Materials First Story: It was just before midnight on October 31st last year. Susan Lee was driving home after visiting her sister. The road was clear and she was driving carefully. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a young man stepped out in front of her. He was wearing a dark colored raincoat and carrying a backpack. Susan stepped hard on the brake pedal but it was too late. She got out of the car but, to her surprise, there was nobody there. While she was looking under the car, she felt
a cold wind
on her face and a strange presence
that sent shivers down her spine. She was still looking under her car when a lorry stopped behind her. The lorry driver, a middle-aged man, walked up to her and asked her if she needed help to start her car so she told him what had happened. He didn't seem surprised when Susan told him about the young man. 'In October 1978, there was a car accident on this road and a hitchhiker was fatally run over. You're not the first to have seen his ghost here', he said in a mysterious tone.
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Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and
Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didn’t want watch it again. “Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snowflakes. “I’m happy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some music and dance.” Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t…” “Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights went out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We’re just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music. 1. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay home last night? 2. What did Mrs. Rojas make? 3. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when it started to snow? 4. Why was Mr. Rojas happy they stayed home? 5. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when the lights went out?
Complete the charts. Irregular past tense verbs 1.
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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). 1.
When I (do) __________ the washing-up, I (break) __________ a plate.
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While Tom (play) __________ the piano, his mother (do) __________ the washing-up.
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He (drink) __________ some juice and then he (eat) __________ a few chips.
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I (have) ___________ dinner when I suddenly (hear) __________ a loud bang.
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When my father (work) __________ in the garden, an old friend (pass) __________ by to see him.
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She (go) __________ to school, (take) __________ out her textbook and (begin) __________ to learn.
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When it (start) __________ to rain, our dog (want) __________ to come inside.
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When Jane (do) __________ a language course in Ireland, she (visit) __________ Blarney Castle.
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When I (be) __________ on my way home, I (see) __________ an accident.
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I (not / understand) __________ what they (talk) __________ about.