Unit 6: It’s absolutely true!

Contents  Adjectives and intensifiers  Review : simple past Vs. past continuous  Speaking telling stories

Pairs. Match similar adjectives 1) Bad__ 2) Big__ 3) Cold_ 4) Crowed__ 5) Good__ 6) Hot___ 7) Interesting__ 8) Tired___ a) Awful b) Boiling c) Enormous d) Exhausted e) Fantastic f) Fascinating g) Freezing h) packed

Complete the conversation A. Was the trip really (1) interesting ? B. Yes, it was absolutely(2) fantastic! I had a great time. C D

Grammar focus Look at example  It was raining when she arrived.

Meaning completed action, with time reference Use together in one sentence if the first action was still going on when the second action happened. Continued for a period of time in the past. To set the scene in a story

Simple past vs. past continuous Use for a situation over a period of time in the past. It often helps set the context in a story. Use for an action or event that was completed in the past. Use when a longer action or event was interrupted by an action or event in the simple past.

Speaking Before you speak. Think of a true story about yourself. Write notes about the time, place, and what happened. Possible stories:  You did something very dangerous.  You met a famous person.  You had an accident.  You went to an unusual place.  You found something interesting.  You fell in love.

Tell your partner your story Last year I went bungee jumping in the Rocky mountains………………..

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