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3 Vocabulary  5 Speak

A. Match the words/phrases in the two columns. Work in groups of three. Imagine each of
Then listen and check your answers. you took one of the photographs below.
In turns, tell the story of what happened
1. suddenly a. in the end when you took the picture. Answer some
of the questions below. You can use the
2. fortunately b. unluckily prompts given.
3. unfortunately c. to my surprise
• Where were you?
4. amazingly d. luckily • What were you doing?
• Who were you with?
5. then e. all of a sudden
• What did you do after you took the picture?
6. inally f. after that
B. Circle the correct words.
1. There was a lot of tra ic on the roads but fortunately /
then I wasn’t late for work.
2. We wanted to go on a day trip but after that /
unfortunately it rained. • old house • lake • forest
• late afternoon • foggy
• dark
3. I was lying in bed when amazingly / suddenly I • ghost • strange • monster
heard a strange noise. creature
4. I was walking in the forest when I saw a bright light.
To my surprise / In the end, it disappeared seconds 6 Write
later.
A. Read the tip and find examples of
the tenses, time linkers and
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expressions/phrases in the three
letters in activity 2A.
tip

Past Simple Past Progressive When you’re narrating events, use:
Time clauses (when, while, as, as soon as) • the following tenses:
Past Simple
Sue was making a salad while Kevin was When I saw the strange creature, I
cooking. screamed.
She was watching TV when the phone rang. Sam was scared so he got up and ran
away.
As we were walking home, we saw an accident.
As soon as we saw the strange light, we ran away. Past Progressive
It was raining and I was walking by the
beach.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or While I was looking for my sunglasses,
the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. I found an old coin.
• time linkers:
1. When Fred (arrive) at the party, when, while, as, as soon as, before, after

everyone (dance). that, during, later, soon, then, in the

beginning, inally, etc.
2. While I (jog) in the park, I

(notice) a big, black cat behind • expressions/phrases like:
All of a sudden / Suddenly,...
some trees. (Un)fortunately,...
To my surprise,...
3. As Pauline (drive) to the gym, (Un)luckily,...

she (crash) her car into a wall. I couldn’t believe my eyes!

4. As soon as Jerry (hear) the news, The sound was deafening.

he (leave). It was so/such... that...

5. Wendy (do) her homework while B. Choose one of the pictures in the speaking

her parents (sleep). activity and write what happened to you.

Follow the advice in the tip above.
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