Listen and read the beginning of a story Tom’s grandparents lived by the sea.
Listen and read again. Make notes about the beginning of the story The characters are
Work in pairs. What do you think happens next in the story?
Find and underline the past continuous forms in the story
Complete the sentences with the past continuous or past simple form of the verbs in brackets
What was happening yesterday? Use the past continuous to describe the pictures
Read the start of another story. Underline examples of the past continuous and circle examples of the past simple
You are going to write the beginning of another story about finding something on a beach. Before you write, make notes to answer the questions Which beach were you on?
Use your notes to write the beginning of your story. Remember to use the past continuous and the past simple
Read your partner’s story beginning. What do you like about it? What can your partner improve? Think about the:
Work in pairs. Where were you?Role-play an interview
Present your interview to other students. You might like to record yourselves on your phones
Listen to the other interviews. Tell each pair one thing you like about their interview and one thing you think could be better