An unlucky St. Patrick's Day
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An unlucky St. Patrick's Day
Myra and Aislin went to the parade. But it turned out very differently than it had in the years before. When Myra and Aislin had arrived at the main street, they were able to hear already hear people singing songs. After they had arrived at their favourite place to watch the parade, they looked for their friends. When they had caught sight of Nila’s eye-catching violet hair they made their way through the crowd. After Nila and Henry had seen them, they waved to them excitedly.After a lot of groups and wagons had passed them, a man ran past them and grabbed Myra’s bag. The girls screamed, because they were shocked. Henry ran after the strange man once he had recovered from the shock.
Help them to find the thief and collect the clues
To find possible suspects, thd police needs to find out exactly what had happened before Myra lost her bag.
Read the sentences and find out, which action happened first and which afterwards.
SOLUTION
Before Myra and Aislinn went to the parade
they had put on green clothes.
they looked for their friends.
After they had arrived,
They found their friends
after they had seen Nila’s hair.
first action
second action
After Nila and Henry had seen Myra and Aislinn
they waved to them.
A lot of wagons had passed
before a strange person grabbed Myra’s bag.
After the thief had stolen Myra’s bag
the girls started crying.
Henry followed the thief.
After he had recovered from the shock,
Next
GREAT!
THE FIRST WORD IS:
The
Next
At the police station
Now read out the conversation between the girls and the police officer with your partner. You can find it on your worksheet.
We are finished
These are the suspects. On the next pages, read carefully what they had done before Myra lost her bag. Something does not add up. So somebody is lying.
Ciara O'Sullivan,studies at Trinity College
Liam Kelly,works at Guiness
Laoise Byrneis a reporter
Callum Walsh, teaches Physical Education
Aine Flynn,works as a guide at Dublin castle
Next
Take a look what the suspects had done before Myra's bag went missing.
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
Back
Next
Take a look what the suspects had done before Myra's bag went missing.
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
Back
Next
Who of the suspects lied and had not been at work before Myra's bag was stolen?
Aine Flynn
Ciara O'Sullivan
Callum Walsh
Next
GREAT!
THE SECOND WORD IS:
thief
Next
Tense detectives
Read the story and the dialogue again and circle all the past perfect forms in red and all simple past forms in blue.If you are finished, continue to see the solution and compare them with yours.
Solution
Solution 1: What happened?
Next
Solution 2: conversation with the police Officer
Next
Well done, detective!
Do you already know when we use the past perfect and how you form it?
Yes
No
How do we form the past perfect and when do we use it?
Try to find a rule for the use and construction of the past perfect. Write down the rule on your worksheet.
Do you need help?
no, continue
On the next pages you have to move the light and klick on the correct statement about the past perfect, little detective.
START
We use the past perfect to...
...describe actions in the present.
...describe actions in the past.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
...describe actions in the future.
We use the past perfect to...
...describe an action that happened while another action started.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
...describe actions that happened before another action in the past.
We form the past perfect with...
...had + past participle.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
...the simple past of to do + infinitive + -ing.
We form negative statements in the past perfect with...
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
had not + simple past
RIGHT!
...had not/hadn't + past participle.
not + had + past participle
We form questions in the past perfect with...
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
Did + had
RIGHT!
Had/Hadn't + subject + past participle.
Signal words for the past perfect are...
...during and meanwhile.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
... before and after
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
ERROR!
Wrong!
TRY AGAIN
GREAT!
THE THIRD WORD IS:
is
Next
Find out how the story ends...
Next
Click here to draw >
What happened to Henry?
- The thief had left the parade before Henry caught him.
- After the girls had gone to the police station, Henry came back.
- Before he went home, he called Myra.
- After he had left Myra a message, his friends came out of the police station nearby,
Link the words
The solution will appear in 30 seconds
his friends came out of the police station nearby.
The thief had left the parade
After the girls had gone to the police station
he had called Myra.
Henry came back.
Before he went home
After he had left Myra a message,
before Henry caught him.
Next
The past perfect
-We use the past perfect to express an action in the past that happened before another action.
-We form the past perfect with had+past participle.
-For negation we use had not/hadn’t + past participle.
-In questions we use had not/hadn’t + subject+past participle.
Signal words are before and after.
IMPORTANT:
The past perfect is a form, native speakers do not usually use very often. That’s why we are going to take a closer look at when to use it and when to use the simple past.
Then we will “correct” our texts from today. So please bring them with you.
Remember: How we use it today is to learn the form.
Next
The end of the story
After the girls had finished their report at the police station they still weren't able find Henry. So they went back to where they had last seen him and started calling out his name.
The girls had stopped crying, when a little green man showed up. “Why are you crying, my fair ladies?”
Myra and her friends were shocked because the little man had arrived suddenly. “Are you a leprechaun?” asked Nila carefully. “Yes, I am! Didn’t you know that we walk the streets freely on St. Patrick’s Day? But because there are so many people disguised as leprechauns, nobody realizes.” Then he smiled and before the girls started screaming again, he held Myra’s bag in his hands. After he had given it back to her, he said: “We leprechauns are truly magical! Today is your lucky day!” and vanished.
Next
After a long day....
After Myra came home, her mum asked what had happened. Work on the tandem task with your partner and fill in the correct tenses.
Next
GREAT!
THE FOURTH WORD IS:
Ciara
Next
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Transcript
An unlucky St. Patrick's Day
Start
An unlucky St. Patrick's Day
Myra and Aislin went to the parade. But it turned out very differently than it had in the years before. When Myra and Aislin had arrived at the main street, they were able to hear already hear people singing songs. After they had arrived at their favourite place to watch the parade, they looked for their friends. When they had caught sight of Nila’s eye-catching violet hair they made their way through the crowd. After Nila and Henry had seen them, they waved to them excitedly.After a lot of groups and wagons had passed them, a man ran past them and grabbed Myra’s bag. The girls screamed, because they were shocked. Henry ran after the strange man once he had recovered from the shock.
Help them to find the thief and collect the clues
To find possible suspects, thd police needs to find out exactly what had happened before Myra lost her bag.
Read the sentences and find out, which action happened first and which afterwards.
SOLUTION
Before Myra and Aislinn went to the parade
they had put on green clothes.
they looked for their friends.
After they had arrived,
They found their friends
after they had seen Nila’s hair.
first action
second action
After Nila and Henry had seen Myra and Aislinn
they waved to them.
A lot of wagons had passed
before a strange person grabbed Myra’s bag.
After the thief had stolen Myra’s bag
the girls started crying.
Henry followed the thief.
After he had recovered from the shock,
Next
GREAT!
THE FIRST WORD IS:
The
Next
At the police station
Now read out the conversation between the girls and the police officer with your partner. You can find it on your worksheet.
We are finished
These are the suspects. On the next pages, read carefully what they had done before Myra lost her bag. Something does not add up. So somebody is lying.
Ciara O'Sullivan,studies at Trinity College
Liam Kelly,works at Guiness
Laoise Byrneis a reporter
Callum Walsh, teaches Physical Education
Aine Flynn,works as a guide at Dublin castle
Next
Take a look what the suspects had done before Myra's bag went missing.
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
Back
Next
Take a look what the suspects had done before Myra's bag went missing.
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
· Location
Back
Next
Who of the suspects lied and had not been at work before Myra's bag was stolen?
Aine Flynn
Ciara O'Sullivan
Callum Walsh
Next
GREAT!
THE SECOND WORD IS:
thief
Next
Tense detectives
Read the story and the dialogue again and circle all the past perfect forms in red and all simple past forms in blue.If you are finished, continue to see the solution and compare them with yours.
Solution
Solution 1: What happened?
Next
Solution 2: conversation with the police Officer
Next
Well done, detective!
Do you already know when we use the past perfect and how you form it?
Yes
No
How do we form the past perfect and when do we use it?
Try to find a rule for the use and construction of the past perfect. Write down the rule on your worksheet.
Do you need help?
no, continue
On the next pages you have to move the light and klick on the correct statement about the past perfect, little detective.
START
We use the past perfect to...
...describe actions in the present.
...describe actions in the past.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
...describe actions in the future.
We use the past perfect to...
...describe an action that happened while another action started.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
...describe actions that happened before another action in the past.
We form the past perfect with...
...had + past participle.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
...the simple past of to do + infinitive + -ing.
We form negative statements in the past perfect with...
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
had not + simple past
RIGHT!
...had not/hadn't + past participle.
not + had + past participle
We form questions in the past perfect with...
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
Did + had
RIGHT!
Had/Hadn't + subject + past participle.
Signal words for the past perfect are...
...during and meanwhile.
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
... before and after
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
ERROR!
Wrong!
TRY AGAIN
GREAT!
THE THIRD WORD IS:
is
Next
Find out how the story ends...
Next
Click here to draw >
What happened to Henry?
Link the words
The solution will appear in 30 seconds
his friends came out of the police station nearby.
The thief had left the parade
After the girls had gone to the police station
he had called Myra.
Henry came back.
Before he went home
After he had left Myra a message,
before Henry caught him.
Next
The past perfect
-We use the past perfect to express an action in the past that happened before another action. -We form the past perfect with had+past participle. -For negation we use had not/hadn’t + past participle. -In questions we use had not/hadn’t + subject+past participle. Signal words are before and after. IMPORTANT: The past perfect is a form, native speakers do not usually use very often. That’s why we are going to take a closer look at when to use it and when to use the simple past. Then we will “correct” our texts from today. So please bring them with you. Remember: How we use it today is to learn the form.
Next
The end of the story
After the girls had finished their report at the police station they still weren't able find Henry. So they went back to where they had last seen him and started calling out his name. The girls had stopped crying, when a little green man showed up. “Why are you crying, my fair ladies?” Myra and her friends were shocked because the little man had arrived suddenly. “Are you a leprechaun?” asked Nila carefully. “Yes, I am! Didn’t you know that we walk the streets freely on St. Patrick’s Day? But because there are so many people disguised as leprechauns, nobody realizes.” Then he smiled and before the girls started screaming again, he held Myra’s bag in his hands. After he had given it back to her, he said: “We leprechauns are truly magical! Today is your lucky day!” and vanished.
Next
After a long day....
After Myra came home, her mum asked what had happened. Work on the tandem task with your partner and fill in the correct tenses.
Next
GREAT!
THE FOURTH WORD IS:
Ciara
Next
You have reached the last step... Enter the password!
Enter password