in pairs, read the story. then choose the correct forms of the verbs, past simple or

past continuous (приложение 3).

earthquake

james did (m)/was doing(c) his homework in his bedroom when the earthquake

started (h)/was starting (a) at 6.15 p.m. he sat (j)/was sitting (a) at his desk when

the chair started (r)/ was starting (a) to move across the floor. when the floor

stopped (l)/ was stopping (m) moving, james ran (e)/ was running (r) to find his

mother. his mother cooked (d)/ was cooking (s) when the earthquake started (r)/

was starting(s). when he found (i)/was finding (t) his mother, she stood (y)/ was

standing (c) in front of the cooker. she was ok, but the kitchen was a mess. they

decided (h)/ were deciding (r) to look outside. outside, they saw (t)/ were seeing

(i) some trees on the ground and they heard voices calling for help. the hospital

was very busy that evening, but nobody died (e)/ was dying (n). it wasn’t a very

bad earthquake. it only measured (r)/ was measuring (g) 5.5.

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