Learning activity 3

Evidence: All in the past

Part A

For this part of the evidence, you will have to record an audio file answering the
following questions.

Question Suggested answers

1. What did you use to do on When I was in high school I used
vacation when you were in high to my family to Girardot.
school?
2. What did you look like when you When I was fifteen I used to have
were 15 years old? long straight hair, I liked to wear
make-up and jeans with short
blouses.
3. What did your family use to do on My family used to get together at
Christmas when you were a kid? home and prepare a big dinner,
they would give me whatever I
asked for and we would throw a
lot of gunpowder, we would make
the old year's doll to burn it.
4. How did your neighborhood use My neighborhood used to be nice,
to be? there were lots of parks, stores,
people were friendly and helpful.
 5. What did you use to do five years Five years ago I used to work in a
ago? construction company on the
purchasing side, went for walks
with my sister and the dog, took
wood painting classes.

Part B

Now, you are going to see some pictures that show an unfortunate incident that
happened to Jennifer a few years ago, while she was driving home after work. See
what happened to her and write it down. Use past simple and past continuous to
narrate the events.

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One day, a few years ago, Jennifer was driving home from work. Suddenly,
the car stopped and Jennifer wondered what happened, she got out of the car
to see what had happened, she saw another car coming and asked for help,
two young men got out of the car and approached Jennifer to see what she
needed, and they told her that it was time to change the tire, Jennifer went to
take it out and one of the men stole her purse and they left, Jennifer called the
police.