Actually, it’s Bart.

1. Hello there! Actually, it’s Bart. What’s his name? It could be... Yes, he’s an office worker. What does he do? No, he’s 47 How old is he? He thinks he works too hard and isn’t paid enough. No, in fact he doesn’t feel well at all! Is he happy?

2. It’s 7.00 pm. That’s right, he’s just arrived home Where’s Bart now?

3. What’s the verb? When he got home he switched/turned/put on the radio. When he got home he ____________ the radio.

4. What’s the verb? Then he ____________ the washing machine. Then he switched/turned/put on the washing machine.

5. What’s the verb? After that, he ______________ the cooker to start cooking some pasta. After that he switched/turned/put on the cooker to start cooking some pasta.

6. Then he sat down and thought about his job. He wasn’t very happy! “I work too hard and I don’t get paid enough!” he thought. He became very, very angry!

7. Suddenly... He had a heart attack! And died.

8. What can we say about the activity of these things when Bart died? The radio ____________ music. The radio was playing music. He switched He had a on the radio heart attack The radio was playing The washing machine ____________ the clothes. The washing machine was washing the clothes. He put on the He had a washing machine heart attack. The washing machine was running. The pasta ________________ . The pasta was cooking. He turned on He had a the cooker. heart attack The pasta was cooking.

9. Focus on Meaning Look at these events. Bart’s heart attack. The pasta cooking. When Bart _______ (have) his heat attack, the past ___________ (cook). When Bart had his heart attack, the pasta was cooking. Did these events happen at the same time? Yes. Which event started first? The pasta cooking. Which event was longer? The pasta cooking.

10. Focus on Meaning When Bart had his heart attack, the pasta was cooking. Complete the rule by choosing the correct tense. When we talk about two events that happened at the same time in the past we use the past progressive to talk about the event which started first and the past simple to talk about the second event. Complete the rule by choosing the correct tense. When we talk about two events that happened at the same time in the past we use the past simple / past progressive to talk about the event which started first and the past simple / past progressive to talk about the second event. 7.10 7.00 Bart turned on the cooker While the pasta was cooking... ..Bart had a heart attack.

11. Focus on Form. When Bart had his heart attack, the pasta was cooking. And other things were happening. The past progressive is made with the auxiliary verbs _____ / _______ The past progressive is made with the auxiliary verbs was/were plus.. ‘verb + ing’.

12. Make sentences using the prompt pictures: For example: Student B: …he tripped, fell and broke his neck. Student A: He was walking down the stairs when…. Student A: …they were sleeping. Student B: The alarm clock rang while…. Student B: …she tripped, fell and broke her neck. Student A: She was bringing the food when….

13. Make sentences using the prompt pictures and verbs: go out cut wood have a bath explode attack fix car

14. Now use your imagination to create more sentences connecting these prompts.