First meetings Vocabulary relationships (1) Grammar

Lesson 8.First meetings
Vocabulary relationships (1)
Grammar Past Continuous: positive, negative and questions
Help with Listening weak forms (1): was and were
Review Past Simple; past time phrases
Listening and Grammar

1. 
   a) Look at the photos.
   

Where are the people? Do they know each other, doyou think?

2. 
   Match sentences 1-3 to photos A-C.Guess who says each sentence.
   

1. 
   I was travelling back from China and we met on the plane.
   
2. 
   We were standing in a queue at the supermarket and he said hello.
   
3. 
   When we first met, she was going out with my best friend.
   

2. 
   R2.2 Listen and check.
   

Help with Grammar Past Continues: positive and negative

2. 
   a) Look at this sentence. Then answer the questions.
   

I was travelling back from China and we met on the plane

1. 
   Which action started first?- back from China
   
2. 
   Which action was shorter?- we met
   
3. 
   Which action was longer?- I was travelling back from China
   
4. 
   Did the ‘travelling’ continue after they met?-yes
   
5. 
   Which verb is in the Past Simple and which is in the Past Continuous?-
   

The Past Simple- we met on the plane/ the Past Continuous- I was travelling back from China

2. 
   Look at the Past Continuous verb forms in bold in 1b). Then fill in the gaps with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
   

POSITIVE
I/he/she/it + was+ verb+ing