SCORE = _______ / 3

Student’s name: ________________________________________________________

Task 3.
E1. Link text sections from the blocks 1-2-3 to make sentences about true history
facts. (0.1 points each sentence)

Block 1
Block 2
Albert Einstein was born in
of years ago. There were
First movies were silent
on November 18, 1928. After that,
In the 1800s
they were not fast machines
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.
He became the 16th President of The USA
Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse
there weren't any cars
Edison was an important inventor.
and weren't in color
Dinosaurs lived millions
Germany but he lived and
First computers were really big,
He invented the phonograph

Block 3
worked as a physicist in The USA.
he created other characters.
and the electric light bulb.
dinosaurs in different sizes.
until the 1960s.
as computers today.
and died in 1865.
but there were horses.

1. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse on November 18, 1928. After that, he
created other characters.
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E2. Listen to the 4 different passages about some things in the past. Underline the
correct answer. (0.2 points each sentence)
1. The man is talking about:
a) how people took photographs in the past
b) how the schools were in the past
c) how people had fun in the past

2. The man is talking about:

a) The 60s
b) The 1800s
c) The 1940s

3. The man is talking about:

a) an invention
b) an important person
c) an important event

4. The man is talking about:

a) how the first televisions were
b) how the first cars were
c) how the first computers were
E3. Write sentences similar to the sample below. Use the prompts in the parenthesis.
(0.2 points each sentence)

1. There are smartphones today but there were telephone booths 30 years ago.

2. ____________________________________________________________
(electric cars / today // steam trains / the 1800s)
3. ____________________________________________________________
(mp3 players / today // vinyl records / the 1940s)
4. ____________________________________________________________
(flying cars / today // planes / 300 years ago)
5. ____________________________________________________________
(7 continents / today // only one continent / millions of years ago)
6. ____________________________________________________________
(A modern building / today // an old statue / the 1700s)

E4. Complete the sentences using the past form according to the sample below. Use
the prompts in the parenthesis. (0.1 points each one)
1. Today, people learn things in Google. In 1870, people found information in
books.
2. Today, people drive cars. In 1820, ___________________________________.
(ride, horses)
3. Today, people live in houses. 4000 years ago, ___________________________.
(live, caves)
4. Today, people send emails. In the 1900s, ______________________________.
(write, letters)
5. Today, people watch TV series. In 1924, _______________________________.
(listen to, the radio)
6. Today, women have tattoos. In the 1960s, _____________________________.
(wear, mini-skirts)