SEQUENCING EVENTS

SEQUENCING EVENTS

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to organize their ideas both orally and in writing when commenting on certain events by making appropriate use of time linkers

INTRODUCCIÓN (WARM UP)

1.      1. Recently a picture has been circulating on the Internet of a bright blue watermelon, described as a Japanese moon melon. It seems the fruit grows in Japan and eating it will change the taste of anything you eat afterwards, making sweet things taste sour and so on. Each watermelon is supposed to cost about $200, but no one is actually offering it for sale, because it doesn´t exist.

 2. . On October 15, 2009, the media reported that a six-year-old boy was inside a large silver balloon floating high in the sky. When the balloon landed, the boy was nowhere to be found, leading to fears that he had fallen out. However, it was later discovered that the whole story had been made up by the boy's parents, in an attempt to get a reality TV deal.

 3.       In the early twentieth century, scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove the link between early man and apes. In 1912, it seemed the evidence had been found in Piltdown, England, when Charles Dawson dug up a human skull with an ape-like jaw. For more than thirty years, everyone believed that this skull, known as 'Piltdown Man', was genuine; but in 1953 a team of researchers discovered that it was, in fact, a fake, made from an ancient human skull and a modern ape jaw

¿QUÉ VOY A APRENDER? (PRESENTATION)

1.       They realized the story was false as soon as they found the boy.

2.        I saw Paul while I was walking to work.

3.       They were working for the same newspaper when they met each other.

4.       We were waiting for Julia outside the cinema. Meanwhile, she was waiting for us at the bus station.

5.       By the time I realized, it was too late.

6.       There were many scientific discoveries during the 18th century.

7.       We lived in Warsaw until I was twelve.

We use time linkers to show how the timing of events in a story relate to one another. Some of the more common time linkers include:

 as soon as/while

 • as soon as (one thing happens immediately after another)

            I called her as soon as I saw the story on TV.

 • while (something happens while something else is in progress, or two things are in progress at the same time)

            I met Ursula while we were skiing.

            Could you wait here while I find the manager?

meanwhile/by the time (that)

 • meanwhile (two things happen at the same time, but in two different sentences)

 Tom and I drove to the city center. Meanwhile, Anna drove to our house. As a result, we missed each other.

 • by the time (that) (something is completed before the main event happens)

By the time we got there, Mark had left.

 • during (something happens at a point within a certain period of time)

I fell asleep during the film.

 • until (something happens up to a particular point in time)

I was awake until about four in the morning

PRACTICO LO QUE APRENDÍ (PRACTICE)

Read the stories again.  which story ... ?

1. is the oldest

2. is going round online

3. did people believe for the longest time

4. was a result of someone wanting to be famous

Complete the sentences employing while, when and until

1, He broke his leg _________________ he was playing tennis

2. She will not receive her letter ______________ Monday

3. I was tired and I didn´t get up ____________ half past ten.

4. Let´s watch this program _______________ it ends

5. ____________  I was eating, the phone rang twice

6. ______________ you receive this letter, I will probably be in China

7. _______________ you came home, I was waiting for you for two hours

8. Edgar was sleeping _____________ I was studying

9. I work ______________ midnight

10 He started playing __________________ he was young.

¿QUÉ APRENDÍ? (EVALUATION)

Read the story and choose the best time linker options.

1 During / While the early twentieth century, scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove the link between early man and apes. In 1912 that evidence seemed to have been found 2 meanwhile / while Dawson and Woodward were digging on a site in Piltdown, in the south of England. 3 As soon as / Until they saw the jawbone and the skull, they decided that this must be the evidence science needed. Woodward claimed that both bones belonged to a human being who had lived about half a million years ago, 4 by the time / during what is known as the Lower Pleistocene period. Most scientists accepted this opinion 5 until / while nearly forty years later, when it was discovered that the Pi ltd own Man was a fake. 6 By the time / Meanwhile, Dawson, who most people consider responsible for making the fake, had died. The Piltdown Man hoax truly damaged science because 7 while / by the time the hoax was discovered, scientists had wasted nearly forty years believing a lie.

Listen the conversation and complete it with the appropriate word

Conversation 1

Man:          What do you usually do _______ you finish work.
Woman:     I usually go to the gym, and then after I work out, I go shopping.
Man:           You must get home pretty late. When do you eat dinner?
Woman:     I usually eat ________ I get home, which is about 9.
Man:           Wow, I could _______ eat dinner that late.
Woman:     When do you usually eat dinner?
Man:           I usually eat about 6, right __________ I get home.
Woman:     Do you usually cook?
Man:           No, my wife works from home, so she usually has dinner ready ____________ I get back.
Woman:     Sounds like a nice set-up.

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In pairs make a dialogue using the time linkers studied in class