Language focus 2
Past simple vs. past continuous 3
1 * ‘the correct options.
1. Theyancelled) / were cancelling our flight,
SOE SE RCE ete acer inate
days before in Keland.
2 Where did you go /Were you goingewhen
(Gayb/ was seeing you in the street?
3. A police officeystopped7 was stopping us from
‘going into our house because there Was was
being a big fire
4 When the river water€Os6)) was rising after the
heavy rin, it€2me/ was coming near the town
centre.
5 While the rescue workers looked /vere looking)
for people, theyfound were saresreer Tm
6 The lightsamey were coming on again while
Hooked /ias lookingfor my torch
7 eke cutting my finger when lused (Was q
usin
the penknife.
8 Ellie €eRy/ was falling over while she ran /@Was.
Tanning away from the fire
2 *% Write sentences with the prompts.
11 When /1/ watch TV /the lights / go out
When Iwas watching TV, the lights went out.
2. When / we /see the landslide / we / drive home
hen we 949 the land si
3° She /sKi/ when / sh6/ hear / the avalanche
che ‘eae
4 The rescue helicopter / arrive / when / the family /
phone for help
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5 A fire fighter / give them / water / when / they /S €\Q
wait for an ambulance
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ee the correct options in the text.
In 2012 there was a serious earthquake in Guatemala,
When it ‘was happening, fire fighter
Tina Watson ? watched / was watching TV at home
in Los Angeles. But only two days later, she and
Chester, her search and rescue dog, *flew / was
flying into Guatemala to help. On the first day, they
found / were finding two survivors, but on the
second day they § didn’t find / weren't finding any.
Then, on the third day, Tina and Chester *searched /
‘were searching an apartment block, when they
located / were locating three teenage aitls trapped
in the ruins. They were very thirsty, so Chester *took /
‘was taking them Tina's water bottle until more resc
‘workers “arrived / were arriving. Amazingly, when
they finally ® pulled f were pulling the girs out, the
‘weren't injured,
40% Write sentences that are true for you
about five of the times in the box. Use the
past simple or the past continuous.
25th December 2013:)yesterday at 1 pm
last August this'time tast Saturday
[omy last birthday 9 o'clock on Sunday morning
This time last Saturday |was watching a film with
my friends,
plore prepositional phrases
-& & Complete the sentences with the
prepositional phrases in the box.
on the planet in both directions on
on the is ‘on theinternet,
ship
1. You shouldn't believe everything you read
onthe Internet
2. The Antarctic is one of the coldest places
3 Its only four kilometres from the coast but
nobody lives
4 We looked left and right but there was nothing,
but houses
5. There are no flights so you have to travel
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A Give Fiat 1c een woke when Tey yygihing to the island.
6 1 drifk / from my Waterbottle / when // see / (oc an eucivslonce
a helicopter
T wing drinking (aaa ony water Woattle when sou
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