New Kinds of Sport. Meet BMX. Grammar focus: Past Continuous.

• Робота з підручником (Student's Book, Reading task / Meet the BMXers).

• Учні читають невеликий текст про райдерів BMX.

• Нова лексика (виписуємо на дошку та перекладаємо):

  • ramp (рампа)

  • stunt (трюк)

  • helmet (шолом)

  • track (трек, траса)

  • balance (баланс / рівновага)

  • fearless (безстрашний)

• Task (Reading Check):

  • Вправа True/False або відповіді на запитання до тексту (наприклад: What do BMXers use their bikes for? Where can you see them?)

• Правило (Grammar Box):

  • Пояснюємо, що Past Continuous описує тривалу, незавершену дію в певний момент у минулому.

  • Формула утворення:

    • (+) Підмет + was / were + Verb-ing (I / He / She / It + was + V-ing; We / You / They + were + V-ing).

    • (-) Підмет + wasn't / weren't + Verb-ing.

    • (?) Was / Were + підмет + Verb-ing?

  • Маркери часу / контекст: at 5 o'clock yesterday, all evening, while, when

• Зв'язок з темою BMX:

  • Наводимо приклади з контексту спорту:

    • At 4 PM yesterday, Tom was practicing jumps on his BMX.

    • What were you doing while your friend was riding down the ramp?

    • They weren't wearing helmets when it started to rain. (Перехід до зв'язку з Past Simple через сполучники when / while)

Вправа 1: Позитивні та негативні форми (Заповніть пропуски)

Поставте дієслова в дужках у правильну форму Past Continuous (стверджувальну або заперечну).

1. At 5 p.m. yesterday, Max __________________ (not ride) his bike; he __________________ (clean) his new helmet.

2. The BMX riders __________________ (perform) amazing stunts while the crowd __________________ (cheer) loudly.

3. While you __________________ (do) your homework, I __________________ (practice) jumps on the ramp.

4. It __________________ (rain) all afternoon, so we __________________ (not skate) at the park.

5. Look at this photo! I ____________________ (lose) my balance just as my friend took the picture.

Вправа 2: Конструктор запитань (Складіть речення)

Зробіть із поданих слів запитання у Past Continuous та дайте на них короткі відповіді (Yes, I was / No, they weren't тощо).

1. you / wear / a helmet / during the race?

   • Question: ______________________________________________________?

   • Short answer (+): __________________________________.

2. what / the professional riders / do / at 3 o'clock?

   • Question: ______________________________________________________?

   • Answer (they / test the new track): __________________________________.

3. your friend / fix / his BMX chain / when you arrived?

   • Question: ______________________________________________________?

   • Short answer (-): __________________________________.

Вправа 3: Past Continuous vs Past Simple (Кореляція часів)

Оберіть правильний варіант у дужках. Пам'ятайте: тривала дія — Past Continuous, коротка раптова дія — Past Simple.

1. Sam was crashing / crashed his bike while he was trying / tried a new stunt on the ramp.

2. When the referee was blowing / blew the whistle, the race was starting / started.

3. They were watching / watched the BMX championship on TV when the electricity was going / went out.

4. While the mechanic was repairing / repaired the track, the riders were waiting / waited.

• Підсумки уроку (Feedback):

  • What new facts did you learn about BMX?

  • How do we form Past Continuous?