A1.2 unit 9 - things happen

1. A1.2 – UNIT 9
THINGS HAPPEN

2. THINGS HAPPEN
Last month I was on holiday in Ireland with my mom and
dad. One day, we were driving through a small village. It
was time for lunch, so we stopped at a restaurant. It was a
large and old building. We looked through the window.
There were lots of people in the restaurant. They were
eating , drinking and chatting . A musician was playing the
violin. But there was something strange about the people.
They weren't wearing normal modern clothes. They were
wearing hats, jackets and dresses from another century. We
couldn't understand it. But we were hungry, so we opened
the door. When we went into the restaurant, everything was
different. The people were wearing normal clothes. The
musician wasn't there- the music was on CD. It was a very
strange experience!

3. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Use the Past Continuous to set the background for a story or tell about events in progress in the
past.
For something which happened before and after another action:
For something that happened before and after a specific time:
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I was paying attention. I wasn´t paying attention. Was I paying attention?
We were trying to look cool, and we
walked into a glass door
We weren't trying to look
cool.
Were we trying to look cool?
When my friend was using my
computer, she deleted all my music
files.
My friend wasn’t using my
computer.
Was my friend using my computer,
when she deleted all my music
files?

4. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the
object of the verb refer to the same person or thing:
 He cut himself on the broken glass.
 She made herself a cup of tea and sat down in front of
the television.
 Parents often blame themselves for the way their
behave.
We often use reflexive pronouns with “by” to mean ‘alone’
or ‘without any help’:
 Why don’t you go by yourself?
 The children made the entire meal by themselves.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Ourselves
Themselves
Oneself