B Read the three texts again and fill in the table

                                  China            Mexico                     Iceland

family members
Who the breadwinner is
How they relax
How they earn for living
Family values
What they are doing at the moment

THE SIMPLE PAST AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS

THE SIMPLE PAST		(a) Mary walked downtown yesterday. (b) I slept for eight hours last night.		The simple past is used to talk about activities or situations that began and ended at a particular time in the past (e.g. yesterday, last night, two days ago, in 1990), as in (a) and (b).
THE PAST CONTINUOUS		(c) I sat down at the dinner table at 6:00 P.M. yesterday. Tom came to my house at 6:10 P.M. I was eating dinner when Tom came. (d) I went to bed at 10:00. The phone rang at 11:00. I was sleeping when the phone rang.		The past continuous expresses an activity that was in progress (was occurring, was happening) at a point of time in the past (e.g. at 6:10) or at the time of another action (e.g. when Tom came.) In (c): Eating was in progress at 6:10; eating was in progress when Tom came. FORM: was, were + -ing
(e) When the phone rang, I was sleeping. (f) The phone rang while I was sleeping.			when = at that time while = during that time (e) and (f) have the same meaning.
(g) While I was doing my homework, my roommate was watching TV.			In (g): When two actions are in progress at the same time, the past continuous can be used in both parts of the sentence.
STATEMENT	I- She – He – It    was working.
NEGATIVE	You – We – They    were working.
QUESTION	Was                     I- She – He – It    working? Were                You – We – They    working?
SHORT ANSWER	Yes,   I- She – He – It was. No,  I- She – He – It wasn’t.     Yes, You – We – They were. No, , You – We – They weren’t.

In each sentence, choose the best phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (a, b, c, or d). 

1. At six o'clock last night our family ________ television in our apartment.     

    a) watched b) was watched c) watching d) was watching  

 

 2. After the working day, my Dad and I _______ some supper and then we took our dog for a walk.   

    a) had    b) was had c) was having  d) having   

 

3. When I was a child I ______ a toy that looked like a dragon.       

    a) had    b) was had c) was having  d) having   

 

 

 4. At seven fifteen this morning, I _______ down the street when I saw my cousin.     

    a) was walked b) walked c) was walking d) walking 

 

5. I looked in the room and saw all the children ______ magazine articles on the latest fashion.     

    a) reading b) read   c) was reading d) were reading   

 

6. While I was doing my homework last night, the telephone _______ . It was my mother calling me with some good news. 

    a) was ringing b) ringing c) rang   d) was rang

 

7. At the concert, all the parents listened politely to the children ______ to play their instruments.        

    a) tried   b) trying c) was tried d) was trying      

 

8. When Samuel arrived home from work, his wife ______ for him with an angry expression on her face.

    a) waited b) was waited c) was waiting d) waiting  

 

9. Last night, between ten o'clock and midnight, I could clearly hear the couple in the flat next to mine. They ______ an argument about what to watch on TV.      

    a) had    b) were had c) were having d) having

 

10. My mother and me ___________ at the table in silence when Dad came in.

    a) sat     b) was sitting  c) were sitting d) were siting      

USING IF

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