Unit

4

REMEMBERING
THE PAST
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Do you remember the past continuous
you have learned in Tiếng Anh 8 (Unit 9)?
- Give some examples.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Picture
Description

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

- Look at the picture.

HOW TO PLAY - Describe what was happening in the
picture, using the past continuous tense.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

LET'S PLAY

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

PAST CONTINUOUS

1 Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
1. My dad first met my mum when he (visit)
_____________
was visiting Hoi An Ancient Town.
2. Tom had a nightmare while he (sleep)
was sleeping in the camp by the old castle.
______________
going
3. David hurt his foot while he (go) was
__________down
the steps of the pagoda.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1 Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
4. My brother was just sitting while I (look)
was
looking around the weaving workshop.
____________

watching TV at 9 p.m. last
5. Were
_____ you (watch) _________
night? There was a very good programme on Duong
Lam Ancient Village preservation.

PAST CONTINUOUS

We use the past continuous to
describe an action that was
happening at a particular time
in the past, or a past action
that was happening when
another action interrupted it.

We also use the past continuous to
emphasise how long an action took and
how much time somebody spent doing
it. We usually use adverb phrases that
explain the length of time such as:
all morning / week / year/ for hours /
days / weeks / months / years
Example:
We were cooking all morning because
we had our friends coming for lunch.

PAST CONTINUOUS

2 Complete the sentences, using the past continuous forms of
the given verbs.

live

work

make

preserve
build

1. People were
____________________
preserving the monument for years because
it had great value.
2. When I finished school, my family was
_____________________
/ were living in
the countryside.
3. People __________________
were building the Taj Mahal – a World Heritage
Site while Shah Jahan was emperor.

PAST CONTINUOUS

2 Complete the sentences, using the past continuous forms of
the given verbs.

live

work

make

preserve
build

4. “______
________ on the coffee farm when
Were you still working
the war broke out, Grandpa?”

was making a presentation when the microphone
5. I ____________
stopped working.

WISH + PAST SIMPLE
- Look at the Grammar Box p.43.
We use wish + past form verb when we want something now or
in the future to be different.
Subject + wish + subject + past simple
Example:
I wish I had enough money to travel around the world.
I wish (that) my mother didn't have to work so hard.

WISH + PAST SIMPLE

3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.
1. The children wish they (get) ____
got more presents
every Christmas.
2. I wish I (have) had
____ enough money to visit London
and Windsor Castle.
3. Do you wish we (have) had
____ a swimming pool in our
school?

WISH + PAST SIMPLE

3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.
4. We wish we (can spend) _____________
could spend our
summer holiday on the seaside.
5. I wish I (can go) _________
could go back to my
grandparents' time.

WISH + PAST SIMPLE

4 Read the passage and write down five things that Jenny might
wish for.

My sister Jane is very untidy. She and I share the same room,
but I have to clean it every day. Whenever she's at home, she
lies in bed reading or playing computer games. She often puts
her dirty clothes on my bed. I'd like to have my own room, but
it's impossible now.
I hope she can change her way one day.
Jenny, 14

WISH + PAST SIMPLE
My sister Jane is very untidy. She and I Example:
sharethe same room, but I have to clean it Jenny wishes (that) her sister
every day. Whenever she's at home, she lies in Jane was tidier.
bed reading or playing computer games. She
often puts her dirty clothes on my bed. I'd like
to have my own room, but it's impossible
now.
I hope she can change her way one day.
Jenny, 14

WISH + PAST SIMPLE
Suggested answers:

1. Jenny wishes (that) she didn't have to share the room with
her sister.
2. She wishes (that) she didn't have to clean the room every
day.
3. She wishes (that) her sister Jane didn't lie in bed reading or
playing computer games.
4. She wishes (that) her sister Jane didn't put dirty clothes on
her bed.
5. She wishes (that) she had her own room.

PRODUCTION

5 Work in pairs. Tell your partner three wishes.
- Work in pairs and exchange your
wishes.

Example:
I wish I had a dishwasher to do the washing-up for me every day.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

- Work in groups to talk about what your family members
wish.
Example:
My mum wishes (that) she had a new dishwasher.
My little sister often wishes (that) she became a princess.

LESSON
3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Picture Description

WARM-UP

PAST CONTINUOUS

Grammar explanation
Task 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.
Task 4: Read the passage and write down five things that
Jenny might wish for.

WISH + PAST SIMPLE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
Task 2: Complete the sentences, using the past
continuous forms of the given verbs.

Task 5: Work in pairs. Tell your partner three wishes.
Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Recognise and use past continuous and wish + past
simple.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook;
- Make 5 sentences by using past continuous and wish +
past simple.

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