Spotlight 7 News stories

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https://resh.edu.ru/subject/lesson/1527/main /

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https://learningapps.org/watch?v=phm940cd525

nursery rhyme детский стишок

porridge овсяная каша

eventually в конце концов

bravely смело/храбро

beast зверь/чудовище

safety безопасно

recovering выздоровление

break a record побить рекорд

Past Continuous

Past Continuous используется для описания действий, которые продолжались некоторое время в прошлом.

Past

5.00

7.00

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Last week/month/year

2 weeks ago

On Monday

At 7 o’clock

Yesterday

Long ago

When

In 2020

All day/night/week

The whole day

At 7 o’clock

All the time

From 5 to 7

While

When

As

7.00

all Sunday

Past simple

Past Simple or Past Continuous

My computer crashed when I was doing my homework last night.

My computer ( crash) when I (do) my homework last night.

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I was watching a film when my mum got home yesterday.

I ( watch) a film when my mum (get) home yesterday.

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I ( burn) myself when

I ( make) breakfast.

I burnt myself when

I was making breakfast.

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It was raining when I woke up this morning.

It (rain) when I (wake up) this morning. .

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A friend ( text) me when

I (walk) to school.

A friend texted me when

I was walking to school.

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I was lying on the beach when suddenly it started raining.

I lay / was lying on the beach when suddenly it started / was starting raining.

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I was reading a book when you called me at 4 o’clock yesterday.

I read / was reading a book when you called me / were calling me at 4 o’clock yesterday.

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The first time I saw my boyfriend, he was dancing at a party.

The first time I was seeing / saw my boyfriend, he danced / was dancing at a party.

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We were having lunch when the door opened.

We were having / had lunch when the door opened.

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It was a sunny day. I was leaving home. Suddenly the postman was knocked on the door.

It was a sunny day. I left / was leaving home. Suddenly the postman was knocking / knocked on the door.

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When my mum was driving to work yesterday, she saw her old friend from school.

When my mum drove / was driving to work yesterday, she saw / was seeing her old friend from school.

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Molly was breaking / broke her leg when she climbed / was climbing a tree.

Molly broke her leg when she was climbing a tree.

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Was Ben studying yesterday at 8 p.m.?

Was Ben studying / Did Ben study yesterday at 8 p.m.?

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Mum was working on her laptop while dad was listening to music on his new MP3 player.

Mum (work) on her laptop while dad (listen) to music on his new MP3 player.

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Margaret was talking on her smartphone talk when she started crying.

Margaret was (talk) on her smartphone talk when she (start) crying.

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Adam (not/watch) the film so I (change) TV channels.

Adam wasn’t watching the film so I changed TV channels.

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Tony didn’t tak e any photos with his phone at the party because he was sending text messages to Jessica all the time.

Tony (not/take) any photos with his phone at the party because he (send) text messages to Jessica all the time.

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I dropped my memory stick when I was running for the tram.

I (drop) my memory stick when I (run) for the tram.

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Alan and I (play) on the games console when my dad (come) home.

Alan and I was playing on the games console when my dad came home.

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Write questions for the following answers.

1 Sally was doing her homework when the phone rang.

(What)

2 Clare was wearing a fantastic dress at the party.

(What)

3 We played tennis from five to eight.

(How long)

4 At 7:30 yesterday morning, Sophie was driving to the airport.

(Where)

5 They were having dinner at seven.

(When)

6 We saw Mark at the café.

(Who)

7 Alice was crying during the fi lm because it was a drama.

(Why)

8 Chris bought a sandwich for lunch.

(What)

1 What was Sally doing when the phone rang? KEYS

2 What was Clare wearing at the party?

3 How long did you/we play tennis?

4 Where was Sophie driving at 7.30 yesterday morning?

5 When were they having dinner?

6 Who did we/you see at the café?

7 Why was Alice crying during the film?

8 What did Chris buy for lunch?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple and/or the Past Continuous.

0 The cat was sleeping (sleep) on my laptop when I got (get) home.

1 When we ______ (finish) our classes the weather was good – it _______ (not / rain).

2 When my dad _______ (get) his first smartphone, I ______ (be) just a baby.

3 When ______ (your brother / cook) lunch yesterday, ______ (you / help) him?

4 When I ______ (download) music, my computer ______ (stop) working.

5 The last time I _______ (see) Kim, she _______ (play) an online game with her friend.

1 finished / were finishing, wasn’t raining KEYS

2 got, was

3 your brother was cooking, did you help / were you helping

• was downloading, stopped
• saw, was playing

Use the prompts to make sentences in the Past Continuous.

0 What / you / do / at seven o’clock?

What were you doing at seven o’clock?

1 Emily and Kate / not / study / at nine o’clock.

2 the scientists / do / a chemistry experiment?

3 we / watch / an interesting programme then.

4 why / Rafael / wear / a suit in this video?

5 Kim / read / an e-book / while her sisters / talk / on the phone.

1 Emily and Kate weren’t studying at nine o’clock. KEYS

2 Were the scientists doing a chemistry experiment?

3 We were watching an interesting programme then.

4 Why was Rafael wearing a suit in this video?

5 Kim was reading an e-book while her sisters were talking on the phone.

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.

Write one word or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a woman talking about renting a boat for a holiday .

Riverboat Holidays

Name of boat: Moonlight

Boat is for: (1) between two and people

Dates available this year: 1st –31st (2)

Total cost: (3) £ per week

Must bring: (4)

Phone number to book: (5)

1 eight KEYS

2 August

3 475

4 towels

5 2150699

Complete the table with the words and phrases in the box.

every day, Friday morning, half past three, January,

last year, Mondays, the afternoon, the moment,

the weekend, tomorrow, 2013, 15 th May

at

half past three

in

January

on

the moment

no preposition

Friday morning

the weekend

the afternoon

every day

KEYS

Mondays

2012

15 th May

last year

tomorrow

at

in

on

no preposition

Use the prompts to make sentences in the Past Continuous.

What / you / do / at seven o’clock?

What were you doing at seven o’clock?

1 I / play / computer games / all day yesterday.

2 your friends / wait / for you / all this time?

3 Jon and Kim / swim / in the sea / while / Sue / read / an e-book.

4 Peter / not / work / on his desktop computer then.

5 why / your brother / update his profile / before going to school

• I was playing computer games all day yesterday. KEYS
• Were your friends waiting for you all this time?
• Jon and Kim were swimming in the sea while Sue

was reading an e-book.

4 . Peter wasn't working on his desktop computer then.

5. Why was your brother updating his profile before going

to school?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple and/or the Past Continuous.

0 The cat was sleeping (sleep) on my laptop when I got (get) home.

1 I’m sorry I ___________________ (not / hear) you. My sister __________________ (shout).

2 Gabriela and Theo ___________________ (wait) for the bus when their father ___________________ (call) them.

3 What ___________________ (you / do) at nine o’clock on Sunday? _______________ (you / watch) that film about famous inventors’ lives?

4 When Rose ___________________ (talk) to Nancy on the phone, the phone suddenly ___________________ (crash).

5 When I ___________________ (be) about seven years old, a big computer company from India ___________________ (want) to give my father a good job there.

1 didn’t hear, was shouting KEYS

2 were waiting, called

3 were you doing, Were you watching / Did you watch

4 was talking, crashed

• was, wanted