Language Focus: Was Swimming
Language Focus: Was Swimming
Language Focus: Was Swimming
Language focus
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the past continuous.
0 I was swimming (swim) at the new pool yesterday afternoon.
1 James (not listen) to me in class.
2 We (play) football at 3 pm yesterday.
3 Mum (shop) in town on Saturday.
4 I (not do) my homework at 6 pm.
5 They (not watch) TV yesterday evening.
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2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions. Use the past continuous.
0 (Where / you / sit) Where were you sitting in the cinema last night?
1 (you / listen) to the radio this morning?
2 (What / Emma / watch) on TV?
3 (I / make) a lot of noise this morning?
4 (What / Mum and Dad / prepare) for supper?
5 (Mark and Phil / play) computer games?
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Vocabulary
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There is one more word than you need.
caught
chased
jumped
fell over
ran away
hid
threw
In the newspaper yesterday, there was a story about a thief! The thief took a woman’s bag and
0 ran away
down the street. A man 1 him, but the thief 2 the woman’s
bag into a bin. Then he 3
over a wall and 4 in a garden. But the man
knew where he was and 5 him! That man was a hero!
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6 Complete the sentences with the adverbial form of the words in brackets.
0 Think carefully (careful) before you answer.
1 Susan opened the door (quiet).
2 Dan did all his homework really (good) last week. His teacher was very pleased!
3 Tim answered the Maths questions (easy) because he’s so clever!
4 I read my emails (quick) and then went to school.
5 Max ate his ice cream (slow) because it was so delicious!
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8 Complete the words. The first letter is there to help you. There is one space for
each other letter in the word.
What do we call someone who …
0 owns a farm? farmer
1 takes photos for their job? p
2 swims in a pool, river or sea? s
3 explores new places? e
4 buys things in shops? s
5 paints pictures? p
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Useful language
9 Complete the five conversations. Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.
0 I’ve got something to tell you! a That’s not true!
b What is it?
c It’s important.
1 A woman rang and asked to speak to me. a Why did you do that?
b Where was your phone?
c What did you say?
2 Something strange happened this morning. a Why? What did you do?
b What was wrong?
c Really? What?
3 My phone was broken – but it still rang! a That’s weird!
b But you never ring!
c I don’t think so!
4 Guess what? I won a competition! a Oh no!
b Cool!
c Thank you!
5 What did you win? a I got a digital camera.
b I never enter competitions.
c I don’t mind.
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Listening
10 Listen to a woman talking to a police officer. Answer the questions.
Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.
0 The woman was coming home from 3 When she opened the front door, someone
a the shops. a called her.
b her office. b was just leaving the garden.
c her friend’s house. c came out of the house.
1 Her husband is learning 4 She saw a man carrying
a French. a cameras and jewellery.
b English. b cameras and money.
c Spanish. c money and jewellery.
2 When she reached her house, she 5 The woman thinks the man was wearing
a ran to the front door. a jeans and a hoodie.
b didn’t open the door. b a hoodie and a hat.
c felt a bit afraid. c jeans and a hat.
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Reading
11 Read the article about the famous crime writer, Agatha Christie.
Writing
12 Write a story about a strange or unusual event. Use the questions to help you.
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