Photographs are pictures taken to please ‘the family and bore the neighbors. Edmund Volkart, American sociologist 2B =the story behind the photo 1 GRAMMAR past continuous 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the past continuous. 1 ‘You _were laughing (laugh) when I took the photo. 21 (snow) when our plane landed, 3 We (not drive) fast when theaccident happened. 4 What (he / do) when his boss arrived? 5 Why (you /cry) atthe party? ot (sit) on the bus when I saw my boss. 7 They (live) in Brazil when their first child was born. 8 Hedidn’tcall you because his cell phone {not work) b Write sentences with when. Use the simple past © Complete the story with the simple past or and past continuous 1 They {argue / the waiter / bring | the check ‘Thay were arguing whe the waiter brought the check. He fall offhis bike) cycle /home The children | play / video games J the guests / arrive We / have /a barbecue / it/ start to ain 1] finish / my report my computer / crash past continuous. Zs CIs Last summer,I'_went (ge) to Los Angeles to stay with my cousin for a few weeks. One afternoon, we : (have) lunchin a nice restaurant when my cousin? _ (get) a call onher cell phone and went outside to talk. While she 2 (speak) to her friend, suddenly (notice) a man in a black hat who (sit at the next table. Itwas the actor Johnny Depp! He was alone, and” (decide) to take my chance. So | got up and®. (0) to his table. “Excuse me, could | have my photo taken with you?" lasked. He® (say) yes.so! I (top) awaitess who" (pass) by and gave her my camera. Ste” (take) the photo of me and Johnny. thanked them both, and then returned to my table, When mycousin”” (come) back.1* (mile. “Why are you looking so happy?" she asked. “had my photo taken with Johnny Depp” “Johnny Depp? Whereis he?* “He's sitting over there, Look!” ‘She turned around to look and then started to laugh. “That's not johnny Depp” m (look) at the man in the black hat - he 7. (laugh), too.