Lesson 7

Lesson 7: Hard Times

Talking about the past and narrative tenses

What do the pictures illustrate?

How was life in the past harder than it is today?

Reading: Reading for main ideas. P. 21

Read the text quickly. Make notes about the Great Fire of London. P. 20

Reading and Listening

Read the article again and listen. Add details to your notes. P. 20

Open Ended

In what year did it happen?

Open Ended

How did it start?

Open Ended

How long did it last?

Open Ended

How did people get away?

Open Ended

How was the fire stopped?

Open Ended

What damage did it do?

Train to Think: Following an idea through a paragraph

It can be difficult to follow what a writer is trying to say in a longer paragraph. We need to read carefully to understand fully what the writer is saying.

Paragraph 2

The end of paragraph 2 says: ´The situation provided the perfect conditions for flames to spread quickly'

Open Ended

Look back at the paragraph. How many tings are needed to start a big fire? List them

Open Ended

What are those things in London in 1666?

Paragraph 3

The beginning of paragraph 3 says: 'The fire spread quickly but it was so extremely difficult to fight'

Open Ended

Look back at the paragraph. Why was the fire difficult to fight?

Speaking (pairs)

What other events would suggest for the Events that shook the world series? Why?

If you had to leave your home in a hurry and had time to save three things, what would you choose?

Grammar: Narrative Tenses (Review)

Match the sentences from the article on page 21 with the tenses. P. 22

Multiple Choice

London was sleeping.

• past perfect

• past continuous

Multiple Choice

Thomas Farriner and his workers were busily making bread [...] when suddenly, a fire broke out.

• past continuous

• past perfect

Multiple Choice

It hadn't rained for months.

• past perfect continuous

• past perfect

Multiple Choice

The fire had been raging for almost four days.

• past perfect

• past perfect continuous

Multiple Choice

His soldiers demolished a large warehouse.

• past simple

• past continuous

Complete the rules!

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We use _________ to talk about finished actions in the past.

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We use _________ to talk about longer actions in the past interrupted by shorter actions.

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We use _________ to set the scene.

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We use _________ to talk about actions before a certain time in the past.

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We use _________ to talk about uninterrupted actions before a certain time in the past.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.

P. 22

Fill in the Blank

When they ___ how serious the situation was, they ___ their possessions and ___ to get away. (notice/ take / try) (separate your answers by a comma)

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A man ___ for his family when he ___ a baby in the street. (look / find) (separate your answers by a comma)

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While they ___ how to stop the fire, it ___ clear that little could be done. (think / become) (separate your answers by a comma)

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While the people in the bakery ___ bread, a small fire ___. (make / start) (separate your answers by a comma)

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb

P. 22