Read the biography.

Complete the passage with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Frida Kahlo 1) __was____ (be) a Mexican painter. She 2) _was_ (be) born in
Mexico City in 1907. She 3) _painted_ (paint) many self-portraits and
paintings of Mexican folklore.
Frida 4) _went__ (go) to the prestigious Escuela Preparatoria in Mexico City in
1922. At that time, there 5) _weren't_ (not be) many girls at this school. In
1925, at the age of eighteen, Frida 6) _had_ (have) a terrible traffic accident.
She 7) _couldn't_ (not can) walk for a long time, so she 8) _started_ (start)
painting.
In 1929 she 9) _married_ (marry) the painter Diego Rivera. The next year they
10) _moved_ (move) to New York, but Frida 11) _wasn't_ (not be) happy there.

They 12) _returned_ (return) to Mexico in 1935.

Frida 13) _won_ (win) a national art prize in 1946, and she 14) _became_
(become) famous in Mexico. She 15) _died_ (die) in 1954, when she 16) _was_
(be) only 47 years old.

Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

1) When was Frida Kahlo born?
She was born in Mexico City in 1907.

2) Where did she go to school?

Frida went to the prestigious Escuela Preparatoria in Mexico City in 1922.

3) What happened to Frida in 1925?

In 1925, at the age of eighteen, Frida had a terrible traffic accident. She couldn't walk for a long time, so she started painting.

4) Did Frida enjoy her time in New York?

The next year they moved to New York, but Frida wasn't happy there.

5) When did Frida win a national prize?

Frida won a national art prize in 1946, and she became famous in Mexico.

Now write a biography of Federico García Lorca.

Use the notes to help you.

Born Fuente Vaqueros, Granada Federico García Lorca

5th June 1898
Job Writer and poet
Education University of Granada, 1914
Career Wrote Romancero Gitano (1928)

Visited New York

Wrote Bodas de Sangre
Died near Granada, 19th August 1936
Federico García Lorca was born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, on June 5, 1898.
He worked as a writer and poet, where he completed his studies at the University of Granada.
At the beginning of his career, in 1914, he wrote Romancero Gitano (1928).
Later he visited New York, where he wrote his book Blood Wedding, near Granada, on August 19, 1936.

A Normal Day vs. Yesterday

Divide a paper into two. Write Usually at the top of one section and Yesterday on the top of the second.

In the usually section, write some typical daily activities. Then in the yesterday section write a similar
statement but eliciting the past tense form.

Usually Yesterday

I get up at 7 am I got up at 9 am
I have a shower at 7.15 am I had a shower at 9.30 am
For breakfast, I eat toast and drink tea For breakfast, I ate cornflakes and drank
I go to work by car coffee
I arrive at work at 8.45 am I went to work by car
In the evening I watch TV for one hour I arrived at work at 8.45 am
In the evening I watched a movie

Now follow the example with your own information (10 sentences).