UNIT 5
1. Read the text about Andrew Harper.
TREKKING IN AUSTRALIA
In 1999, Andrew Harper walked 4,637 kilometres across Australia. The walk took 229
days and some of the journey was through hot, dry desert. Harper didn’t see many people
in the desert, but he wasn’t alone. He had three camels and a dog with him. But he didn’t
ride on the camels. While Harper was trekking through the desert, the animals were
walking behind him.
Why did Harper choose to take camels with him? Because camels are strong, hard-
working animals and they can carry heavy equipment across the desert. It isn’t possible
to cross the desert in ordinary transport such as a car, jeep or van. Two hundred years
ago, people tried taking horses across the Australian desert. The horses needed to drink
and many of them died while they were trying to find water. Camels survive well in the
desert because they don’t need water every day. They drink before their journey and they
carry the water inside their bodies. They also get some water from the plants in the
desert. During Harper’s journey, his camels carried his food, water, clothes, sleeping
bag, tent and other important equipment. The trek wasn’t easy, but he loved it. Harper
wrote a diary about it and put it on the Internet.
Harper loves the Australian desert and he wants other people to experience its special
atmosphere. Today, he takes tourists into the desert with his camels. The participants
sleep outside and cook their meals on a campfire. They must also help with the camels
and learn how to care for them. It’s not the perfect holiday for everybody, but it is an
amazing experience.
2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple or Past Continuous. Then tick ( ) the sentences true (T) or
false (F).
T F
1. In 1999, Harper …………………… (spend) 229 days in the desert. ……
……
2. Harper …………………… (see) many people while he
…………………… (walk) in the desert. ……
……
3. The camels carried Harper’s equipment while he …………………… (trek). ……
……
4....................................Horses …………………… (drink) water from plants 200 years
ago.
3. Answer the questions.
1. What animals did Harper take with him?
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2. Why does Harper take tourists into the desert?
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3. What do the tourists do in the desert? Give two answers.
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VOCABULARY: THE WEATHER AND DISASTERS
1. Complete the sentences with a suitable word
1. : It's 33 degrees over zero. =» it's ……………..
2. : Put these warm clothes on. =» it's . ……………..
3. : The leaves are falling. =» it's . ……………..
4. : We can't see anything. Put the headlights of the car on. =» It's ……………...
5. :There are big grey clouds in the sky. =» It's . ……………..
6. : It's winter. The roads are slippery. =» It's ……………...
7. :She's wearing sunglasses. =» It's ……………...
8. : It's winter. The sky is heavy with snow. =» it's . ……………..
2. Complete with a suitable word related to natural disasters.
1.A big holeo penen in the groung during the ……………
2. Someone threw a cigarette on the ground and the…………… started.
3. There wasn’t any wáter for the plants due to the period of ……………
4. It was windy and rainy during the ……………
5. The …………… covered the skiers in snow.
GRAMMAR: THE PAST CONTINUOUS ( WAS/WERE + - ING)
1.Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)…………………monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)…………………dinner.
3. The kids (play)…………………in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)…………………the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)…………………all day.
6. While Alan (work)…………………in his room, his friends
(swim)…………………in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )………………….
8. What (you / do)…………………yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)…………………in the park.
10. I (listen)…………………to the radio while my sister
(watch)…………………TV.
11. When I arrived, They (play)…………………cards.
12. We (study)…………………English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
2. Write correct sentences:
Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive
sentences in past progressive.
1. My mother / read / a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie
3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
6. We / talk / about school
PASTCONTINUOUS(lastSaturday)
3. Look at the pictures and answer the questions below.
play soccer prepare breakfast play computer wash the car swim in a pool
games
wash dishes play a guitar do the laundry play with the dog get up
8:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m.
Jake
Jake’s
father
1. What was Jake doing at 8:00 a.m.?
_
2. What was Jake’s father doing at 5:30 p.m.?
3. What was Jake’s father doing at 11:15 a.m.?
4. What was Jake doing at 2:00 p.m.?
5. What was Jake’s father doing at 8:00 a.m.?
6. What was Jake doing at 11:15 a.m.?
7. What was Jake’s father doing at 2:00 p.m.?
8. What was Jake doing at 7:45 p.m.?
9. What was Jake doing at 5:30 p.m.?
10. What was Jake’s father doing at 7:45 p.m.?
4. Write questions paying attention to the following wordsn bolds in each sentence:
1. ………………………………………………………………………?
I was skiing with my friends last weekend.
2. ……………………………………………………………………?
They were eating a pizza yesterday at 3
3. ……………………………………………………………………?
I was standing in class yesterday.
4. ……………………………………………………………………?
He was visiting his grandmother last weekend
5. ……………………………………………………………………?
5. Describe what the people were doing when Rick entered in
the room. Complete the sentences using the verb in Past
Continuous.
brush watch read listen write eat paint sit play
George was reading a book.
2 . Barbara a letter.
3.Julie a sandwich.
4. Rita her hair.
5.Sue and Liz cards.
6. Alison to a CD.
6. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
1. I ………………………..(watch) when my parents came home.
2. ………. Tom …………… ( study)for his test yesterday afternoon?
3. The boys …………….... ( play) football when it started to rain.
4. ………. The dogs………. (bark) yesterday at midnight?
5. the baby …………………..(not sleep) when we went to sleep.
6. You……………. ( not ride) your bicyclewhen I saw you.
7. My parents………… (leave) the house when I got home
8. When I phoned my friend, she …………..(eat) supper.
7. Write questions using the Past Continuous.
1 you / walk / in the street / at seven o’clock / last night / ?
W
....e..r..e...y
..o..u
....w
...a
..l.k..i.n..g....i.n...t..h..e...s..t..r.e
...e..t...a..t...s.e
...v..e..n...o..’.c..l.o..c..k...l.a..s..t...n..i.g..h..t.?.............................
2 your father / sleep / at eight o’clock / this morning / ?
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3 you / listen / to music / in the bedroom / when Mum come in / ?
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4 your brother / wait / at the bus stop / ?
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5 your friends / swim / at eleven o’clock / in the morning / ?
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8. Complete the text with the Past Continuous form of the verbs below.
listen play cut bark repair not smile
Yesterday, my neighbour came home early from work. His son 1 .......w ....a..s...p..l.a..y..i.n..g....... the drums
in the living room and his daughter 2 ................................. to jazz music on the radio. Workers
3 ................................. the road in front of his house, a dog 4 ................................. in the garden, and I 5
................................. the grass. A few minutes later, my neighbour got into his car. He
6 ................................. . “Where are you going?” I asked. “Back to work, where it’s quiet,” he said.
WRITING
1.Write a narrative about an emergency or another event, we usually give
background information about the time and place. Then, we also describe the
event and people’s reaction to it. (10 points)
