Dates English Teacher

Activity 4a Read Aziz‟s story and answer the question. 7 min

Objectives: to present the new structure (Past Continuous Tense); to practise reading for gist

STEP 1: The pupils read the text silently.

STEP 2: When they finish, ask them to answer the question. The answer may be: “The children were busy because their rooms were untidy, and they were tidying them up”. You can accept any answers with correct information, even if there are mistakes in the language. The pupils may also want to add what each of the children was doing.