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Lesson 2 Grammar 1
1 Read and choose.
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So Mateo, how are you doing with the project?
I 1 was reading / read about the Gobi Desert when I found some interesting facts about camels.
I 2 looked / was looking for photos of the rainforest when I 3 was discovering / discovered some amazing facts about snakes! Now I’m reading about snakes …
Lucia and Amit 4 searched / were searching for information about the Pacific Ocean when they 5 saw / were seeing some really funny types of fish. They sent me a photo – look!
Wow! It’s amazing!
2 Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs.
Monday, 6 June
Oh, I had a terrible day today. I went to the beach with my family in the morning. I 1 was walking (walk) down the sand dunes when I cut my foot on a broken piece of coral reef. Then I was reading and my family 2 (surf) in the sea when I felt something move next to me. Suddenly, I 3 (feel) an insect bite me! My leg was very red! My family 4 (not / pay attention) at all. So, I ran into the sea. I 5 (swim) towards my brother when I noticed the bite felt better. The bite wasn’t hurting when we 6 (leave), but I was glad to go home! 3 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs with the prompts. see / small monkey camera / break fall / on the path see / snake hear / a noise find / a coral reef 1 I was walking (walk) by the side of the stream when I saw a small monkey . 2 I (try) to take a photograph . 3 I (run) . 4 They (have) a picnic . 5 They (not / pay) attention ! 6 She (swim) in the ocean .
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I can use the past continuous and past simple to write about interrupted past actions
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