Thursday 15th March

Interview - role play:
- Using yesterday's interview question prep sheet


Prepositions of place - Asking/Giving Directions:
- Worksheet (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RXkfKgkFzXNDZHcGt6d200MTg/edit?usp=sharing)


Prepositions of time - at, on, in:
- Worksheet (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RXkfKgkFzXanBCcHFlUUtYc1k/edit?usp=sharing)


Verb + Preposition (to, at):
- Worksheet (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RXkfKgkFzXbFA3czBwbE1LRTQ/edit?usp=sharing)


Past simple vs Past Continuous:

Both the past simple and the past continuous refer to completed actions in the past.

Most of the time when we are talking about such actions, we use the past simple. This is by far the most common way of talking about the past.

• I lived there for 6 years.
• I only found out a few moments ago.
• I asked her but she didn't know anything.
• The company made 100 people redundant last year.

Only use the past continuous when you want to emphasize the continuity of the action.

• Everybody was talking about it all evening.
• They were really trying hard but couldn't do it.
• I was thinking about you the other day.
• Were you expecting that to happen?

When we use these two forms in the same sentence, we use the past continuous to talk about the "background action" and the past simple to talk about the shorter completed action.

• It was raining hard when we left the building.
• I was reading the report when you rang.
• He was going out to lunch when I saw him.
• The company was doing well when I last visited it.
• She was listening to the radio when the mail came.
• They visited Sydney whilst they were travelling in Australia.

Questions and Answers
Use the simple past or present progressive tense. Check your answers by clicking on the arrows.

1. I dropped a cup while I  (wash) the dishes.

         Check your answer.         was washing         

2. Jon and Bill were washing the car when they  (see) their friend Alex.

         Check your answer.         saw         

3. Tony came to see me while I  (do) my homework.

         Check your answer.         was doing         

4. The children  (play) when their father came home.

         Check your answer.         were playing         

5. When Inga was driving, she  (notice) an animal in the road.

         Check your answer.         noticed         

6. Annie  (call) when Kerry was studying.

         Check your answer.         called         

7. While the movie was playing, Tomoko  (eat) popcorn.

         Check your answer.         ate         

Past simple vs Present Perfect:

- Worksheet (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RXkfKgkFzXcHQyMGFMSFlpeHM/edit?usp=sharing)