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“Love your country, and make others love it, too, and it will grow to become a GREAT COUNTRY!” “It will never be too late to reform our country if we add courage and hope in the intention.”

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Unit 2  Exercises using Phrasal Verbs  Time to Investigate: Use of English  Conditionals + Exercises  A Good Story  Reading Comprehension Exercises  Grammar and Use of English: Conditionals Exercises  Vocabulary  Words often Confused  Conditionals Exercises  Writing: Short Stories  Writing Exercises

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When we were kids we used to listen to many tales. With time some tales change, but the important thing is to get some teaching from them.

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Before doing these exercises, press the Control Key and Click the mouse on ..\PHRASAL VERBS\PHRASAL VERBS.doc and take a look at the Phrasal Verb Dictionary. There, you can check the meanings of the following Phrasal verbs. Complete these sentences using an appropriate preposition for phrasal verbs with take. 1 He’s just like his father. He takes

him in everything.

after

2 This wasn’t the book I asked for – I’m going to take it 3 If you’re feeling hot, take your jacket

.

off

4 There is far too much work for me to take 5 Who’s going to take

to the shop.

back

by myself.

over

from the director when she retires next year?

up

Replace the underlined words in these sentences with the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs below. Make any other changes necessary. catch up(with)

break out break into

hold on catch on

1 How did the thieves get into the building?

break down

break up(with)

break out (of)

break into

2 What will you do if the machine stops working?

breaks down

3 Can you tell Mrs Larkin to wait for a few minutes?

hold on

4 John and Mary aren’t getting on and they’ve decided to separate. 5 How did the prisoners manage to escape from prison? 6 When did the war in Bosnia start?

break up

break out of

breaks out

7 If you fall behind with your work, you’ll have to work harder to do the work everyone else has done.

catch up

8 Do you think this kind of music will ever be popular?

catch on

Phrasal verbs with on and up 5 Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”

Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. A

B

1 hold up

continue doing something

2 carry on

something becomes popular

3 hold on

reach someone by walking faster yourself

4 catch on

ask someone to wait for a short time

5 catch up

threaten someone in order to get money from them

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs from the exercise above.

1 Can you just

hold on

while I call the manager?

2 The police are searching for the two men whohold up 3 Fast food was started in America but it quickly

the bank.

catch on in

other countries.

4 I had to run to catch up with Peter - he had left five minutes before me. 5 I find it difficult to carry on

working when I’m tired.

Can you just hold on while I take you a photo

Write what Donald thinks, but use one of the phrasal verbs above

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Check your Grammar Review by pressing the Control Key and Clicking on this address

..\GRAMMAR\GRAMMAR REVIEW.doc, and then complete

the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1 I am really looking forward to going to France in the summer. (wait) I

to France in the summer.

can't wait more to go

2 I hate to listen to people quarrelling. (stand) I

to people quarrelling.

cant't stand by people quarreling

3 It’s all the same to me if I walk to work. (mind) I

don't mind out if I walk

to work.

4 Why don’t you use the spare room as a study? (make) I suggest

you make the spare room

into a study.

5 I don’t have guitar lessons anymore because I don’t have time. (given) I

guitar lessons because I don’t have time.

have given up

6 If you don’t make less noise you’ll wake the baby up. (keep) If you

so much noise you’ll wake the baby up.

keep up

7 I would rather watch a video than go to the cinema tonight. (prefer) I

a video than go to the cinema tonight.

prefer watch

8 She says she won’t resign though she has been asked to. (refuses) She

refuses to resign

though she has been asked to.

This exercise was easy, wasn’t it?

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Conditionals You use conditionals to talk about situations (either real or imaginary) and the probable results or consequences of these situations. Conditionals are made up of two clauses: The conditional clause and the main clause. When the conditional clause begins the sentence, you must use a comma between the clauses. If I could, I’d retire tomorrow. I’d retire tomorrow if I could.

Zero conditional Form if+ present, + present/imperative Use You use the zero conditional: • to talk about something that is always or usually true (a fact, habit or routine), if means the same as when in this case. If (When) I can’t sleep, I drink a cup of hot milk. If (When) you mix oxygen and hydrogen, you make water.

• to give instructions or strong advice. Go to the doctor if you don’t feel better by tomorrow. If Sheila calls, tell her to phone hack later. First conditional Form if+ present, + will + infinitive Use You use the first conditional: • to talk about a likely situation and its probable result in the future. You’ll catch your flight if you hurry. 8 Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”

If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go out for a walk. • to give advice, threats and warnings and to make promises. I’ll hit you if you do that again. If you clean the car for me, I’ll give you fire pounds.

Second conditional Form if+ past, + would + infinitive Use You use the second conditional: • to talk about an unlikely or imaginary situation and its result. If I were taller, I’d be much more confident. If taxes went up, our firm would be in trouble.

• in the following expression: If I were you, I’d give her an advice. If were you, I’d study harder. Spoken English In speaking we can either use If I were ... or If I was ..., but in writing we always use If I were....

Third conditional Form if + past perfect. + would have + past participle Use You use the third conditional to speculate about possible situations in the past which didn’t happen. We would have caught the plane if we’d hurried. If you’d answered the first question, you would have got better marks.

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Mixed conditional Form if+ past perfect, + would + infinitive Use You use this combination of a second and third conditional when yon want to connect a possible past event with the present or future.

If I’d married Mary, I would be happy now. Suzie would be coming to the wedding if she hadn’t just broken up with her boyfriend. Notes You can use other modal verbs in the main clause instead of will/would. If we’re going to invite John and Mary, we should invite Tom as well. If the traffic hadn’t been so bad, we could have arrived at the airport in time for our flight.

You can use other linking words instead of if. • unless (= if... not) Unless you finish your vegetables, you won’t get any dessert.

• as long as and provided (that). These both emphasize the condition that has to be met. Provided (that) is more formal. Provided that/As long as you work hard, you’ll succeed in life. If I had work harder, I wouldn’t have to work so much today!

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If I were you, I’d study more. Match the beginnings of these conditional sentences in list A to their correct endings in list B. Write the letters in the brackets! A 1. If they had had a car,

(e )

2. If I had got the job in America, 3. If I had gone for a holiday in Switzerland,

( d) ( b)

4. If they had met Robert De Niro,

( a)

5. I would have taken the dog for a walk

( c)

6. He would definitely have drowned

(f )

7. She might have won the lottery

( j )

8. Mary would have made a chocolate cake

(i )

9. She would have been a doctor

(h)

10. If they had left in good time,

( g)

B a. they would have asked for his autograph. b. I would have gone skiing in the Alps. c. if you had wanted me to. d. I would have lived in New York.

If you drink a cup of hot milk,

e. they would have given him a lift.

you sleep very well

f. if he hadn’t known how to swim. g. they would have caught the train. h. if she had been better at science subjects. i. if she had had the recipe. j. if she had bought a lottery ticket.

Fill in the “Thought cloud”. Use conditionals!

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A One afternoon, in a dark wood, little Red Riding Hood was on her way to her grandmother’s house, carrying a basket. Suddenly, a wolf appeared and asked her where she was going. Little Red Riding Hood told him and continued on her journey. The wolf disappeared into the forest. When the little girl opened the door of her grandmother’s house, she noticed immediately that the wolf had got dressed up as the old lady. But Red Riding Hood was a clever girl and was no taken in for a moment: the wolf had forgotten to put Grandmother’s glasses on. While the wolf was lying in bed waiting to eat Red Riding Hood she dashed out of the house, locked the door, and called the police on her mobile phone. After a few minutes, the police turned up and arrested the wolf. “If only I hadn’t forgotten to put on the glasses!” the wolf growled.

B Once a seal was lying on a rock, sunbathing. Suddenly, she thought to herself: “Life is so boring! All I do is lie around all day and swim. If only I could do something more interesting! If I joined a circus, life would be far more exciting.” And so she joined a circus. After a couple of years, the seal became a famous acrobat and was soon very rich. A few years later, dressed in her fine clothes and expensive shoes, the seal went back home to her rock to visit her old friends. She showed the other seals all the new tricks she had learnt in the circus and then asked them to show her something they could do. They dived into the water and swam beautifully. When the acrobatic seal tried to follow them, she realized she had forgotten how to swim, and her clothes were so heavy that she would have drowned, if the other seals hadn’t rushed to her rescue.

C One day the lion said to the eagle, “I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse. I’ll give you my mane, if you give me your wings.”

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“You must be joking,” said the eagle, “if I didn’t have my wings, I wouldn’t be able to fly.” “Don’t worry about that,” replied the lion, “if it weren’t for my mane, I wouldn’t be the king of the jungle.” So after thinking for a while, the eagle agreed to make the exchange. When the eagle got home, wearing the lion’s mane, he thought he’d give his wife and children a surprise by sticking his head over the nest and shouting “Boo!” Unfortunately, his wife mistook him for the lion and took a gun out of the drawer and fired at the stranger. Fortunately, she missed.

D There was once a donkey who was tired of being a donkey. “I wish I were a lion or tiger,” he thought. So one day when he found a lion’s skin he put it on. Then he began trying to frighten whoever he happened to meet along the road. Everyone he met believed he was a lion, and ran as quickly as they could on seeing him approach. Delighted by the success of his trick, the donkey brayed loudly. The fox guessed who was hiding under the lion’s skin and, laughing, he said, “My dear friend, you can come out now. I’d have been afraid of you too, if I hadn’t heard your loud voice.”



Which animals are mentioned?

The wolf, the seal, the lion, the eagle,

the donkey



Three of the stories are modern and one is traditional. Which is the traditional story? The stoty of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf



How did you spot the modern stories? I think that all stories have a moral

wisdom

 On the next page, you’ll find some pictures. Match them to the stories. Write the letters in the circles.

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C

D

A

B

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FCE practice: Part 4

Read the stories again. For questions 1-7 choose from the stories A-D. Some of the stories may be used more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order.

Which story is about:

2. fame and fortune?

A / B

3. using a disguise?

D

4. thinking fast in order to solve a problem?

A

5. being unhappy with your present life?

D / B

1. not being deceived?

6. making a deal with someone else?

C

7. being too proud?

B

/

/

Think about these questions. 1 What do we learn about people from these stories? It's better to love oneself

2 In what ways do the stories illustrate this statement: “Don’t try to be something you are not.”?

All the protagonists want to lead a different life

Complete these sentences using words from the text. The first letter of each word is given to help you. 1 The journey will take much longer if you go by bus. 2 The film was so b ore

that I fell asleep in the middle.

3 The sea was so warm they just d ive

into the water and started to swim.

4 If he asks her to marry him, I don’t think she will r eject . 5 Sorry, I m istake you for someone else. I thought you were a friend. 6 The evening was quiet until a donkey b ray 7 I wasn’t sure of the correct answer, so I g

loudly and broke the silence. it.

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Conditionals: third conditional, wishes and regrets A) Read these sentences from the text and then answer the questions below. 1. I’d have been afraid of you too if I hadn’t heard your voice. 2. She would have drowned, if the other seals hadn’t rushed to her rescue.

a Was the fox afraid?

No

Did he hear the donkey’s voice? Is the situation real? b Did the seal drown?

Yes

No

Did the other seals rescue her? Is the situation real?

Yes

Yes

No

c Which tenses are used in third conditional sentences? past perfect. + past participle

Complete this rule: In the if clause we use past perfect

tense and in the main clause we use

would + have + past participle .

B) Look at these sentences and say which ones refer to the past, and which to the present. 1. I wish I were a lion.

present

2. If only I could do something more interesting. present 3. If only I hadn’t forgotten to put on my glasses. past

From the pairs of sentences below, choose the one which has the same meaning as the sentences 1-3 above. a. He is a lion. He wants to be a lion. 1 b. He wishes he had done something interesting. He wants to do something interesting. 2 c. He forgot to put his glasses on. 3 He doesn’t want to forget to put his glasses on. 16 Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”

Read the stories again and complete these sentences. 1. If Red Riding Hood hadn’t had her mobile phone with her, she would not has

called the police

.

2. If the wolf hadn’t forgotten to put grandmother’s glasses on,

she would hasn't noticed he was a wolf

.

3. If the seal hadn’t felt bored, she'd hasn't joined a circus . 4. The seal would’ve drowned, if the other seals

had not rushed to her rescue

.

5. If the eagle’s wife hadn’t mistaken him for the lion, she would hasn't missed. . 6. If the donkey hadn’t brayed so loudly, the fox would hasn't heard his loud voice. .

Complete these sentences with an appropriate form of the third conditional using the verbs in brackets. 1.

If she had returned

home five minutes earlier, she would have caught the

burglar. (return) 2.

If he hadn’t gone to the party, he would never has met his wife. (never/meet)

3.

If we had wanted a beach holiday, we would have gone to Marbella. (go)

4.

If it had not snowed

so much this winter, there wouldn’t have been so many

avalanches in the mountains. (not/snow) 5.

If you had told

me you were going to arrive so late, I’d have brought a

book to read. (tell) 6.

We wouldn’t have invited you to the concert if we had known

you were

going to hate it. (know) 7.

If I hadn’t stayed so late, I

would not have missed

the last bus home. (not/miss)

Correct these sentences. Write the correct word in red! I wish I will have a big house, instead of this little flat. I would have If only we locked the door, the thieves wouldn’t have got in. had locked “If only I have become an artist,” said the doctor. had become I wish I would play the trumpet. I wish I wouldn’t cut my hair - I preferred it when it was long. 17 Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”

Look at the pictures and imagine what they are thinking. Complete the sentences. If only I hadn’t drunk iced drinks I would'nt have got a cold

I wish I had a new dress to go to the party

If only I had brought my umbrella I would not be wet

I wish I could fly this month

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FCE practice: Part 1 Read the following text and find out why Mr. Moneybags had to work so hard. If they hadn’t bought all that furniture and had (1) Mrs Moneybags would not have been (2)

comfortably into their house, to invite her poorer friends to (3)

round for all those luxurious feasts; and if she (4) they would not have felt jealous as she (5) she (6)

invited them round,

them round the luxurious rooms, and

have heard them sigh “I (7)

we had a house like this!” If they

hadn't built the house, she wouldn't have been able to feel sorry (8) neighbours. Nor (9)

she have been able to complain to her husband (10)

the housework and he wouldn’t have taken (11) And while Mrs Moneybags was (12)

two servants to help her with it.

their beautiful house in the country, Mr

Moneybags would not have had to do (13) (14)

her

at the office every day in order to

enough money to pay their debt on the house and the expensive furniture

and the feasts that Mrs Moneybags’ friends enjoyed so much.

For questions 1-14, read the text again and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. 1

A sat

B live

C gone

D settled

2

A able

B possible

C capable

D fond

3

A turn

B be

C come

D have

4

A didn’t

B hadn’t

C hasn’t

D wouldn’t

5

A looked

B put

C went

D showed

6

A won’t

B wouldn’t

C would

D will

7

A hope

B wish

C want

D regret

8

A for

B about

C from

D off

9

A will

B would

C wouldn’t

D shall

10 A about

B in

C to

D for

11 A on

B to

C up

D in

12 A liking

B amusing

C relaxing

D enjoying

13 A extra

B overwork

C overtime

D duties

14 A take

B do

C earn

D give

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Word building Put these words from box “A” into the appropriate group below “B”. A

whisper stare wander limp

B

stride

mumble swear

chat

glare

glance

see speak walk stare whisper wander glare mumble glance chat

limp stride

swear

Now match the words from box “A” with the correct definition. 1 to use bad language swear 2 to talk to people in a friendly, informal way

chat

3 to walk quickly taking big steps stride 4 to speak quietly but not clearly so it is difficult for people to understand you mumble

5 to walk with difficulty because you have hurt your foot or leg limp 6 to look very quickly at something or someone glance 7 to look angrily at someone glare 8 to look at something for a long time without moving your eyes

stare

9 to walk without hurrying, without going anywhere directly wander 10 to speak very quietly whisper

Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words from the box “A”. 1 After he was fouled, Owen limp

off the pitch in great pain.

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3 He tripped over the table leg and swear loudly. 4 We speak about how we had spent the weekend. 5 She whispersthe message into my ear so no-one else could hear. 6 Shemumblessomething which I didn’t catch and left the room. 7 He sees

at the TV, and then returned to reading the newspaper.

8 People stopped to walk at the accident. 9 She stares at her husband, trying to get him to shut up.

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the words below. stare

limp

see

whisper

1 Don’t you know it’s rude to stare

wander

watch

stride

at people like that?

2 Why are you whisper ? Nobody can hear us. 3 We wander

around Rome for hours without a map, not knowing where we were

going. 4 He strides

ahead of his girlfriend, who was trying to walk as quickly as him.

5 I stayed up late to watch 6 If you see

a film on the television.

Mary tonight, can you give her this message?

7 He was limp

because he had twisted his ankle going down the stairs.

Collocation (go and have) Complete the sentences below using the correct form of one of these phrases. go for a walk 1 Can I

have a row

have a chat

go for a stroll

have a look

have a look

at the paper, please?

2 Bianca and Ricky both look very angry - I think they’re about to have a row . go for a walk

3 Why don’t we

along the beach?

4 What have you been doing lately? We must 5 You could

have a chat

!

go for a stroll

, if you need some exercise.

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Match a word from list A with a word from list B, then complete the sentences below using one of these phrases. Use some of the phrases more than once.

B a chat

a row

A have

go

a stroll

run

1 It was a pleasant evening so we 2 Can I have

a walk

for a nice

a quick look

3 We were having

a look

in the park.

at your newspaper?

a chat

in the coffee bar before the lesson when my

friend

arrived. 4 I always go

for a walk

5 The couple have 6 If you

go

a terrible

in the park in the morning to keep fit. row

for a two-mile run

before they decided to break up. every day, you’ll soon get fit.

7 The doctor told her patient to say “aah” so that she could have

a stroll

down her throat.

Words often confused Complete the definitions below using one of these words. watch

1 We

speak

see

look

tell

speak

talk

by using our voice.

2 We look

at something deliberately, by turning our eyes towards it.

3 We tell

someone facts or information.

4 We watch someone or something deliberately, over a period of time. 5 We see

friends when we visit or meet them.

6 We talk

to someone about something.

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Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the words from the last exercise on the previous page.

1 We looked for her at the concert, but didn’t

her.

2 If you’re not watch the programme can we switch it off and talk meeting 3 I’ve told and

about the

tomorrow? you many times, I can’t speak in front of an audience. I just freeze

can’t think of anything to talk

.

4 The car has broken down and John told

me he’d come and have a look

at

it. 5 Were you

speaking

about the film you saw last night?

6 I’m seeing Francesca tomorrow. Do you want to come too?

Which sentence belongs to this picture? Write the number of the sentence:

4

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Look at the picture below and predict what happens in the story. Complete these sentences. Then decide whether Bill or Bill’s wife said them. Write the correct name next to each sentence. 1 If I had kwown

this was a residential area, I wouldn’t have driven so fast.

2 If I had seen

the sign, I would have slowed down.

3 I wish you

wear

4 I wish you

shut up

your seat belt. your big mouth!

5 If only I could take

you at home! Answered the following questions:

 Did the policeman stop the car because the man was drunk? No

 Do you think the man admitted he was driving too No

fast?

 Do you think the man was glad that his wife was with him in the car? No Now predict which of these words go with the story, and write you story on the lines provided for it. wheel

compartment seat belt

ticket

speed

limit

elephant

station

police officer

powder

platform

newspaper

A gentleman and his wife went in their car along the road and they have a row because she didn't want to stay at home. The driver did'nt watch the speed limit. The police stop and punished them with an infraction

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Look at the set of pictures above that tell the story Complete these sentences using the words in brackets. 1 If the weather hadn’t been bad They'd have avoided shipwreck. 2 If they hadn’t found the lamp they have'nt escape from the island

(shipwreck) (escape)

3 Bill wouldn’t have felt so lonely if the other two men had leaved(other two men leave) Imagine you are on a desert island and a genie appears and gives you three wishes. What wishes would you make? Begin your sentences with “I wish…” 1. I wish Carmen had called me and travel with me 2. I wish everyone wore especial safe glasses so they can swim better 3. I wish to be at home with my parents 25 Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”

You are going to work out what happened in the shipwreck story by describing the set of pictures from the previous page that tell the story. (Not just only sentences, it must be a story) Use what you have learnt. Example: If I were rich, I would like to travel a lot, so I wish …….. Three friends went on vacation

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FCE practice: SHORT STORY A)Decide and write it down, which of these tips for writing a story are good advice and which are bad advice.

1. Only use the past simple tense. 2. Never use direct speech. 3. Begin the story by setting the scene. 4. Use a personal style, e.g. first person. 5. Don’t use paragraphs. 6. Have a surprise ending.

B) Read the story below and complete the gaps using these sentences.

 I started to run, afraid to look back.  On a cold winter evening, we were driving through the forest, high up in the mountains.

 Soon I was alone and could no longer see the lights of the car.  We were beginning to feel worried. (1)

It had been snowing all day. Suddenly, the engine started to make

a strange noise and five minutes later it stopped. At first, we thought we had run out of petrol, but then we still had a little left. We tried pushing the car, but it wouldn’t start. (2)

It was already dark and cold. We waited, in case a car came past.

An hour later, we decided one of us should go on ahead and get help, while the other two stayed behind in case a car turned up. A few minutes later, torch in hand, I started walking. ( 3 )

I felt afraid. At first, I whistled to cheer myself up but

after a while I stopped. I thought I could hear something or someone following me. Perhaps there were wild animals in the forest. ( 4 )

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C) Read the story again and underline any sequencing words.

D) A good story also uses expressions which tell us when things happened and in what order they happened. Decide which of these phrases tell us when or in what order the events in a story took place. Add them to the box below. in my opinion

finally

an hour later

by then

by contrast

that evening in a few minutes

eventually

at first

soon

later previously

as soon as

five minutes

later

the previous week

moreover

a few years ago

on a hot summer’s day

however

after a while

in the beginning

in the meantime

when

during

on a cold winter evening

E) Complete these sentences using appropriate sequencing words from exercise D). 1 It was very quiet in the room. Then,

, an extremely loud popping sound

broke the silence. 2 I hadn’t seen him for a few days; we had met for a coffee 3 They waited for what seemed like an eternity, and then

. she turned up. “You

will never guess what happened to me!” she began. 4

I didn’t recognize him, but as he got closer, it became obvious to me that he was the man from the old house.

5 She fell asleep as the sun began to set in the sky. She woke up

to find it was

dark.

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Now it’s your turn. You are going to write a story following these instructions. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must begin or end with the words: “If I had only stayed at home ...” Write between 120 and 180 words. Make notes using this plan to help you structure your story. If you want to, include some of these expressions in your story.

 Last year, I went to ...  A few minutes later, something awful happened …  Then, just when I thought the worst was over ...  By then, I was beginning to feel ...  As soon as we arrived ...

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