Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Period 32: A closer look 2(p.61, 62)
Grammar:

nit 6: FOLK TALES
Period 46: A closer look 2(P. 61, 62)

Past continuous:
Duong: I phoned you around 9 p.m last night, but no reply.
Nick: Oh, I was doing some Internet research on Vietnamese legends for my project.
1a. Read part of the conversation from GETTING STARTED. Pay attention to the underlined part.
Ex2: At 3p.m yesterday the tortoise was running ahead of the hare.
Past continuous (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Form: S + was/ were + Ving
Ex1: Yesterday I (see) a hare and a tortoise.
V2
Usage: We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past. (diễn tả 1 hành động diễn ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ)
saw
1b. When do we use the past continuous ?
a fairy appeared
- When the boy was crying, ,
S + was/ were + Ving , S + V2/ed
(quá khứ tiếp diễn)
(quá khứ đơn)
(hành động đang diễn ra
trong quá khứ)
(hành động xen vào)
while the boy was crying
- A fairy appeared
(when / while )
(quá khứ tiếp diễn)
DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT

at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12 o’clock last night,…)

- at this time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time two weeks ago, …)
- at that moment

+ Trong câu có “when/while” khi diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào.



2. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
1. When the prince saw Cinderella at the party, she (wear) …………... a beautiful gown.
2. What (you/ do)  …………….…….this time yesterday?
3. When Jack (go) …………….. to the market, he met a magician.
4. While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise (run) ……… to the finish as fast as he could.

5. When the princess returned, the prince (not wait)  …………………
 for her.
was wearing
were you doing
was going
ran
wasn’t waiting
3a. Use the past continuous and the the suggested words to
write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture.
1.servant/ spin/ in the woods
2.girl/ pick flowers/ by the side of the road
3. knights/ ride horses/ to the castle
4.Cinderella/ dance/ with the prince
5.Saint Giong/ fly/ to heaven.
6.ogre/ roar/ with anger
1.The servant was spinning in the woods.
2. The girl was picking flowers by the side of the road
3. The knights were riding horses to the castle
4. Cinderella was dancing with the prince
5. Saint Giong was flying to heaven.
6. The ogre was roaring with anger.
1.The prince (walk) ………….....  along the road when he met a princess, so he (stop) ………..  and (have) ……….a chat with her.
2. When Saint Giong (lie) …………..on the bed, he (hear) ……….…..an announcement that the emperor(need)   …..........brave men to protect his land.
3.Alice was walking alone in the woods when she suddenly (hear)  …………. footsteps behind her. Someone (follow)  …........
her. She was frightened and she (start)  ………….to run.
4. Write the correct form of each verb, using the past continuous or the past simple.
was walking
stopped
had
was lying
heard
needed
heard
was following
started
S + was/ were + Ving , S + V2/ed
(when / while )
5. a. Read the fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
It was a nice day. The sun (1. shine) …………… and a tortoise(2.sleep)  
………………. in the sun. He opened his eyes and saw that an eagle was flying in the sky. “I want to fly like that!” the tortoise said. The eagle heard him and agreed to help. The eagle picked up the tortoise, and off they (3. go) …………... When they (4. fly)  …………………….very high in the sky, the eagle (5. open) …………. his claws for the tortoise to fly. But the poor tortoise (6. fall)  ……………all the way down to earth.
was shining
was sleeping
went
was flying
opened
fell
 Be happy with what you have/ you are.
b. What is the moral of the fable?
I. Grammar:
Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Period 46: A closer look 2(P. 61, 62)

Past continuous:
Form: S + WAS/ WERE + V-ing.
II. Practice:
III. Game:
Guess what YOUR partner was doing last Sunday at these times
Example:
I think Minh was having breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday.
Example:
A: Were you having breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday?
B: Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.
1. We (have) ………. dinner when he came.
A: having
C:were having
B: had
D: have
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRỢ GIÚP
2. What (you/do) ………. from 3p.m to 6 p.m yesterday?
A: did you do
D: were you doing
B: are you doing
C: do you do
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRỢ GIÚP
A: came
3. When I (come) …. home, my mother was cooking dinner.
C: come
B: coming
D: comes
1
2
3
5
6
4
TRỢ GIÚP
4. He (plant) ….. trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
A: is planting
C: was planting
B: plant
D: planted
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRỢ GIÚP
5. Last night, I (watch) …. TV with my brother.
A: watching
B: watched
C: watches
D: was watching
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRỢ GIÚP
6. At this time last year, I (attend) …… an English course
A: attend
C: was attending
B: attended
D: were attending
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRỢ GIÚP
7. They (dance) …. merrily when Cinderella suddenly (leave) … the party.
A: danced - left
B: were dancing - left
C: danced - leaving
D: is dancing - left
Special round
TRỢ GIÚP
8. Mrs Lan (do)…. the gardening at 5p.m yesterday ?
A: is doing
D: Was Mrs Lan doing
C: Is Mrs Lan doing
B: was doing
TRỢ GIÚP
Special round
I. Grammar:

Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Period 46: A closer look 2 (P. 61, 62)

Past continuous:
Form: S + WAS/ WERE + V-ing.
II. Practice:
III. Game:
IV. Homework:
Study the grammar.
- Do exercise B4, B5, B6 (p.44, 45) (Workbook).
- Prepare : Unit 6: Lesson 4: Communication.