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PRE-INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 1
VERB BE PAST TENSE WORKSHOP

Zulima Gomez Umbariba

NAME: _________________________________________________________ October 26 th
DATE: ________________________

VERB “BE” IN THE PAST

Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FdGPehN-E

SITUATION
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was Christopher Columbus Spanish? No, he wasn't

Was Grace Kelly a famous scientist? No she wasn't

Was Gustave Eiffel a French engineer? Yes, he was

Werw Michelangelo and Raphael a film directors? No they weren't

Were the Wrigth Brothers american? Yes, they were

Were John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill actors? No they weren't

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Were your grandfather

he wasn't
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were you
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were the children
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 LISTENING

Listen to the description of some celebrities and answer the questions below. Please, give long answers.

1. What was important for Lewis Hamilton at an early age?

the Cars were important for Lewis Hamilton at an early age

2. What was one of his favorite activities?

one of his favorite activities was to play with radio control cars

3. What was his other hobby?

his other hobbie was karate

4. What was Shizuka Arakawa´s profession?

she was a ice skater
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5. When was she a Champion?

she was olimpic ice skater champion in 2006

6. What were her other favorite sports?

she loved swimming and other hobbie was ballet

7. Where was Rafael Nadal born?

Rafael NAdal was born in Manacor, Mayorca

8. What was his favorite sport when he was young?

His favorite sport when he was young was the Futbol

9. What were his favorite food and favorite film?

His favorite food was pasta and his favorite film was Gladiator

10. What were Shakira’s favorite activities when she was younger?
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Shakira's favorite activities were writen poem and dancing

11. How old was she when she danced some Arabic music?
she was four years old
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12. Where was she when she danced some Arabic music?
In a restaurant's table
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 13. Who was Cate Blanchett’s favorite film star when she was young?
Harrison Ford was the Cate Blanchett's favorite film star
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14. What was her hobby?

her hobby was playing the piano
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15. Was she good at it?

yes, she was good at it
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16. Why is Rowan Atkinson famous for?

As Mr Bean
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17. What was his favorite TV show?

the monty phyton flying circus
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18. Who were his favorite actors?

his favorite actor were John clease and charlie Chaplin
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WRITING

Write a ten-line paragraph about your childhood. Start like this:

in Bogota, I was in the middle within three sisters. I was very little, and so I was very naugthly. With my older sister were very
I was born __________________________________________________________________________________________
messy, and our mother scolded us for restless. In the school I was a good student, but I was a shy girl, I wasn't friendly. I had a black cat
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named Amin, it was a very good mice's hunter, too althougth hunt the neighbour birds, Amin was frecuently in difficulties. I also liked to climb in little trees
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and the house's roof, another cause for scold's mother. I was a bit fearful and I was not going out of my room in the nigth because I believed in monsters
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In the vacations with my family, were going to field, in a little villge named Macheta, is in two hours from Bogota, we going to visit the family, eat corn cake
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and drink cow's fresh milk. we swim in the small river althought the water was very cold.
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In one school trip, with some classmates, we caught frogs, for later scare to other childs, we laught a lot, and no one knew who made this
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mischief.
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In the school, my favorite class was spanish, I had a excellent teacher, who motivated to class for read, she was a very good person
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and she was nice with the children in class.
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