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    Yesterday, a couple went out to a restaurant for a romantic evening but at 11pm they heard screaming and did not know what to do. Suddenly, a man with a gun appeared and said to stay, as he was a thief with another man. The couple gave the thieves their money, and after 10 minutes the police arrived and caught the thieves, but the couple never recovered their money.

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    Past Simple Reading

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    Yesterday, a couple went out to a restaurant for a romantic evening but at 11pm they heard screaming and did not know what to do. Suddenly, a man with a gun appeared and said to stay, as he was a thief with another man. The couple gave the thieves their money, and after 10 minutes the police arrived and caught the thieves, but the couple never recovered their money.

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    Yesterday, a couple went out to a restaurant for a romantic evening but at 11pm they heard screaming and did not know what to do. Suddenly, a man with a gun appeared and said to stay, as he was a thief with another man. The couple gave the thieves their money, and after 10 minutes the police arrived and caught the thieves, but the couple never recovered their money.

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    Past Simple Reading

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    Mónica Cruz
    Yesterday, a couple went out to a restaurant for a romantic evening but at 11pm they heard screaming and did not know what to do. Suddenly, a man with a gun appeared and said to stay, as he was a thief with another man. The couple gave the thieves their money, and after 10 minutes the police arrived and caught the thieves, but the couple never recovered their money.

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    Reading Comprehension Past Simple

    Yesterday my wife and I went out to a restaurant. It was a romantic


    evening. But at eleven o’clock, we heard a lot of screams. We didn’t
    know what to do. We wanted to go out. Suddenly, a man appeared
    and said: ‘Stay there¡’ He was a
    thief and he had a gun in his
    hands. There was another man
    behind him. We gave them our
    money. After ten minutes, the
    police arrived and they caught
    the thieves. But we never
    recovered our money.
    Activities
    1. Write the base form of the verbs in bold.
    2. Search for the meaning of these words

    Scream

    After

    Thief

    Besides

    3. Answer the following questions about the text:


    a) When did this happen?
    b) What time was it when the lights went out?
    c) What did they want to do then?
    d) Who was the man that appeared?
    e) What did the people give to the thieves?
    f) When did the police catch the thieves?
    4. Write your own story about a past event (no more 90 words). Then
    make questions about your story.

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