GRAMMAR

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 I was going. They weren't swimming. Wasn't anybody listening? are all examples of the past continuous / past simple.

2 I saw the shark, then it attacked has verbs in the past continuous / past simple.

3 We use the past continuous for actions that finished quickly / continued while other events happened.

4 Past continuous actions are often introduced by while / after.

5 Past simple actions are often introduced by while / when.

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VOCABULARY

2 Complete the chart with these words.

pain cry happiness train (v) championship ocean shock beach professional wave (n)

Sport	Feelings	Sea

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FUNCTION

3 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with A, B or C.

Woman hits croc with saucepan

A crocodile 1 ___ into the home of a 48-year-old woman and her daughter near Melbourne, Australia on Saturday. The woman 2 ___ to the radio when the croc walked in and attacked her dog.

The crocodile 3 ___ only small, but Cindy Kray 4 ___ any chances. She immediately 5 ___ a saucepan and hit the crocodile four times on its head.

`I 6 ___ so scared,' Cindy told a local newspaper, `and my daughter Jess 7 ___ and 8 ___ .'

A neighbour 9 ___ the screams and called the police. They arrived in ten minutes and 10 ___ the crocodile away. The crocodile was not badly injured and was later returned to a nearby river.

1 A was coming B came C did come

2 A was listening B listened C could listen

3 A were B was being C was

4 A didn't take B wasn't taking C weren't taking

5 A pick up B was picking up C picked up

6 A was B was being C were

7 A were screaming B was screaming C scream

8 A cried B crying C cry

9 A was hearing B hears C heard

10 A took B were taking C did take

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Total : _____ / 25 points

LESSON TEST Inspiration 3 UNIT 1, LESSON 3

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