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Area English Grade 9th

Workshop 9 Date September 27th to October 8th

Unit Review
Understanding goal Students will understand the relation between the simple past, and past
continuous as well as the use of superlatives and comparatives in order
to reinforce their knowledge and study for the final exam.
The students review simple past, past continuous, comparatives and
superlatives in order to get prepared for the final exam.
Time 6 synchronic sessions - 3 hours of independent study.

SIMPLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS - COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVE REVIEW

Exploration:
1. In the following word search, look for verbs in the simple past, the past continuous form, and
2 examples of comparatives and superlatives. Then, complete the chart.
Past simple Past continuous
Example: stopped __________________
_________________ Swimming________
Read____________ __________________
_________________ going____________
Worked_________ __________________
Died____________ __________________
Comparative Superlative
Hotter___________ the_______________
_________________ the strongest_____

2. Read the text and write true or false in front of each statement.
Yesterday, Jack had a really bad day. It was raining when he left home, and he got wet.
While he was shopping, he lost his bag, then while he was climbing the stairs, he had an
accident and broke his arm. Fortunately, today he is feeling happier.
Taken from: Grammar_worksheet_3B10_Everything, Richmond

Example:
He got wet because it was snowing. _____False_____
a. He lost his bag while he was shopping. _______________
b. He had an accident while he was sleeping. _______________
c. He broke his arm while he was climbing the stairs. _______________
d. He is feeling worse today. _______________

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Clarification:
1. Match the sentences to create six affirmative statements including simple past and past
continuous. Use When / While - to contrast the simple past with the past continuous.
Example:
While she was shopping, someone stole her bag.

a. The students were fighting... 1. ...when the music stopped.

b. While he was driving... 2. ...there was an accident.

c. We were in the garden... 3. ...when the teacher came into the class.

d. I was dancing at the disco... 4. ...when she saw a big fish.

e. She was swimming in the sea... 5. ...when it started to rain.

2. Complete the sentences with comparative or superlative adjectives using the clues.
a. Example: Cartoons were __more interesting______ than documentaries. (interesting)
b. My classroom was the ____________________ of the school. (good)
c. Dynamite was _________________________ than glue. (expensive)
d. The elephant was not the _______________________ mammal. (big)
e. My friend Jolie was _____________________ than my teacher. (beautiful)

Explanation chart:
This review includes structures and grammar information used in previous workshops. Next you
will find the different Workshops and the grammar included in each of them, please review the
workshops if you require further information.

Application:
1. Complete the sentence with the best option, remember we use When / While - to contrast
the past simple with the past continuous.

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Example:

While I was talking to my friend, my phone rang. a. talked b. was talking

a. When Gina __________ I was reading a book. a. was arriving b. arrived,

b. I __________ my leg when I was playing soccer. a. broke b. was breaking

c. The bus _____________ just as I was leaving. a. came b. was coming

d. He ____________ when he burned his hand. a. was cooking b. cooked

e. While he was driving, she was ________ on the radio. a. turning b. turned

2. Using comparatives and superlatives complete the following sentences

Example: The hottest city in Colombia is … Barrancabermeja

a. In my opinion, the ________TV program is… ___________________________________

b. The _________ person in my family is… ___________________________________

c. I think the _____________ school subject is… ___________________________________

d. The __________room in my house is… ___________________________________

e. The ______________ thing I have is… ___________________________________

Criteria of assessment:

Criteria ✓/X How can it be improved?

Students complete a chart with eight words based on

the vocabulary found in a word search.

Students write True or False in front of four statements

considering the information extracted from a text.

Students connect five pairs of statements to create

phrases using the connectors while and when, the
simple past tense and past continuous.

Students complete six sentences using the correct

comparative or superlative adjective according to the
given information.

Students complete six sentences using simple past or

past continuous according to the purpose of the
sentence.

Students complete five statements with their own

opinion using the correct comparative or superlative
adjective.

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What can I do if I don’t understand?

1. Identify key words (Repeated words in a text. in order to understand the main idea.
2. Look at the examples given in each point of the workshop, analyze them and relate
them with the concepts explained in the explanation chart or the online classes.
3. Use the dictionary to understand the unknown words and write these new words in your
English notebook (You can use wordreference.com.
4. Ask one of your family members for help to understand the information in the workshop.
5. Contact your English teacher. Each school has established how.
Vocabulary: Vocabulary Reference, Book everything 3A - Unit 8, page 86-87 Practice book

Designed by: Revised by: Approved by:

German Huertas Delly Yadira Jaimes Judith Alvarez

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