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88Read the text again and answer these questions.

a. Who is Peyton Robertson?

b. Why did he invent a device to use in flood defense?

C.What does he call it? Why?

:88 Discuss these questions about the article.a. Is the article useful? Why? Why not?b. Is the invention useful to your own reality?Why? Why not?

LANGUAGE IN USE

Expressing actions in the past

LET'S REFLECT

• Do you think this text can be fake news? How can you check it?

a.Read these sentences from the text. Then answer the question.

A month ago, Peyton Robertson, from Fort Lauderdale,Florida, was watching the news on television.A reporter was showing the damage caused by a strong hurricane in Puerto Rico.

i Do the sentences refer to a specific action or to a continuous action? Discuss.

Take a look at the actions in bold in the text above. How are they expressed?Analyze them.

b. &8 Write sentences expressing what was happening in these pictures. Use the time expressions provided.

63Fillin the blanks with the correct form of the verb in your Activity Book.



Last weekend.


Yesterday at 5:00.

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UNIT4Media& the news

LESSON 2