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Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Lesson 3: A closer look 2(p.61, 62)

NEW WORDS:
Woodcutter/ ˈwʊdkʌtə(r)/ (n):
fairy /ˈfeəri/ (n): Cô tiên
Chim đại bàng
Eagle (n):
Wolf(n):
Chó sói
Fox(n):
Con cáo
Hare (n):
Thỏ rừng
greedy (adj): tham lam
Tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/

Con rùa

Tiều phu

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Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Lesson 3: A closer look 2

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.

Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Lesson 3: A closer look 2

Past continuous:

Form:
(+ ): S + WAS/ WERE + V-ing.
(- ): S + WAS/ WERE + not + V-ing.
(?) : WAS/ WERE + S + V-ing +….. ?

1. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in
the correct form: (Part 2 p. 61)
was wearing
1. When the prince saw Cinderella at the party, she (wear)  …………….
a beautiful gown.
were you doing
2. What (you/ do)  …………….…….this time yesterday?
was going
3. When Jack (go) …………….. to the market, he met a magician.
ran
4. While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise (run) ……… to the finish as
fast as he could.
wasn't waiting
5. When the princess returned, the prince (not wait)  …………………
 for her.

2. Use the past continuous and the the suggested words to
write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture.

1.The servant
1.servant/
spin/ inwas
the woods 2.
The pick
girl was
picking
2.girl/
flowers/
by the
The knights
were riding
3.3.knights/
ride horses/
to the
side of by
thethe
road
side of the road castle
spinning in the woods. flowers
horses to the castle

4.
Cinderelladance/
was with the 5.5.Saint
SaintGiong/
Giongfly/was
The orge
4.Cinderella/
to heaven. 6.6.ogre/
roar/was
with anger
dancing with the prince flying to heaven.
prince
roaring with anger.

3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in a.

Example:
1.A: What was the servant doing?
B: She was spinning.

2. A: What was the girl doing?
B: She was picking flowers by the side of the road.
3. A: What was Cinderella doing?
B: She was dancing with the prince.
4. A: What was the ogre doing?
B: It was roaring with ogre.
5. A: What were the knights doing?
B: They were riding their horses to the castle.
6. A: What was Saint Giong doing?
B: He was flying to heaven.

4. Write the correct form of each verb, using the past continuous or
the past simple.

1.The prince (walk)
was walking

………….....  along the
road when he met a
princess, so he (stop)
stopped

………..  and (have)
had
……….a
chat with her.

2. When Saint Giong (lie) 3.Alice was walking alone in
was lying
…………..on the bed, he the woods when she
heard
heard
suddenly (hear)  ………….
(hear) ……….…..an
announcement that the
needed
emperor(need)
  …..........brave men to
protect his land.

footsteps behind her.

was followin

Someone (follow)  …........

her. She was frightened and
started
she (start)  ………….to
run.

5. They (dance) 
4. When the crow
were
dancing
dropped
……………. merrily
(drop) ………….…. 
when Cinderella
the cheese, the fox
ate
suddenly(leave) 
(eat)  ……………..it.
left
…… the party.

6. Lac Long Quan (miss)
was missing/missed
………………….. his
life

under the sea, so he
decided
(decide)…….…….to
take

fifty of his sons back
there.

5. Read the fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple
or the past continuous.
Be happy with what you
have/ you are.

was shining
It was a nice day. The sun (1. shine) …………… and
a tortoise(2.sleep)  
was sleeping
………………. 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
went
was flying
they (3. go) ……………...
When they (4. fly)  …………………….very
opened
high in the sky, the eagle (5. open) …………. his
claws for the tortoise
fell

to fly. But the poor tortoise (6. fall)  ……………all the way down to

Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
Past continuous:

Form: S + WAS/ WERE + V-ing.
Guess what YOUR partner was doing last Sunday
at these times

Example:
Example:
A: Were you having breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday?
IB: Yes,
think Minh
wasNo,
having
breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday.
I was./
I wasn't.

Unit 6: FOLK TALES
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
Past continuous:

Form: S + WAS/ WERE + V-ing.

- Study the grammar. Make maore examples.
- Do exercise B4, B5, B6 (p.44, 45) (Workbook).
- Prepare : Unit 6: Lesson 4: Communication.

Bye, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Bye,
bye.
The bye bye song
See you tomorrow.
Bye, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, bye. Bye, bye.