Prepare 8. Units 5-6. writing

A ____________ came into our house while we were on holiday and took our jewellery

________ is a problem on the buses in the city centre.

____________ found out all the online customers’ passwords.

Please watch my bag for a minute. I don’t want anyone to __________ it.

My brother hurt ____________ during the rugby match.

My friends and I often help ____________ with our homework.

Put plastic waste into recycling __________.

In the city, you can’t drive faster than the speed _________.

I usually take                     [public transport, pedestrian crossing, rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut]to school because my parents work early. In the morning, the buses are always full — it’s a                     [public transport, pedestrian crossing, rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut] and everyone is going to work or school. When I get off the bus, I use the                     [public transport, pedestrian crossing, rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut]to cross the main road safely.

On the way, I see lots of                     [public transport, pedestrian crossing, rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut] in the city – parks and trees make the streets nicer. But sometimes the air smells bad because of                         [public transport, pedestrian crossing , rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut] from all the cars. Last week there was a                         [public transport, pedestrian crossing , rush hour, green spaces, pollution, power cut]in the evening, so all the streetlights went out and everything was dark for an hour!

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences

I haven’t got _______________ time right now. Can I help you later?

Luckily I’ve only got _______________ homework tonight

Were there ________________cars on the road this morning?

I need to buy _______________ things. I need a jumper, a top and a book for school. Can we go to the supermarket?

It was Sunday afternoon and my friends and I ________________________ (feel)              [felt, were feeling]bored so we ___________________ (decide)               [decided, were deciding] to go cycling. We ________________________ (ride)             [rode, were riding] down the hill when I saw a small box. My friend Jack _________________________ (look)             [looked, was looking] inside the box and found about €300. We _______________________ (not know)                 [didn't know, weren't knowing] what to do. I _______________________ (hold)             [held, was holding] the money when two police officers ______________________ (arrive)               [arrived, were arriving]. We gave them the money. Two weeks later, I _________________________ (get)             [got, was getting] a letter. It said ‘Thanks for retuning my money. Here’s €50 for you and your friends.’

You are going to write a story which must begin with the sentence "When I was walking home from school, I saw a man running out of the shop".

• Write your story (about 100 words).

• Use the verbs in the past simple and past continuous.

• Give a story an interesting title.

• Use the questions to help you – 1) Where does the story take place? 2) What happens at the beginning? 3) What did you notice? 4) What are the main events? 5) What happens in the end?