Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous.

Example: We moved house several times when I was child.

a. my parents met when they (study) __________ at university.

b. When I finished school, I (start) __________ work in a bank.

c. When I looked out of the window this morning, it (rain) _________.

d. When I got to work, I (switch on) ________ my computer.

e. When the teacher came into the classroom, I (talk) _________ to my friend on the phone.

2 Make sentences in the Past Continuous:

When I arrived at the party …….

Example: Jenny/talk/to Mick

Jenny was talking to Mick.

a. Annie and Pete dance ___________________________

b. Sarah and Bill/sit/on the sofa ___________________________

c. Katie/choose/a CD ___________________________

d. Beth and Dave/eat/crisps ___________________________

e. Justin/show/Lucinda a photograph ___________________________

3 Choosing the correct form Past Simple or Past Continuous?

a. I met/was meeting a friend while I did/was doing the shopping. b. I paid/was paying for my things when I heard/was hearing someone call my name. c. I turned/was turning round and saw/was seeing Paula. d. She wore/was wearing a bright red coat. e. We decided/were deciding to have a cup of coffee.

Questions for computer based test:

When I took the photo you ________ looking at me.

a) weren’t

b) wasn’t

c) didn’t

d) don’t

2. What __________ doing when you phoned him?

a) he was

b) was he

c) were he

d) is he

The two lovers __________ on a balcony when the party began.

a) are talking

b) were talking

c) was talking

d) have been talking

4. She bought a new dress ________ at the party.

a) for to wear

b) for wear

c) to wear

d) wear

Glossary

English	Kazakh	Russian
tired	шаршаған	уставший
relatives	туыстар	родственники
power	кұш	власть
wealthy	билік	богатый
wet	ылғал	влажный
to research	зерттеу	исследовать
to rest	демалу	отдыхать
to admire	таңдану	восхищаться
switch on	қосу	включить
unfortunately	өкінішке орай	к сожалению

Student’s individual work: Write about the grammar exercises.

Office hours: memorize the vocabulary. Make 5 sentences in positive, negative and interrogative with the mentioned grammar.

References:

Main Literature:

1. Sue Kay and Vaughan Jones with Peter Maggs and Catherine Smith. New Inside Out. Pre-intermediate. Student’s Book. Macmillan, 2012.

2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koening and Paul Seligson. New English File. Pre-intermediate. Student’s Book. Oxford, 2010.

3. “Adventures” by Ben Wetz for Pre- intermediate. Student’s book. Oxford University Press. 2011

Additional Literature:

4. T. Aspinall, A. Capel. Pre-Intermediate. Master Class. New Edition. Oxford, 2009.

5. R.Side and G. Wellman. Grammar and Vocabulary for CA. Longman, 2009.

HAND-OUT Discipline: English as a foreign language Lexical theme: Holidays Pre-intermediate Grammatical theme: Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs Practical lesson 6   Assistant-Professor G. A. Adilova

Warming-up: Give the equivalent of the proverb in Kazakh/ Russian. Envy never has a holiday.

GRAMMAR: Past simple regular and irregular

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