In today’s
lesson, we are going to talk about dangerous situations. We are also
going to examine and compare the past simple and the past continuous.
Now, let us begin!
1.1.- Look at the pictures below and describe them in detail.
What dangerous
situations are being shown?
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2.- Your
turn…
Answer the
following questions out loud in as much detail as possible.
Do
you know of anyone who has experienced any of the dangerous experiences
shown above? What
was the end result?
Have
you ever been in a dangerous situation? If so, what happened?
The following
sentences may help you answer the questions:
My brother
was bitten by a dog when he was 15 years old. He was playing in the
park when suddenly a dog started running towards him…..
I
was in a dangerous situation a few years ago and…..
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3.- Pre-listening
task (listening)
You are
going to listen to Andy talking about a time when he was in a dangerous
situation.
3.1.- Here
are some key phrases from the listening. Can you guess which order the
phrases go in?
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4.- Listening
4.1.- Listen
and check your predictions..
Listening
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4.2.- Listen
again and answer the following questions:
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5.- How
to give an account of an event
Accounts
are often told in five stages. Look at the tapescript and decide the
most appropriate heading for each paragraph
The
end result / Introduction / The background / The problem / The resolution
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6.- Grammar
point: Past simple & Past continuous
Look at the
following sentence which has been taken from the listening.
As
it was raining I wanted
to get home as soon as possible
6.1.- Identify
the verb forms which are in past simple and the past continuous.
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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6.2.- Complete
the following rule with simple or continuous.
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6.3.- Choose
either the past simple or past continuous according to the sentence.
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7.- Pronunciation
practice – regular past simple verbs (video)
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As you should
all know at this level, all regular past simple verbs end in –ed,
for example:
played,
stayed, visited and retired.
There are
however, three different ways of pronouncing the –ed ending.
7.1.- Listen
to your teacher pronounce the following verbs and decide which category
they go in:
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