Unit 06. Folk Tales. Lesson 3. A Closer Look 2

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UNIT 6 : Folk Tales
Lesson 3 : A closer look 2
Ex2: At 3p.m yesterday the tortoise was running ahead of the hare.
Past continuous (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Grammar
Form: S + was/ were + Ving
Past continuous
Ex1: Yesterday I (see) a hare and a tortoise.
V2
Usage: We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past. (diễn tả 1 hành động diễn ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ)
saw
Ex3: The knight (ride) a horse at this time two days ago
=
 was riding
a fairy appeared
- When the boy was crying, ,
S + was/ were + Ving , S + V2/ed
(quá khứ tiếp diễn)
(quá khứ đơn)
(hành động đang diễn ra
trong quá khứ)
(hành động xen vào)
while the boy was crying
- A fairy appeared
(when / while )
(quá khứ tiếp diễn)
DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT

at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12 o’clock last night,…)

- at this time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time two weeks ago, …)
- at that moment

+ Trong câu có “when/while” khi diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào.



1. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
1. When the prince saw Cinderella at the party, she (wear) …………... a beautiful gown.
2. What (you/ do)  …………….…….this time yesterday?
3. When Jack (go) …………….. to the market, he met a magician.
4. While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise (run) ……… to the finish as fast as he could.

5. When the princess returned, the prince (not wait)  …………………
 for her.
was wearing
were you doing
was going
ran
wasn’t waiting
2. Use the past continuous and the the suggested words to
write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture.
1.servant/ spin/ in the woods
2.girl/ pick flowers/ by the side of the road
3. knights/ ride horses/ to the castle
4.Cinderella/ dance/ with the prince
5.Saint Giong/ fly/ to heaven.
6.ogre/ roar/ with anger
1.The servant was spinning in the woods.
2. The girl was picking flowers by the side of the road
3. The knights were riding horses to the castle
4. Cinderella was dancing with the prince
5. Saint Giong was flying to heaven.
6. The ogre was roaring with anger.
1.The prince (walk) ………….....  along the road when he met a princess, so he (stop) ………..  and (have) ……….a chat with her.
2. When Saint Giong (lie) …………..on the bed, he (hear) ……….…..an announcement that the emperor(need)   …..........brave men to protect his land.
3.Alice was walking alone in the woods when she suddenly (hear)  …………. footsteps behind her. Someone (follow)  …........
her. She was frightened and she (start)  ………….to run.
4. Write the correct form of each verb, using the past continuous or the past simple.
was walking
stopped
had
was lying
heard
needed
heard
was following
started
S + was/ were + Ving , S + V2/ed
(when / while )
dropped
ate
Were dancing
left
Were missing
decided
5. a. Read the fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
It was a nice day. The sun (1. shine) …………… and a tortoise(2.sleep)  
………………. in the sun. He opened his eyes and saw that an eagle was flying in the sky. “I want to fly like that!” the tortoise said. The eagle heard him and agreed to help. The eagle picked up the tortoise, and off they (3. go) …………... When they (4. fly)  …………………….very high in the sky, the eagle (5. open) …………. his claws for the tortoise to fly. But the poor tortoise (6. fall)  ……………all the way down to earth.
was shining
was sleeping
went
was flying
opened
fell
 Be happy with what you have/ you are.
b. What is the moral of the fable?