Lesson 12 – Step 5 – Class material

Goal

It’s time for your class. Your teacher will guide you through this content so you can make the most of it. Keep this page open during your virtual lesson.

1. Revision of vocabulary and grammar of this lesson.

• Can you remember the three ways to pronounce ED at the end of a verb? 
• Discuss these questions and focus on pronunciation and grammar.

What did he want?

What did she want to do when she was a little girl?

What was she doing?

What did they clean?

What was he doing all evening?

2. Answer the following questions using the simple past and past continuous.

a.  When was the last time you saw a car accident? 

b. What happened? 

c. Was anyone injured? 

d. Were you driving at the time of the accident?

3.   Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in their past simple or past continuous form.

 Yesterday, I (1) ……………………. (finish) my science homework in my bedroom when I (2) ……………………. (hear) a loud crash. I (3) ……………………. (go) outside and (4) ……………………. (see) tree branches and leaves everywhere. It turned out my neighbour (5) ……………………. (cut) down his tree while I (6) ………………….. (do) my homework. He (7) ……………………. (apologize) to me and then I (8) ……………………. (help) him clean up the mess. We (9) ……………………. (clean) when my mum (10) ……………………. (call) me in for dinner. She didn’t hear the loud noise because she (11) ……………………. (listen) to music on her headphones while she (12) ……………………. (prepare) dinner.

4. Now read the story aloud to your teacher and pronounce each verb ending in -ed clearly. Make an effort to pronounce each syllable.

5. Accidental Inventions

Choose the correct invention and write the verbs in brackets in their past simple or past continuous form.

Coca-Cola     matches        penicillin      tea    crisps

 1. …………………….. was invented after Alexander Fleming …………………….. (notice) something strange while he …………………….. (observe) the growth of mould near bacteria.

2. …………………….. were invented by John Walker, who …………………….. (stir) chemicals when the stick he …………………….. (stir) with suddenly …………………….. (catch) fire.

 3. ……………….. was invented by Shen Nong, who …………………….. (smell) something nice while he …………………….. (watch) his servants boil water.

 4. …………………….. was invented by John Pemberton, who …………………….. (combine) two ingredients while he …………………….. (search) for a medical cure.

 5…………………….. were invented by George Crum, who …………………….. (work) as a chef, after a customer’s complaint about their meal ……………………. (cause) him to prepare potatoes in a different way.

6. Do you remember a time you…

1. saw a sports event live?
2. had an accident of some kind?
3. got lost?
4. overslept and missed an important appointment or event?

Conclusion

We’ve finished the class for today. Do you want to keep practising? Brilliant! You will find some extra practice in the next step. Try to complete the exercises in the next few days.