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10 Unit 10 Life and World

Here are 3 examples using past simple and past continuous: 1. I was watching TV while my sister was cooking dinner (past continuous). 2. At 7pm, I went to the supermarket to buy ingredients for the meal (past simple). 3. While I was waiting for the bus, it started to rain heavily (past continuous).

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10 Unit 10 Life and World

Here are 3 examples using past simple and past continuous: 1. I was watching TV while my sister was cooking dinner (past continuous). 2. At 7pm, I went to the supermarket to buy ingredients for the meal (past simple). 3. While I was waiting for the bus, it started to rain heavily (past continuous).

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Unit 10: Life and world

At the end of this unit you will


be able to:
Analyze past experiences stating what someone has done in their
social and professional life.
Before moving on, let's remember a little bit
Simple Past Tense

Past tense verbs often


end in the suffix –ed, The past tense is used for things that have already happened.
although there are some
other tricky words that
change in other ways ‘I played football yesterday.’ ‘I went to the cinema last week.’
(known as irregular
verbs).
Examples of Simple Past Tense Verbs
-ed Suffix Irregular Verb

walked saw
😌+🔻+
visited said
• I walked with my sister to the school.
hoped ate
• I visited my grandmother last weekend.
played drank • I saw Mario Bros´movie two days ago.
watched bought • I drank soda at the cafeteria one hour ago.
Form
Positive Negative Questions Yes/No
Answers
Choose 5 statements and write short answers for 5

the ítems below.


1) Something you bought last month
2) The town or city you lived in ten years ago
3) A place you went on holiday when you were a child
4) A place in your country you went to last year
5) Someone you used to be friends with in primary school
6) A present you gave to someone last year
7) Something you did last month that you enjoyed
8) Someone you talked to on the phone last week
9) Something you liked doing when you were a child
10) Someone you went on holiday with last year
Starting point

• Can you name celebrations?


Describe your favourite one
Spooky story
Halloween

One of the traditions of


this holiday, is to tell
spooky stories... like the
one we will read below
Spooky story
Halloween
Ask your partner or group:

1. Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?


2. What do you think ghosts look like?
3. How would you feel if you saw a ghost?
Vocabulary

Stunned Stare

Roman soldier Sword Sword


Gist

The name of the story is:

‘The Soldier Who Walks The Road’


What do you think happens in this story?

Make three predictions, then read the story to check your predictions.
The Soldier Who Still Walks the Road

Let me tell you a true story. Many years ago, I had an aunt. My aunt, who was very
old, lived in an isolated house far from the town.

One day, she became sick, so I went to stay with her while she was getting better.
While I was staying there, I did all the housework.

One night, I was doing the washing-up when I saw something move out of the corner
of my eye.
The Soldier Who Still Walks the Road

I turned around and saw something incredible. A Roman soldier was walking
through the kitchen. He was carrying a sword and shield, and looking straight
ahead.

While he was walking past me, I suddenly felt very, very cold. I simply stared at
him as he disappeared into the wall.
The Soldier Who Still Walks the Road

I ran into my aunt’s room, but she was sleeping. Since she was getting better
from her illness, I decided not to wake her up.

That night, I couldn’t sleep. I lay awake in my bed thinking about the Roman
soldier. I was still lying awake when the clock struck 7 a.m.
The Soldier Who Still Walks the Road

In the morning, I told my aunt about the Roman soldier. “Ahhh, you saw the
soldier! I often see him. But don’t worry, he won’t hurt you. He just walks in
and walks out, always on the same path.”

I stayed with my aunt for three more weeks but I didn’t see the Roman soldier
again.
The Soldier Who Still Walks the Road

One night, many years later, I was having dinner with a friend and he
mentioned ghosts, so I told him the story of the Roman soldier.

“Where did this happen?” he asked me. I told him. “Well, that explains it!” he
said. “Many years ago there was a Roman road that ran through that village -
and that house.”

I was stunned. “I guess that the Roman soldier still walks the same road...” I
said.
Were your predictions
about the story correct?

???
Past simple VS Past Continuous
How to form
Practice!
Tell about your last celebration

• What did you celebrate?


• When was it?
• Where was it?
• What did you do?
• What did you eat / drink?
•…
What did you do…? (Tell any
celebration!)
• Tell the same (other) celebration , but now an anecdote … using past
simple and adding more details using past continuous.
Practice!
Write examples using past simple and past
continuous
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