COLEGIOS CALCUTA JULY 9TH 2ND SECONDARY

TOPIC: WERE YOU HANGING AROUND?

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Read this conversation. Allie is talking to her friend, Jack.

Allie: Hello? Picture 11

Jack: Hi Allie. It's Jack.

Allie: Hi!
Jack: Are you okay? I phoned you two times today, but you
didn't answer your phone.
Allie: Oh sorry. When?
Jack: I phoned you at ten o'clock this morning.
Allie: At ten o'clock I was swimming.
Jack: Then I phoned you again at three o'clock.
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Allie: Umm, at three o'clock I was playing beach volleyball. My
phone was in my bag so perhaps I didn't hear it ring. Sorry
about that.
Jack: That's okay. Anyway, do you want to have dinner at
Pierre's?
Allie: The little cafe on the beach? Yes please!
Jack: Okay. I'm at the hotel. See you at 7 o'clock in the hotel lobby?
Allie: Okay, bye!
Jack: Bye!
COMPREHENSION:

Choose the best answers for these questions:

I. What are Allie and Jack doing? b. At school.

a. Allie and Jack are talking on the phone. c. In a hotel.
b. Allie and Jack are having dinner together.
c. Allie and Jack are sitting in class.

II. Where was Allie when Jack phoned her the first
time?
a. She was swimming.
b. She was playing volleyball.
c. She was having dinner.

III. How does Allie say sorry the first time?

a. She says, "Sorry."
b. She says, "Oh sorry."
c. She says, " Sorry about that"

IV. Where was Allie when Jack phoned her again?

a. She was swimming.
b. She was playing volleyball.
c. She was having dinner.

V. Where is Allie staying?

a. At home.
 PAST CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

To make the sentences interrogative put “was or were” at the beginning of the sentence.
Singular Plural Yes / No questions

Was I studying at eight? Were we playing? Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t.

Were you drinking beer? Were you drinking? Yes, we were / No, we weren’t.
Was he eating? Were they eating? Yes, he was / No, he wasn’t
Were Lucas and Leo sleeping? Yes, they were / No, they weren’t.

I. Look at the photos. Match the words with the photos.

1. playing volleyball 2. snorkeling

3. having dinner 4. relaxing on the beach

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II. Look at the photos. Answer the questions in pairs or small groups.
Which of the things in 1. do you like doing when you are at the beach?
What other things do you like doing at the beach?
III. WRITE QUESTIONS IN PAST PROGRESSIVE.
1. Jessica / tidy / her room
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2. Brenda / drive / a car
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 3. Susan and Jim / sell / fruits and vegetables
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4. The pupils / write / a test.
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5. Your little sister / cry / for 5 minutes
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IV. You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time
in the past.
Write questions in past progressive.

1.Rachel / feed / thecat

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2.the children / paint / a picture
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3.Clark / repair / hiscomputer
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4.Hazel / swim / in the pool
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5.Lucas / have / a shower
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6.Jason and Aron / run / down the street
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7.Betty / do / herhomework
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8.Cindy and James / make / dinner
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9.Rebecca / watch / StarTrek
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10. Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen
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V. Write the Past Continuous in the following statements using de Interrogative form.

VI. ___________ Melanie ____________________________ on the computer? (type)

VII. ___________ they _______________________________ the bike? (repair)
VIII. ___________ Andres _____________________________ out a book? (take)
IX. ___________ you ________________________________ to music? (listen)
X. ___________ Peter _______________________________ at a picture? (look)
XI. ___________ Estela and Leo ________________________ their friend? (phone)
XII. ___________ the girl ______________________________ the window? (open)
XIII. ___________ Oscar _______________________________ Judo? (do)
XIV. ___________ the friends ___________________________ home from school? (come)
XV. ___________ Tom ________________________________ with the cooking? (help)