UNIT 4: SPORTS

AND GAMES

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 GRAMMAR
Past simple and past continuous

Past continuous

I + WAS + V1 + ING

He/She/It + WAS + V1 + ING

You/We/They + WERE + V1 + ING

V1: base form of the verb

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 NOTES
1. We use the past continuous to describe a scene in the past.
It was raining. The wind was blowing.
2. We use the past simple for a sequence of actions or events that happened
one after the other.
I sat down, opened my book.
3. We use the past continuous and the past simple together to describe a
sudden event that interrupted a longer one.
While I was having lunch, my cousin phoned.
Longer action interruption
4. We use the past continuous to describe an event that was in progress at a
specific moment in the past.
At 7:30 this morning, I was waiting for the bus.

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 PRONUNCIATION OF ED
If the base verb ends Example of Example with - pronounce
in one of theseThe
sounds basepast
past simple tense and verbparticiple ed
of all the -ed as
regular verbs end in -ed.
/t/ want Wanted /ɪd/

/d/ end Ended /t/

unvoiced /p/, /s/, /k/, Hope, laugh, Hoped, laughed, /d/

/f/, /ʃ/, /ʧ/ fax, wash faxed, washed

Voiced Other
sounds

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 PRONUNCIATION OF ED
Listen and repeat the past simple forms. How is
the -ed ending pronounced? Write the correct
sound next to each verb: /d/, /t/, /id/

Played /d/ Scored

Expected Voted

Finished Faced

Stopped Watched

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 READING

The Hare & the Tortoise

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. "Do you ever get
anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. "Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get
there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it." The Hare was much
amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he
agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and
started the runners off.

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 READING
The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise
feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a
Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the
Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and,

after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But
the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake
up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest,
but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

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 READING
Read the text and answer the questions:
- Why did the tortoise run the hare a race?
- Who won the race?
- Did hare lose the race because he ran more slowly than the tortoise?

What lesson can you learn from

this story?

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 Read and listen to the text. Use the past form of verbs in
brackets.
In 2001, 22-year-old Trevor Misipeka arrived (arrived) at Edmonton in
Canada to compete in the World Athletics Championship. He (want)
to take part in the shot put, but a new rule (make) this impossible.
Two days before the competition, he (have) to find a new event! He
(decide) on the 100 meters, because the new rule
(not apply) to running. At 135 kilos, he (not have) the body of
the spinter, but he (try) his best. So how he (do)?
Well, unfortunately, Trevor (win). In fact, he (come) last.
The newspaper (give) him a nickname. Trevor the Tortoise. But he
(not be) sad about his time of 14.28 seconds. ‘That’s my personal
best’, he (say) .

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 WINNING AND LOSING
FOOTBALL

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 WINNING AND LOSING

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 THANK YOU SO MUCH

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