2. Unit 8 Mysteries Adapted from High Impact Edited by Yu Yu-Hua( 游玉華 ) St. John ’ s & St. Mary ’ s Institute of Technology

3. Mysteries Describing past events Unusual events Past simple and past continuous

4. Warm up: What happened? Can you explain the mystery? e.g. Someone sent me a present, but there was no card. Maybe ….

5. Listening: I never thought I ’ d find it Julie found an old earring. She found it in the garden. Lynn lost it 30 years ago. Lynn ’ s mother was angry at Lynn.

6. Listening for meaning Lynn, Julie ’ s mother, was playing with them in the garden 30 years ago. They fell off.

7. Conversation topic: unusual events 1. I ran into an old friend. I thought he was dead. 2. I found an old watch. My mother lost is 40 years ago. 3. I received some flowers. I don ’ t know who sent them.

8. Conversation topic: unusual events 4. The lights went out at home. There was no storm. 5. I had a dream about you. You were wearing the same clothes you are now 6. I got a present in the mail. I have no idea who it ’ s from.

9. Conversation topic: unusual events 7. I passed the English proficiency test. I studied for only one month. 8. I bought an old necklace at a garage sale. It turned out to have real diamonds.

10. Conversation topic: unusual events 9. I found an old letter from my grandfather. It had a rare postage stamp on it. 10. My dog had puppies. We thought it was a male.

11. Conversation building A: Hey,did I tell you? B: What? Ａ： _____ yesterday! B: So? What ’ s so special about that? A: Well,___________________! B: Wow! That ’ s incredible!

12. The missing ring Look at the picture. What do you think is happening?

13. 1. Understanding 1. Nick Kicking a soccer ball Laura/Jordan 2 Julie getting some ice cream Melissa 3, Jordan swimming Nick 4,Ken sitting on the rocks x 5. Melissa getting some ice cream Julie

14. Noticing 1.was kicking 2. Julie was getting 3. was swimming Nick 4. Ken was sitting 5. Was getting Julie

15. Who stole the ring? Laura was swimming in the water when Ken stole her ring.

16. 3. Try it Complete these question. Then answer it. What were you doing when___________?