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COMPETENCIA: PRODUCIR TEXTOS EN INGLES

GRAMMAR: Simple Past.

INSTRUCTORA: Diana Milena Romero

NAME: Brayan Sebastián Valencia Baquero DATE: 27/03/2021 GROUP: 2065209

SIMPLE PAST TENSE.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
VERB TO BE
Susan was in a meeting yesterday Susan wasn’t at her office yesterday Where was Susan yesterday?
They were busy all day They weren´t busy all day Were they busy all day?

REGULAR VERB (-ED) AUXILIARY: DID + NOT AUXILIARY: DID

We opened a new store last moth We didn’t open a new store last year When did you open the new store?
He worked here 2 years ago He didn’t work here last week Where did he work?

IRREGULAR VERB AUXILIARY: DID + NOT AUXILIARY: DID

Mark sold his shares 2 months ago Mark didn’t sell his shares 2 months ago Why did Mark sell his shares?
They went to Moscow in 1998 They didn’t go to Moscow last vacation When did they go to Moscow?

I. READ THE NEXT TEXT AND COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS.

WALT DISNEY

Walt Disney ____was___ (be) born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago. He was one of five

children. As a child, Walt ___took_________ (take) art classes in Chicago. In 1923, Walt

_______moved_______ (move) to Hollywood. He _________created____ (create) the first

animated film to have sound. It was called Steamboat Willie and starred Mickey and Minnie

Mouse. He continued to create more characters such as Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. In 1932,

Walt ____decided_______ (decide) to make a full-length animated film called Snow White and

the Seven Dwarfs. It took five years to complete and was finally released in 1937. It was a huge

success. Walt __produced____________ (produce) more animated movies including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo,

Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. Disneyland ________opened_______ (open) in 1955 and cost 17 million

dollars to build. The park was a massive success and is still one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world.

Walt Disney himself was the original voice for Mickey Mouse. 9. In his lifetime, he ____received__________ (receive) 7

Emmy Awards, 4 honorary Academy Awards, 22 Academy Awards, giving him more awards and nominations than any

other individual in history. Walt Disney __________died_____ (die) on December 15, 1966, from lung cancer. Walt and

his wife, Lilly, _______Had________ (have) two children.

 II. WRITE A SENTENCE USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN SIMPLE PAST.

a. (BE / I) I was a good student.

b. (GO / WE) Last night we went to the club.

c. (BUY / SHE) My mother bought a book for my brother yesterday.

d. (READ NOT / YOU) You didn’t read that book.

e. (EAT / I) Yesterday I ate a delicious cake.

 f. (TRAVEL / THEY) They travelled By Taxi.

III. CHANGE INTO SIMPLE PAST THE NEXT SENTENCES.

a. Mr. Samuels isn’t at the office today. Mr. Samuels was not in the office today.

b. The students are in the library right now. The students were in the library a moment ago.

c. Michael meets his friends on the weekend. Michael caught up with his friends on the weekend.

d. Sarah doesn’t work on Sunday. Sarah I don’t work on Sunday.

e. I have eggs and chocolate for breakfast. I had eggs and chocolate for breakfast.

f. We don’t watch TV at night. We didn’t watch television at night.

IV. WRITE A WH-QUESTION FOR THE NEXT ANSWERS.

Eg: I watched a movie last weekend What did you do last weekend?

a. I went to the beach last year. What did you do last year on vacation?

b. I was born on January 25th 2003. When you were born?

c. My uncle Pete visited us 2 months ago. When was the last time your uncle visited you?

d. I was upset because I lost my cellphone Why were you upset?

e. Kelly and Jason had 4 children. How many children did they have?

f. I spent $150.99 last week. How much money did you spend last week?

V. READ AND ANSWER.

VICENT VAN GOH

Today the artist Vincent van Gogh is very famous, but he was never famous during his
life. Vincent was Dutch. His family was from a small village in the Netherlands. His brother:
Theo, was a very important person in his life. Vincent was usually poor, but his brother
always helped him with money. Vincent was always good at painting, but he had many
different jobs. He worked for an art company, and in a bookshop, and he was a
teacher: He was interested in religion, and he wanted to study theology, but he
wasn't a very good student. When he was 27 he started to work as a painter: He
lived in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, where he was with his friend, the painter Paul Gaugin. But
Vincent was never really happy, and he was often not well. When he was only 37, he ended his life. When Vincent
was alive, he wasn’t famous and his paintings weren't popular. Today his pictures are very expensive, and you can
see them in art galleries all over the world.

True or False

1. Vincent van Gogh was famous during his life. False

2. Vincent was from Germany False

3. Theo van Gogh was Vincent’s father. False

4. Before he was a painter, Vincent was a teacher. True

5. Vincent was interested in Painting. True

6. He was a good student. False

7. Paul Gaugin was Vincent’s friend. True

8. He was a happy person. False

9. Vincent’s paintings were popular in his life. False

10. Today his pictures are very expensive. True

VI. COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH ONE OF THE VERBS FROM THE BOX IN SIMPLE PAST.

have be love get write finish become go study work sell

THE WRITER AND THE WIZARD

J.K Rowling was born in England in 1965. She ___loved ___ reading, and
__wrote____________ her first book named “Rabbit”, when she was 6 years old. She
_________ studied_____ French at school, then worked as a secretary in London. This was her
first job. She _______had_______ the idea about writing the Harry Potter series when she was
on a train. “Harry just walked into my head”, she said later. She started writing the first Harry
Potter book the next day.

In 1992 she ______went__________ to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning, and
____worked___________ as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She ______got________ married to a
Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter called Jessica.

Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh. She _____was_________ unemployed at that time, and wrote in
café’s because they were warmer than her small flat which was very cold. After five years she _
finished____________the first book. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The book ___sold_____________
millions of copies all over the world, she __now____________ very famous and very rich, but she still writes her books in
café’s.

VII.READ AND ANSWER.

HISTORY

Do you know how old Coca Cola is? More than a hundred years! It was invented in 1886 by a chemist
called John Perberton, who lived in Atlanta, in the South of the USA. Its name comes from two of its
ingredients-coca leaves and kola nuts.) Pemberton tried to sell Coca Cola as a medicine. He told his
customers that it was good for headaches. They didn't believe him, and they didn't buy it.

After John Pemberton died, in1888, a man called Asa Candler bought the recipe for Pemberton's

medicine He decided to sell it, not as a medicine but as a drink. In 1892, he spent $ 12,000 on advertising it. The Coca
Cola advertising campaign hasn't stopped since then! And it has worked brilliantly. Coke has been the most popular drink
in the USA for more than sixty years.

In 1941, when the USA entered World War II, American soldiers began to travel all over the world. The President of
the Coca Cola Company promised to send their favorite drink wherever they went, five billion bottles of Coke were sent
around the world to the soldiers! And that's why, since the War, Coke has been famous everywhere. If you look on a bottle
of Coke you will find that one of the ingredients is called simply 'natural flavorings'. What are those flavorings? No one will
tell you! The recipe for Coke has been a secret for a century. The Coca Cola Company keeps it in a safe in Atlanta. In
1985, the company made a small change to its famous drink, Millions of people complained. The company had to go back
to the original recipe!

Answer:

1. When and who invented Coca-Cola? It was invented in 1886 by a chemist called John Perberton
2. Why did not people buy Coca-Cola at first? Pemberton tried to sell Coca Cola as a medicine. He told his customers

that it was good for headaches. They didn't believe him, and they didn't buy it.

3. Who was Asa Candler? He was a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who bought the prescription for Peterbon's drug. He

decided to sell it not as medicine but as a drink.

4. What happened in 1892? In 1892, he spent $ 12,000 advertising it. The Coca Cola advertising campaign has not

stopped since! And it has worked brilliantly. Coca-Cola has been the most popular beverage in the United States for more

than sixty years.

5. What happened in 1941? In 1941, when the United States entered World War II, American soldiers began traveling

around the world. The president of the Coca Cola Company promised to send his favorite drink wherever they went, five

billion bottles of Coca-Cola were sent to soldiers around the world! And that is why, since the war, Coca-Cola has become

famous everywhere.

6. Why did people complain in 1985? In 1985, the company made a small change to its famous drink, millions of people

complained. The company had to go back to the original recipe!.

VIII. PRONOUNCIATION. PLACE THE VERBS IN THE BOX IN THE CORRECT COLUMN.

Decide guess return cry repeat welcome ask kill flood slip yawn end
touch love fix Paint laugh land

/t/ /d/ /id/

cried Asked Decided
welcomed Slipped Repeated
killed Guessed Flooded
yawned returned Ended
loved landed
Fixed painted
Laughed
touched
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Anne Frank was a young Jewish / Christian German girl who gained international fame after her

murder / death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and

experiences of hiding / escaping from the Nazis in World War II. Her account of her two years

spent in an attic in Amsterdam became an international best seller. She died aged 15 / 19 in a

German concentration camp.

Anne Frank was born in 1939 / 1929 in Germany. Her father was a German officer from World War I. Anne was a very

studious and diligent student who had a passion for books. She went / moved to Amsterdam with her family after Adolf

Hitler came to power in 1933. She attended / joined a Montessori school and was a very energetic and outgoing girl.

In June 1942, Anne received a diary / notebook for her thirteenth birthday. She decided to use it as a diary and wrote

about her dream to become an artist / actress. In July, she and her family were ordered to go to a work camp. Instead,

they hid in the attic of her father’s workplace. They lived / shared the small space with another family for two years.

In August 1944, German security police encountered / discovered the hideout and arrested its occupants. Anne was

spent / sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne died in March 1945 and was covered / buried in a mass grave,

the whereabouts of which is still unknown. Her diary was found and given to her mother / father. It is one of the most

widely read books in the world today.

X. LISTEN TO THE SONG AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY

Yellow    Coldplay

I went / came along

I wrote / made a song for you
Look at the stars,
And all the things you do
Look how they shine for you,
And it was named / called yellow
And everything you do,
Yeah they were / looked all yellow,
So then I left / took my turn
Oh all the things I've done
And it was / saw all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam / run across
I danced / jumped across for you
Oh all the things you do
Cause you were all yellow
I did / drew a line
I drew / put a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know for you I bleed myself dry
For you I bleed myself dry
Its true look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine
look at the stars look how they shine for you
And all the things you do