TTO2-FOCUS 2-UNIT 2

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TTO2-FOCUS 2-UNIT 2

Science and technology

BBC VIDEO: URBAN LEGENDS

What is an URBAN LEGEND?

THINK - PAIR - SHARE

Look at the following image, what do you think it is?

URBAN LEGEND: A modern myth, imaginary information that many people believe to be true.

BEFORE you watch

(answers on whiteboards)

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Exercise 1

• Only one of the sentences is true.
• Which sentence do you think is true? Talk in pairs

Exercise 2

• Choose the correct option for the sentences.

WHILE you watch

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Exercise 3+4

• Complete the introduction.
• Check your answers.

Exercise 5

• Look at the photo. What kind of event it it?
• Why did Greg choose this place?

WHILE you watch

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Exercise 6

• Put the events in chronological order.
• Hint: "b Greg arrives at Reading Festival" comes first.

AFTER you watch

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§ 2.1 VOCABULARY

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

Science and technology quiz

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ex. 3

Do the Science and Technology Quiz

§ 2.2 GRAMMAR

Past Simple RECAP

Past Continuous

PAST CONTINUOUS FORM

• WAS / WERE + VERB-ING
• I WAS DOING my homework
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1. 

An ongoing event in the past which is interrupted by something (short(er) action).

e.g.

"I WAS DOING my homework when the doorbell RANG."

2. 

Two actions in progress at the same time in the past.

e.g.

"While I WAS WATCHING TV, my parents WERE HAVING a conversation."

3. 

To set the atmosphere in a story. Describe a longer background scene in a story, during which other main events took place.

e.g. 

They WERE TAKING their dog for a walk. The dog WAS happily RUNNING after a squirrel when suddenly there WAS a loud bang!

4. 

An annoying and repeated action in the past. (with ALWAYS)

e.g.

That teacher WAS always GIVING us so many assignments to finish for homework!

§ 2.7 WRITING

Think about a surprising or interesting thing that happened to you on holiday.

Talk to your partner:

1. where/when did it happen

2. how old you were

3. what you were doing when it happened

Writing Focus

Writing Focus

Homework

It was a chilly autumn morning...

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I was so relieved. It was finally over!