A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - CONNECT PRIMARY 6 Term 2 - سادس ابتدائي

UNIT 9 38 LESSON 2 A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Listen and read the beginning of a story Tom's grandparents lived by the sea. The beach near their house was quiet and beautiful, and he loved to go there with them. They swam, surfed, and played games on the sand. One day, they were swimming in the sea when Tom saw a glass bottle in the water. "Look, Granddad," he said. "Let's put it in the trash." "I have a better idea," said Granddad. "Let's write a message in a bottle." "What's a message in a bottle?" "You write a message on a piece of paper, fold the paper, and put it in the bottle, then throw the bottle out to sea for someone else to find." Back at the house, Granddad washed the glass bottle and gave Tom a pen and a piece of paper. Tom was writing his message when Grandma came in the room. "What are you doing, Tom?" asked Grandma. "I'm writing a message in a bottle," answered Tom. "Do you want to read it?" Hello! My name's Tom. I'm 11 years old and I'm from the USA. My favorite things are space, animals, and the color blue. What are your favorite things? Please email back to tell me! My email address is tom@beachnet.usa From Tom The next day, Tom and his grandparents went to the beach to throw the bottle into the sea. Many years passed, and Tom grew up. He and his grandparents forgot about the message in a bottle. Then, one day, Tom was working when Granddad sent him a message... 2 3 Listen and read again. Make notes about the beginning of the story The characters are The setting is The first important event is Work in pairs. What do you think happens next in the story?

Language focus We use the past continuous in stories to say what was happening at a particular time in the past. We form it with was/were + the -ing form of the verb: Yesterday afternoon, John was walking his dog. We can also use the past continuous with when and the past simple to show when one action interrupted another in the past: One day, they were playing in the park when they found a note. I was reading a book when my dad came home. 4 5 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 1 Fatima a text message from her friend. 6 (do) her homework when she (get) 2 Ghada and I (play) computer games when her brother (arrive) home. 31 (not watch) TV when you (call) me. 4 you (look) at your phone when I (see) you in the street? What was happening yesterday? Use the past continuous to describe the pictures 2 3 UNIT 9 Hazem watch football match/Egypt score goal Dad/read newspaper/ Lina come Ayman ride bike/phone ring 39

UNIT 9 7 Read the start of another story. Underline examples of the past continuous and circle examples of the past simple My friend Ali and I were playing in the forest yesterday. It was a lovely afternoon and the sun was shining. We were near my home, and we were hoping to see some interesting animals and birds. We were walking along the path when suddenly we saw a little house in the distance. "Let's go and look at the house," said Ali. I was a bit scared and didn't want to go, but I followed him. Near the house, there was ... . 40 8 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 1 Which beach were you on? 2 What time of day was it? 9 3 Who were you with? 4 What was the weather like? 5 What were you doing? 6 What did you find? Use your notes to write the beginning of your story. Remember to use the past continuous and the past simple Yesterday, I was on the beach near my house. It was morning and it was sunny. I was walking with my friend when we ...

10 Read your partner's story beginning. What do you like about it? What can your partner improve? Think about the: characters setting narrator first important event 11 Work in pairs. Role-play an interview Student A: You are a journalist. Ask Student B questions about what happened in the story. UNIT 9 Student B: You are the character in the story who found something on the beach. Answer Student A's questions. Where were you? I was on the beach near ... What were you doing? We were ... What was the weather like? It was raining ... 12 Present your interview to other students. You might like to record yourselves on your phones 13 Listen to the other interviews. Tell each pair one thing you like about their interview and one thing you think could be better 41