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P as t Simple – P as t Pr ogr es siv e
Past Simple – Past Progressive
C Read the articles again and write
T for True, F for False or NM for
Not Mentioned. While I was walking on the beach,
I heard someone calling for help.
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1. Walsh will have to remain We were driving through the
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in hospital for a few days. mountains when a storm broke out.
2. Walsh’s family was on
the beach when she
disappeared. Complete the text using the Past Simple
3. The people in the boat or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
didn’t notice Walsh
because of the bad
weather. Artist Kyra Kopestonsky loves hiking through the parks
4. Walsh made an SOS near her home in Placerville, Colorado. One day, she
sign when she saw a 1 (hike) near Down Valley Park
helicopter lying above when she 2 (hear) a noise behind
the island.
her. She 3 (turn) around and
5. The park ranger who
found the car thought 4 (stop) in shock; a mountain lion
the driver was dead. 5 (stand) only three metres away
6. Jones didn't have a from her! Kopestonsky 6 (start)
phone signal because
of the bad weather. to walk away slowly. However, as she 7
7. Jones used matches to (move) backwards, the lion 8
build a ire inside the car. (move) towards her! She 9 (grab)
8. Both Walsh and Jones a tree branch to make herself look more dangerous
took action that helped to the animal, but the mountain lion 10
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(not be) scared at all.
D Look at the highlighted words/ Suddenly, the artist 11 (have) an
phrases in the text and match them
phrases in the text and match them
with the meanings a-g below. unusual idea. She 12 (start) to sing
opera as loudly as she 13 (can).
1. recover 5. stick out
How 14 the animal
2. spot 6. cut out
(react)? At irst she thought her
3. struggle 7. bury idea 15 (not work), but then the
4. wash up mountain lion 16 (put) its ears
down, 17 (move) away from her
a. to carry sth to land by water
and after some time, 18 (leave).
b. to be further out than the rest
The artist 19 (be) shocked, but
c. to cover sth with soil, leaves, etc.
she managed to escape.
d. to become well again
e. to stop working
f. to notice, to see
g. to try very hard to do sth which
is very di icult

E Discuss.
Imagine you were in one of
the situations described in the
articles. What would you do? If
you could have one thing with
you, what would it be? How
you, what would it be? How
would it help you?

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