P h o t o g r a p h s are p i c t u r e s t a k e n t o please

t h e f a m i l y and bore t h e neighbours.

Edmund Volkart, American sociologist

e story behind the photo

1 GRAMMAR past continuous Name: Bridgeth Cabrera Orozco

C.I. 1150696175
a C o m p l e t e the sentences w i t h t h e verbs i n b r a c k e t s i n t h e past c o n t i n u o u s . English 2
1 You were laughing (laugh) w h e n I t o o k the p h o t o .
2 It was snowing (snow) w h e n o u r plane landed.
3 We weren´t driving (not drive) fast w h e n the accident happened.
4 W h a t was he doing (he / do) w h e n his boss arrived?
5 W h y were you crying . ( y o u / c r y ) at the party?
6 I was sitting (sit) o n the bus w h e n I saw m y b o y f r i e n d w i t h another g i r l .
7 They were living (live) i n N e w Z e a l a n d w h e n t h e i r f i r s t c h i l d was b o r n .
8 He d i d n ' t call y o u because his m o b i l e phone wasn´t working (not w o r k ) .

b W r i t e sentences w i t h when. U s e the past s i m p l e c C o m p l e t e t h e s t o r y w i t h t h e past s i m p l e o r

and past c o n t i n u o u s . past c o n t i n u o u s .

1 They / argue / the waiter /

b r i n g / the b i l l . Last summer 1 1
went (go) t o Los Angeles t o stay

They were arguing when w i t h my cousin for a few weeks. One a f t e r n o o n we

the waiter brought the hill . 2 were having (have) lunch in a nice restaurant in the
centre of t o w n when my cousin 3
got (get) a
call on her mobile phone and w e n t outside to talk. While
2 H e / f a l l / o f f his b i k e / she 4
was speaking (speak) to her friend, I suddenly
cycle / home 5 noticed (notice) a man in a black hat who
he fall off his bike when was sitting
6
(sit) at the next table. It was the actor
he was cycling home
Johnny Depp! He was alone, and 1 decided 7
(decide)
to take my chance. So I got up a n d 8 went (go)
to his table. 'Excuse me, could I have my photo taken
3 The c h i l d r e n / play / video
w i t h you?' asked. He said (say) yes, so I
games / the visitors / arrive
10 stopped was passing (pass)
the children were playing (stop) a waitress w h o 11

video games when the

by and gave her my camera. She 12 took (take)
visitors arrived
the photo of me and Johnny, I thanked them both, and then I
returned to my table. When my cousin 13 came (come)

4 We / have / a barbecue / back, 1 14 was smiling (smile).

it / start / to r a i n 'Why are you looking so pleased with yourself?' she asked.
we were having a barbecue
when it started to rain 'I had my photo taken with Johnny Depp.'

'Johnny Depp? Where is he?'

'He's sitting over there. Look!'

5 I / finish / my report / my She turned around to look and then started to laugh.
computer / crash 'That's not Johnny Depp!'
I was finishing my report
1 15 looked (look) at the man in the black hat - he
when my computer crashed
16 was laughing (laugh) too.
VOCABULARY at, in, on 4 LISTENING
time a
ffliT^£ft Listen to a conversation between

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h at, in, o r on. M a t t a n d Jenny a b o u t a p h o t o . D o e s Jenny l i k e

the photo? Yes
1 T h e results o f the election were announced at 11 o'clock.
2 M o b i l e phones were invented in the 2 0 t h century. b L i s t e n a g a i n a n d c h o o s e t h e best a n s w e r s .
3 O u r f l i g h t is leaving on Wednesday at 9.30 in the 1 The photo shows...
evening and a r r i v i n g at 12 o'clock
on Thursday. a M a t t ' s parents.
4 W e have an e x a m on Monday morning. b M a t t ' s aunt and uncle.
5 I n most c o u n t r i e s , banks and offices are closed on
(£) M a t t ' s grandparents.
C h r i s t m a s D a y and N e w Year's Day.
2 T h e p h o t o was t a k e n . . .
6 I hate d r i v i n g at n i g h t , g e t t i n g up early in the
a i n the s p r i n g .
m o r n i n g , and w o r k i n g at weekends.
b i n the s u m m e r ,
7 Steve Jobs was b o r n in 1955, and he died on
c i n the a u t u m n .
5 t h October, 2011.
at 3 The man wanted to w i n . . .
8 Easter w e w e n t t o Portugal and we're g o i n g again
a some money.
in the summer, probably the last t w o weeks in July.
b some f o o d ,
c some jewellery.
place 4 T h e o t h e r people i n the p h o t o were the man's...
C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h at, in, o r on. a neighbours.
1 H e t o o k some great photos at the p a r t y . b friends,
2 I can't read a b o o k on the bus o r in a car. c colleagues.
3 W e w a n t t o put some shelves on the w a l l in the l i v i n g 5 T h e m a n o n the s t a l l . . .
r o o m . We're g o i n g t o put a l l o u r o l d books on the shelves. a t o o k the p h o t o .
4 M y f a m i l y are f r o m Ireland but w e live in New York, b asked f o r m o r e money f o r the p h o t o ,
on the 11th f l o o r o f a t a l l b u i l d i n g . c d i d n ' t l i k e the p h o t o .
at
5 I ' l l meet y o u the bus stop.
6 T h e adults sat on chairs and the c h i l d r e n sat on
the f l o o r . USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
7 T h e y spent the m o r n i n g at the m u s e u m and t h e n w e n t
for a w a l k the park. L e a r n these words and phrases.
in
8 I met m y b o y f r i e n d at school and w e split u p w h i l e we democracy di'irmkrasi/
were at university. d e m o n s t r a t i o n /deman'streijn/
election /l'lekfn/

PRONUNCIATION sentence stress freedom /'friidam/

h o l d hands / h a o l d haendz/
L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e d i a l o g u e . C o p y t h e r h y t h m .
peace /pi:s/
realize /nalaiz/
a W h e r e were y o u at t e n o ' c l o c k l a s t n i g h t ?
T V screens / t i : ' v i : s k r i m z /
b I was at h o m e .
upload /Ap'taod/
A W h a t were you d o i n g ?
screen saver / s k r i m 'seiva/
b i was w a t c h i n g a f i l m .