb in the –ing form. The short action is expressed with the past
simple. Complete the sentences below:
A. Mark ______________________ when the phone __________________. [study / ring]
B. Victoria _________________ when we ________________________ lunch. [arrive / have ]
C. Mom ___________________ some carrots when she _________________ her finger. [slice / cut]
D. Gerald and Philip ___________________ from work when the car _______________ into a wall.
[return / crash]
E. The kids ______________________ outside when the storm ________________. [to play / to start]
F. I _________________________ when the dog _______________________ away. [sleep / run]