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(17) my mother was growing up, no one, not even my grandfather,

(18) the secret. Of course, they (19) shocked when
they (20) out. I certainly (21) !

8 EDIT.

A_ Read the phone conversation between Erica and her mother. Find and correct seven more
errors with the simple past and the past progressive.

Erica: Hello? Did | wake
Mother: Hello, Erica? Were you asleep? Was-twekine you up?

Erica: Yeah. I slept. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I decided to take a nap.
Mother: — Oh, I’m sorry. I just was wanting to say hello.

Erica: Well, I had the strangest dream when the phone rang. I talked to Aunt Jelena. We were
sitting in her living room. While we were talking, a bear suddenly was appearing. It

was terrifying! When the bear came toward us, we were running outside. That’s when I
heard the phone.

Mother: — That sounds like a scary dream!
Erica: It was. It was a very strange dream. I’m glad I was waking up.

B Complete the chart with information about Erica’s dream in exercise A.

Erica’s Dream Notes
1. Where was Erica in her dream? In Aunt Jelena’s living room.

2.What was she doing?

3.What happened?

4.What did they do when the bear
came toward them?

5. How did she feel when she woke up?

APPLY.

In your notebook, make a chart like the one in exercise 8B. Write 5-6 questions for a partner
about a strange dream or experience. Then ask your partner your questions. Write his or her
answers in the chart.

A: Where were you? B: I was on a boat in the Mediterranean.

A: What were you doing? B: I was on vacation with friends. We were taking pictures.

B_ Write a paragraph about your partner’s dream.

My partner had a dream about a vacation. She went away with two friends
from college. They were celebrating their graduation. In her dream, they were
taking pictures...

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