Guess the weather danger. Explain why you think so.
🌊🌊🌋🏖️😱
🌲🔥💨🐿️😢
☀️🌾🌵💧🚫
🌪️💨🌧️🏠💥
Guess the weather danger. Explain why you think so.
🌧️⚡🌩️🌙
🌋🔥💨🌑🏃♂️
🌍💥🏚️😨🚑
🌧️🌊🏠🚣♂️
Answer the questions
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. Why are the umbrellas flying?
3. Would you like to be outside in this weather? Why (not)?
Hey! No, tell me.
Hey, Amy! Did you see the news about Nashville yesterday?
Really? What was
happening?
There was a big thunderstorm! 🌩️
True
False
True
False
Lucy was in Nashville yesterday.
Read and choose the correct option
That sounds crazy! Were you there?
The wind was blowing so hard. People couldn’t hold their umbrellas, and they were flying in the air! 🌂💨
No, but my cousin lives there. She said the lights were flashing, and the rain was falling very fast. Cars weren’t moving because of water.
😱I hope she is OK.
Yes, she was staying with her family inside until the storm stopped.
That’s good. I hate storms.
I was watching the live news from Nashville. It looked like a film!
A scary one. I'm sure.
Fill in the gaps
Lucy: Hey, Amy! Did you see the about Nashville yesterday?
Amy: No, tell me.
Lucy: There was a big ! 🌩️
Amy: Really? What was happening?
Lucy: The was blowing so hard. People couldn’t hold their , and they were flying in the air!
Amy: Wow! That sounds crazy! Were you there?
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u
Fill in the gaps
t
n
Fill in the gaps
Lucy: No, but my cousin lives there. She said the
were flashing, and the was falling very fast. Cars weren’t moving because of water.
Amy: 😱 I hope she is OK.
Lucy: Yes, she was staying with her inside until the storm stopped.
Amy: That’s good. I hate storms.
Lucy: I was watching the live news. It looked like a !
Amy: A one. I’m sure.
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s
Fill in the gaps
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l
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Answer the questions
1. Do you like watching a thunderstorm from your window?
2. Do you make videos of the weather? Why(not)?
3. How often do you discuss news with your friends?
4. What does your family usually do when there's a thunderstorm?
5. Did your umbrella ever fly away? What did you do?
Look, read, and complete the rule
- I was watching live news.
- The umbrellas were flying in the air.
- The wind was blowing hard.
finished activities in the past.
activities in progress at a moment in the past.
We use the Past Continuous tense to talk about
activities in progress at a moment in the past.
Past Simple
Look and read. Click on the correct option
- She was staying inside.
- Trees were shaking.
V+ing
V+ing
- She wasn't walking in the street.
- Cars weren't moving.
- What were you doing?
- Was it raining heavily?
Positive sentence
Negative sentence
Questions
I, He, She, It + was/wasn't; You, We, They + were/weren't +
V+ing
V
V
-ing is pronounced as
/ɪn/
/ɪŋ/
/ɪŋ/
- raining → /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
- snowing → /ˈsnəʊɪŋ/
- blowing → /ˈbləʊɪŋ/
- flooding → /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
- erupting → /ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/
The -ing ending is always /ɪŋ/, never /ɪn/.
The sound /ŋ/ is made at the back of the mouth.
/ɪŋ/
/ɪn/
Look and read. Listen and repeat
Rule
Practice
Сorrect the mistakes
1. A strong wind were blowing.
2. It weren't raining.
3. Smoke was go up in the sky.
4. Were the fire moving quickly?
5. Firefighters was work hard to stop the forest fire.
6. The firefighters were wearing uniforms?
Сorrect the mistakes
1. It were snowing the whole day yesterday.
2. The sun wasn't shine.
3. The parents shoveling the snow.
4. The children not were helping.
5. What the girl was doing?
6. Playing was the boy with the snow?
1. The volcano (to make) a noise.
2. Hot lava (to come) down.
4. What you (to do) ?
3. Birds (to not fly) above the volcano.
5. I (to help) my parents pack our things.
Read and complete. Write the verbs in the Past Continuous tense
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1. Big waves (to hit) the beach after an earthquake.
2. The phone lines (not to work) working.
3. People (to wait) for help on rooftops.
4. rescue helicopters (to fly) above the city?
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Read and complete. Write the verbs in the Past Continuous tense
Look at the pictures and say what was happening during an earthquake
Look at the pictures and write what was happening in the city
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Let's sum up
Complete the sentence:
- It ... raining a lot. The water was ... the streets.
Complete the sentences:
- ... you making a video of the thunderstorm?
- No, I ... .
Copy of Flyer 1 Pre-Teen L22 What was happening?
By Allright
