Let’s practice: ex. 2, p. 52 A live wire group1. I’m going to walk for more than an hour a day.3. I’m going to play football today. I’m not going to watch it on TV today.5. I’m going to play tennis this weekend.8. I’m planning to go skiing this year.10. I’d like to climb a mountain or go on a cycling holiday one day. A couch potato group2. I’m going to spend this weekend lying on a beach and doing nothing.4. I’m not planning to get up before ten tomorrow.6. I’d like to spend more time in bed than I normally do.7. I’m going to take a lift, I’m not going to walk up a flight of stairs.9. I’m going to spend most of this evening in front of a computer screen.11. I’m going to buy a more comfortable sofa when I have enough money.12. I’m going to watch a new soap opera and eat more biscuits tonight.
Sport Safety Rules: ex. 3, p. 531. Take a shower before you enter the pool.2. Don’t eat before swimming. It can lead to stomach cramps or you might drown.3. Make sure you know where the lifeguards are. Call them if you get into trouble.4. Pay attention to the signs which say “No diving!”. Don’t dive in such areas.
Past continuous tense. We use Past Continuous tense form to express: An action in progress at a certain time in the past: At 7 p.m. yesterday the Wilsons were sitting in their living room. Two actions in progress at the same time in the past: Mr. Wilson was watching TV, while the children were playing with their toys. An action in progress in the past when another past action interrupted it: When I entered the room Den was watching TV.
Past continuous tense: ex. 6, p. 57 They____ cleaning the room when their mother came home from work. I ____ sleeping when somebody knocked at the door. We ____ doing physical exercises at 5 o’clock yesterday. She ____ playing the piano at this time yesterday. You ____ watching TV when your brother came home. Yesterday at 10 o’clock in the evening he ____ sleeping.werewaswerewaswerewas
Past continuous tense: ex. 2, p. 59 Jim was playing the piano when I came in. They were telling jokes when the teacher asked them to answer her question. At 5 he was playing football. We were watching TV when his cousin from France called. I was having a bath when the telephone rang. He was sleeping when somebody knocked at the door.