2 8 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.
do not give up take part be play bring snow not see build have
NEVER GIVE UP!
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GRAMMAR
How exciting! It was my first time in Switzerland. I (1) ___________ such high mountains before. The snow was one metre deep. It (2) ___________ for two whole days! The children were out in the snow: they (3) ___________ in the snow all day. They (4) ___________ a snowman and now they were throwing snowballs at each other. Some people (5) ___________ their skis with them and they were getting ready to ski. Unfortunately, I (6) ___________ an accident a couple of years before and I was now a wheelchair user. I (7) ___________ very fond of skiing since I was a teenager and I (8) _____ even ___________ in competitions. Now, I (9) ___________ anything for two whole years. It was boring, doing nothing, but I (10) ___________ the idea of taking up skiing again one day, somehow!
Past perfect simple and continuous My classroom had become famous in the school. John hadn’t changed! Had he given up teaching? He had been watching me for about half an hour. Find more examples of the Past perfect simple and the Past perfect continuous in the text. Underline them. Grammar reference p. 117
6 Complete with the Past perfect simple of the verbs in brackets.
1 I got wet in the rain because I ___________ (forget) to take an umbrella. 2 I felt excited because I ___________ (be) to Paris before! 3 ___________ (have) many girlfriends before you met me? 4 I couldn’t pay the taxi-driver because I ___________ (lose) my wallet.
7 Complete with the Past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 I was tired: I ___________ (work) all night. 2 The film was boring: we ___________ (watch) it for a whole hour and nothing had happened. 3 I was angry because I realised you __________ (not tell) me the truth. It was a lie. 4 It ___________ (snow) all night and the roads were blocked.
Vocabulary: Feelings
9 Look at these adjectives and decide if they describe positive (P) or negative (N) feelings.
1 tired ___ 2 nervous ___ 3 exciting ___ 4 encouraging ___ 5 friendly ___ 6 relaxed ___ 7 angry ___ 8 stunned ___
9 embarrassed 10 respectful 11 rude 12 proud 13 boring 14 warm 15 amazed 16 depressed
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
FLASHPOINT I feel bored (with this book) but the book is boring. I feel excited by the film but the film is exciting.
Say it!
10 Complete these sentences with an adjective so that they are true for you. Then compare with a partner.
1 When I come home from school I feel _______. 2 A good teacher is _______. 3 I think history is _______. 4 Going to new countries is _______. 5 When people are rude to me I feel _______.
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