UNIT 2
0 GRAMMAR Past continuous a Ol£S£* Listen and complete the past continuous verbs in the sentences. 1 It when I left the house. 2 When I boarded the plane, all the other passengers for me. 3 I my book when one of the flight attendants spoke to me. 4 I in the bathroom when the turbulence started.
0 READING AND SPEAKING
Read the headlines and look at the pictures. What do you think happened to the travelers?
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DID YOU MEAN CAPRI? Canadian Tourists Miss Their Destination by 600 KM
b Underline the simple past verbs in sentences 1-4 in 3a.
C Look at the sentences in 3a again and answer the questions. 1 Which action started first in every sentence: simple past or past continuous? 2 Think about when and why the past continuous action stopped in each sentence. Write the sentence numbers (1-4). The past continuous action ....
BUS PASSENGERS ASKED TO GET OUT AND PUSH
stopped because of the simple past action stopped some time after the simple past action
d 2^ Now go to Grammar Focus 2B on p. 146.
e OE3D Pronunciation Listen to the sentences. Notice which syllables are stressed. 1 It was raining. 4 We were driving fast. 2 It wasn't raining. 5 We were n't driving fast. 3 Was it raining? 6 Were we driving fast? f OllhÄÜ Listen to the sentences in 3e again. Do the vowel sounds in was and were sound the same in all the sentences? g OlihSLi Listen to five more sentences. Do you hear was, wasn ’ t, were, or weren't'm each? h Complete the sentences with the past continuous or simple past forms of the verbs in parentheses.
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Communication 2B Student A: Go to p. 127. Student B: Go to p. 128.
C ' .f Teil your partner your story. Use the questions to help you.
• Where were they going? . How were they traveling? • What was the problem?
Two Canadian tourists were on vacation in
• Who helped solve the problem? How?
Italy. They ...
• What happened in the end?
1 The train(leave) the Station when I(realize) I was on the wrang train. 2 When I(travel) around Australia, I(lose) my passport. 3 I(run) for the bus when my bag(open) and all my things(fall) out. 4 I(drive) to a family wedding when my GPS(stop) working. 5 Someone(steal) my bag when I(stand) in line for a ticket.
d • cf Which trip do you think was worse for the travelers?
6 Think of a time you experienced travel problems. Think about your answers to these questions. • Where were you going? • What went wrang? • How were you traveling? • What happened in the end? f C^f Work in small groups. Teil the group about your trip.
; 1$ Have you had any experiences that were similar to the ones in 3h?
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When I was traveling to Florida, we waited for ten hours in the airport. Then they sent us to a hotel.
I lost my passport when we were moving to our new home.
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Was it tree?
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Who in your group has had the worst experience on ... ? • a plane • a train • a bus
What did you do?
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