Speaking
4. Use the headlines to make notes using the headings: who - when - where - what. Use your notes to tell the class what each news item is about.
Grammar
5. Read the theory box below. Find examples of the uses in texts A-D.
We use the Past Continuous to describe:
a) an action in progress at a specific time in the past,
b) an action in progress when another action interrupted it.
He was watching TV at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. (When? At 6:00yesterday afternoon.) He was cooking when there was a power cut.
Time expressions used with the Past Continuous: while, when, as, all day, yesterday at 5 o'clock, etc.
6. Use the ideas to ask and answer questions about the people in pictures 1-5.
1 John/read magazine/6 o'clock?
► A: Was John reading a magazine at 6 o'clock?
B: No, he wasn't. He was sending text messages on his phone.
2 Sue/send text messages on her mobile/ 6 o'clock?
3 Tony/send emails/6 o'clock?
4 Mary/watch TV/6 o'clock?
5 Laura/read the newspaper/6 o'clock?
7. Ask and answer questions about what you were doing last Saturday at the times below.
• 7:00 am • 12:30 pm • 2:30 pm • 5:00 pm • 9:00 pm
► A: What were you doing at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning?
B: I was ... .
A: What were you doing at ... ?
Writing
8. Portfolio: Write a news story about something important that happened in your area last week. Collect information using the Internet. Present it to the class.
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Объяснение и пошаговое решение
### Итоговый ответ к заданиям (Spotlight 7, с. 37)
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#### **Упражнение 4**
**Notes for headlines (Заметки к текстам со с. 36):**
* **Text A:**
* **Who:** 8-year-old boy (Ben) and his dog (Rover).
* **When:** Last Monday afternoon.
* **Where:** Near the River Avon.
* **What:** Ben fell into the river, and his dog saved him by barking and pulling him out.
* **Text B:**
* **Who:** Two climbers (Paul and Mark).
* **When:** Last Friday.
* **Where:** In the Alps.
* **What:** They got trapped during a snowstorm and survived by finding shelter in a cave.
* **Text C:**
* **Who:** A 3-year-old girl (Lily) and a pet cat (Misty).
* **When:** Tuesday morning.
* **Where:** In a garden.
* **What:** The cat protected the toddler from a dangerous snake.
* **Text D:**
* **Who:** A local teenager (Sam).
* **When:** Yesterday.
* **Where:** City bus station.
* **What:** Sam found a bag with money and returned it to the police.
**Presentation to the class (Рассказ классу):**
* **Text A** is about a brave dog that saved its young owner after he fell into a river.
* **Text B** is about two climbers who survived a terrible snowstorm in the mountains.
* **Text C** is about a hero cat that saved a small girl from a snake in her garden.
* **Text D** is about an honest teenager who found a bag of money and handed it in to the police.
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#### **Упражнение 5**
1. **Is it the same in your language?**
* **No**, in Russian there is no special Continuous tense form. Instead, we use imperfective verbs in the past tense (глаголы прошедшего времени несовершенного вида: *«что делал?» — «гулял, читал»*).
2. **Examples from texts (Примеры из текстов A–D):**
* *a) Action in progress at a specific time:* «They were climbing the mountain...», «Lily was playing in the garden...»
* *b) Action interrupted by another:* «He was walking his dog when he slipped and fell...»
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#### **Упражнение 6**
1. **A:** Was Laura reading the newspaper at 6 o'clock?
**B:** No, she wasn't. She was sending emails.
2. **A:** Was John reading a magazine at 6 o'clock?
**B:** No, he wasn't. He was sending text messages on his mobile.
3. **A:** Was Sue sending text messages on her mobile at 6 o'clock?
**B:** Yes, she was.
4. **A:** Was Tony sending emails at 6 o'clock?
**B:** No, he wasn't. He was reading a magazine.
5. **A:** Was Mary watching TV at 6 o'clock?
**B:** Yes, she was.
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#### **Упражнение 7**
* **A:** What were you doing at 7:00 am on Saturday?
**B:** I was sleeping in my bed.
* **A:** What were you doing at 12:30 pm?
**B:** I was having lunch with my family.
* **A:** What were you doing at 2:30 pm?
**B:** I was doing my English homework.
* **A:** What were you doing at 5:00 pm?
**B:** I was playing football with my friends.
* **A:** What were you doing at 9:00 pm?
**B:** I was watching a film on TV.
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#### **GAME (Игра)**
* **Leader:** Last Sunday I was at the park.
* **Team A S1:** Were you having a picnic?
* **Leader:** No, I wasn't.
* **Team B S1:** Were you riding a bike?
* **Leader:** Yes, I was! (Team B wins a point).
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#### **Упражнение 8 (Writing: A news story)**
**Headline: Lucky Escape for Local Cat**
**By:** Ivan Petrov
Last Friday afternoon, a dramatic event took place in our neighborhood park. An eight-year-old boy, Maxim, was riding his bicycle when he noticed a small kitten stuck high up in a tree. A group of barking dogs was waiting below.
Maxim immediately called his older brother for help. While they were waiting for help, local firefighters arrived quickly. One of the firefighters climbed a ladder and safely brought the frightened animal down. The kitten was returned to its happy owner, and Maxim received praise for his quick thinking.
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### Пояснения и правила
1. **Past Continuous (Прошедшее длительное время)**
* **Образование:** вспомогательный глагол **was** (для *I, he, she, it*) или **were** (для *you, we, they*) + смысловой глагол с окончанием **-ing**.
* **Вопрос:** `Was / Were + подлежащее + V-ing...?`
* *Пример:* Was Sue sending text messages? — Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
* **Употребление:**
1. Длительное действие в определенный момент в прошлом (*at 6 o'clock yesterday*).
2. Длительное фоновое действие, которое прервалось другим кратким действием в Past Simple (*He was walking when he slipped*).
2. **Структура заметки (News story):**
* **Headline** — броский заголовок в настоящем или кратком виде.
* **Who, When, Where, What** — ключевые факты события излагаются в начале, затем следуют подробности.