National University of Piura

ENGLISH II
Social Science and Education Faculty

Practice I: Reading comprehension

I. Read this text and complete with past continuous.

A STRANGE EXPERIENCE
Last month I was on holiday in Ireland with my mum and dad. One day, we (1) were driving (drive)
through a small village. It was time for lunch, so we stopped at a restaurant.
It was a large, old building. We looked through the window. There were lots of people in the
restaurant. They (2) were eating (eat), drinking and chatting. A musician (3) was playing (play) the
violin. But there was something strange about the people. They (4) weren´t wearing (not wear)
normal, modern clothes. They (5) were wearing (wear) hats, jackets and dresses from another
century. We couldn't understand it. But we were hungry, so we opened the door.
When we went into the restaurant, everything was different. The people (6) were wearing (wear)
normal clothes. The musician wasn't there- the music was on CD. It was a very strange experience!
Daniel

II. Write true or false. Write the correct information.

1. Daniel was with his parents. true

2. They were going to the theater. false
They were going to the restaurant.
3. The people were singing and dancing in the restaurant. false
They were eating, drinking and chatting.
4. The musician wasn´t playing the violin. false
A MUSICIAN WAS PLAYING THE VIOLIN
5. At first time, people were wearing clothes of fifties. true

III. Read again and answer the questions:

1- Who was Daniel on holiday with? He was with mom and dad.
2- What were the people in the restaurant doing? They were eating, drinking and chating.
3- What instrument was the musician playing? The musician was playing the violin.
4- What was strange about their clothes? They weren´t wearing normal and modern clothes.
5- When they went into the restaurant, did they see the musician? No, he wasn't.
 IV. Look at the picture and write what these people were doing when the teacher arrived
at the school?

Example: 1. In number 1, the girl was reading when the teacher arrived.

2. The boy was singing when the teacher arrived.

3. The boy was dancing when the teacher arrived.
4. The boy was drinking when the teacher arrived.
5. They were playing when the teacher arrived.
6. The boy was eating when the teacher arrived.

V. Choose the correct options.

1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
3. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a
virus.
4. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was
surfing the internet.
5. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup
of coffee on the keyboard.
NAMES
ABAD ABAD ROSARIO CONCEPCIÓN
CARRASCO SAAVEDRA VICTORIA MILENA
CÓRDOVA SÓNDOR STEFANY NICOLL
PASAPERA CASTILLO DAGNER ALELY