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S Read the text. What is unusual about this team photo?
& $ t.Z+ Complete the text. Use the past simpte or past
continuous form of the verbs in bracl<ets. Then listen and
check.

In 1904, in the middle of a
summer afternoon, Ered Lorz
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marathon. The sun
(shine) and it was verY hot' Nine
miles into the race, Fred
2 (feel) tired, so he e3-(decide) to stoP.
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tn 2001-, Manchester United were preparing for a a-'-.-.-- (sit) next to the road' his manager
While he
Champions League football match. The sun was shining s-.-(drive) past, 6--'-.----- (stop) his car' and
and the crowd were cheering, While a photographer (get) in. But eleven miles later' the.car
was taking a photo ofthe team, a strange thing happened. ^*' down, so Lorz -.- -- (start)
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A man walked onto the pitch and joined them. The players 1o. .' .-' .'-(come) first in the race'
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weren't looking and didn't say anything, He was wearing the :t-(get) his gold medal' a spectator
but whilu Le
Manchester: United kit, but he wasn't a player, \A/ho was he? i;----(complain). Lirz'3- (give) back the.
Why was he standing with the team? Eventuallv, the truth *"drl i**"diateiy, and said'It 1a------- (be) just'1"O-::
came out: the man was a practical joker called Karl Power. -
S Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the
Look at the past continuous forms in the text. Then words in brackets to help you.
comptete the tabte with the correct form of the verb be.

1 2
| reading. We listening.

lt' a ptaying.
I snowing. They
t you sleeping? What 6 he doing?

Read the Learn this! box. Find one example ofthe uses
1-3 in the text in exercise 1.

We use the past continuous to describe a scene in 1 What was the weather tike? (the sun / shine, hot) What
the past. was the cyctist doing? (compete in a race, lose)
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It was roining. The wind was blowing. 2 Where did the cyctistgo? (a bus stop) What did the bus
We use the past rlrnple for a sequence of ,actions or do? (stop) What did the cyclist do? (get on)
events that happened one after the other. 3 What was the cyctist doing? (get off the bus) What did he
I sat down, opened my book ond started to read. drop? (ticket) Who saw him? (a girt)
We use the past continuous and the past simple 4 Who finished the course first? (the cheat) What were the
together to describe a sudden event that interrupted crowd doing? (cheer)
a longer one. 5 What was the man getting? (a medat) What did the girl
While I was hoving lunch, my cousin phoned. give him? (a bus ticket)
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longer action interruption S ffiffi Work in pairs. Lool< at the cartoon story again
We use the past continuous to describe an event that for one more minute. Ctose your books and tell the story to
was in progress at a specific moment in the past. your partner. Use the past simple and past continuous.
At 7.30 this morning, I was waiting for the bus.

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Unit 2 Winning and losing