News Stories. Past Continuous

1.

NEWS STORIES
TYPES OF MASS MEDIA
Radio
• TV
• Billboards
• The Internet
• Newspapers and magazines

2.

NEWS STORIES
local/national/international
news
daily horoscopes
Interviews
weather reports
documentaries
interesting articles
music
TV guides
cartoon strips, chat shows,
advertisements
fashion and beauty advice
gossip
The radio
provides us
with…
The TV provides
us with…
The newspapers
and magazines
provide us with…

3.

PAST CONTINUOUS
Это время употребляется для выражения действия, которое происходило в
прошлом в определенный момент.
He was playing football at 5 yesterday afternoon. / Он играл в футбол вчера в 5
часов вечера.
Если одно действие прерывает текущее действие в прошлом. Тогда мы
используем Past Continuous для действия, которое прервалось, и Past Simple
для действия, из-за которого оно прервалось.
They were riding a bike when the storm began. / Они катались на
велосипеде, когда началась гроза.
Когда описывается два или более одновременных действия в прошлом.
She was washing fruits while he was serving the table.
фрукты, пока он накрывал на стол.
/ Она мыла

4.

PAST CONTINUOUS
HOW TO FORM
To be (was/were) + глагол + ing
Утвердительная форма
I was reading. We were reading.
Вопросительная форма
Was I reading? Were we reading?
Отрицательная форма
I was not (wasn’t) reading. We were not (weren’t) reading.

5.

NEWS STORIES
- What were you doing at 5 pm Sunday evening
- I was ……. Were you having a picnic at 12.30 pm?
- I was …….. Were you playing football at 2.30 pm?
- I was ……. Were you reading magazines at 9. 00 pm?
- ………