Grammar I can use the Past Continuous.

Lesson aims:
• Grammar: Past Continuous 1
2
Resources:
• Grammar worksheet 4.2,
p. 158
• Tests: Grammar check 4.2
Homework:
• Workbook Unit 4, p. 33
• Extra Online Practice Unit 4

Assessment for Learning

in this lesson 3
Setting aims and criteria
for success: Warm-up
Giving feedback: Warm-up,
Exercise 1, 5, 6, 8
and Get Grammar!
Peer learning: Exercise 9
Independent learning:
Extra activity, Finishing
the lesson

Warm-up
• (Books closed) Ss work
in pairs and write down the
ten useful things from L4.1
in alphabetical order. Check
answers using the Lollipop
stick technique. 1 19 2.26 Watch or listen and read. Who’s 3 2.27 Listen and repeat.
the woman in the photo with Emma and George? Find the expressions in the story.
• Say and write Today
we will learn to use the Past 2 Read the story. Complete the sentences.
Continuous. 1 George is showing Poppy a photo on his phone.
Check this out! You’re kidding! Honest!

Lead-in 2 Harry with George and Emma

• Ask different Ss Who’s your
favourite pop star?
• (Books open) Ss look at
the photo story and say what
the characters are doing
in each picture.
Exercise 1 19 2.26
• After answering check
comprehension with the Yes/No
response cards. Was Adrianna
jogging? Was Harry playing
tennis? Did Emma take the
selfie? Was Harry upset?
Answers → student page
Exercise 2
• Ask Ss to cover the dialogue
and see how many sentences
they can complete from
memory. They then read
the dialogue again and check.
• Ask different Ss to offer
answers.
Answers → student page
when they saw the pop star.
4 Guess! What’s George’s idea?
3 The film crew were making a music .
Work in pairs. Make a guess.
4 George and Emma to Adrianna.
5 Harry is Adrianna’s .
5 20 2.28 Now watch or listen
and check.
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Exercise 3 2.27 Exercise 5 20 2.28
• Read out the sentences. Ask Ss to say •Ss watch or listen to check their choice.
a phrase from the Say it! Box that goes before
or after these sentences. Video/Audio script
It’s true! George: How about that?
I met a famous actor! Poppy: That’s a photo of me and Harry
It’s my new phone! with Adrianna!
George: I took a photo of you and one
• Ask different Ss to suggest their own
of Harry and the app put the three
sentences for the phrases.
photos together.
Answers → student page Emma: Let’s send it to Harry! He’ll love it!
• Monitor comprehension. Ask different Ss:
Exercise 4
Who does Harry put in the photo with
• Critical thinking Ss discuss the options
Adrianna? How will Harry feel about it?
in pairs. Prompt if necessary: What app
• Involve Ss. Ask What photo apps do you
do you think Harry downloads?
use? Do you like apps that change photos?
• Do a class vote for the most popular guess.
Answers → student page

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 Extra activity
• Ss play Three facts and
Grammar Past Continuous 21 Get Grammar! a fib in pairs. They say what the
characters from the photo story
Were you playing with
this ball in the garden were doing yesterday afternoon.
I/He/She/It was studying. I/He/She/It wasn’t studying. ten minutes ago? Their friend must find the fib.
You/We/They were studying. You/We/They weren’t studying. Exercise 8 2.29
Short answers • This is preparation for
Yes, I/he/she/it was. the CYCLET Flyers Listening
Was I/he/she/it studying?
No, I/he/she/it wasn’t. test Part 1.
Yes, you/we/they were. • Ask different Ss to first say
Were you/we/they studying?
No, you/we/they weren’t.
sentences about the picture
What was Adrianna doing at four o’clock? using the Past Continuous,
Where were they filming the music video? e.g. The dog was sleeping.
8 2.29 Exam Spot What were they • Check answers using
Time expressions
doing? Listen to the dialogue and match the Lollipop stick technique.
at eight o’clock, ten minutes ago the names to the people and the dog in the
picture. There is one extra name. Answers → student page

Beth Frank Bob Exercise 9

6 Complete Harry’s blog post with the Past Continuous
form of the verbs.
• Ss work using the Think-
pair-share technique.
• Different Ss write the answers

At four o’clock yesterday, on the board.

Emma and George
1
were hanging out (hang Answers
out) in the park. Adrianna 2 A: Were Frank and Beth
was in the park too! She sitting on the sofa?
2
(film) a new video B: Yes, they were.
there. At four o’clock the cameramen 3
3 A: Was Frank listening to
(eat) sandwiches and Adrianna wasn’t busy! I wasn’t
in the park because I 4 (play) tennis.
music?
Poppy wasn’t there either. Poppy and her mum Kate Jane Chris B: Yes, he was.
5
(look) for a new hairdryer at the 9 In your notebook, write questions about the
4 A: Was Beth playing a board
shopping centre! people and the dog in Exercise 8. Ask and game?
answer them in pairs. B: No, she wasn’t.
1 Bob / sleep?
5 A: Was Kate talking
7 In your notebook, write sentences about what was
2 Frank and Beth / sit on the sofa?
on the phone?
happening at 7 p.m. yesterday.
3 Frank / listen to music?
B: Yes, she was.
1 Poppy / take a photo of Emma ✘ take a selfie ✔
Poppy wasn’t taking a photo of Emma. 4 Beth / play a board game?
Exercise 10
She was taking a selfie. 5 Kate / talk on the phone?
• Ask a student the question
2 George and Harry / make sandwiches ✘ A: Was Bob sleeping? and write the verb the student
make popcorn ✔ B: Yes, he was. uses to answer on the board.
3 Emma / use a blender ✘ use a toaster ✔ Ask Ss to think of different verbs
4 Gran / look for her glasses ✘ they can use for the game.
look for the remote control ✔
10 Go to page 106. Play What were you doing
Write their ideas on the board.
yesterday at twelve o’clock? Ss then play the game.
• Monitor grammar
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and pronunciation.

Exercise 6 Finishing the lesson

Get Grammar! 21
• Ss complete the activity and then read • (Books closed) Clarify the
• Play the Get Grammar! video. If you don’t
the text again to check. grammar goals of L 4.2.
have access to a computer/projector, read
• Check answers using the Lollipop stick Explain that we use the Past
the grammar box to the class.
technique. Continuous to talk about
• Write At ten o’clock yesterday I _____ (jog) something we were doing
in the park. My friends _____ (jog) too. Ss Answers → student page in the past at a particular
look at the grammar box. Ask different Ss time. Ask different Ss to think
to complete the sentence. Draw attention Exercise 7 of a sentence using the Past
to the different forms of be. Ask different Ss •Ask a student to read out the example. Ask Continuous affirmative
to make sentences with the Past Continuous different Ss to write the answers on the board. or negative that is true for them
about yesterday. Give them times, personal for yesterday.
pronouns and verbs. Answers
8 o’clock / I / eat ___ 2 George and Harry weren’t making Fast finishers
5 o’clock / they / jog ___ sandwiches. They were making popcorn. • Ss underline the Past
11 o’clock / he / play___ 3 Emma wasn’t using a blender. She was Continuous forms
• Check comprehension and exercise using a toaster. in the photo story.
difficulty with the Traffic Lights technique 4 Gran wasn’t looking for her glasses. She was
looking for the remote control.
(now or after Exercise 6).

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