Language focus
1. Read the text below and put the verbs into the correct,
tenses
When Jason 1) (see) Greg
sitting in the pub all by himself on a Saturday afternoon he
2) (be) quite surprised because he
3) (know) that Greg usually
4) (go) away for the weekend
with his girlfriend, Lucretia
Sone §) (join) him at his
table and 6) (notice) that he
7). (look) rather depressed,
Greg 8) (explain) to Jason
that the day before he 9) (quarrel)
with Lucretia. Things 10). (go)
vwrong right from the start on Friday, the previous day
Trey 11) (meet or lunch
but Lucretia 12) (ardyispeak).
He told her he 13) (carvnot)
understand wy she 14) (be)
50 cold and Lueretia snapped that it 15)
(be) her birthday and that he 16)
(obvious\ forget all about it
Greg 17)
explained that he 18)
very busy lately, He promised he 19)
(take) her out fr dinner that evening to "La Gaviota’, hor
favourite Spanish restaurant, She said it was a wonderul idea
and added that she 20) (put on)
that long blue cress he 21) (lke)
50 much, She also tod him not 0 forget to make a reservation
sit was impossible to get a table at “La Gaviota" without one.
Ho told her to leave everything to him
Bofore he lt, Lucretia reminded him not to be late as usual
because she 22) (ootiwant)
to be kept waiting on her birthday. He promised that he
23) (pick her up) at 7 sharp.
Infact, Greg arrived at her place at 7.40. He fold her he was
(apologise) and he
(be)
sory, that his watch 24) (stop)
bout she replied that 25) (notibelieve)
him and that it 26) (show) in his
face that he 27) (lie). Then she
asked if he 28) (take) her to “La
Gaviota” and he explained that he 29)
orget) to make a reservation but that they 30)
(can) always order a pizza and eat it in front ofthe television.
She screamed that that was the last straw and that she
31) (notiwant) to see his face
ever again, That's why he 32)
(sit) all by himseif on a Saturday afternoon,
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2, Look at the text again and write the actual conversation
between Greg and Lucretia, Start from the moment they met,
for lunch on Friday,
Greg)
Lucretia:
Hi how are you?
poker
1. He tole him to tun down
the music because he
couldnt study.