Look at three pictures from the beginning of a story. Use the best form, the past simple or the past progressive, to complete the paragraph below. The ten-dollar bill One sunny morning a man (1) (walk) through the city on his way to work. He (2) (wear) a smart suit and tie and (3) (talk) on his phone. Suddenly, the sun (4) (go) in and it (5) (start) raining heavily. The man (6) (see) a taxi and (7) (start) running towards it. As he (8) (run), a $10 bill (9) (fall) from his pocket onto the ground, but he didn’t notice. He (10) (get) into the cab, (11) (shut) the door, and the cab (12) (drive) away. In pairs, look at the pictures from the rest of the story. Plan how to tell the rest of the story using the past simple and the past progressive. Think about how to: ■■ describe the events in the story ■■ describe people, places and the weather ■■ link the events using similar expressions to the underlined ones in Jessica’s story Practise telling your story together. Listen to each other’s stories. What are the differences between them? 7 a Speaking A B C b D E F G H c d Language skills Extras Explore 7 Safe and healthy 85 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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