Unit 14
We were fishing
New words:
mother-in-law, father-in-law, wife, husband, son, daughter, niece, nephew
Grammar:
Past Continuous
Use the past continuous to describe an action happening at a certain time in the past.
Example:
-What were you doing yesterday at half past six?
- Yesterday at half past six I was having a shower.
Example:
-What were you doing yesterday at half past six?
- Yesterday at half past six I was having a shower.
Dates
We say and write dates differently.
22nd June 1997- We say: "the twenty-second of June, nineteen ninety-seven"
I was born ...
Use the correct preposition with years, days and months:
He was born in 1971.
He was born on 9th July 1971.
He was born in July.
Now, try this quick quiz online about the past continuous:
He was born in July.
Now, try this quick quiz online about the past continuous:
Extra work: Copy the completed dialogue into your notebook. Then, check your spelling and hand your work in.
Complete the dialogue. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets (A, N, I).
A: What (1) __________ you (do) __________ when the accident happened?
B: We (2) __________ (wait) for the bus. Then we saw the red car and the dog.
A: What (3) __________ the driver of the car (do) ___________?
B: He (4) __________ (chat) on his mobile phone. He (5) __________ (not look) at the
road. He didn’t see the dog.
A: What (1) __________ you (do) __________ when the accident happened?
B: We (2) __________ (wait) for the bus. Then we saw the red car and the dog.
A: What (3) __________ the driver of the car (do) ___________?
B: He (4) __________ (chat) on his mobile phone. He (5) __________ (not look) at the
road. He didn’t see the dog.