EXERCISE 17. Using the past progresslve. (Charts 2-8 and 2-9)
Directions: Perform the actions and answer the questions. Only the teacher's book is open.
Example: A: write on the board B: open the door
To STUDENT A: Please write on the board. Write anything you wish. (SzudenrA writes on
the board.) What are you doing? 3.
Response: I'm writing on the board.
To STUDENT A: Good. Please continue.
TO STUDENT B: Open the door. (Student B opens the door.) What did you just do?
Response: I opened that door.
To STUDENT A: (Student A), thank you. You may stop now.
To STUDENT C: Describe the two actions that just occurred, using when.
Response: When (Student B) opened the door, (Student A) was writing on the board.
To STUDENT D: Again, using while.
Response: Whiie (Student A) was writing on the board, (Student. .. B). opened - the door.
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- A: walk around the room B: clap your hands once.. ....I' ..,
- A: talk to (... ) B: come into the room I /';.-?Y.!. :
- A: read your book B: tap (Student A)'s shoulder ,<'
5. A: look out the window B: ask (Student A) a question " I ,!.I,...
- A: whistle B: leave the room
- A: look at your watch B: ask (Student A) a question
- A: pantomime eating (pretend to eat) B: sit down next to (Student A)
- A: pantomime sleeping B: take (Student A)% grammar book
- A: pantomime drinking a glass of water B: come into the room
EXERCISE 18. Present progresslve and past progressive. (Charts 1-1,2-8, and 2-9)
firectionr: the present progressive and past progressive verbs in the following
pairs of sentences. Discuss their use. What are the similarities between the two tenses?
- A: Where are Ann and Rob? I haven't seen them for a couple of weeks.
B: They're out of town. They're traveling. - A: I invited Ann and Rob to my birthday party, but they didn't come.
B: Why not?
A: They were out of town. They were traveling. - A: What was I talking about when the phone interrupted me? I lost my train of
thought.
B: You were describing the website you found on the Internet yesterday. - A: I missed the beginning of the news report. What's the announcer talking about?
B: She's describing; conditions in Bangladesh after the flood.
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