THE LANGUAGES COUNCIL

GRAMMAR II. Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense is used: a. To denote an action going on at sometime in the past. Example: It was getting darker. When I saw him he was playing chess. b. Shows persistent habits in the past. Example: We were watching TV all evening. He was always grumbling.

S + was/ were + Present Participle S + was/ were + not + Present Participle (NEGATIVE) Was/ were + S + Present Participle? (INTEROGATIVE) S + was/ were + being + Present Participle

*PRESENT PARTICIPLE SPEAKING

1st FORM OF VERB

SUBJECT

EXPLAIN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE WHEN YOU WERE IN SCHOOL

Exercise
1 At the time of robbery, they _______________with my parents (stay) 2 My head _______________again. (Ached) 3 She _______________with anger when he turned away. (Shaking) 4 Smita _____________to the children while Ramesh ____________up (Read, washing) 5 I _______________ in a car factory during the winter of 1990 (work) 6 He _____________French until the class had a new teacher. (Taught)
VOCABULARY TIME 2O MINUTES WEATHER

1.Put the lists of words in order, from the least strong to the strongest. Also give their meanings. 1 a gale a breeze a hurricane a strong wind 2 chilly nippy fresh icy 3 Its drizzling its pouring down its spitting its raining 4 a blizzard a breath of wind a storm a gust of wind 5 bright glorious fair brilliant

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2.Answer these questions about the climate in your country. 1 Whats the climate like? 2 What seasons are there? What is the weather typically like in Summer and Winter? 3 Whats the weather like now? 4 What time of the year do you prefer, and why? 3. Interview your partner about weather. 11.What is the weather like where you are from? 22. What is the hottest place you have ever been? 33. Have you ever been afraid of the weather? 44. What kind of weather do you prefer? 55. What kind of weather do you hate? Weather idioms Look at the weather idioms below. Do you know what they mean? Can you match them to their correct meanings? Do you have any similar expressions in your language?
11. Hes a fair-weather friend. _____ 22. She has her head in the clouds. ____ 33. Were having an Indian summer. ____ 44. He left his last job under a cloud. ___ 55. Im feeling under the weather today. ___ 66. Its a storm in a teacup. ___ 77. Every cloud has a silver lining. ____ 88. Im snowed under by work this week. ____ 0 a) Abnormally hot weather 1 b) When people become upset over unimportant things 2 c) Bad things always have a good side. 3 d) Under bad circumstances 4 e) Depressed because you are not well, ill 5 f) To have a lot of work 6 g) When you are not thinking clearly 7 h) Someone who you can trust only when things are
going well

Weather Match the weather words below to the situations. 1 Its hot today. 2 Its very cold in the mountains. 3 Its wet outside. 4 Dont drive on the motorway today. 5 The tree in the garden has fallen down. 6 I think its going to rain today. Match the words to the seasons. 1 sunny days 2 snow fog 3 wind chilly 4 boiling blue skies showers storms clouds sunshine Lets go to the beach. Minus ten degrees. Take an umbrella. You cant see anything.

mild freezing wet dry

6. Write the weather forecast for tomorrow.

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Listening: Speaker 1: It's difficult to imagine that you'll ever be able to wear it, isn't it, when it's freezing cold here? But it's perfect for the kind of holiday you've described. And it's very reasonable too, of course. It'll be cool during the day when you're travelling around and in the evening you could put a jacket on top and wear it in the hotel for, dinner. I have one very similar myself. Shall I leave you to think about it for a moment or two? Speaker 2: You'll be surprised how cold it gets up in the mountains when it's so warm down here. I forgot to remind last week's group and it was much colder than they expected. You must bring something warm to put on when we get up there. You may not need it, of course, but you'd better all go and get a pullover or jacket or something from your rooms now before we leave. I don't want any complaints later on that someone's cold. Speaker 3: I took all the wrong clothes of course when I went. I just didn't realise it would be so cool in the evenings. It was lovely and hot during the day but in the evenings I really needed a jacket or something. I had to go and buy one in the end. In fact I could lend it to you if you want. Why don't I pop across the road and get it? It'll only take a minute. I know exactly where it is in the wardrobe. Speaker 4: Don't do what I did last year and sit out in the sun too long. It made me ill actually. In fact, when I got back here everyone said I looked worse than when I left, that I should have spent my holiday here at my desk. But you're more sensible than me. You'll have the right clothes, hats and things. So have a good time -don't even think about us back here looking at a computer screen all day. Oh, and don't forget what I said about the shops - you must bring one of those wonderful shirts back. Speaker 5: At least you've been there before so you won't waste your time finding your way around. Have you got all the right clothes? You ought to take things for the daytime when it's warm and things for the evening. It can get quite cold, you know. You remember when we all went together as a family we enjoyed walking in the evenings. I know you'll be in a group and you'll probably do different things from us. And you'd better not spend all your money in the airport shop because there are lovely things to buy when you get there.

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