Lesson 14: Expressions of Agreement & Disagreement and Past Continuous

Lesson 14: Expressions of Agreement & Disagreement and Past Continuous

Vocabulary:
I agree أنا أتفق
Absolutely! تماماً!
I totally agree. أنا أتفق تماماً
I disagree. لا أتفق
That's not correct. هذا ليس صحيحا
I'm afraid I don't agree. أخشى أنني لا أوافق.
I don't think so. أنا لا أعتقد ذلك

Conversation:

Jane: Hi, do you think it's going to rain today?
John: Yes, that's right. I heard the weather forecast and they said it will rain all day.
Jane: I totally agree. I can feel the humidity in the air. I think we should stay at home!
John: I couldn't agree more. It's good to stay at home today.
Jane: Do you think we should cancel our picnic?
John: I disagree. We can still have a picnic indoors.
Jane: That's a good idea. We can have it in the park pavilion.
John: I'm afraid I don't agree. I think it's better to have it at home.
Jane: I don't think so. I think the pavilion is a better option.

Grammar:
Past Continuous

----The Past Continuous is used to talk about an action that was in progress in the past حدت مستمر في الماضي  and was interrupted by another short action in the past تمت مقاطعته بفعل قصير آخر في الماضي
--It is formed : was/were + V+ (-ing).
Example:
I was studying when she called. (the action of studying was in progress and was interrupted by the action of calling)
They were having lunch when the fire alarm went off. (the action of having lunch was in progress and was interrupted by the action of the fire alarm going off)

Exercise:

fill-in-the-blank with with the appropriate tense:

While I __________ (walk) to the park, I saw a beautiful rainbow.
The kids __________ (play) in the sandbox when it started to rain.
We __________ (not/work) on the project yesterday, because it was Sunday.
My friend __________ (study) for his exams all day yesterday.
The birds __________ (sing) a sweet melody when I woke up this morning.
The children __________ (swim) in the pool when the storm started.
She __________ (cook) dinner when I arrived.
They __________ (watch) a movie when I called them.
I __________ (not/sleep) well last night because of the noise outside.
My parents __________ (travel) to Europe for a month.