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Mayra Triana

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Interrupted Actions

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Identify vocabulary for common actions and events.
  • Use the past continuous and past simple to describe long and short past actions.
  • Describe past situations and interruptions using while and when.

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Index of Activities

grammar

Start

produce

Start

vocabulary

Start

warm-up

Start

Play a game

Warm-up

What Do You See in the Picture?

01:00

What was happening?

Time's up!
Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Knock

Ring

Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Trip/ Fall

Sneeze

Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary

Laugh

Spill

Vocabulary Practice

Match the Definition

When a phone or doorbell makes a sound.

Laugh

To blow air out of your nose suddenly.

Ring

To smile and make a happy sound.

Spill

To lose your balance and go down to the ground.

Knock

To drop liquid by accident.

Sneeze

To hit a door with your hand.

Trip / Fall

Reveal answers

Vocabulary Practice

Listening & Multiple Choice

Vocabulary Practice

Picture & Multiple Choice

Vocabulary Practice

Picture & Multiple Choice

Vocabulary Practice

Picture & Multiple Choice

Grammar Instruction

Learn Grammar

Past Continuous + Past Simple We use the past continuous to talk about a long action that was happening in the past. -I was watching TV. -They were walking to school. We use the past simple to talk about a short action that interrupts. -The phone rang. -He fell down.

Grammar Instruction

Learn Grammar

We often use Past Continuous and Past Simple to show an interruption: -I was watching TV when the phone rang. Tip: Use when before the short action. -The phone rang while I was watching TV. Tip: “While” comes before the long action. We often use past continuous + past continuous to show two simultaneous actions: -She was laughing while he was talking.

Grammar Practice

Practice Your New Grammar

Grammar Practice

Practice Your New Grammar

Grammar Instruction

Learn New Grammar

Function

Responses

Example

A: What were you doing when the phone rang?B: I was eating dinner when the phone rang.

I was… when…

Talk about an interrupted action in the past

We were… when…

A: What was happening while you were studying?B: Someone was knocking on the door while we were studying.

We were… while…

Describe two actions happening at the same time

I was… while…

Grammar Practice

Practice Your New Grammar

Two long actions

Categorize

He was reading while it was raining.

Jobs

When

While

She was walking when she tripped.

Past continuous + past continuous

One long + one short action

Past continuous + past simple

Time to Produce

05:00

Describe and Discuss

Can you remember a time when someone interrupted you? What were you doing? Example: I was studying when someone knocked on the door. I was___________________ when___________________.

Time to Produce

05:00

Describe and Discuss

Tell me about a time when two things were happening at the same time. Example: I was cooking while my friends were talking to me. I was___________________ while____________________.

Time to Produce

05:00

Describe and Discuss

What were you doing when something funny happened? Example: I was riding my bike to school when I tripped and fell. I was________________ when________________.

Time to Produce

05:00

Describe and Discuss

What were you doing while someone else was doing something funny or interesting? Example: I was cooking dinner while my sister was dancing. I was __________________ while ____________________.

Wrap up

Grammar Recap

05:00

You use “when” to show two actions that happened at the same time.

The sentence “I was eating when the phone rang” is correct.

Wrap up

Grammar Recap

05:00

You use “while” when two long actions were happening at the same time.

Play a game

Finish the class

Secret Word

Start

Starts with F

Starts with k

Starts with s

Starts with r

Starts with s

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