LESSON 9- UNIT 2

Welcome to our 9th lesson! Today we're beginning a new unit. In this unit we're going to revise PAST FORMS.

First let's watch some videos to remember past forms:

PAST OF VERB TO BE:

PAST CONTINUOUS:

PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS:

After watching these videos, we're going to work with the book LIGHT UP 4, pages 16 and 17. You may need a dictionary to help you. 

1- Read this text. What do these expressions mean?

a- caught fire:

b- suffered:

c- was commenting:

d- were showing:

e- were doing:

2- Which letters (a-e) above show examples of:

- A simple past regular verb:

- Past continuous verbs:

- A simple past irregular verb:

3- Read the text again and tick the correct information. If the information is INCORRECT, correct it:

4- Read and translate these sentences using a dictionary to help you:

1- Two firemen arrived at the cathedral immediately and were fighting the fire for many hours. They helped to stop the church's total destruction.

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2- Mrs. Bourdin was doing her shopping in the supermarket nearby. She left her trolley and ran to see what was happening.

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3- Some tourists were visiting the cathedral. They saw the fire and rushed away.

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4- Mr. Labarden was walking across the park heading to his office. He was shocked.

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5- Some nurses were working at the hospital. They heard the news and got ready to receive patients.

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6- Students were attending class when they heard the distinctive sound of ambulance sirens. They interrupted the class to try to identify where the ambulances were heading.

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7- A bus driver was driving her daily route when she saw the barriers across the street. She changed direction and continued driving. 

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8- The ambulance driver was waiting at the hospital emergency room when he received an emergency call. He got on the ambulance and drove to Notre-Dame Cathedral.

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9- I was at home watching the disaster on television. I felt really sad.

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5- Match the sentences in activity 3, to these pictures:

1. ___ 2.___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___

6- Answer:

What were you doing when you heard about the disaster in the Notre-Dame Cathedral?

HOMEWORK:

1- Look for information about PAST TENSES and watch the videos again to revise the theory.

2- Send your teacher a  photo of all the activities above.