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Rewrite the 2 sentences as one sentence using SO. Then write them using BECAUSE.

Complete the sentences with WHEN or WHILE.

Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden 3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard 6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him 7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city 10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955 12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs 14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter 15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone 17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______ 18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______ 20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
• Language point: Linking words
Complete the key sentences with the words given below.
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The rescue happened _____________ we were on holiday.
____________, a huge wave crashed into them.
_____________ a few minutes, we saw the dog again.
________ ____ they saw the dog, they swam out to it.
_____________ they reached the dog, they put it onto a surfboard.
Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.
2. My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.
3. The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.
4. When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.
5. We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.
6. What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?
7. What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?
8. I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.
9. While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.
10. While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.
Complete the following sentences with will or won’t and a verb from the box.
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1. Wait a minute, please. The concert ______________ soon.
2. When ______________ humans ______________ on the Red Planet?
3. OK. At 5 o’clock we ______________ you outside the shopping centre.
4. They probably ______________me the job. I had a terrible interview.
5. I’m sorry about losing that book. I ______________ you another one next week.
6. ________ you ________ me when you get the news?
7. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ______________ our umbrellas.
8. Turn on your laptop tonight. We ______________ a little bit.
9. I______________ them here again, whatever you say.
10. I think people ______________ CDs in 20 years’ time.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box.
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1. Mozart _____________ his first piece of music when he was five years old.
2. She usually_____________ in water colour.
3. We all _____________ ‘Happy Birthday’ to her.
4. Most pupils learn _____________ a musical instrument.
5. We _____________ many of his works at our gallery so far.
6. Rosie _____________ an elephant and coloured it in.
7. My brother enjoys_____________ photos of the nature and landscape.
8. The band _____________ live at the Central Park tomorrow.
IV. Complete each sentence with as... as and the adjective or adverb in the box.
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1. This summer is not __________________ last summer.
2. The river isn’t __________________ it looks.
3. For me, lying on the beach is not __________________ walking in the mountain.
4. A smartphone send messages __________________ a laptop.
5. This gym is not __________________ the one near my house.
6. I think travelling by airplane is not __________________ travelling by car.
7. I hope his new movie isn’t __________________ his last one.
8. Adam doesn’t exercise __________________ he used to.
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct words
1. Eat_____fatty food to keep you from getting fat. (more/ less)
2. Don’t read or study when there is not enough light because it’s_____for your eyes. (harmful/ useful)
3. Don’t eat too much candy,_____you will get fat. (or/ so)
4. You________go to the dentist right now. (should/ because)
5. Ben has sunburn,______he isn’t wearing a sun hat. (and/ but)
6. My eyes are getting weaker, so I should spend_________time on the computer. (more/ less)
7. It’s very cold outside, you should come back home________. (late/ early)
8. Could you tell me the way to the pharmacy? I need some_______. (junk food/ medicine)
9. Tom has a sore throat,___________he still sings a lot today. (so/ but)
10. Doing exercises every morning is___________for your health. (bad/ good)
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences:
1. While I (watch) ……………………………………… a good film on TV, the mailman (come) ……..……….. and (give) ……………. …..me a letter.
2. I ( know) ………………………………………… her for six years, when I met her, she (work) ………………………… for a foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh) ……………. .……..…..…at by others.
4. It ( not rain) …………………………………much in the winter .
5. They’d rather you ( not come)…………………………………..to the party too late.
6. You always (watch) ……………...…. television. You should (do) ……………….. something more active.
7. This building ( build) ………..……………………………… ……over 100 years ago.