3A GRAMMAR narrative tenses © Read the first part of the story and find examples of each tense below. 1 the past perfect had finished 2 the past perfect continuous 3. the past continuous: The most embarrassing moment of my life (Richard, Sussex) Part 1 ‘When Iwas about nine years old ‘The man said that he was a store ‘used to goto the cinema every detective, As I had been concentrating Saturday morning in those days it _on the toys, [hadn't noticed that he had was very popular. After the flmhad. _been watching me. He made me empty finished, | would go toa toy shop and my pockets and he went through my lock at model planes and trains, and __coat, searching for stolen goods, even sometimes I bought them with the though I told him very clearly that had pocket money that I had been carefully only been looking. Of course he didn’t saving One day after the film, went to find anything, but by this time several a big department store to have alock —_people had stopped to see what was at the model planes'they had.t didn’t happening. 1 felt very embarrassed and buy anything, but as Iwas leavinga humiliated that so many people were very large man grabbed my arm quite looking at me, and I was very glad to violently and accused me of shoplifting. leave the shop when it was all over. © Complete the second part of the story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous. Part 2 An hour or so later, when I ‘was having (have) lunch, ‘with my family at home, my father? (ask) me about the film. I then (mention) that |‘ ______ ook) at toys ina department store when a store detective 5 (accuse) me of shoplifting and «_____(eeareh) me in the middle of the shop. _store detective. When the manager §_ My father” ___(make) me repeat what (Come), my father *__ (star) shouting 1" (gay), and then immediately athim and he told him that 1 *______ Gump up) from the table. Without _—_ (never steal) anything in my life. He " either of us having finished our lunch, he (make) the manager and store detective apologize ©__ (make) me get into the car.1 to me for having accused me of shoplifting and for {never see) my father so angry! ‘embarrassing me. But the thing i," = He _____(@rive) quickly to the store, (Gnd) this scene even more embarrassing than »____ (pari) outside, and took me to the first one, especially as I could see thata lot of ‘where the incident "__"_ (take place). customers ®____(stap) and" He then demanded to see the manager and the (oratch) us! © Work witha partner. Student A: Cover the text. Try to remember what happened to Richard in Part 1 ‘Student. + Cover the text. Try to remember what happened to Richard in Part 2. English File 3d edition Teacher's Book Upper-intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014156 3B GRAMMAR adverbs and adverbial phrases © Put the adverbs in the best place in the dialogue. GARY So, what did you think of the match? pilliantly tonight CRAIG. ‘Even though they lost, | think Scotland playedfogain( (brilliantly / tonight) JOHN ‘Craig, do you mean that? (really) | thought they were awful. absolutely) CRAIG “I suppose you think England played. (well) JOHN “No, I don't. England play these days. (unfortunately / never / well) But they deserved to win. CRAIG “But you must admit that England were lucky. (incredibly) GARY ‘Craig, do you have anything good to say about England? (ever) JOHN “England were lucky with their second goal. (quite / to be honest) CRAIG ‘Come on, John, England were lucky with both the first and second goals! (extremely) GARY ‘I thought both teams played (personally / badly), but at the end of the day, Craig, 'd say England were better in the second half. (a bit / especially) JOHN Well, England are playing Germany in Munich, so let's see how they do. (next / there) © Complete the dialogue with the correct adverbs from the list. absolutely actually always angrily alittle badly earlier that day here in quarter of an hour incredibly naturally obviously quickly slowly well DIRECTOR Jason, that was ‘absolutely marvelous, but youve got to get to the centre of the stage. JASON But [have to wait for Tanya to finish her line and she’s doing it fog 74 fi nce Sah TANYA Well, could try saying it more *_ if you want me to. DIRECTOR Yes, could you? Now, Jason, remember when Tanya tells you she’s going to marry Henry, you know about it, because you heard them talking in the garden‘, so you arentt at all surprised. JASON Well,__| know about it, but! thought maybe I should pretend at first that I didn't know. DIRECTOR No, we want to see your emotion! You reacted very calmly, but "___ you're not a calm person at all. | want you to react "___, 0K? Now the next scene. Sally, you were great. But, when you've finished reading Tanya's letter, when you're on the last couple of lines, pause *______and look up at the audience. Let them feel how * you've been treated by her. SALLY Do you want me to cry? | am ™ good at crying. DIRECTOR Not" not in this scene. Look aut at the audience. TANYA —Can!|just ask why you "__ ‘ask me to play horrible characters? DIRECTOR Because you doit so"_ darling. Itjust comes *___ to you. Right everyone, take a break and come back * . © Write five sentences using the adverbs. Then compare your ideas with a partner. 1 gradually 2 incredibly 3. fortunately 4 5 sadly brilliantly English Fle 3rd edition Teacher's Book Upper intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014