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Past tenses
7 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
past tense.
1 A: What ............................................................
(happen) at the park yesterday?
B: Someone ......................................... (chase)
squirrels with a bow and arrow when the
police .............................................. (arrive)
and .......................................... (stop) them.
2 A: What ................................... (you/do) when
I .................................... (phone) last night?
B: I ................................................... (watch) a
documentary about the Amazon rainforest.
3 A: ..................................................... (you/see)
that documentary on disappearing tribes
last night?
B: No, it ................................. (already/finish)
by the time I ....................................... (get)
home from work.
Speaking & Writing
9 Imagine you are one of the members of the
tribe who visited London. Use the information
in the text to make notes. Then, describe
your experience to the class or your partner.
10 Imagine you went to spend a month with
the Insect Tribe. In three minutes write a
short paragraph describing your visit. Tell
your partner or the class.
Grammar
Stative verbs
6 Fill in with the present simple or the present
continuous of the verbs in brackets. Which
verbs describe: actions? states? Explain the
differences in meaning.
1 A: I ................................... (think) of travelling
to Papua New Guinea in the summer.
B: I ......................................... (think) meeting
people from other cultures is a great idea.
2 A: I .......................................... (enjoy) reading
about lots of different cultures.
B: Me too. I ................................... (enjoy) this
article about a tribe in Papua New Guinea.
3 A: Daniel ............................................ (appear)
a bit nervous.
B: That’s because he ........................................
(appear) on TV later to talk about the Insect
Tribe.
4 A: What’s wrong with Daniel? He ....................
(be) usually so cheerful!
B: I know. He .................................... (be) a bit
grumpy today. He misses his friends from
the Insect Tribe.
4 Fill in: treasures, suspicion , thought, still ,
secluded, revolving , convinced.
1 The tribe lives in a .............................................
village far from a big city.
2 They looked at him with ...................................
as they hadn’t seen him before.
3 He went through the ........................................
door into the building.
4 He stepped into the dark room without a second
..................................... .
5 We were ..................................... he was telling
the truth.
6 Don’t move; stand ................................, please.
7 He ......................................... his family deeply.
5 Match the words in bold to their meaning:
not common, moving , getting used to, sure ,
take care of, isolated , distrust, cherished .
8 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tense. Then, complete the gaps with
appropriate word.
The Insect Tribe of Papua New Guinea 1) .........................
(live) peacefully 2) ............................. complete isolation
until Daniel Shanton came along and 3) ..........................
(spend) four months learning 4) .......................... way of
life. Shanton 5) .............................. (invite) six members of
the tribe 6) ............................ experience London life. While
they 7) ........................... (walk) in St Jame’s Park, they
8) ........................... (catch) sight of some squirrels. Hunting
this time with cameras rather 9) ........................ spears they
10) ............................... (chase) them up the trees and even
11) ............................... (consider) taking some home for
dinner. It 12) ............................ (take) Shanton some time
to explain to 13) .............................. that this was illegal.
Vocabulary Bank 1 p. VB3
see
p. GR2
see
pp. GR2-
GR4