Exercises of Activity Book

Second section

Grammar

The Past Continuous

1 Look at the picture of a city centre at the weekend. What was happening? What was everyone doing? Write four sentences. Use the words in the box.

1. The sun was shining.
2. A brother and sister were carrying bags.
3. A boy was riding a bike.
4. A husband and wife were reading books in a library.

The Past Continuous and the Past Simple

2 Complete this article with the verbs in the box. Then, listen and check your answers.

A child (1) saved a man's life on Monday. Sami (2) was playing in the garden behind his house after school when he heard a strange noise. He looked around and listened carefully, but he (3) didn’t see anything. The noise was coming from the trees nearby. He (4) went closer and saw a man lying on the ground. Sami ran to the house and told his parents who called an ambulance.

The man, who was a hunter, (5) was setting a trap to catch rabbits when he (6) stepped on the trap by mistake and hurt his foot. The man thanked Sami for saving his life and promised to stop hunting animals.

3 Use these notes to write a story.

Fadi and his friends, Tareq and Hisham, were ordering juice from the café at the train station when they heard the train leaving. “The next train is in one hour,” said the stationmaster. They went back into the café. Tareq and Hisham were having some coffee when they heard a whistle. They rushed out and saw that the train was going away. "Next one is sixty minutes from now," said the stationmaster. An hour later, Fadi and his friends raced out onto the platform, and Tareq and Hisham jumed onto the train. Fadi stood on the platform and began to laugh. His friends only came to see him off.

Vocabulary Corner

4 Read the clues 1-6 and write the words vertically in the puzzle. You are given the first letter.

1. a damage to part of your body caused by an accident, etc. WOUND
2. to hurt yourself or someone else INJURE
3. someone who works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it DEDICATED
4. someone who tells lies DISHONEST
5. relating to the imagination or original ideas CREATIVE
6. facing danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage or confidence BRAVE

5 What is the word for number 7? Write its clue.

7. INQUISITIVE

Example answer: someone who asked many questions in order to learn and find answers.