WARM-UP VIDEO FOR NARRATIVE TENSES: PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, USED TO

Instructions. Redd Pepper is a voice artist who's voiced over hundreds of trailers, including Men in Black and Jurassic Park. Listen to the story of how he was discovered and type verbs in past tenses

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

The way (1) ………….. being a voice artist (2) ………….. kind of strange, (3) ………….. drive trains on the London Underground; one morning (4) ………….. my announcements, all stations to Harrow, mind the doors. A television executive (5) ………….. a passenger on my train; (6) ………….. at the next stop, (7) …………..up to my cab, (8)………….. details; and the rest is history. I've had some strange experiences as a voice artist, (9) ………….. a trailer for"Jurassic Park, The Lost World," Steven Spielberg movie and, kindly, (10) ………….. me to do the voice in the UK. Something is coming, something big! And as (11) ………….. that, a voice in my headphones said, "Wow, that's a great voice!" And (12) ………….. it (13) ………….. Steven Spielberg, (14) ………….. in from the States into London. Well I swore, (15) ………….. , who the (expletive) is that? Everybody (16) ………….. crazy in the studio, "Shh, shh, no, it's Spielberg on the set!"

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

The way (1) (I got into) being a voice artist (2) (was) kind of strange, (3) (I used to) drive trains on the London Underground; one morning (4) (I was making) my announcements, all stations to Harrow, mind the doors. A television executive (5) (was) a passenger on my train; (6) (he got off) at the next stop, (7) (ran) up to my cab, (8) (we exchanged) details; and the rest is history. I've had some strange experiences as a voice artist, (9) (I was doing) a trailer for"Jurassic Park, The Lost World," Steven Spielberg movie and, kindly, (10) (they chose) me to do the voice in the UK. Something is coming, something big! And as (11) (I said) that, a voice in my headphones said, "Wow, that's a great voice!" And (12) (I didn't recognize) it (13) (was) Steven Spielberg, (14) (he was listening) in from the States into London. Well I swore, (15) (I said) , who the (expletive) is that? Everybody (16) (went) crazy in the studio, "Shh, shh, no, it's Spielberg on the set!"

Sources: 

Channel: Great Big Story. The Legendary Voice Behind Movie Trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N5l0sgPP5k

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