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‘1 Look at the photo and the headline of the newspaper article. What do you think happened? 2 Read the article and check your prediction. 3 read the article again. Match ‘these titles with the paragraphs (hed). There is one extra tile. The Fight Tasty Reward No Hesitation Nobile Phones Success and Applause 4 Underting the sentences in the article about José Nilson. Then use the Key Words on page 25 to describe his character and personality. Example I didn't hesitate. = decisive Presentation 5 Complete the sentences in the tables with these words. call, called, did, didn't, saw, see, was, wasn't, were, weren't, ‘Then, find three examples of the Past Simple in the article. Write the infinitives of the verbs. ‘AFFIRMATIVE They 1___ an ambulance. He 2___ the shark. ‘ArrinMarive 1/He/She was sitting on the beac. We/You/They °___ reading. Human 1, Shark 0 Yesterday ofternaon, another killer shark suddenly appeared while crowds of people were enjoying themselves at Jpanema Beach in Brazil. The shark was over two Imetres long and weighed about 60 kilograms. The crowds naturally panicked os two weeks ago a similar shark attacked and killed two swimmers. {One man did not panic. José Nilson, 5 Mr Nilson ran into the water and ‘4 32-year-old bodybuilder, was sitting fought the shark with his bare hands! ‘on the beach with his family when ‘While he was fighting the creature, 2 the incident started. “While I was some people called the emergency sitting and reading a magazine, services on their mobile phones. T suddenly heard screams. When 1% Tooked up, I saw the shark jn the [Mr Nilson bit the shark repeatedly on water. I didn't Hésicate. 1 got really the head until it lay wnconserous and angry and decided to kill the thing.” then pulled it on to the beach, When2s _ he finally killed at with a heavy-stone, [E When swimmers saw the creature, the people all clapped and cheered. they panicked, Children started crying * and some people ran for their lives. [B) Later, Mr Nilson sold the shark to a Others watched in disbelief as focal restaurant and had a grilled shark steak for dinner! » eet NC Past SimPLe Question Necarive 3 you call an ambulance?” 1 didnt 7____an ambulance. “yes, 14 No, I dide’t! Did you 5 the shark? ‘She 8_ see the shark "Yes, 1 did:/No, 16 Past Conrinuous Question Necanive 10:___1/he/she sitting on the beach?” 1/He/She 13__ sitting on the ‘yes, he 11____ No, he wasn't! beach. ‘Were you/you/they reading? We/You/They 14 reading. "Yes, we were//No, we 12 6 Look at this sentence from the article. Which verb form in bold describes the situation and which describes the event? While 1 was sitting and reading @ magazine, Tsuddenly heard screams. [Add the names of the correct past tenses to the timelines. 2 situation background activity: 1 a short/interupting event: 2. 7 Look at these sentences from the text. 1 José was sitting on the beach with his family when the incident started. 2 When T looked up, I saw the shark in the water. 3. While he was fighting the creature, some people called the emergency services. Now match sentences 1, 2 and 3 with the timelines a and b. aH PAO What do when and while mean in sentences 1, 2 and 3? at the same time? b after? > Grammar Summary 3, page 142 Practice 8 Answer the questions. 41 What was José Nilson doing when he saw the shark? What did he do when he saw the share What were the people on the beach doing wien they saw the shark? 4 What did the people on the beach do when they saw the shark? 2 3 ‘9 What are the Past Simple forms of these verbs? / come, cry, cut, Fight, get, go, have, pull, read, run, see, sel, sit, tal, ch, work, write © Pronunciation Listen and repeat. Check your answers. Heroes 10 compete this story. Put the verbs in brackets fn the Past Simple orth Past Continuous. Sergeant Harris lft the police station at 6 p.m. He 1 (not have) his car so he 2. (walk) home. He 3 (cross) the park when he 4 (see) a little girl playing near the river ~ she 5. (run) after the birds. The sergeant ®. (sit down) to have a rest and 7 (open) his newspaper. He 8. (ead) the sports page when he 8 (hear) screams; the grt was in the water and she 19____ (wave) her arms; her mather 1 (all) for help. Sergeant Harris ran to the river and #2 ump) into the water. He got to the git quel and pled her au, Alt of people (watch) the scene. When they saw thatthe 7 was safe, they all 14 (clap) and 18__ (cheer). 11 Make sentences using the Past Simple and the Past Continuous. Use while or when. Example 1 I saw an accident while I was walking down the street. was watking down the street when I saw an accident. walk down the street/see an accident (1) nat meet my old friend/stay in Prague (1) walk into a tree/talk on her mobile phone (she) shop/lose his wallet (he) do the washing-up/break a glass (1) drive home/run out of petrol (they) break the key/try to open the door (he) not swim/hear the screams (we) 12 Work in pairs. Student A is José Nilson and ‘Student 8 fs a journalist. Act out an interview. Ask ‘questions like these: ‘What were you/other people doing? What did you do when you saw the shank? What did the other people do? Did anyone try to fight the shark? 13 Personalisation Work in groups. Tell each other the answers to these questions. 41) What were you doing at & o'lock lst night? 2 What were your friends doing when you got to school this moming? 3. What did you do when you got to school this morning? 4 What did you do when you got home yesterday? 5 What were you family doing when you got home yesterday? 27

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