Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 2
Grammar
Past continuous
1 Correct the underlined mistakes.
At 8.30 a.m. yesterday my sister walking was
walking to school.
1 Why did he leave? Was I talking to him! ______
2 They left the cinema early last night because
they wasn't enjoying the film. ______
3 At 6.30 this morning I sleep. ______
4 What you were doing last night? ______
5 What were you and your parents watch from five
to six o'clock last night? ______
Past continuous and past simple
2 Choose the correct option.
While the men were digging / dug in the field,
they found some coins.
1 Where did you drive / were you driving to
when she texted you?
2 I downloaded / was downloading a cool song
from the internet last night.
3 Ryan was walking / walked along the beach
when he found a bottle.
4 The phone rang while I did / was doing my
homework.
5 We weren't playing / didn't play chess when
Justin arrived.
3 Match the sentence halves 1–5 to A–E. Then
complete the sentences with when or while.
1 Andrew and Dylan were outside working hard.
Andrew was cutting the grass C
2 Lauren was cooking dinner __
3 José was helping his dad paint the living room
__
4 My friend sent me a text __
5 We were driving to London with our friends __
A ______ she burnt her hand.
B ______ I was doing my exam!
C while Dylan was washing the car.
D ______ our car ran out of petrol.
E ______ a tin of paint fell on the floor.
4 In which sentence could you also use as to
describe a simultaneous past action?
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Vocabulary
Materials
5 What are these things usually made of? Write
the words.
cotton leather metal
rubber wood wool
dining-room table and chairs wood
1 winter hats and gloves ____
2 T-shirts ____
3 boots, shoes and jackets ____
4 Wellington boots ____
5 knives and forks ____
6 Complete the words for materials to label the
pictures.
1 cardboard 2 c______
3 g______ 4 s______
Containers
7 Cross out the incorrect word.
bottle of water / potatoes
1 bowl of orange juice / fruit
2 box of cola / chocolates
3 glass of milk / vegetables
4 jar of fish / marmalade
5 packet of crisps / olive oil
At the lost property office
8 Put the lines of the dialogue in the correct order.
A Is it any of these? ____
B It's big and it’s made of leather and plastic. ____
C Hello. I lost my schoolbag yesterday. 1
D Yes, that's it! Thank you! ____
E What does it look like? ____