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Work in pairs. Student B: turn to page ;í11 Complete the sentences with when or while.
171. Student A: listen to Student B and
ÿ The weather was great while we were in Turkey.
complete the sentence with although 1 _I saw Katie, I waved at her.
or because and one of the endings 2 Someone's phone rang_I was speaking.
from the table. Then swap roles. 3 _they were at the beach, they went

swimming.
Endings
4 _the teacher asked him a question, he
he was at the beach couldn t remember the answer.
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5 My sister turned off the television-1 was
he wasn't working
watching it.
he was feeling hot 6 _the water boiled, Julia made some tea.
7 Frank listened to the radio_he was
he was afraid of flying
cooking dinner.
he was tired 8 _he'd finished his research, he wrote the
essay.
Beginnings
She didn't live in a big house ;; .1 2 Complete the sentences 1 -6 about the pictures.
Use when or while.
She was crying

She won the prize

She finished the book quickly

She missed the film

He travelled by traiÿ ...

because tie was afraid of fly a cycle/to work d the ambulance/arrive

When, while

We use while to talk about an event in progress when
another event happens.
While John was skiing, he broke his leg.
I visited Paris while I was in France.
b see/the accident e be/at the hospital
We use when to talk about an event that happens
immediately before another event.
When I got home, I did my homework.
He was excited when he heard the news.

If the when or while clause comes first, we put a comma
between the two clauses. We don't use a comma if the
when or while clause comes at the end.
While John was skiing, he broke his leg.
John broke his leg while he was skiing.
c wait for/the f feel/better
ambulance

while he was cycling to wor\z , he had an accident.
_ , she called an ambulance.
_ , they talked.
_, it took him to hospital.
_ , he watched a lot ofTV.
_ , he went home.

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