Language point: Time connectors

1. Complete the words or sentences about a school trip to an art gallery.

(Hoàn thành các từ hoặc câu về chuyến đi tham quan phòng trưng bày nghệ thuật của trường.)

Just as I got to the school gates, the coach arrived.

1. W_____ we were sitting on the brand new coach, I looked at some photos on Instagram.

2. By the _____ we arrived, I felt tired.

3. But the moment _____ we got off the coach, I suddenly felt better!

4. First, we looked at valuable paintings and after_____ we looked at rare vases.

5. I went to the shop and mean_____ my friends went to the café.

6. Everything was OK u_____ I lost my friends! I just couldn't find them.

7. I looked at the map of the museum. I walked around for ages b_____ I found myself on the roof!

8. In the ____, I found all my friends by the coach. They wanted to know where I'd been!

9. F____, we went home on the coach.

2. Choose the correct words in the blog post about a school trip to a science museum.

(Chọn những từ đúng trong bài viết blog về chuyến đi học đến bảo tàng khoa học.)

Before / Just / Meanwhile we went to the science museum, I thought it sounded boring! But the moment (1) that / of / as we arrived, I began to change my opinion. (2) Until / Finally / While we were walking through the entrance, I realised that it was a fun place! By the (3) moment / time /end we ate lunch at 1.30, I'd seen a lot of cool gadgets.

We walked around the museum (4) until / while / meanwhile 3.00, when we had a fascinating talk. (5) Until / Afterwards / While, we looked at more inventions, and (6) just as / by the time / meanwhile some of the others went to the café. We (7) while / finally / until left the museum at 5.00. Just (8) as/ that / by we were leaving, my sister called me and I told her about the visit. The traffic was slow on the way home, but we arrived in the (9) end / moment / time at 7.30.

TASK

3. Read and complete the blog post from a school website.

(Đọc và hoàn thành bài đăng trên blog từ trang web của trường.)

Our Year 9 art trip

It all started at 7.30 in the morning when the coach arrived for our trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It was raining, but (1) _____ the moment (2) _____ we left it stopped! While we were travelling, our teacher, Mr Clarke, gave us some useful information about the park.

By the (3) _____ we arrived, the clouds in the sky had disappeared and it was sunny. This was important because the sculpture park is outside! We went around the park in groups. (4) _____ we were walking around, we came across a sculpture called Promenade by sculptor Anthony Caro. It was amazing.

The journey home was eventful! Just (5) _____ we were leaving, the coach stopped. There was a problem with the engine and we needed to wait until another coach arrived. (6) ____, we talked about the sculptures and afterwards we listened to some music. In the (7) _____, the other coach came and took us home. When we (8) _____ arrived back it was very late, but we didn't mind because we'd enjoyed our day.

4. Write a blog post about a real or imaginary school trip. Use the blog post in exercise 3 to help you and make notes using the table below.

(Viết một bài blog về một chuyến đi học có thật hoặc tưởng tượng. Sử dụng bài viết blog trong bài tập 3 để giúp bạn và ghi chú bằng bảng bên dưới.)