Starting
a Job
1.- Vocabulary
– Linking Words
Because:
porque
Therefore: por lo tanto
Unfortunately: desgraciadamente
Nowadays: hoy en día
However: sin embargo
Although: aunque
Moreover: por otra parte
Nevertheless: sin embargo
In spite of: a pesar de que
In fact: efectivamente
Since: desde que
Also: también
While: mientras
For example: por ejemplo
Consequently: como consecuencia
First: para comenzar
Next: a continuación
Then: luego
Finally: como colofón
To conclude: para concluir
1.A.- Practice
A - Find
the following words in the Word Search:
However
/ Therefore / Nevertheless / Moreover / Since / Although / For example
/
Then / Consequently / Finally
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B – Choose the correct joining word to complete the sentence.
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2.- Grammar – Past Simple v Past Continuous
FORM –
Past Simple (Regular Verbs) Learn Irregular Verbs!
Infinitive
+ ed
| Affirmative |
Negative |
Question |
. |
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I
watched |
I
didn’t watch |
Did
I watch? |
You
watched |
You
didn’t watch |
Did
you watch? |
He/she/it
watched |
He/she/it
didn’t watch |
Did
he watch? |
We
watched |
We
didn’t watch |
Did
we watch? |
You
watched |
You
didn’t watch |
Did
you watch? |
| They
watched |
They
didn’t watch |
Did they watch? |
.
FORM
– Past Continuous
Was/Were
+ Gerund
| Affirmative |
Negative |
Question |
. |
|
|
I
was watching |
I
wasn’t watching |
Was
I watching? |
You
were watching |
You
weren’t watching |
Were
you watching? |
| He
was watching |
He
wasn’t watching |
Was he watching? |
We
were watching |
We
weren’t watching |
Were
they watching? |
You
were watching |
You
weren’t watching |
Were
you watching? |
| They
were watching |
They
weren’t watching |
Were they watching? |
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USE: Past
Simple –
to express a completed action in the past
Common Past
Simple Keywords:
Yesterday
The day before yesterday
An hour ago
Last week
Last month
Examples
Yesterday
I cleaned my bedroom.
Last month
I went to Paris.
In these
sentences there is only one action.
USE: Past
Continuous
– to express an action in progress while another action happened.
Common Past
Continuous Keywords:
When
While
Whilst
Examples
I was
eating an apple when the dog entered the room.
While
he was writing a letter his mum offered him a drink.
In these
sentences there are two actions. One is expressed in the Past Continuous
(the action in progress), the other is expressed in the Past Simple
(the action that happened).
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2.A.-
Practice
A –
Complete the following in either the Past Simple or Past Continuous
(as indicated) using one of the following verbs:
Play
/ eat / ride / ring / go / write
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B –
Choose the correct answer the complete the sentence.
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C - Complete
the following sentences. You should put one verb in the past simple
and one in the past continuous.
E.g. I
was having (have) a shower when the doorbell rang (ring)
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3.- Reading
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3.A.- Practice
A –
Fill in the table with Sarah’s details
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B –
List 5 linking words used in the text.
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