Unit 4

Would you dare?

VERBS SWIM JUMP CYCLE WALK SKI SAIL FALL CLIMB DRIVE RUNPREPOSITIONS ACROSS INTO OUT OF OFF THROUGH OVER UNDER DOWN UP AROUNDPLACES DESERT FOREST FALLS LAKE OCEAN MOUNTAINS POLE RIVER SEA VALLEY

DEFINITIONSVERBS To descend by the force of gravity from a higher to a lower place To descend To move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins To travel by or ride a bicycle or tricycle To go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc) To pass under something, a bench, a ladder… To circle something by running To leap over an obstacle to leap or spring into someplace like a swimming pool FALL OFF CLIMB DOWN SWIM ACROSS CYCLE THROUGH CLIMB UP WALK UNDER RUN AROUND JUMP OVER JUMP INTO

Reading workbook LONG WAY ROUND This documentary series follows actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. The two friends will travel through such places as Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Alaska, before finally ending the journey in New York to cross 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Riding their BMW GS R1200s(Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, through Siberia, over to Alaska, through Canada, North America and finished in New York. The Long Way Round journey would challenge their view of the world and also test their physical endurance. Ewan and Charley also helped to raise awareness for the vital UNICEF projects they visited along the way.

K9Db_EcJM LONG WAY DOWN Following the world success of Long Way Round, Ewan and Charley once again combined their love for motorbikes with the irresistible attraction for wide and big roads on the Long Way Down. Riding their BMW GS R1200s from John O'Groats, Scotland, through Western Europe, East and Southern Africa.

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PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

What were you doing…? Yesterday at 7:00 in the morning… Yesterday at 22:00… On Tuesday morning… On Monday at night… On the 31st at 0:00… This morning at 8:00…

PAST CONTINUOUS This tense describes… AN ACTION THAT WAS IN PROGRESS AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST. My brother was working yesterday at 7 They were doing and exam last Friday at 2:30 TWO EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PAST Ellen was cooking while her sister was watching TV 2º ESO Unit 4 Grammar

I was eating chocolate She was studying French They were reading comics all night You were talking during the film My dogs were barking the whole night He was phoning his mother I was cutting wood in the forest AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE IS VERY SIMPLE. SUBJECT + WAS/ WERE + GERUND (Verb + ing) GERUND = continuous form of the verb In Spanish In Spanish = RUN– Correr RUNNING- Corriendo

AFFIRMATIVE I was studying yesterday at 5 o’clock Peter was living in San Francisco They were watching TV My best friend was travelling to Paris Think about something… you were doing yesterday at 10:00… your father was watching on TV at 14:00… the person next to you was eating yesterday… YOU – WE – THEYWERE Ving ……….. I - HE – SHE – IT WASVing ………..

NEGATIVE I wasn’t studying yesterday at 5 o’clock Peter wasn’t living in San Francisco They weren’t watching TV My best friend wasn’t travelling to Paris Think about something… you weren’t doing yesterday at 10:00… your father wasn’t watching on TV at 14:00… the person next to you wasn’t eating yesterday… YOU – WE – THEYWEREn’t Ving ……….. I - HE – SHE – IT WASn’tVing ……….

INTERROGATIVE Were you studying yesterday at 5 o’clock? Was Peter living in San Francisco? Were they watching TV? Was your best friend travelling to Paris? ASK YOUR PARTNER About something… he was doing yesterday at 20:00… his/her father watch on TV at night… the person next to you was doing yesterday… WERE YOU – WE – THEYVing ………..? WASI - HE – SHE – IT Ving ………..?

Think about two different actions. - I was reading while….. -When the phone rang I …. -When I opened the window it … -I was walking when the car… -I was walking when I ….. -While they were cooking I…

PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the ‘action’ described by the past simple tense interrupts the ‘situation’ described by the past continuous tense It was raining hard when we left the building. While I was reading the report you rang. He was going out to lunch when I saw him. While he was cooking I phoned him WHILE – It is usually used before continuous tenses WHEN - It is usually used before simple tenses WHILE – It is usually used before continuous tenses WHEN - It is usually used before simple tenses

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