Descripción de la tarea
In this task, first, you are going to listen to Sean talking about what he was doing on 9/11 2001, the day The Twin Towers collapsed.
1 - Listen to Sean and answer the questions below:
1- He was studying at ...
a. the university
b. School
c. High School
d. Kindergarten
.
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2- He was at ...
a. home
b. the cinema
c. the hospital
d. None of the above
.
3- He watch the news in …
a. class
b. the library
c. the canteen
d. the playground
.
4- He was worried about his …
a. mother
b. sister
c. uncle
d. father
.
5- After lunch he went …
a. home
b. to class
c. to the library
d. to church
.
6- He phone his ...
a. father
b. sister
c. mother
d. grandmother
.
7- His father …
a. died
b. was at home
c. was safe
d. was injured
.
8- His father was … when the buildings collapsed
a. in Washington
b. in California
c. at home
d. in Manhattan
As you have heard, the report of the incident is done using two main tenses: Past Simple and past Continuous. Use these links to revise these tenses before continuing with this task:
Past Simple and Past Continuous.
2 - It’s your turn now. Think about a past important event for you . Where were you? What were you doing?
Write a composition (150-200 words) about where and what you were doing that day. Don’t forget to use the Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses. Remember to use linking words as well and to give your composition an introduction and a conclusion. Be original.
You have to include the following words, structures and expressions in your composition:
2 Irregular past simple verbs / 1 Past continuous / 1 negative sentence / 1 interrogative sentence / 1 comparative or superlative sentence |
Write here the sentences where you used the structures:
- Irregular past simple verb
- Irregular past simple verb
- Past continuous
- negative sentence
- interrogative sentence
- comparative or superlative sentence
.
3 - Now read your composition and record the audio in Vocaroo. Then paste your link in the table below:
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Vocaroo Link: |
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