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Unit 03 Far from home - LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

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LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Past Continuous and Past Simple - Complete Exercises Guide 

Airport Vocabulary and Travel Experiences Exercises

📝 1-2. Holiday Activities Vocabulary

1. Holiday Activities - Check understanding:

climb a mountain

go for a swim/drive

lie/sunbathe on the beach

make a trip

pack your bag

see the sights

watch the sunrise/set

visit relatives

Students' own answers
2. Amazing Moments Photos - Favorite Story:

Students' own answers

📖 3-5. Past Continuous and Past Simple Grammar

3. Match sentences with uses of Past Continuous:
1 At about 7 p.m., we were going along a quiet road. - b. to say someone was in the middle of an action
2 I was staying with my uncle on his farm in Canada. - a. to give background to a story
4. Analyze the sentence: "While we were swimming, I took this photo."
1 Did actions happen: b. at the same time
2 Shorter action: took this photo (Past Simple)
Past Continuous and Past Simple - Grammar Rules

⏳ Past Continuous

• Background actions

• Longer actions

• Actions in progress

was/were + verb-ing

⚡ Past Simple

• Completed actions

• Shorter actions

• Interrupting actions

verb + ed (regular)

✍️ 6-8. Practice Exercises

6. Correct the sentences:
1 No, she wasn't eating lunch. She was eating an ice cream.
2 No, she wasn't looking at the camera. She was looking at the water.
3 No, Habib's mum wasn't driving. His dad was driving the car.
4 No, the horses weren't running away. They were running straight at/towards the car.
5 No, he wasn't staying in a hotel. He was hiking in the Dana Reserve.
7. Complete with Past Simple or Past Continuous:

We were travelling (travel) to France on a car ferry.

I was feeling (feel) a bit sick, so I went (go) outside to get some air.

While I was looking (look) down at the sea, I saw (see) a dolphin.

It was swimming (swim) next to the ship.

As I was watching (watch), it jumped (jump) high out of the sea.

I got (get) a wonderful photo.

8. Complete with travel verbs:
1 I was running to catch a bus to school when I realized it was a holiday.
2 The first time I was driving the car, my dad was sitting beside me.
3 I met my best friend while waiting at a bus stop.
4 I was riding my bike when I saw our teacher.
5 While we were sailing on a ferry, there was a storm.

📒 Workbook Exercises

1. Put words in order:
1 It was 4 a.m. and everyone was sleeping.
2 At six o'clock, Alison was eating breakfast.
3 We were waiting for the rain to stop.
4 The sun was coming up behind the mountains.
5 At eleven o'clock, I was still packing my bag.
2. Choose correct forms:
1 I was choosing a glass model when I broke it!
2 We saw a bear while we were driving along the mountain road!
3 We were flying back to Jordan when we saw another plane!
4 As we were sailing to the island, a dolphin appeared in the water!
5 Khalil and Adnan were eating dinner when the waiter dropped a bottle.
3. Complete blog posts with correct forms:

We 1. were staying (stay) in Wadi Rum, in Jordan.

At six o'clock, we 2. were walking (walk) towards the sand dunes.

We 3. were sitting (sit) on the sand when, suddenly, the wind 4. started (start) blowing.

We 5. were driving (drive) in France last summer.

I 6. was looking (look) at a map when Dad suddenly 7. opened (open) the window.

I 8. wasn't holding (not hold) the map tightly and it 9. flew (fly) out of the window!

🔗 Additional Grammar Resources

🌐 External Resources - English Grammar:

📚 British Council - Past Continuous:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/past-continuous
🎓 Perfect English Grammar - Past Simple vs Continuous:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous.html
🏫 Cambridge English - Grammar Exercises:
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/grammar
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