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PUZZLES AND GAMES
1. ONE-MINUTE RACE. Work in pairs. Follow the instructions.
• Student A: Describe as many verbs in the list as you can in one minute. You must not speak but you can draw or act.
• Student B: Close your book and guess the verbs and prepositions. Say the answers.
• The student who guesses the most in one minute is the winner.
| climb up hang from jump up lie on pick up sit on stand in walk on |
2. WHO DID IT? Someone took a famous painting from the National Gallery in London yesterday. Work in pairs and read the notes. Which person is not in the pictures? This is the person who took the painting.
- Sally was meeting her son after school.
- Brian was taking photos outside in Trafalgar Square.
- Lucy and Jill were having lunch in the gallery café.
- Stephen wasn't working yesterday - he was at home. He wasn't well.
- Joe was in his taxi, driving two customers to Victoria train station.
- Mr Jacobs and Mrs Shaw weren't in their office yesterday - they were guiding the children through the museum.
- Jenny was working in her office.
3. WORK IN PAIRS. Find the past continuous questions about the people in exercise 2. Think of some answers to the questions.
LucytalkingandwereWhatjillabout?feelingyesterdayHowStephenwas?taxiWherehistodrivingJoewas?wasAmericanJennyWhycalling?
4. Find nine more adverbs.
| fa | eas | polit | bly | tly |
| ely | fully | quie | ll | care |
| hap | we | avely | st | pily |
| bad | ily | ly | comforta | br |
fast
5. Find five verbs in the grid. Each verb is in a different colour. Change them to past simple and past continuous to complete the sentences.
| t | w | h | r | a | p |
| s | a | h | a | v | a |
| v | p | t | e | e | c |
| h | e | e | n | e | l |
1. As soon as the accident _________, we called the police.
2. We met a lot of interesting people while we _________.
3. The two men were fishing when they _________ the shark.
4. Someone stole my MP3 player while l _________ a shower.
5. Tom was playing computer games and his sister _________ TV.
