WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PAST SIMPLE

Instructions. Watch this story about two men who are very similar in appearance, and catch expressions with verbs in Past Simple

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

that John and Neil live just around the corner from each other. John and Jenny (1) ………….. in Braintree, Essex, al their married life. - It's Hollowford, isn't it? - [Matt] By sheer coincidence, Neil and Marianne (2) ………….. here a few years ago after Neil hung up his vicar robes. And that's when the lives of both men (3) ………….. a bizarre turn. - (4) ………….. to Braintree and (5) ………….. nobody, absolutely nobody in the town, so I was very surprised to find people waving at me, couldn't quite see why,'cause, (6) ………….. anybody. - (7) ………….. , my goodness, they're friendly, they're a friendly bunch here in Braintree? - That was my thought exactly, I thought-- - Yeah, he (8) ………….. that to me, he (9) ………….. , they're very friendly in this place, aren't they? - Everyone's waving at me. I feel like I've lived here my whole life. (laughing) - And then (10) ………….. ,"Hello, John", and (11) ………….. again and (12) ………….. to me and (13) ………….. , "Hello, John, "how are you today?" And then (14) ………….. to the cafe in the middle of Braintree and this bloke (15) ………….. over from another table and (16) ………….. , "My wife says you're John Jemison." And (17) ………….. , he must be a good looking chap, but no, no, it's not me. (laughing) And the manager of the cafe (18) ………….. out from the back and (19) ………….. , "Hello, John, how are you?" So, (20) ………….. , look, come here, man. I'm not John, I'm Neil. And he (21) ………….. , "Oh, John, stop mucking about, "don't be silly." So, (22) ………….. get my card out, credit card out of my pocket and prove to him that my name was Neil, not John. - It must've been a fascinating idea in your mind, who is this John? - (23) …………... (24) ………….. thinking, I must try and find out who he is, he looks like me, so I'll look for him, and (25) ………….. around, we're shopping, (26) ………….. at people's faces, things like that. But no, (27) …………..anyone. - [Matt] (28) ………….. a whole year before Neil (29) ………….. into this John Jemison chap. Both (30) ………….. on a day trip with a local history group. Here's how John remembers their meeting. - As (31) …………..on the coach, I was approached by a man that I've not met before. (32) …………..really quite weird when this chap with a beard (33) ………….., "Excuse me, I'm guessing that you're John Jemison." Yes, (34) ………….. with a bow, what have I done now? "Oh, nothing at all, please don't fret, "I've been called by your name and it drives me insane", so I thought (35) ………….. time to met." - [Matt] And what a fortuitous meeting that turned out to be.

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

that John and Neil live just around the corner from each other. John and Jenny (1) (have lived) in Braintree, Essex, al their married life. - It's Hollowford, isn't it? - [Matt] By sheer coincidence, Neil and Marianne (2) (moved) here a few years ago after Neil hung up his vicar robes. And that's when the lives of both men (3) (took) a bizarre turn. - (4) (I moved) to Braintree and (5) (I knew) nobody, absolutely nobody in the town, so I was very surprised to find people waving at me, couldn't quite see why,'cause, (6) (didn't know) anybody. - (7) (Did you just think) , my goodness, they're friendly, they're a friendly bunch here in Braintree? - That was my thought exactly, I thought-- - Yeah, he (8) (said) that to me, he (9) (said) , they're very friendly in this place, aren't they? - Everyone's waving at me. I feel like I've lived here my whole life. (laughing) - And then (10) (someone said) ,"Hello, John", and (11) (waved) again and (12) (people came up) to me and (13) (said) , "Hello, John, "how are you today?" And then (14) (we went) to the cafe in the middle of Braintree and this bloke (15) (came) over from another table and (16) (said) , "My wife says you're John Jemison." And (17) (I said) , he must be a good looking chap, but no, no, it's not me. (laughing) And the manager of the cafe (18) (came) out from the back and (19) (said) , "Hello, John, how are you?" So, (20) (I said) , look, come here, man. I'm not John, I'm Neil. And he (21) (said) , "Oh, John, stop mucking about, "don't be silly." So, (22) (I had to) get my card out, credit card out of my pocket and prove to him that my name was Neil, not John. - It must've been a fascinating idea in your mind, who is this John? - (23) (It was) . (24) (I kept) thinking, I must try and find out who he is, he looks like me, so I'll look for him, and (25) (I looked) around, we're shopping, (26) (I looked) at people's faces, things like that. But no, (27) (didn't see) anyone. - [Matt] (28) (It was) a whole year before Neil (29) (ran) into this John Jemison chap. Both (30) (were) on a day trip with a local history group. Here's how John remembers their meeting. - As (31) (I got) on the coach, I was approached by a man that I've not met before. (32) (It was) really quite weird when this chap with a beard (33) (said) , "Excuse me, I'm guessing that you're John Jemison." Yes, (34) (I said) with a bow, what have I done now? "Oh, nothing at all, please don't fret, "I've been called by your name and it drives me insane", so I thought (35) (it was) time to met." - [Matt] And what a fortuitous meeting

Sources: 

Channel: Sunday Night. Seeing Double | Spitting-image strangers aim to discover science behind doppelgängers | Sunday Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBw2VFsRXao

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