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Dangerous Situations

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1.- Introduction to lesson

In today’s lesson, we are going to talk about dangerous situations. We are also going to examine and compare the past simple and the past continuous. Now, let us begin!

1.1.- Look at the pictures below and describe them in detail.

What dangerous situations are being shown?

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2.- Your turn…

Answer the following questions out loud in as much detail as possible.

Do you know of anyone who has experienced any of the dangerous experiences shown above? What was the end result?

Have you ever been in a dangerous situation? If so, what happened?

The following sentences may help you answer the questions:

My brother was bitten by a dog when he was 15 years old. He was playing in the park when suddenly a dog started running towards him…..

I was in a dangerous situation a few years ago and…..

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3.- Pre-listening task (listening)

You are going to listen to Andy talking about a time when he was in a dangerous situation.

3.1.- Here are some key phrases from the listening. Can you guess which order the phrases go in?

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4.- Listening

4.1.- Listen and check your predictions..

Som

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4.2.- Listen again and answer the following questions:

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5.- How to give an account of an event

Accounts are often told in five stages. Look at the tapescript and decide the most appropriate heading for each paragraph

The end result / Introduction / The background / The problem / The resolution

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6.- Grammar point: Past simple & Past continuous

Look at the following sentence which has been taken from the listening.

As it was raining I wanted to get home as soon as possible

6.1.- Identify the verb forms which are in past simple and the past continuous.

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6.2.- Complete the following rule with simple or continuous.

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6.3.- Choose either the past simple or past continuous according to the sentence.

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7.- Pronunciation practice – regular past simple verbs (video)

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As you should all know at this level, all regular past simple verbs end in –ed, for example:

played, stayed, visited and retired.

There are however, three different ways of pronouncing the –ed ending.

7.1.- Listen to your teacher pronounce the following verbs and decide which category they go in:

Looked / Retreated / Finished / Stayed / Watched / Retired / Learned
Visited / Failed / Shared / Cried / Showed / Passed / Married
Played / Departed

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8.- Your turn…

Now you have studied and heard how to give an account of a dangerous situation, it’s your turn!

You must include:

- Introduction (When? Where?)
- The background (Past simple & past continuous)
- The problem
- The resolution
- End result (moral?)

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