ENGLISH EXAM DECEMBER 2012

ESB N° 37 5° AÑO
Prof: Maria Laura Rossi NAME:………………………………….

1-Read the text carefully:

The 1950s was a very important decade in the USA. The country was very rich at that time and the people were crazy
about new technology, TV sets , washing machines and big cars. The television and the washing machine were
inventions of the fifties. The personal computer, the mobile phone or the CD player were not inventions in the fifties.

Teenagers in the 1950s were an important group, with their opinions, music and clothes .Jeans and leather jackets were
very popular with boys, but they weren´t with girls. The fashion for girls was skirts and dresses…

2-Write T( true) or F( false). Justify your answers:

a-The TV sets were an invention of the sixties.

b-The 1950s in USA was an important decade.
c- Jeans and jackets weren´t popular for girls.
d-The washing machine was invented in the 1930s.

3-Complete the sentences with the simple past:

a-We………………( TO BE) at home yesterday.

b-My sister…………………..(GET UP) at 7 o´clock last Monday.
c-I…………………………( GO) to a party last Saturday.
d-My friend and I ……………………………( STUDY) English las weekend.
e-Mr. Brown………………………………….(TELEPHONE) his wife three hours ago.
f-I…………………………….( WATCH) a tennis match last Sunday.

4-Change sentences A,C and D into negative form. Use (didn´t)

5- Answer:

a-Did she dance well? (No)

b-Did you cook pizza yesterday? ( Yes)
c-Were you at school last Saturday? (No)
d-Was your friend happy yesterday? ( Yes)
e-Did the students listen to music? (No)