New Treasure Plus (Second Edition) 2A 1 of 4
Graded grammar worksheet Unit 2
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________
Past continuous tense
You are writing a diary entry about a bad day. Complete the diary entry
with the words in the box and ‘when’ or ‘while’.
chat have send walk
give listen sing wash
20 May
Dear Diary,
I had a really bad day today. First, (1) ________ I (2) ________________
breakfast, my baby brother spilt milk on my trousers. I had to quickly change my
uniform or I would have missed the bus. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my
umbrella. (3) ________ I (4) ________________ to the bus stop, it started to
rain. My uniform got all wet!
My day at school wasn’t any better. Everyone had to sing a song in the Music
lesson today. However, I (5) ________________ (6) ________my voice broke.
That was so embarrassing!
It wasn’t the only awful thing that happened today. It was my turn to give a
presentation in the English lesson today. (7) ________ I (8) ________________
my presentation, all of my classmates (9) ________________ attentively.
Instead, they (10) ________________ with one another during my presentation.
When I was home, I decided to start working on the Geography project. I called
Alice and asked her to email me some files. While she (11) ________________
the files, I suddenly lost my Internet connection. I tried to restart my computer a
few times, but I still couldn’t connect to the Internet. Therefore, I couldn’t
download the files and work on the project tonight.
Just now, while I (12) ________________ my face before bed, I got some facial
wash in my left eye. It was really painful. I tried to clean my eye with plenty of
water. It took me almost half an hour until the pain was gone.
Today was really a bad hair day. I hope tomorrow will be a better day!
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New Treasure Plus (Second Edition) 2A 2 of 4
Graded grammar worksheet Unit 2
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________
Connectives of result: as, because and since
Some of your friends are texting you. Answer their questions with the
words in the brackets.
Winnie: Your mother said you missed school the other day. Why?
You: I missed school (1) __________________________. (I/be/sick) (as)
Winnie: She also said you didn’t sleep well last night. Why not?
You: I didn’t sleep well (2) ____________________________________
___________________. (my neighbour’s dog/keep barking) (since)
Winnie: Were you late for school today?
You: Yes. I was late for school (3) _____________________________
_______________________. (my alarm/stop working) (because)
Molly: You didn’t eat much at lunch today. Were you sick?
You: No. I didn’t eat much (4) ________________________________.
(I/be/on a diet) (since)
Molly: Why are you on a diet?
You: I’m on a diet (5) _______________________________________.
(I/have to/be fitter) (because)
Molly: Why do you have to be fitter?
You: I have to be fitter (6) ____________________________________
___________________. (I/want to/compete in a charity race) (as)
Molly: Why do you want to compete in a charity race?
You: I want to compete in a charity race (7) ______________________
_____________________________. (I/can/help the poor) (since)
Jeff: Do you want to come over to my flat and play video games now?
You: I can’t make it (8) ______________________________________
______________________. (I/be/at the department store) (since)
Jeff: Why are you at the department store?
You: I’m there (9) __________________________________________
___________________. (I/have to/buy a gift for Annie) (because)
Jeff: Why do you have to buy her a gift?
You: I have to buy her a gift (10) ______________________________
____________________________. (her birthday/be/coming) (as)
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New Treasure Plus (Second Edition) 2A 3 of 4
Graded grammar worksheet Unit 2
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________
Connectives of result: so, therefore and as a result
You are a member of the school’s Environmental Protection Club. The club
is organizing a tour to a country park. You are writing some reminders for the club
members. Complete the notice with the correct clauses and the words in brackets.
you had better bring an umbrella you may consider wearing a hat
you have to arrange your transport you should be on time
you may apply some sunscreen you should drink plenty of water
you may bring a camera you should not leave any rubbish there
you may bring an insect repellent you should wear comfortable shoes
Visit to Sai Kung East Country Park—Reminders
1 The coach leaves from school at 8.30 a.m., __________________________
_________________________________________________________ (so)
2 It can be very sunny during the day and it is easy to get tanned. __________
___________________________________________________ (as a result)
3 There might be scattered showers. _________________________________
____________________________________________________ (therefore)
4 We will go on a hike after lunch, ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________ (so)
5 There could be mosquitoes and flies in the park. ______________________
____________________________________________________ (therefore)
6 You will be out for the whole day and you may get dehydrated easily. ______
___________________________________________________ (as a result)
7 It is important to protect your head and face from the sun. _______________
____________________________________________________ (therefore)
8 The scenery along the trail is beautiful, ______________________________
_________________________________________________________ (so)
9 We should keep the country park clean. _____________________________
___________________________________________________ (as a result)
10 We will dismiss at the park, _______________________________________
_________________________________________________________ (so)
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New Treasure Plus (Second Edition) 2A 4 of 4
Graded grammar worksheet Unit 2
Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________
Consolidation
You are writing a blog entry about a memorable holiday. Complete the
blog entry by underlining the correct words, writing the correct form of the words
in brackets and with ‘when/while’.
A memorable holiday
I want to tell you about the most memorable holiday that I’ve ever had in my life.
It was two years ago. My father got a raise at his job, (1) (because/so) my
parents decided to celebrate by taking me on a family holiday.
(2) ______ my parents (3) ______________ (decide) where to go on our
holiday, I suggested that we take a road trip across the United States. I thought
it was a good idea (4) (because/as a result) that would allow us to spend more
time together. Also, my parents both have relatives in the United States. My
parents agreed with me. (5) (Since/Therefore), they rented a car for the trip.
We landed in New York City after travelling for around 16 hours. (6) ______ we
(7) ______________ (sightsee) in New York City, my mother told us to stop by a
restaurant called Little China City. She wanted to go there (8) (as/therefore) her
cousin works there.
We started our road trip across the country after visiting New York City for two
days. Dad was our driver. (9) ______ Dad (10) ______________ (drive), Mum
and I (11) ______________ (sing) songs. It was really fun!
Eventually, we arrived at the Grand Canyon.
We didn’t regret driving for a long time to visit
this landmark (12) (as a result/since) the
scenery was just breathtaking!
My father had to visit his grandparents in
San Francisco. (13) (As/As a result), we stayed in San Francisco for a few days.
We visited the Golden Gate Bridge on the last day. Guess what happened
there? We (14) ______________ (take) photos of the bridge (15) ______ we
(16) ______________ (meet) my classmate Josie there! What a coincidence!
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