Yesterday night there was a robbery in animal land Detective Cat Puss is interviewing the animals but they all have an excuse Read the bubbles and match each one to the animal Where were you at o’clock yesterday? I was playing tennis at the tennis club I was Well, I was sunbathing and fishing! having a drink Actually, I was on my way home I was riding my motorbike then Don’t blame I wasn’t us! We were involved having a either I was drink down practicing my at the pub Baby ballet and I were on our way to a birthday party Oh, dear, I was ice-skating, I was cleaning the chimney! Hey, I was my mistress for a walk in the park! Now look at the example and using the pictures and the verbs in the word box and write more excuses for the animals sell play practise eat sleep paint Ex Detective Cat Puss interviewed some animals who were working at the animal bar but he mixed up his notes Help him sort them out Match column A to B then match the sentences to the pictures Some pictures have more than one sentence 1)Betty Rabbit was a) chatting with her friend b) reading his newspaper 2) Rena Rabbit was 3)George Giraffe was 9) c) having coffee with Fritz Fox d) playing the violin e) serving the customers sitting outside the bar f) chatting with Catty Cat g) mixing drinks h)serving desserts i) playing music Fritz Fox was 10) Felix Fox was j) serving drinks 4)Bill Rabbit and Bob Bear were 5)Frank Fox was 6)Mr and Mrs Zebra were 7)Gina Goat was 8)Catty Cat was Now read detective Cat Puss’ last notes and fill in the verbs in the past continuous: None of the animals I interviewed had a part in robbery The lion (1) (play) football with the tigers and the bears The beaver and the chipmunks (2) (fish) in the river and the monkeys (3) _ (climb) the trees next to the river The gorilla (4) _ (ride) his bicycle while the bees (5) _ (collect) honey as usual The deer and the sheep (6) _ (sing) and the pigs (7) (practice) their lines for the animal play The cat (8) (dance) with the dog and the chickens (9) _ (watch) them I don’t understand who could have done it It seems all the animals (10) (do) something else at the time Yesterday night there was a robbery in animal land Detective Cat Puss is interviewing the animals but they all have Ex Detective Cat interviewed animals were working at an Puss excuse Read thesome bubbles and who match each one to the animal the animal bar but he mixed up his notes Help him sort them out Match column A to B then match the sentences to the pictures Some pictures have more than one sentence Where were you at o’clock yesterday? 11) a) chatting with her friend Betty Rabbit was I was b) reading his newspaper playing Rena Rabbit was tennis at the 13) c) having coffee with tennis club FritzI Fox was Well, I George Giraffe was sunbathing 14) d) playing the violin was and having a fishing! Bill Rabbit and Bob Bear were drink 12) 15) e) serving the customers Frank Fox was 16) Mr and Mrs Zebra were 17) Gina Goat was 18) Catty Cat was 19) Fritz Fox was 20) Felix Fox was Actually, Isitting was on my the bar outside way home I was chatting with Catty riding myf)motorbike Cat then Don’t I wasn’t g) mixing drinks blame us! involved either We were I was practicing h)serving desserts having a my ballet drink down Baby and I were on our at the pub i) playing way to a birthday party music Oh, dear, I was ice-skating, j) serving drinks I was cleaning the chimney! Hey, I was my mistress for a walk in the park! Now read detective Cat Puss’ last notes and fill in the verbs in the past continuous: Now look at the example and using the pictures and the verbs in the word box and write more None of the animals I interviewed had a part in robbery The lion (1) excuses for the animals (play) football the tigers and thebears beaver the chipmunks (2) sell with play practise eat Thesleep and paint (fish) in the river and the monkeys (3) _ (climb) the trees next to the river The gorilla (4) _ (ride) his bicycle while the bees (5) _ (collect) honey as usual The deer and the sheep (6) _ (sing) and the pigs (7) (practice) their lines for the animal play The cat (8) (dance) with the dog and the chickens (9) _ (watch) them I don’t understand who could have done it It seems all the animals (10) (do) something else at the time Ex Detective Cat Puss interviewed some animals who were working at the animal bar but he mixed up his notes Help him sort them out Match column A to B then match the sentences to the pictures Some pictures have more than one sentence 1Betty Rabbit was Rena Rabbit was George Giraffe was Bill Rabbit and Bob Bear were Frank Fox was Mr and Mrs Zebra were Gina Goat was Catty Cat was Fritz Fox was 10 Felix Fox was a) chatting with her friend b) reading his newspaper c) having coffee with Fritz Fox d) playing the violin e) serving the customers sitting outside the bar f) chatting with Catty Cat g) mixing drinks h)serving desserts i) playing music j) serving drinks Now read detective Cat Puss’ last notes and fill in the verbs in the past continuous: None of the animals I interviewed had a part in robbery The lion (1) (play) football with the tigers and the bears The beaver and the chipmunks (2) (fish) in the river and the monkeys (3) _ (climb) the trees next to the river The gorilla (4) _ (ride) his bicycle while the bees (5) _ (collect) honey as usual The deer and the sheep (6) _ (sing) and the pigs (7) (practice) their lines for the animal play The cat (8) (dance) with the dog and the chickens (9) _ (watch) them I don’t understand who could have done it It seems all the animals (10) (do) something else at the time ANSWER KEY EXERCISE EXERCISE I was playing tennis at the tennis club I was Well, I was sunbathing and fishing! having a drink Actually, I was on my way home I was riding my motorbike then Don’t blame I wasn’t us! We were involved having a either I was drink down practicing my at the pub Baby ballet and I were on our way to a birthday party Oh, dear, I was ice-skating, I was cleaning the chimney! 1) I was eating a birthday cake 2) We were practicing our roles for the play 3) I was sleeping 4) I was painting a picture 5) I was playing the concertina 6) I was selling newspapers EXERCISE 1) j 2) c 3) g 4) i 5) e 6) h 7) f 8) a 9) b 10) d 10 Hey, I was my mistress for a walk in the park! EXERCISE None of the animals I interviewed had a part in robbery The lion (1) was playing football with the tigers and the bears The beaver and the chipmunks (2) were fishing in the river and the monkeys (3) were climbing the trees next to the river The gorilla (4) was riding his bicycle while the bees (5) were collecting honey as usual The deer and the sheep (6) were singing and the pigs (7) were practicing their lines for the animal play The cat (8) was dancing with the dog and the chickens (9) were watching them I don’t understand who could have done it It seems all the animals (10) were doing something else at the time