2015-05-22 Structure: past & progressive

Greg Malivuk
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WE WILL HAVE CLASS ON MONDAY MAY 25
(The MBTA will have a Sunday schedule that day.)
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Homework: p. 20-21 exercises 3-4 (in exercise 4, pay attention to when things start and finish)
p. 20 exercise 3
A 2 were smiling (because “what were you looking at?”)
  3 was watching
  4 looked (non-action)
  5 did...meet
  6 didn’t come
  7 was covering
  8 changed
B 1 found
  2 was surfing
  3 did...become
  4 was reading
  5 decided
  6 wanted
  7 was studying
  8 started
C 1 Did...surprise
  2 came
  3 was watching
  4 knocked
  5 ended
  6 had (first it ended, then we had dinner)
  7 were eating
  8 asked
p. 21 exercise 4
3 She got married while she was living in Australia.
  She was living in Australia when she got married.
  When she got married, she was living in Australia.
  While she was living in Australia, she got married.
4 She had a medical degree when she got her first job. (“when” = at the same time, because “have” is not an action, so in this case “when” doesn’t mean “after”)
  She got her first job when she had a medical degree.
  When she got her first job, she had a medical degree.
  When she had a medical degree, she got her first job.
5 She had her son while she was practicing medicine at Lenox Hospital.
6 She wrote a book while she was working at Lenox Hospital.
7 She did a TV interview when she finished her book.
  When she finished her book, she did a TV interview.
8 She left her job when her book became a success.
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Make a timeline of your life, including 5 events that happened to you (after you were born). (p. 24 exercise 9)
Ask your partner questions about their timeline.
What were you doing when you had a car accident? (= what was in progress at the time)
What did you do when you had a car accident? (= what was your reaction? what did you do after the accident?)
(You can also ask questions about “where” and “why”, etc.)
Were you surprised by anything you learned about your partners?
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p. 22 - which pictures tell the correct story?
It was thundering. (“thunder” is the noun and the verb)
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Homework: p. 25 (past tense review) and study for Monday’s test (Units 1 and 2)