GRAMMAR: past simple and continuous VOCABULARY: animals PRONUNCIATION: weak forms: was, were
Vocabulary Grammar Pronunciation
VOCABULARY
1
Choose the correct word.
1 The cat's feather / fur / trunk was really soft.
2 There was a huge spider's shell / web / wing near the door.
3 Indian elephants have more hair on their feathers / shell / skin than African elephants.
4 All elephants use their fur / trunk / wings to drink.
5 The butterfly's shells / webs / wings were very colourful and pretty.
6 The tortoise was inside its shell / skin / trunk.
7 The bird flew away, but it left a few feathers / tails / webs behind.
8 The dog's skin / tail / wing was moving up and down fast. It was happy to see me!
2
Complete the definitions with the name of an animal.
1 A clever sea animal like a fish with a long grey nose: d______
2 A black and yellow flying insect that makes honey: b__
3 A small animal with long ears and soft fur and sometimes a short white tail: r_____
4 A small green animal that lives near water and uses its legs to jump: f___
5 A large wild cat with a yellow and black body: t____
6 A long thin animal with no legs that moves along the ground: s____
7 An insect with four wings in pretty colours: b_______
8 A wild animal that looks like a dog and lives in groups: w___
GRAMMAR
3A
Choose the best option to correct the mistake in bold.
1 We drive along the road when we saw a bear.
drove / were driving / were drove
2 I call for help when I saw the snake.
were calling / called / was calling
3 What do you do at 8 p.m. last night?
were you doing / did you do / were you do
4 We were swimming in the sea which we saw dolphins!
what / while / when
3B
Choose the correct words.
1 Yesterday, I saw a fox in the street while I walked / was walking home.
2 Max had / was having goats when he lived in the country!
3 I'm sorry I didn't hear / wasn't hearing your call. I was listening to music.
4 My dog made / was making friends with a cat while we walked / were walking near the park.
5 When my neighbour crossed / was crossing the road, she fell / was falling, but she's fine now.
6 We found / were finding a lost dog and took / was taking it to the nearest vet's.
3C
Complete the conversation with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A
What 1 (you / do) when I called you yesterday?
B
I 2 (play) basketball in the park with some friends from work.
A
Well, I 3 (walk) home from the supermarket when I 4 (hear) an unusual noise.
A
It was a tiny fox. It 5 (lie) under a car.
B
Oh no! What 6 (you / do)?
A
I 7 (call) an animal rescue centre. They 8 (come) and took it away.
A
I 9 (speak) to the vet at the centre this morning and she 10 (tell) me the fox was fine.
PRONUNCIATION
4
Listen and complete the questions with the words you hear.
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Audioscript 2.01

1 Where were you playing basketball?

2 Who were you speaking to?

3 What was he asking you?

4 Who were they talking about?

5 Why was he getting a bus?

6 What was she doing early this morning?

1 Where _______ basketball?
2 Who _______ to?
3 What _______ you?
4 Who _______ about?
5 Why _______ a bus?
6 What _______ early this morning?