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D. Match the words 1-5 with their synonyms a-e. . GRAMMAR
1. merchant
2. handed PAST SIMPLE vs PAST PROGRESSIVE -
3. raising TIME CLAUSES (when, while, as, as soon as)
4. entire Read the examples and match them with a-c.
5. response
1. While I was travelling on the underground,
a. answer I saw a strange sign.
b. moving something upwards 2. I was looking at the merchant while he
c. whole was cutting the fruit in half.
d. gave 3. As soon as I finished eating the piece,
e. a person that sells things
the merchant offered me some more.
a. The two actions were happening
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E. Discuss. at the same time.
• What do you think of the writer’s experience? b. The two actions happened one after the other.
• Would you ever try durians? Why? / Why not? c. One action was in progress when
the other happened.
. VOCABULARY

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING FOOD . PRACTICE
Look at the table and tick () the correct columns.
Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Past
Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
I (1) (watch) a film when my sister
(2) (walk) into the house with a
paper bag. There were snails in it! She
(3) (want) to make something

different for dinner. She (4) (leave)
the bag on the table, (5) (open)
the fridge and (6) (start) taking out
coffee lemons cake pizza some vegetables. ‘You’re going to love this!’ she

sweet  (7) (say). As she (8)
bitter  (take) the vegetables out of the fridge, some of the
salty snails (9) (get) out of the bag.
spicy As soon as I (10) (see) them,
fresh   I (11) (begin) shouting: ‘They’re
moving! They’re alive!’ and my sister
sour 
(12) (answer): ‘Of course, they are.
That’s how you cook them!’

. SPEAKING

Discuss.
• Do you like trying unusual food?
• Have you ever had a strange food experience?
• Where were you? What happened?
• How did you feel before and after tasting the
food?
• What did the food taste like?
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