KEY to homework exercises

Hello dear students,

Here is the answer key to the last exercises that I gave you in class (unit 2C)

 Check your homework:

 

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

STORIES &... linking words

Read this story and fill in the gaps with...

WHEN, AFTER THAT, LATER, FIRST, THEN, SO, 

BECAUSE, BUT, FINALLY, ALTHOUGH

Sam's Celebration

Sam had a great day yesterday. It was his birthday__1___ he wanted to celebrate it with his friends. ___2___he called David and Oscar and ____3_____he called Peter and Jack.

Two hours____4____they all met outside Sam's house.

___5_____ is was Monday they decided to go to Nacho's Restaurant, __6___ when they got there it was closed.

___7____ they walked around the city looking for a place to celebrate.

____8____they found a King Burger which was open and they went in.

_____9___they were eating, Sam's girlfriend arrived. She was really angry with him _____10_____he didn't invite her to the party.

Answers in Comment #1

PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

The PAST CONTINUOUS indicates actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past:

• What were you doing when I called?

• When you called, I was eating some

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 The PAST SIMPLE indicates finished actions and finished time. It also indicates a sequence of events, one after the other:

• Yesterday I didn't go to work because I was tired.

• First I got up, then I had a shower and after that I had breakfast.

For online exercises on the past simple and continuous go HERE! 

For only  the past simple go here and here. for exercises on the past continuous, go here and here.

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Listen and read: a story

Read and listen to this story
and after that, do this comprehension exercise.

Leave a comment giving your opinion about both the activity and the story.

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PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

The PAST CONTINUOUS indicates actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past:
When the Twin Towers fell, I was eating some pizza and my mother was driving home from work

The PAST SIMPLE indicates finished actions and finished time. It also indicates a sequence of events, one after the other:
When I saw the news, I got up, looked at the TV and phoned my brother in New York.

Revise this point with this presentation:

simple past vs. past continuous

More PowerPoint presentations from Beth Bogage

For online exercises on the past simple go here and here. for exercises on the past continuous, go here and here.

ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT

Here you have some excellent practice from VOA News; you will learn how to order coffee in formal and informal English as well as how to order breakfast and some advice on tips in the USA. You can also learn how to order lunch and how to order dinner.

Besides, you can improve your pronunciation (by listening and repeating) and listening. Just follow the instructions and do the activities. It's American English. Enjoy!