TA 8 U 12 LF 12

MODEL SENTENCE (Past continuous tense).. She was reading at 8 o’clock last night They were eating at 8 o’clock last night.[r]

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ENGLISH 8: UNIT 12 A VACATION ABROAD

LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,2

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KIM’S GAME

Take a shower Eat dinner Read a comic

Write a letter walk with a dog Talk to Grandma

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LANGUAGE FOCUS 1

I MODEL SENTENCE (Past continuous tense)

She was reading at o’clock last night They were eating at o’clock last night

II CONCEPT CHECK

(+) S + WAS/WERE + V-ING

FORM:

What was she doing at o’clock last night?

(?) WAS/WERE + S + V-ING

They weren’t watching TV at o’clock last night

(-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT+ V-ING

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PRACTICE

What is Bao doing at 8 o’clock last night?

He was reading a comic

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PAIRWORK

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LANGUAGE FOCUS 2

I MODEL SENTENCE

She was cleaning the floor when the telephone rang The telephone rang while she was cleaning the floor

II CONCEPT CHECK

FORM: Main clause ADV clause

Past continuous Past tense Past tense Past continuous Conjunction When while

USE: An action was taking place in the past

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MATCHING

a The Le family was sleeping

b While Hoa was eating c When Nam won the

race

d Mrs Thoa was cooking e When Lan arrived at

school

f It was raining

1 2 3 4 5 6

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HOMEWORK HOMEWORK

- Do language focus 1,2 in the notebookDo language focus 1,2 in the notebook - Prepare next lessonPrepare next lesson

Remember

• Form: Was/ were + V-ing Form: Was/ were + V-ing

• Use: - To indicate an action that was in progress Use: - To indicate an action that was in progress

at a point of time in the past

- An action was taking place in the past - An action was taking place in the past when another action took place

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