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1 Listen and answer the questions.

The Robbery
What was the speaker doing last night? Last Saturday, I was shopping in town with my
He was watching TV. daughters. I wanted to post some letters, so I went
1 What programme was on television? to the post office. My two daughters were laughing
___________________________________ and joking. The post office sells magazines and
2 Where was the man walking? sweets, so I asked them to look at the magazines
quietly while I waited in the queue.
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3 What were the children doing? I think it was about twelve o’clock. There was a
___________________________________ man in front of me and some people behind me.
An old woman was talking to a young woman
4 What was the programme like at the
about a TV show, I think. Behind them there was a
beginning?
young woman. I know her. She works at the bank.
___________________________________ She smiled at me. Two young men were waiting at
5 Who found a body in the lake? the desk. They were writing something and the
___________________________________ cashier was waiting for them to finish. Then one of
6 Where did the girl find a body? the men took a gun from his pocket and shouted
___________________________________ ‘Don’t move!’ He had blond hair and wore glasses.
We were all very frightened, but we didn’t move.
7 What did the dog do?
___________________________________ A few seconds later, a tall man with dark hair ran
into the post office. He had a gun too and he
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shouted, ‘Hurry up. I’m outside with the car!’ I was
very worried about my daughters but they were
2 Read the text and answer the questions.
quiet. They knew the men were dangerous. Then
Why did the woman go into the post office? everything happened very quickly. I remember the
Because she wanted to post some letters. door opened again and four policemen ran in. The
1 Who was she with? two robbers couldn’t escape. One policeman was
shouting at the men, when the other policeman
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jumped on the man with the gun. The gun fell on
2 What time was it?
the floor and about a minute later I heard a police
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car siren.
3 What were the two women talking about in
the queue? _____ 14
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4 Who was waiting at the desk?
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5 A second robber came into the post office.
What did he look like?
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6 How many policemen ran into the post office?
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7 What did the second policeman do while the
other policeman was shouting at the robber?
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3 Complete the sentences with the past 4 Complete the questions and short answers.
continuous. Use the verbs in brackets. Use the present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Are you reading a book? [you / read]
No, I’m not.
1 _______________ for a bus? [they / wait]
Alicia was sending an e-mail. (send) No, _______________.
2 _______________ in the sea? [she / swim]
Yes, _______________.
3 _______________ a car? [he / drive]
No, _______________.
1 We _____________ dinner at 8.00. (have)
4 _______________ football? [they / play]
Yes, _______________.
5 _______________? [it / rain]
No, _______________.
6 _______________ new shoes? [you / wear]
2 Liam _____________ a shower. (not have)
Yes, _______________.
7 _______________ a horse? [he / ride]
No, _______________.

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3 Shelley _____________ a ball in the park.
5 Choose the correct words.
(throw)
I was reading / read in my room when Elsie
knocked on the door.
1 We were playing cards when Mum brought
/ was bringing us some sandwiches.
2 Tina cleaned / was cleaning the kitchen
4 Darren _____________ a hat. (not wear)
floor when Richard walked into the room.
3 They were crossing the road when they
saw / were seeing Jim.
4 The children talked / were talking when the
teacher came into class.
5 The boys _____________ TV. (not watch) 5 Matthew was writing / wrote a text
message when his phone rang.
6 The dogs were chasing a cat when they
were jumping / jumped over a wall.
7 The boys were swimming / swam in the
sea when it started to rain.
6 Liz and Jed _____________ on the sofa. (sit)
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7 Simon and Jon _____________ on the

phone. (talk)
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6 Match words 1–6 with words A–H. 8 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
do A a photograph
1 send B the shopping you / what / doing / were / when / the /
2 put on C for bed erupted / volcano / ?
3 brush D your teeth What were you doing when the volcano
4 get ready E dinner
erupted?
5 have F your pyjamas
1 was / garden / in / sitting / I / the
6 take G an email
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7 throw H a ball
2 parents / where / your / were / ?
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3 in / they / living / sitting / room / were / the
7 Choose the correct words.
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There was lots of rain but no lightning /
4 anything / you / could / see / ?
avalanche in the storm.
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1 Did you hear the explosion / flood?
2 Sometimes there are avalanches / forest 5 ash / cloud / I / big / saw / of / a
fires in Australia during the summer. __________________________________
3 We saw smoke coming out of the mountain 6 were / doing / what / people / ?
during the tsunami / volcanic eruption. __________________________________
4 The roof of our house blew away during the 7 the / they / street / were / running / into
earthquake / tornado.
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5 There was an avalanche / a hurricane on
the French ski resort. _____ 7
6 There was a flood / an explosion because
it rained for two weeks.
7 The earthquake / forest fire destroyed
8,500 trees.

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