Get Involved A2+ Unit 3 Reading & Past Continuous

Section 1. Reading

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

1. Where did the story happen?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

2. Who was with the narrator?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

3. What was the narrator doing in the boat?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

4. What happened to the fishing rod?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

5. What was Rusty doing in the boat?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

6. What did Rusty do next?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

7. Did Rusty come back immediately?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

8. What did Rusty bring?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

9. How did the narrator feel at the end?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

10. What is the main idea of the story?

It was a hot sunny day in July. I woke up early and walked to the lake with my dog, Rusty. I put on my life jacket and got in my small boat with Rusty and my fishing rod.

Five minutes later, I was fishing in the middle of the lake. While I was holding my fishing rod, something started to pull on it. It was something very big and strong. It was difficult to hold my fishing rod.

Rusty was moving around in the boat and was making a lot of noise. I thought, “I’m going to fall into the water!”

While I was trying to pull out the fish, Rusty jumped in the water.

“Rusty!” I shouted again and again, but he didn’t come out of the water.

While I was waiting for Rusty, the fish stopped pulling on my fishing rod. Then I saw Rusty’s head on the surface of the water. He was swimming towards the boat with a big boot in his mouth.

“That’s a strange fish! Good boy, Rusty!” I said and lifted him onto the boat.

Section 2. Grammar - Past Continuous

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I __________ a science fiction story at 10:00 pm.

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 My friends __________ down the mountain.

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 My sister __________ the car.

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 You __________ to music.

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My dad __________ dinner.

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We __________ very fast.