WARM-UP VIDEO FOR NARRATIVE TENSES

Instructions. Listen to the story of how Sting lived in a house with ghosts, and type phrases with verbs that describe events in the past

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

God, I love every one of these songs. "Desert Rose," "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," which (1) ………….. is written.. (2) ………….. in a haunted house. Is that true? -Erm.. (3) ………….. in a haunted house in North London for a very long time.-This is really true. -(4) ………….. in ghosts. (5) ………….. very skeptical about it until (6) ………….. with them. -Yeah. So, (7) ………….. numerous ghosts?-Yeah. You (8) ………….. in the morning, and everything (9) ………….. reorganized in the kitchen. Furniture (10) ………….. in a different place. Bottles (11) ………….. smashed. Plates (12) ………….. smashed on the floor. And one night, (13) ………….. , and (14) ………….. Trudie standing in the corner with our child. And (15) ………….. why (16) ………….. at me. And then, (17) ………….. over... and (18) ………….. Trudie. And then, (19) ………….. ,"Who's that?" And (20) ………….. this woman and a child in the corner of the room. Then, (21) ………….. it (22) ………….. a pub called The Three Ducks in the 17th century. And I don't know (23) ………….. there, but (24) ………….. a very, very weird atmosphere. And then, when (25) ………….. the house, (26) ………….. being resold every few months. -Yeah. [ Talking indistinctly ] There's something in there, yeah. -(27) ………….. the ghosts. (28) ………….. their company. -Yeah.-And (29) ………….. very skeptical about it. -Did you --(30) ………….. to the ghosts? -No. No. (31) ………….. too scared. [ Laughter ]

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

God, I love every one of these songs. "Desert Rose," "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," which (1) (I heard) is written.. (2) (was written) in a haunted house. Is that true? -Erm.. (3) (I lived) in a haunted house in North London for a very long time.-This is really true. -(4) (I never believed) in ghosts. (5) (I was) very skeptical about it until (6) (I lived) with them. -Yeah. So, (7) (it was) numerous ghosts?-Yeah. You (8) (would wake up) in the morning, and everything (9) (had been) reorganized in the kitchen. Furniture (10) (was) in a different place. Bottles (11) (were) smashed. Plates (12) (were) smashed on the floor. And one night, (13) (I woke up) , and (14) (I saw) Trudie standing in the corner with our child. And (15) (I was wondering) why (16) (she was staring) at me. And then, (17) (I reached) over... and (18) (there was) Trudie. And then, (19) (she went) ,"Who's that?" And (20) (we both saw) this woman and a child in the corner of the room. Then, (21) (we found out) it (22) (used to be) a pub called The Three Ducks in the 17th century. And I don't know (23) (what happened) there, but (24) (it was) a very, very weird atmosphere. And then, when (25) (I sold) the house, (26) (it kept) being resold every few months. -Yeah. [ Talking indistinctly ] There's something in there, yeah. -(27) (I liked) the ghosts. (28) (I enjoyed) their company. -Yeah.-And (29) (I was) very skeptical about it. -Did you --(30) (Did you talk) to the ghosts? -No. No. (31) (I was) too scared. [ Laughter ]

Sources: 

Channel: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Sting Lived in a Haunted House and Definitely Believes in Ghosts Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkjWnKfpZ1I&t=244s

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