Workshop

A) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE.

1. Martin and Sam ________were_________ ill yesterday.

2. The weather ____________________ very cold last year.
3. My brother and my father ________________________ at the cinema last night.
4. Benson ________________________ in England last summer.
5. My brother and I ________________________at the concert last week.
6. _________________________ you at school yesterday?

Simple Present Simple Past

I’m at home. I was at home.
Jane and Michael are Doctors.
She’s in the museum.
It’s a big dog.
You’re my friend.
They aren’t engineers.
We aren’t happy.
I’m very tired.
You aren’t tall enough.
We’re in the kitchen.
Paula isn’t interested in books.
Everyone is ready,
I’m not busy.

B) Put these sentences into Past Simple with the verb “be” forms.
C) Choose “Was” or “Were”.

1. He (was)/(were) a writer.

2. We (was)/(were) at the office.

3. (Was)/(Were) your mom a good swimmer?

4. They (wasn’t)/(weren’t) lucky.

5. I (was)/(were) very thirsty.

6. It (wasn’t)/(weren’t) very difficult.

7. (Was)/(Were) she your aunt?

D) Read and answer the questions.

In November 2008, Americans elected Barack Obama as their 44th
president. He was the first African American to hold that office. He was
president for two terms until 2016.

Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961.

When he was 6, he moved to Indonesia, but returned to Hawaii a few years
later to live with his grandparents and attend school.

Barack was an excellent student and a good basketball player. With the help
of scholarships, he attended college in Los Angeles and New York City.
After graduating in 1985, he moved to Chicago where he worked as a
community organizer.

After law school, Obama returned to Chicago where he did community legal
work and got minorities registered to vote. In Chicago he met Michelle
Robinson, who was also a lawyer. They married in 1992 and had two
daughters - Malia and Sasha.

Obama’s political career began in 1996 when he was elected to the Illinois
State Senate. He continued to fight for the poor and gained a reputation for
being a good speaker. This talent served him well and helped him win a seat
in the U.S. Senate in 2004 and defeat Hillary Clinton in 2008 to become the
Democratic candidate for president.

Barack Obama was determined to make a difference in the world. In his

words, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some
other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that
we seek."

1) Where and when was Barack Obama born?

___________________________________________________________________.

2) Barack Obama was the first…

___________________________________________________________________.

3) What was Barack Obama for the world?

___________________________________________________________________.
4) Barack Obama was a…

a) Engineer

b) Lawyer

c) Professor

d) Accountant

5) Barack Obama was an excellent student and …

a) Carpenter

b) Journalist

c) Basketball player

d) Father

Listening Session

1. What was the name of the foundation?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________.

2. Who was John Autry?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________.
3. What was the name of the woman?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.

1. We _______________ (have) a lot of Friends when we were 10 years old.

2. My brother and I _______________ (finish) our homework 5 minutes ago.
3. Susan _______________ (like) to eat ice cream when she was a girl.
4. Joe _______________ (break) his leg 3 weeks ago.
5. I _______________ (know) United States in 2005.
6. My parents _______________ (go) to the cinema last night.
7. My sister _______________ (watch) a funny movie with her husband on Sunday.
8. Emma _______________ (not go) to school because she was sick.
9. Where _______________ you _______________ (buy) your laptop?
10. _______________ you _______________ (play) in America de Cali?
11. Peter _______________ (read) a fantastic book yesterday.
12. Mom _______________ (make) a delicious cake for her grandchildren.
13. We _______________ (drink) coconut water on the beach.
14. Luis and William _______________ (not wash) the car today.
15. I _______________ (visit) my grandparents last month.
16. _______________ Johana _______________ (clean) her bedroom?
17. He was exhausted. He _______________ (sleep) 10 hours.
18. Kelly _______________ (not enjoy) her piano lessons today.
19. They _______________ (see) a lot of animals in the zoo.
20. My teacher _______________ (give) the exam results.