Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) with the Endings (a-f):
1.The audience were looking at the illusionist ,
2. My dad learnt some magic tricks,
3. When the acrobat was hanging on a rope,
4.When I was trying to do a card trick,
5.The audience didn't make a sound,
6.When I was learning to become a magician,
a. I made a lot of mistakes.
b. when i was working in the theatre
c. I dropped some of them on the floor.
d. when the escape artist was trying to get out of the tank.
e. when he suddenly dissapeared.
f. she fell and broke her leg.
3. Complete David's e-mail with the correct from of the verbs in brackets . Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous .
Hi Emily.
How are you? I'm fine. I went (go) to a magic show last week and we ......(see) Cara Mandini. She was incredible! We ..... (wait) for the start of the show when Cara .....(fly) across the stage - without any ropes ! A lady .....(lock) Cara in a big box underwater. When she ....(try) to escape , the audience ..... (not say) a word. We were all so nervous . Later i even .....(help) her to do some card tricks . It was brilliant ! David.
1. e
2. b
3. f
4. c
5. d
6.a
2) saw, were waiting, flew, locked, was trying, didn't say, helped