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EILEEN ARIAS MENDOZA

ACTIVIDAD N°4
TEMA: WHAT A STORY!
3 GRAMMAR FOCUS
A. Complete the mews stories using the past continuous or simple past forms
of the verbs. The compare with a partner.

DAILY ROUNDUP
Four- legged Customers Rescue… the Ambulance!
One windy day, a woman An ambulance driver………….
………… (walk) her pet (have) breakfast in a coffee
poodle down the street. A shop when a woman ………….
hairstylist ………… (see) (hop) into his ambulance and
A Golden Find The dog through a window ………….. (drive) away. The
While divers ……………. (work) off And …………. (notice) its driver…………… (grab) his cell
the coast of Florida, they Crazy hair! Later, while the phone and …………. (alert) the
…………… (discover) a shipwreck Stylist ………… (create) a police. The carjacker…………..
containing gold worth $2 million. New line of hair care products (go) over 90 miles an hour
The divers ……………….. (film) a for dogs and cats, when the highway patrol
show about the coral reef when he……………….. (come up finally………………………..
they with) a new slogan: “Even (catch up with) her.
…………………. (find) the gold. animals have bad hair days!

B. GROUP WORK Take turns retelling the stories in part A. Add your own ideas
and details to make the stories more interesting!
5 LISTENING In the news
A. Listen to three news stories. Number the pictures from 1 to 3
(There is one extra picture.)

B. Listen again. Take notes on each story.

Where did it happen? When did it happen? What happened?


1.
2.
3.
8 GRAMMAR FOCUS.

A. Complete the sentences in column A with the simple past or past


continuous forms of the verbs.
Complete the sentences in column B with the simple past or past perfect
forms of the verbs.

A
1. A thief……….. (break) our house last night while my sister and I…………..
(pick up) a pizza for dinner.
2. I…………. (shop) with some friends yesterday, and I………….. (lose) my
keys.
3. I…………. (drive) around with friends all day on Sunday, and I…………….
(run out) of gas on the freeway.
4. I……………… (try) to visit my parents last night when I……………. (get)
stuck in the elevator in their apartment building.

B
a. Luckily, I…………… (give) a friend a copy of them, and she…………………
(come over) and let me into my apartment.
b. It…………… (reach) the fifth floor when it…………. (stop). After I………….
(be) stuck for an hour, someone…………. (start) it again.
c. I guess we…………. (leave) the door unlocked because that’s how the
thief………… (get) into the house.
d. Fortunately, I…………… (bring) my cell phone with me, so I……………
(call) my brother for help.
9 WORD POWER Events
A. Match the words in column A with the definitions in column B.

A
1. Coincidence

2. Dilemma

3. Disaster

4. Emergencia

5. Lucky break

6. Misfortune

7. Mystery

8. Triumph

B
a. An unexpected event that brings good fortune
b. A situation that involves a difficult choice
c. Something puzzuling or unexplained
d. An event that causes suffering or destruction
e. A great success or achievement
f. Unexpected Events that seem to be connected
g. A sudden, dangerous event that requires quick action
h. An unlucky event, or bad luck

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