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MIvkovic - Remedial work and reinforcement
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31/01/2011

Page 94-95; Students' Book.



  1. CRIMINAL GAFFES.

    1/B) A gang of fourteen robbers broke into a bank in Naples. They wanted to steal millions of dollars... But they had an unpleasant surprise: in fact the guard with a key to the boxes had gone for a coffee and considering that, they couldn't find him and that they hadn't prepared an alternative plan, they left with almost nothing.

    2/A) A Detroit burglar, after a "successful" night, had left his dog outside the house he had burgled. So, when the police arrived and noticed the dog, they followed it up to the burglar's house and there they arrested him.

    3/C) A thief, after he had broken into the flat and decided to make himself at home, saw a piano in the corner and started playing it. But his “new neighbours” could hear music from the empty flat and called the police.
    When the police arrived, the thief was still singing songs.



  1. COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST PERFECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

Pete had spent a month observing the Parker family, so he knew they went away at weekends. He arrived at their house early on Sunday morning.
The alarm didn't ring when he broke the window because ha had already cut the cable. After he had climbed through the window, he looked round the house.
It was full of jewels and paintings.
He had never seen so many valuable things.
He smiled to himself as he drove away because he knew he had stolen a fortune. Suddenly he felt worried. Had he forgotten something? Then he realised what it was. He hadn't worn his gloves!



  1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

  1. This morning John realized that someone had broken into his car in the night.

  2. The thieves had escaped before the police arrived.

  3. We didn't hear the burglars because we had forgotten to lock the door.

  4. After Sandra had eaten her first pizza she ordered another one!

  5. We watched TV after we had finished our homework.

  6. They went out as soon as they had had lunch.



  1. WRITE FOUR THINGS YOU HAD DONE BEFORE YOU ARRIVED AT SCHOOL THIS MORNING.

  • I had washed my face.

  • I had combed my hair.

  • I had drunk a cup of coffee.

  • I had taken the bus.