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Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous forms of the verbs.

clean notlisten notshop playwalk

1. Elena to the store at 4:30 p.m. yesterday.

2. We tennis in the park this afternoon.
3. I with my sister at the mall yesterday. I was at home.
4. Carl and Jackie to the teacher during the class, so they didn’t learn anything.
5. Robert his room last weekend.
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2. Write questions. Use the past continuous forms of the verbs.

1. your friends / play / in the park / yesterday / ?

2. Steven / do / his homework / at 9:00 p.m. last night / ?

3. what / movie / you / watch / last Saturday / ?

4. we / make / a lot of / noise / this morning / ?

5. where / Maria and Josh / study / last weekend / ?

3. Complete the sentences with the simple past or past continuous forms of the verbs.
1. Jack (swim) in the ocean when he saw a really big fish.
2. I (watch) my favorite movie when somebody knocked at the door.
3. Our neighbors were sitting outside when it (start) to rain.
4. I (not see) Laura when I was walking to school yesterday.
5. Paul (not be) careful when he fell down in the street.
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4. Circle the correct answers. Sometimes both answers are possible.

1. Iwas playing a computer game .
a. whenmyphonerang b.whilemyphonerang
2. Iturned off my phone thetest.
a. whenIwastaking b.whileIwastaking
3. Javier was riding his bike torain.
a. whenitstarted b.whileitstarted
4. outside, her mother called her five times.
a. WhenJennywasworking b.WhileJennywasworking
5. We were talking tobequiet.
a. whentheteachertoldus b.whiletheteachertoldus
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Vocabulary
5. Complete the sentences with the simple past forms of the verbs.

catch fall hidejump throw

1. Thethief over a wall to escape.

2. I the dog when it tried to run away.
3. I my brother’s phone in my desk so that he couldn’t find it.
4. Julia the ball so fast that I couldn’t catch it.
5. Mylittlesister a lot when she was learning to walk.
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6. Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs. Use the adjectives in the box.

bad careful good quick quiet

1. We ran home because it was raining.

2. Martin plays tennis really ,so he usually wins.
3. Gilda spoke on the phone because it was late and she didn’t want to
wake up anyone.
4. Please listen so that you can follow my instructions.
5. I play the guitar ,but my sister is good at it.
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7. Circle the correct answers.

I asked my parents if I could go to a concert. They said they would 1 let me go, but
that I had to pay for my own ticket. I worked 2 for the next month to make money.I
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made enough for the ticket. It was finally time for the concert. The band played 4for
two hours. It hurt my ears, but I still liked the music. That night I slept
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because I kept thinking about how great the concert was! The next day, I was really
tired, but it was the best night of my life!
1. a. slowly b. badly c. happily
2. a. terribly b. hard c. loudly
3. a. well b. slowly c. badly
4. a. loudly b. terribly c. quietly
5. a. well b. terribly c. hard
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8. Read the first sentences. Complete the words so the second sentences have the
same meaning as the first sentences.
1. Mydogtriedtorunaway,soIranafterhim.
Whenmydogtriedtorunaway,Ic him.
2. Thethievestookalotofmoneyfromthedepartmentstore.They
s moneyfromthestore.
3. Ileftlateforschool,soIwentveryfast.
Ir toschoolbecauseIleftlate.
4. Andy’scatwentupinatree,sohehadtogetherdown.Andy’scatc
atree,andhegotherdown.
5. Mysisterwentunderherbedbecauseshedidn’twantmetofindher.Shedi
dn’twantmetofindher,sosheh underher bed.
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Usefullanguage
9. Complete the five conversations. Circle the correct responses.
1. A:Hey,Rick.What’snew? a. That’sweird.
B: b. DidItellyouaboutmyvacation?
c. Inthebeginning,itwasdark.

2. A:Mybrotherhidmytabletyesterday! a. DidItellyouaboutmytablet?
B: b. Inthebeginning,Iwastired.
c. Thenwhathappened?

3. A:Myphonewasbroken,butitstillrang! a. That’sweird!
B: b. Ihiditinmybag.
c. Iscreamedloudly.

4. A:HowwasthesoccergamelastSaturday? a. Thenwhathappened?
B: b. That’sweird.
c. Inthebeginning,itwasboring.

5. A:Inmydream,atigerchasedme! a. DidItellyouaboutthezoo?
B: b. Thenwhathappened?
c. Inthebeginning,wewereoutside.

Listening
10. Listen to a man talking to a police officer. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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1. Themandidn’tthinkanyonewouldbehome.
2. HiswifewasatherFrenchclassthatnight.
3. Thefirststrangethingthemannoticedwastheopendoor.
4. Thethiefstolemoneyfromtheman’shouse.
5. Themansawthecolorofthethief’shair.
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Reading
11. Read the article about a famous mystery writer.

AgathaChristie–HerLifeandWork
EarlyDays
AgathaChristiewasbornin1890inTorquay,England.Shespent alotofherearlychildhoodalonebecausehermothertaughtherathome.Sh
ForeignAdventures
Agatha Christie developedagreatinterest in archaeologyaftermarryinganarchaeologyprofessorin1930.Theytraveledtomanyexot
Well-lovedCharacters
AgathaChristie’sotherfamousdetective,afterHerculePoirot,wasMissJaneMarple.PoirotappearedinmorenovelsthanMarple,butChr
Record-breakingpublications
AgathaChristie,“TheQueenofCrime,”diedin1976attheageof85.Sheisoneofthe
best-sellingwritersofalltime.Shewrotemorethan70novels.Salesofallofherbookstotalmorethantwobillioncopies.Manyofherbooksha

Answerthequestions.
1. Why did Agatha Christie do things by herself when she was a child?
2. How did she feel about HerculePoirot?
3. Why did she set her stories in exotic places?
4. Which character was similar to Christie's grandmother?
5. How many books did Christie sell?

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Writing
12. Write a story about a strange or unusual event. Include the parts of a story below.

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