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UNIT 3. I love my city

THE CITY VOCABULARY. Look for the following words in the images and games. Also you can use a dictionary or surf the internet

CORE VOCABULARY AND KEY WORDS

Nouns:

bridge, castle, crossroads, fountain, pavement, pedestrian, crossing, square, statue, steps, tower, town hall, traffic lights

Sentences:

catch a taxi, cross the road, get off the bus, get on the bus, go sightseeing, have a snack, meet a friend, wait for a bus

EXTENSION VOCABULARY

Nouns:

cycle path, post box, phone box, underpass, signpost, tunnel

Sentences:

miss a bus, take the underground, wait a crossing, wait in a queue

RECYCLED VOCABULARY:

Nouns:

Cloud, coast, newspaper, planet, woollen hat, boat trip, costume, scientist

Half past, o'clock

Verbs:

Cooking, drinking, reading, running, sleeping, speking, studying, ride a horse

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GRAMMAR

PAST SIMPLE versus PAST CONTINUOUS


PAST SIMPLE: is used to talk about a situation which is finished.


Example: I ate a salad for lunch. This means that I have finished eating it; I'm not eating it anymore.


PAST CONTINUOUS: is used to express a situation in the past which continued for some time.


Example: I was sleeping on my sofa. This means that I spent some time sleeping in my sofa. It was not a short action.


Read this explanation to help you understand it.

simple past vs past cont

You can practice this doing these exercises. They are lots of fun!


Test yourself by using these exercises

Download this worksheet to revise Past Simple and Past Continuous.

INTERACTIVE GAMES PAST SIMPLE Vs. PAST CONTINUOUS: https://www.eslgamesplus.com/past-progressive-past-continuous-past-simple-verb-tenses-esl-grammar-interactive-activity/

PAST CONTINUOUS

First of all, you should revise the previous tense that we studied, the Present Continuous.

If you are sure that you really understood it, start reading and learning about Past Continuous.

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Past Continuous is used to express that a long action in the past was interrupted.


    Example: "I was studying in my bedroom WHEN my dog barked".

 

To know more about Past Continuous click on this image:

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Click on this image to watch a video and work on Past Continuous!!!

Click on the following image to practise :)