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Civil Industrial

English
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Teacher Tomás Baros
Warm-up activity:
Guess the story
 Story 1
Once upon a time, there were two siblings, a boy and a
girl, that lived in the forest with their family.

One day, there were walking in the forest when they

found a house made of candies. A witch was looking at
the them through the window.
Hansel and Gretel
 Story 2
Once upon a time, there was a princess and she was
living in the forest with other 7 little men.

She had a step mother that hated her for her beauty,
so the step mother coursed her with a sleeping spell.
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
 Story 3
Once upon a time, there was a little fish that was living
in the sea. One day, he got lost and his father was
looking for him
Fiding Nemo
Past Continuous
The past continuous
describes actions or
events in a time before
now, which began in the
past and were still going
on when another event
occurred.
 When do we use it?

to describe the to describe an

background in a story
written in the past
tense
The sun was shining and the
birds were singing as the
elephant came out of the jungle.
unfinished action that to emphasize the
was interrupted by lenght of an action
another event or action
I was painting all day
I was having a beautiful dream
when the alarm clock rang.
Assessed activity #2
Make groups of 2 or 3
In groups create a story using the past simple and the past
continuous. You have to use a known story (e.g. The Little Red
Ridding Hood) but you will change it! Give it a twist

Remember if you characters speak, use present simple!

Example
"The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephant
came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the
shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was
looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was
watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she
was running towards the river..."