It was raining apples!

It was raining apples!

​Grammar: Past Continuous

Lesson 56 / Language Awareness

​Pulse 2 textbook page 3G2

​Unit 3 / English Book 3

​Success Criteria

​By the end of the lesson, I will be able to:

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​a) complete the table with the past continuous form of "rain", "sit" and "listen".

​b) write 6 complete questions and answers.

​c) complete Tom's email with 6 past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

​d) complete the table with the adverbs of the adjectives in the box.

​e) choose the correct words to complete the advice.

Open Ended

What do you always do when it rains?

Open Ended

Write one sentence about the video. Example: It was raining apples in England.

Multiple Choice

We/ You/ They _____________ under a tree.

• were sitting

• was sitting

Multiple Choice

I / He/ She/ It _______________ to music.

• weren't listening

• wasn't listening

Multiple Choice

Was it ______?

• raining

• rained

Multiple Choice

We use the past continuous to talk about ________ in the past.

• actions in progress

• completed actions

Multiple Choice

We form the past continuous with was/were + the _______________ form of the verb.

• -ing

• infinitive

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

they swim in the sea / swim in a pool

Open Ended

she sleep / read

Open Ended

they fight / play

Open Ended

it lie on the bed / lie on the sofa

Open Ended

he watch TV / play computer games

Open Ended

she go windsurfing / play volleyball

Multiple Choice

I _________ home from school and suddenly lots of apples started falling out of the sky.

• were walking

• was walking

• had walked

• is walking

Multiple Choice

It __________ apples!

• is raining

• were raining

• was raining

• had rained

Multiple Choice

Where __________ from?

• is they coming

• are they coming

• had they coming

• were they coming

Multiple Choice

I went home and told my mum and brother, but they said I ___________ the truth.

• wasn't telling

• am not telling

• didn't tell

• weren't telling

Multiple Choice

However, that evening, my mum and dad _________ the news on TV and they heard the story.

• was watching

• were watching

• are watching

• is watching

Multiple Choice

Nobody knows why the apples fell out of the sky, but they did. I _________ !

• am not lying

• aren't lying

• wasn't lying

• weren't lying

Open Ended

bad

Open Ended

easy

Open Ended

hard

Open Ended

car

Open Ended

good

Multiple Choice

The roads are icy. Drive _______

• careful

• carefully

Multiple Choice

I was raining ________ yesterday.

• hard

• hardly

Multiple Choice

There's a storm. Come inside _________!

• quick

• quickly

Multiple Choice

The sun was shining very __________ today.

• bright

• brightly

Multiple Choice

It's snowing! Dress _________!

• warm

• warmly

Multiple Choice

When it's foggy you want drivers to see you ______________. Wear bright clothes!

• easy

• easily

Open Ended

Write a piece of advice to show your love and care to your family/friends by using the adverbs of adjectives you have learnt.

​Thank you!