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INGLES 4
ESTUDIANTE: DANNA MARGARITA
QUINTERO CALDERON

Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. We were playing (play) volleyball with Mary, when you

Called (call) me.

2. When the teacher came (come) in, they

were studying (study) English.

3. The baby was sleeping (sleep) when the telephone

Rang( ring).

4. As I was walking (walk) in the streets of Holland, I

met (meet) an old friend of mine.

5. I lost (lose) my car keys.

6. I was looking for my purse when I dropped (drop) my credit card.

7. My uncle took (take) me to the airport yesterday.

8. She was dancing (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

9. It was raining (rain) heavily when I got up.

10. I saw (see) the thief while he

was getting (get) into my neighbor’s house
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3A GRAMMAR FOCUS

A GOLDEN FIND
While divers were working (work) off the coast of Florida, they discovered (discover)
a shipwreck containing gold worth $2 million the divers were filming (film) when they
found (find) the gold.

FOUR-LEGGED CUSTOMERS
One windy day, a woman was walking (walk) her pet poodle down the street. A
hairstylist saw (see) the dog through a window and noticed (notice) its crazy later,
while the stylist created (create) a new line of hair care products for dogs and cats, he
was coming up with ( come up whit) a new slogan “Even animals have bad hair days“

RESCUE… THE AMBULANCE!!

An ambulance driver was having (have) breakfast in a coffee shop when a woman
hopped (hop) into his ambulance and drove (drive) away. The drive grabbed (grab)
his a cell phone and alerted (alert) the police, the carjacker was going (go) over 90
miles an hour when the highway patrol finally caught up whit (catch up whit) her.

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6 A. match at headline with beginning of a news story

2. D 3. A 4. c.
1. B
Social network Man receives letter Job applicant’s life
Lucky Discovery
engagemet mailed 50 years saved by being 5
for french girl
ago minute late

A. Rick jones got a surprise when he went to his mailbox last week
B. Sophie denis was playing in her yard when she found 30 roman coins
C. Lisa miller is lucky. As she was hurrying to a job interview , she missed her bus
D. Dereck adams didn’t propose to his longtime girlfriend in the traditional way. He
did it online
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8A GRAMMAR FOCUS
 Complete the sentences in column A with the past simple or past continuous
forms of the verbs.
 Complete the sentences in column B with the simple past or past perfect forms
of the verbs.

A
1. A thief broke into (break into) our house last night while my sister and I were
picking (pick up) a pizza for dinner.

2. I was shopping (shop) with some friends yesterday, and I lost (lose) my keys.

3. I was driving (drive) around with friends all day on Sunday, and I ran out (run
out) of gas on the freeway

4. I was trying (try) to visit my parents las night when I got (get) stuck in the
elevator in their apartment building.

a. Luckily, I had given (give) a friend a copy of them, and she came (come over)
and let me into my apartment.

b. It had reached (reach) the fifth floor when it stopped (stop). After I was (be)
stuck for an hour, someone started (star) it again.

c. I guess we had left (leave) the door unlocked because that’s how the thief got
(get) into the house.

d. Fortunately, I had brought (bring) my cell phone with me, so I called (call) my
brother for help.

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A. Read the article. Find the words italics in the article.

The check the meaning of each word.

1. Moving on ( continue to grow)

2. Vanish (disappear)

3. Entire (whole)

4. Broadcasters ( TV or radio news reporters)

5. Superseded ( replaced)

6. E- commerce ( buying and selling online)

B. Pair work discuss these questions

Why do some people think that blogging Is no longer?

Answer: Maybe because some people don´t like writing anymore

What are some ways to maintain a blog successfully?

Answer: a blog successfully maintains that this is interactive, that they load
interesting news and that they can be commented

Do you think blogs are a good way to sell things? why or why not?
Answer: I do not think that blogs are good for selling articles, but perhaps if
they are used to advertise some warehouses, restaurants or tourist sites,
because it is a means by which it does not help to learn new things.

Why have some people switched from bloggings to social networking sites?
Answer: because they are a little better known through social networks, you can
sell some products, advertise and upload much more information.