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Earth Hour 2020 Teaser 2 - ft. "Rock the World" by The Script

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Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercise. Remember you can read the transcript at any time. 

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Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercise. Remember you can read the transcript at any time. 

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Earth Hour is an annual event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This year it has a very special ambassador.

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Worried about natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis?  In this lesson, I’ll teach you English vocabulary to talk about weather, climate, and natural disasters. Take the quiz to test your understanding! When you’re done, practice by posting a comment about a natural disaster in your country.

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Worried about natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis?  In this lesson, I’ll teach you English vocabulary to talk about weather, climate, and natural disasters. Take the quiz to test your understanding! When you’re done, practice by posting a comment about a natural disaster in your country.

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Vocabulary - Weather, climate, and natural disasters

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Worried about natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis? When we make small talk in English, we often talk about the weather and recent natural events on our planet. In this lesson, Ill teach you English vocabulary to talk about weather, climate, and natural disasters.

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Read the grammar rules and do the exercises

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Read the grammar rules and do the exercises

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Form

Simple Past

Past Progressive

Exceptions when adding 'ed' :

when the final letter is e, only add d.
Example: love - loved

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted

final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled

after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but: not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried
but: play - he played

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

See also explanations on Simple Past and Past Progressive

Use

After another or at the same time?

Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).

Signal words

Exercises on Simple Past and Past Progressive

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Gegenüberstellung von Simple Past - Past Progressive

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at earthhour.org

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This Earth Hour, millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show their steadfast commitment to protecting nature. Together we'll speak up for wildlife and forests. We'll show our support for rivers and oceans. And we'll rally around crucial actions needed to curb climate change.

Life is resilient when we give it the chance to bounce back.

Please join us in turning off our lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m., your local time on Saturday, March 28, 2020, to show your support for a healthy planet.

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This Earth Hour, millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show their steadfast commitment to protecting nature. Together we'll speak up for wildlife and forests. We'll show our support for rivers and oceans. And we'll rally around crucial actions needed to curb climate change.