Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 4: In the picture

 PAST CONTINOUS
 PAST SIMPLE 
 (PC)
 (PS)
 PS PC
1. We studied English two years ago.
2. The children weren’t playing soccer at 4 p.m. yesterday.
3. Alan and Ann went to America in 1990.
4. Her dad didn’t want her to quit school.
5. It was raining this morning. PAST CONTINOUS
 PAST SIMPLE 
 (PC)
 (PS)
 PS PC
1. We studied English two years ago. X
2. The children weren’t playing soccer at 4 p.m. yesterday. X
3. Alan and Ann went to America in 1990. X
4. Her dad didn’t want her to quit school. X
5. It was raining this morning. X UNIT 4: IN THE PICTURE
 LANGUAGE FOCUS
 Past continuous: questions
Past simple and past continuous Match questions 1-4 with the answers a-d.
 1. Was the squirrel eating flowers? a. No, it wasn’t.
 2. Were the two men posing? b. Steve’s friend.
 3. What were the man doing? c. Yes, they were.
 4. Who was skiing? d. They were using a computer. 1. Was thethe squirrelsquirrel eatingeating flowers? flowers?
2. Were thethe twotwo menmen posing?posing?
3. What werewere the the man man doing? doing?
4. Who waswas skiing?skiing?
 (Question word) + was/ were + subject + V-ing? 
 Yes, subject + was/were
 No, subject + wasn’t/weren’t Write questions and answers using past continuous.
the men / ride / horses?  Were the men ride horses? No, they weren’t.
1. the squirrel / eat / nuts? 
2. where / your friends / travel this time 
last year? (in Canada)
3. what / you / do / last night at 8 p.m.?
(watch TV)
4. Maria / swim / in the river? 
5. who / you / talk to / after class 
yesterday? (Mary) Write questions and answers using past continuous.
the men / ride / horses?  Were the men riding horses? No, they weren’t.
1. the squirrel / eat / nuts?  Was the squirrel eating nuts? Yes, it was.
2. where / your friends / travel this time Where were your friends travelling? 
last year? (in Canada) They were travelling in Canada.
3. what / you / do / last night at 8 p.m.? What were you doing last night at 8 p.m.?
(watch TV) I was watching TV.
4. Maria / swim / in the river?  Was Maria swimming in the river? No, she wasn’t.
5. who / you / talk to / after class Who were you talking to after class yesterday?
yesterday? (Mary) I was talking to Mary. Listen. Which words are stressed in each phrase? 
 1. Were you sleeping atat 77 a.m.a.m. yesterday?yesterday?
 2. Was your mum listeninglistening to to music music at at 8 8 p.m. p.m. last last night? night?
 3. What werewere youyou doingdoing on on Sunday Sunday morning? morning?
 4. Who werewere youyou talkingtalking to to before before class class this this morning? morning?
Wh- words, the main verb and adverbs of time are stressed 
 but was/were are not stressed. I saw this squirrel while I was photographing flowers in the park.
 Past simple Past continuous
 I was photographing flowers in the park when I saw this squirrel.
 Past continuous Past simple
 RULES: Fill in the blanks with Past simple or Past continuous
1. We use the (1) ____________________past continuous for longer actions in progress 
 and the (2) ____________________past simple for shorter actions.
2. We often use when before (3) ______________________past simple and while 
 before (4) _________________________.past continuous We saw (see) the Pyramids while we were visiting (visit) Egypt.
 1. I __________ (take) photos of my friend while we _______ (cycle).
 2. She _________ (climb) when she ___________ (have) an accident.
Complete the 
 3. We _________________ (take) photos of elephants while we 
sentences using the 
past simple and _______________ (travel) across Đắk Lắk.
past continuous 
 4. My parents ___________ (not sleep) when I ______________ (get) 
form of the verbs 
in brackets. home late last night. We saw (see) the Pyramids while we were visiting (visit) Egypt.
1. I _____________took (take) photos of my friend while we _________________were cycling (cycle).
2. She ________________was climbing (climb) when she ___________had (have) an accident.
3. We _________________took (take) photos of elephants while we _______________were travelling 
 (travel) across Đắk Lắk.
4. My parents ________________Were not sleeping (not sleep) when I ______________got (get) home late 
 last night.