Practice-Past-intermediate

Practice: Past Simple 
 * I Here is a story from a newspaper LOST, ALONE, AND INJURED ON A MOUNTAIN **

**Task 1: Complete the text with a verb from the box in the Past Simple.**


 * II Read and listen to another newspaper story THE BURGLARS'FRIEND **

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 * Why was Russel the burglars' friend? **
 * Task 1: **
 * You will hear some sentences about the story. Pause after each sentence and correct the mistakes. **
 * Example: **
 * He didn't wake up at 2! He woke up at 3! **


 * Task 2: **
 * Make the questions to the following answers: **
 * 1. Because he wanted to go to the toilet. **
 * 2. They were in bed. **
 * 3. Because he heard a noise and saw a light on. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">4. Two. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">5. They told him they were friends of the family. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">6. In a drawer in the kitchen. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">7. 50 p. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">8. At 4 a.m. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">9. The next day. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">10. Last week. **

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">III Listen and respond: **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">1. Shakespeare wrote stories. **
 * __//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Shakespeare didn't write stories. He wrote plays. //__**

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">IV Past time expressions **


 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24px;">Practice: Past Continuous **

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 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">I. You are going to read two articles about unusual crimes. **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Task 1. Look at the headlines and guess what they might be about. **


 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Were you right? **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 2. Match the phrases given in task 2 of the pdf-file to the articles. **

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 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 3. Where exactly does each phrase go in the story? **


 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">Practice: Past Continuous - Past Simple **

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