Name: Emmanuel Martínez

Grade: 11-01

THE FIRS CAR WAS INVENTED BY HYM

3. COMPREHENSION
1 Leonardo Da Vinci was the first car invented by?

2 In the last Century were several attempts made to build the vehicle?

3 Eight months were spent building the vehicle?

4 In 1418 was the car designed by da vinci?

5 The first real… was built and flown in 1903?

6 In 1797 was the first successful parachute jump made?

7 Jhon Brainerd was the first robot created by?

8 The Aqualung was invented in 1943?

4. GRAMMAR
Complete

Simple past passive

The first robot WAS created in 1865.

Several attempts WERE made in the las century.

The car WAS designed By da Vinci in 1478

We use the preposition BY + noun to talk about the persono r thing that performs the action.

5. GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Complete with the simple past passive.

In a recent radio poli. the bicycle WAS VOTED (vote) by listeners as their favorite invention of the
last 1 50 years. The bicycle, which WAS INVENTED (invent) in Paris by Pierre Lallement in 1866,
WAS CHOOSEN (choose) by 70% of voters. Atomic and nuclear bombs WERE VOTED (vote) the
least favorite inventions.

Listeners WERE INVITED (invite) to choose their favorite and least favorite inventions. Then a short
list of ten "best" and ten "worst" inventions WERE DRAW (draw) up for the poli. The computer,
the light bulb, and the World Wlde Web WERE INCLUDED (include) in the list of ten best
inventions. Plastic bags, cellphones, and car alarms WERE LISTED (list) among the worst
inventions.

lnterestingly, three inventions WERE SELECT (select) for both lists: television, the telephone, and
the interna! combustion engine!

6 SPEAKING
Complete the quiz questions with the simple past
passive. Then ask and answer the questions.
(j) Now listen and check.

1 When WAS the computer INVENTED ? {invent)

A 1945 B 1965

2 When WAS the World Wide Web STARTED? {start)

A 1989 B 1998

3 Who WAS The Last Supper and Mona Lisa PAINTED by? {paint)
A Michelangelo B Leonardo da Vinci

4 Who WAS The Lord of the Rings WRITTEN by? {write)

A J.K. Rowling B J.R.R. Tolkien

5 When WERE the Pyramids of Giza BUILT ? {build)

A Over 2,000 years ago B Over 3,000 years ago

6 When WAS penicillin DISCOVERD? {discover)

A 1892 B 1928

7 Who WAS the 1812 Overture COMPOSED by? {compose)

A Beethoven B Tchaikovsky

8 Who WAS the Simpsons CREATED by? {create)

A Matt Groening
7. VOCABULARY

1. MAKE an attempt
2. DO damaye
3. MAKE a difference
4. DO an exercise
5. MAKE friends
6. DO a list
7. MAKE a mistake
8. DO the shopping
9. MAKE a sing
10. MAKE sure
11. DO the dishes
12. DO some work