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COLEGIO LOS PERIODISTAS

TEACHER NANCY MORENO SÁNCHEZ
11TH GRADE - EXERCISE: SIMPLE PAST

STUDENT: JUAN DIEGO GALINDO VELÁSQUEZ

GRADE: 1101

A. Read the text, underline the word(s) that refer to the past tense.
Taj Mahal
The fifth emperor of Mughal, Shah Jahah, who was born on January 5th, 1592 and died on January 22nd, built
the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. She had their fourteenth child and died giving
birth.
The emperor never recovered from his loss. He began building the palace in 1631 and finished it in 1653. No
one knows who drew up the plans. The emperor hired architects, designers, and craftsmen from all over the
world. Twenty thousand artisans worked on it. They used precious stones to decorate the walls. More than a
thousand elephants carried marble to build this magnificent tomb.

B. Complete the table with verbs from the text ¨Taj Mahal¨.
REGULAR VERBS IREGULAR VERBS
know Born
worked died
used Built
carried had
began recovered
finished
drew

C. After you read the text answer these questions:

1. When was the emperor born?

The emperor was born on January 5th.
2. Why did he build the Taj Mahal?
He built the Taj Mahal for the tomb of his favorite wife.
3. How did his wife die?
She died giving birth to her fourteenth child.
4. Did the emperor recover from his loss?
He emperor never recovered from his loss from her.
5. When did the emperor begin building the palace?
He began building the palace in 1631.
Taken from: https://www.tajmahal.org.uk/shah-jahan.html
And book Language for life. Anglo Publishing
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6. Who did the emperor hire?
The emperor hired architects, designers, and craftsmen from all over the world.

D. Read the story of the protagonists of the construction of the Taj Mahal and
write your opinion about your favorite protagonist.
Mumtaz Mahal Shah Jahan

Born On: April 1593 Born On: January 5, 1592

Died On: June 17, 1631
Born in 1593 as Arjumand Banu Begum, she was the
daughter of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan and a princess
from the Persian nobility. So enthralling was her
beauty that Shah Jahan (then Prince Khurram) fell in
love with her at the first sight. It was in 1607 that
she was betrothed to Prince Khurram and soon
became the unquestionable love of his life. Five
years later in 1612, their marriage was solemnized
and from then on, started one of the most popular
love stories of the world. Although she was one of
the three wives of Shah Jahan, she was his favorite.
He even bestowed her with the name Mumtaz
Mahal meaning "Jewel of the Palace", and the
highest honor of the land - the royal seal, Mehr Uzaz.
Mumtaz Mahal had a very deep and loving marriage
with Shah Jahan.
It was in 1630 that Mumtaz Mahal accompanied
Shah Jahan who was fighting a campaign in the
Died On: January 22, 1666
Born as Prince Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram
in the Lahore, Pakistan of 1592, Shah Jahan was the
son of Emperor Jahangir. His name Khurram, which
means "joyful" in Persian, was given to him by his
grandfather Akbar the Great. Displaying great
military skills at an early age against numerous
enemies including Mewar, the Lodi in the Deccan,
and Kangra, impressed his father so much that Shah
Jahan received the title "Shah Jahan Bahadur" from
him. He was not just a sharp military leader, but also
had an exceptional talent for building and proved it
by re-designing buildings within the Agra fort.
Among many titles he had earned, "The Builder of
the Marvels" was one that was about to be proved
the most deserving in the time to come.
The most significant part of Shah Jahan's life history
began in 1607 when he was 15 and was betrothed to
Arjumand Banu Begum, the granddaughter of a

Taken from: https://www.tajmahal.org.uk/shah-jahan.html

And book Language for life. Anglo Publishing

Deccan Plateau. Little did she know that this was the
last journey that she would ever take as soon after,
she died in 1631, while giving birth to their 14th
child, and left for the holy abode. It is believed that
such was the level of devastation that Shah Jahan
was inconsolable. Although her remains were buried
in Burhanpur, it was not permanent as Shah Jahan,
had decided to build the world's richest mausoleum
in memory of his Jewel, i.e., Mumtaz. It took her
husband 22 years and most of his royal treasury to
build a monument befitting the memory of his
beloved wife. Now, in the name of Mumtaz Mahal
stands the most beautiful building in the universe
and that monument of love, purity and unparalleled
beauty is called the Taj Mahal.
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Persian noble and was just 14 at that time. After
they got married in 1612, Arjumand became the
unquestioned love of his life. Khurram, upon finding
her appearance and character elect among all the
women of the time, bestowed her with the title of
Mumtaz Mahal, meaning "Jewel of the Palace".
She was his inseparable companion, accompanying
him even on military ventures, a trusted confidante
and their relationship was intense.
After she died in 1631 while giving birth to their 14th
child, Shah Jahan undertook the work of
constructing world's most beautiful monument in
her memory. This monument, which entombs
Mumtaz Mahal as well as Shah Jahan, came to be
known as "Taj Mahal", the building of which took 22
years and 22000 laborers

Opinion exercise:
1. Who is your favorite protagonist Mumtaz Mahal or Shah Jahan?
My favorite protagonist is Shah Jahan.
2. Why is that your favorite character?
Is my favorite character because he was a man who always loved his wife very much. After the death of her
wife, he spent twenty-two years building a monument to immortalize the love he had for her. He was also a
complete man. He knew about many subjects, but he had a great talent for construction. However, he was
part of the design of the most beautiful building in the world.

Taken from: https://www.tajmahal.org.uk/shah-jahan.html

And book Language for life. Anglo Publishing