📘 Past Simple vs. Past Continuous - 2º ESO
Unit 6: Travel Mishaps & Historical Narratives
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🔊 Vocabulary: Travel & Incidents
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📌 Grammar Guide: When vs. While
Past Simple
For short, completed actions or the action that interrupts.
Example: The phone rang.
Indicator: When
Past Continuous
For long actions or background scenes in progress.
Example: I was sleeping.
Indicator: While / As
WHILE + Past Continuous (was/were -ing) , WHEN + Past Simple (-ed/irregular)
📖 Reading: A Disaster in Rome
Last summer, my family and I traveled to Rome. It was a magnificent trip, but we had a very
unfortunate incident on the third day. At 10:00 AM, we were visiting the Colosseum. The sun was shining
brightly and hundreds of tourists were taking photos of the ancient ruins.
While we were walking through the crowded corridors, my younger brother, Toby, was playing with his expensive gadget. He wasn't looking at the floor because he was checking his notifications constantly. Suddenly, he tripped on a stone and dropped his phone. The screen broke immediately.
My parents were not watching him at that moment because they were reading the information panels. Toby started to cry loudly. Fortunately, a helpful security guard saw what happened and offered to help. We didn't find a repair shop open, but we decided to continue our exploration. Did the accident ruin our day? No, but Toby learned that he shouldn't use technology while he is exploring historical sites!
While we were walking through the crowded corridors, my younger brother, Toby, was playing with his expensive gadget. He wasn't looking at the floor because he was checking his notifications constantly. Suddenly, he tripped on a stone and dropped his phone. The screen broke immediately.
My parents were not watching him at that moment because they were reading the information panels. Toby started to cry loudly. Fortunately, a helpful security guard saw what happened and offered to help. We didn't find a repair shop open, but we decided to continue our exploration. Did the accident ruin our day? No, but Toby learned that he shouldn't use technology while he is exploring historical sites!
📝 Exercise 1: Vocabulary Word Bank
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