- •Eu jep catch project
- •Unit I education system in russia and english speaking countries Lesson 1
- •I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly
- •Informal letters
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree or disagree with somebody
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 4
- •My education
- •Asking and answering questions:
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6 The secrets of successful language learning
- •Self- study materials for unit I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •General Questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Present Simple Tense
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Unit II
- •Countries and cities
- •(Traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit II The Present Continuous Tense
- •Unit III
- •Scientists
- •(Famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Invention, inspiration, closet, bulb, nap, wax, phonograph, genius, perspiration.
- •Thomas Alva Edison
- •Invent hired closet nap laboratory light bulb
- •Who was ... Thomas Adams?
- •Lesson 3
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research:
- •Alfred Nobel
- •Lesson 4
- •1876 1886 1938 1940 1965 1971 1975 1976 1979 1995
- •How to be a successful inventor
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •I. Read the text The man who invented e-mail
- •II. Read the article Louis von Ahn
- •Lesson 6 Women in science
- •Problem-based task (webquest) Famous Women – Scientists and Inventors
- •Self-study materials for unit III The Past Simple Tense is used:
- •When we talk about actions and situations in the past we use:
- •Positive form — Regular verbs
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form and questions
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
- •The past continuous tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Past continuous vs. Past simple
- •Unit IV computer Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit IV The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Unit V career prospects Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit V The Future Simple Tense
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
The past continuous tense
The Past Continuous Tense is used:
to talk about a continuing action at a certain time in the past
At ten o’clock last night I was watching TV.
I saw you last night. You were waiting for a bus.
to talk about an interrupted action in the past
In this case The Past Continuous and the Past Simple tenses are used together in a sentence to say that something happened in the middle of something else.
I was driving along when suddenly a child ran across the road.
While I was doing the ironing, I burnt my hand.
(Just) as I was hanging out the washing, it started to rain.
to talk about action in progress at the same time
While I was reading, Joan was playing the piano.
to talk about actions that happened too often
When I worked there, I was always making mistakes.
to describethe background history or environment when telling the story
It was a warm summer day. The sun was shinning an d the birds were singing.
Positive form
WAS/WERE+ Participle I (verb+ing).
I was reading a book all evening.
You were doing a test at that time.
He/She/It was working at 10 o’clock yesterday morning.
We playing tennis at 7 o’clock last night.
You were having dinner when I came.
They listening to the opera last night.
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the Past continuous Tense.
We _____to the radio when it suddenly stopped working.(listen)
When I saw them, they _______football.(play)
When I got out of the house it_______.(rain)
You broke your tooth when you__________walnuts.(eat)
Negative form
Was not (wasn’t)+ Present Participle I ( Verb + -ing)
I was not doing anything spesial last night.
(wasn’t)
You were not working at that time yesterday afternoon.
(weren’t)
He/She, was not staying at that hotel on Monday.
(wasn’t)
It was not snowing heavily yesterday in the evening.
(wasn’t)
We were not leaving the party when John arrived.
(weren’t)
You were not waiting for the bus when you saw an accident.
(weren’t)
They were not having breakfast when the doorbell rang.
(weren’t)
Exercise 2. Use the Past Continuous Tense in the in the sentences below.
Example:I wasn’t listening (not/listen) so I missed what he said.
Just as I ________(get) to an interesting part of the story, the telephone rang.
When she was younger, she _____(always play) jokes on other people.
Yesterday afternoon we____ (not/tidy up) our flat.
Pete _______(not/listen) to the lecture; he _______(talking) to his friends.
A strong wind ______(blow) right in my face.