Narrating a story- Egypt

 

It was late when we arrived in Egypt. As we walked through the streets of Cairo, we realized it was getting cold and dark. Suddenly we noticed a figure rushing in the direction of the pyramids.

‘Did you see that?’ said Velma.

‘Yeah’ we all said in unison.

‘Should we go check it out?’ asked Mike.

‘Why not? What’s the worst that could happen?’ replied Sam.

That’s when we decided to head to the pyramid to find out what that mysterious figure was.

          When we got there, we realized how scary the pyramid was. At first, Sam was really confident and wanted to go in the front, but soon she got really scared because she saw a huge spider. So, we decided to go all together. A few moments later, we were still walking, it felt like an infinite hallway. When we looked back we noticed someone was following us.

“Who's there!?” shouted Velma. “It’s me.” said a mysterious voice.

 When the strange figure stepped forward we realized it was the pilot of the airplane. “Did I scare you guys?” he asked.

“A little bit” I said.

          In the end we all got back to our hotel, but I still thought something was wrong. The next morning, while we were exploring, I could still feel someone following us…

 

                                             By Beatriz Ramos and Rodrigo Guerreiro 11th

Narrating a story- Arizona

It was a sunny morning in the beginning of July, the fields were very dry and it was scorching hot. The animals were running away from the sun-light and a very loud music was playing.

- Let me see the map! - said John to his sister.

- Seriously John, I can read it! Once again, you think you are the only one capable of doing things.

- Just let me see the map, Maddie! I need to know where I am in order to drive to our destination.

- Fine! But you are definitely not helping me to feel connected to you!

- I don't care! I didn't come here to connect with you like mom and dad wanted, I just couldn't stand listening to them anymore!

- Whatever, John. Where are you going?

- To Arizona! Isn't that our destination?

- Yeah, but you are heading to the opposite side.

- No, I'm not. You must be reading the map upside down! Just shut up and let me drive!

He put the radio louder and continued to drive in the same direction. After 3 hours, they were still on the way but should have already arrived.

He finally understood Maddie was right so he tried to get her attention.

- Are we going on the right way, Maddie?

- No, I already told so. You need to drive more 10 km and turn backwards so we start to face the right way. Then it should take about four hours until we get to Arizona and hopefully see Taylor Swift's concert.

- Thank you! And I apologise. I was wrong and didn't want to admit it. It's just hard to see that my baby sister is already a woman, and I need to start treating you like one.

- Finally! But I can also try to be less aggressive when I'm talking to you. And do you seriously want to go to Taylor Swift's concert? I was just trying to annoy you!

- I know you want to go so why don't we go? That is my way to apologise by hearing that awful music.

-I will just forget you insulted Taylor's music so we can move on. But, if you want we can see a basketball game as well.

And the two siblings started to fill the room where once was nothing but silence, with words and laughs, transforming their roadtrip into a connecting journey.

 

                                                             By Sara Filipe Silva and Nicolau Oboroceanu - 11th C

 

10th Form, Unit 2 Grammar and Vocabulary

Grammar 

1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in the past simple and one in the past continuous. 1 While I _______________________ (walk) along the beach, I _______________________ (find) some money. 2 Rick _______________________ (see) the helicopter as he _______________________ (swim) back to the shore. 3 We _______________________ (talk) to the doctor when we _______________________ (hear) gunshots. 4 As the police _______________________ (help) the man, they _______________________ (see) blood on the floor. 5 As Mike _______________________ (get dressed), he _______________________ (remember) something important.

                                                                                                                                             Mark: ___ / 5 

2 Choose the correct words to complete the text. 

For my eighteenth birthday my mum and dad 1 were buying / bought me a really interesting present − a quad-biking adventure weekend. 2 While / When the big day arrived, I was really excited. It took about two hours to drive to the adventure centre, and when we arrived lots of people 3 were driving / drove around the centre on quad bikes. They 4 had / were having a brilliant time! A man helped me with my helmet, and then I did some training before our group went out. It was great fun, but we went through a lot of streams − and my clothes 5 got / was getting very dirty!

                                                                                                                                           Mark: ___ / 5 

Vocabulary 

3 Complete the sentences with the words below. You may have to change the form of the words. explore motivate rescue achieve entertain 1 It was a great ________________ to beat the other runners in that race. 2 I'm reading an interesting book about the history of Antarctic ________________ . 3 Most people watch TV for ________________ , and not to learn anything. 4 You need a lot of ________________ if you want to be good at a sport. 5 It was difficult to ________________ the walkers from the middle of the desert.

                                                                                                                                             Mark: ___ / 5 

4 Rewrite the sentences using the extreme adjectives below. huge starving fantastic terrifying exhausted 1 My first BASE jump was very scary. _______________________________________ 2 I can’t climb that hill because it’s very big. _______________________________________ 3 Kayaking along the Danube river was very good. _______________________________________ 4 The man was very tired after he finished the marathon. _______________________________________ 5 Sue didn't eat any breakfast, and now she's very hungry. _______________________________________ 

                                                                                                                                              Mark: ___ / 5

10th Form Unit 2 - Vocabulary

1   1. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below. There is one extra preposition.

across     behind     down     inside     through     under

       1    We walked ___________ the forest in the snow – it was beautiful.

       2    The mountain was very high so I didn’t look ___________ .

       3    It's very hot, so let’s sit over there ___________ those trees.

       4    When we went ___________ the cave, it was very dark!

       5    Alice took a boat ___________ the lake because she was staying on the other side.

1    2.Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

       1    The sea is very shallow / deep here, so only go into the water if you’re a good swimmer.

       2    The man was close to the volcano / waterfall when it erupted.

       3    We can’t jump across this stream because it’s very narrow / wide.

       4    Stay away from that mountain / cliff – it’s easy to fall!

       5    This road is very rocky / icy in winter, so don’t trip.

10th Form - Unit 2 Complementary work

 1    Look at the dialogues and complete the questions. Use the past continuous.

Joe                   Sorry about that – I was talking on the phone.

Harry               What ¹___________  ___________  ___________ about?

Joe                   The party next week.

 

Sue                  My sister was watching a film last night.

Gina                 Which film ²___________  ___________  ___________ ?

Sue                  Despicable Me 2.

 

Gavin               Mick was at the park after school yesterday.

Ben                  What ³___________  ___________  ___________ there?

Gavin               I don't know.

 

Jen                   Lucy and Kate were in an Italian restaurant when I saw them.

Sally                 Really? What ⁴___________  ___________  ___________ ?

Jen                   A pizza.

 

Ellie                  I arrived at the party and saw you talking to someone.

Ruby                Oh, who ⁵___________  ___________  ___________ to?

Ellie                  I don't know, but he was very good-looking.

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C2. Complete the text with the correct past continuous affirmative and negative forms of the verbs below. There are two extra verbs.

buy     catch     enjoy     feel     make     play     swim

One day last summer something really surprising happened to us at the beach. The weather was great, so lots of people ¹_______________________ in the sea.
l ²_______________________ ice creams from a shop with my parents, and my brothers ³_______________________ football on the beach. Everyone ⁴_______________________ the lovely weather until someone suddenly shouted, ‘SHARK!’ There was a shark in the water, but luckily it didn't try to eat anyone. Perhaps it ⁵_______________________ hungry!                                                                                                          

Grammar - Past simple-Irregular verbs

 

Dear Students,

For those still struggling with irregular Past simple, here's a link for some extra explanations and exercises.

                 Past simple-irregular verbs

                                                                                                               By British Council

New York

     

 Last weekend, I went on a boat trip to see the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. The boat trip was very enjoyable specially because it wasn’t very crowded and I didn’t get sea sick as I usually do.

     When we got to the island we had a beautiful view of the city with a glamorous orange light entering the buildings, since it was around 7 pm and the sun was setting. Behind us was the gracious blue statue, and we all looked in amazement for a while. As we observed the island and its main attractions, the nice tourist guide explained how and why the Statue of Liberty was built.

     As the minutes went by, the sun disappeared and we were left with an astonishing moment as the sky was “filled” with all types of shades of blue, orange and pink. But it wasn’t all amazing because the weather started getting a little chilly and I didn’t bring a coat! Fortunately, a kind sir lent me his jacket and I was able to enjoy the rest of the boat trip. Everyone on the boat was really friendly except a lady who kept being rude to the staff.

 When we got to land, I was still enchanted by all the things I had seen, learned and experienced. To end the day in bliss, we went to a fancy restaurant and the food was delicious!

 It was lovely!

 

                                                                                                                      By Laura Rodrigues 10th A