What were you doing when... ? Past Continuous part 1

Complete the table. Use the information from the pop-up window. Word Definition Meaning in Polish stand by to be waiting and ready to do something or to help być w pogotowiu downtown in or to the central part of a city centrum miasta seem to appear to be wydawać się laundromat a place where you pay to use machines that wash and dry clothes pralnia samoobsługowa go out if it happens light or something that is burning stops producing light or heat zgasnąć power company a company which is responsible for producing and providing electricity przedsiębiorstwo energetyczne occur (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen pojawić się, wystąpić, wydarzyć się reason the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation powód Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 1. The cost is shared between a power company and its customers.2. An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane.3. The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error.4. We stood by helplessly while the fire destroyed our barn.5. Today being his day off, he'd planned to spend it at a laundromat.6. The children seemed tired.7. The fire went out while the fire brigade was on the way.8. I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs. The Blackout Listen to the news story and do the exercises below. What were the following people doing during the blackout? Match the people to the activities. washing the dishes washing clothes at the laundromat watching TV listening to music The people at the power company working hard washing the dishes Mr and Mrs Green riding in an elevator Look at the graph and the example sentence. How do you use the Past Continuous tense? Write sentences about the people from the news story above. Use the Past Continuous tense and finish them with the statement '...when the blackout occurred'. Now write answers to the following questions. Use the Past Continuous and the information from the news story. 1. What was the first man's wife doing when the blackout occurred? 2. What were the second woman's children doing when the blackout occurred? 3. How was the man in headphones listening to music when the blackout occurred? 4. What was going on when the blackout occurred? Some people from the power company believe that was the reason for the blackout. 5. What do some people believe the people at the power company were doing when the blackout occurred? Complete the sentences with the words on the left. guess I didn't know the answer, so I had to ... . get out I'll ... when you stop at the traffic lights. examination I had to have a medical ... . scene In the first ... , the camera moves slowly across the room. familiar The street was ... to me. jog He was walking at a very quick pace and I had to ... to keep up with him. Match the English words to their Polish meanings. guess - zgadywaćget out - wysiadaćexamination - egzamin, badaniescene - scena np. w filmiefamiliar - znany, znajomyjog - uprawiać jogging, biec truchtem Commercial break'Our Neighbors, Our Lives' and 'I See You' 3:29 - 4:59Watch the next part of the news report and do the exercises below Our Neighbors, Our Lives 1. What did the woman think the man was doing at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday? 2. What was the man actually doing? I See You 3. What did the middle-aged man think the young man was doing at 4:00 p.m. yesterday? 4. What was the young man actually doing? Match the English words to their Polish equivalents. tenant lokator file segregować, układać burglar włamywacz attend uczestniczyć, uczęszczać upset zasmucony, zmartwiony unfortunate niefortunny, nieszczęśliwy be out być poza domem (przez krótki czas) be away być poza domem (przez dłuższy czas) break into włamać się investigate badać, prowadzić dochodzenie The Robbery 5:00 - 6:55Watch the next news story and do the exercises below. What were the people in the pictures doing when the burglars broke into their houses? Answer the following questions. What were you doing:1. yesterday at 9 p.m.?2. last Saturday at 5 p.m.?3. two days ago at 6 a.m.?4. last Sunday at 12 p.m.?5. last Monday at 3 a.m.? You can write your answers below.