COLEGIO NACIONAL NICOLAS AVELLANEDA

CURSO: 4to AÑO TURNO MAÑANA Y TARDE

ASIGNATURA: LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS

SEMANA: 25/10 al 05/11

CLASE N° 13

VERB TO BE PAST

Hello everyone!

En la clase de hoy trabajaremos con la

comprensión de texto integrando todo lo
aprendido hasta aquí: verb to be past en su forma
afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa.
1 Read the text about some ancient cities in Turkey.

In Cappadocia, Turkey, there are over 200 ancient cities under the ground. Some of these cities are about three thousand
years old. There are secret passages between the cities. The passages are sometimes many kilometres long.
In the past, there were thousands of people in the underground cities. There were living quarters, kitchens, shops, churches,
schools and places to keep animals and food. What was the reason for these mysterious places? Three thousand years ago,
people were frightened of the cold winters and of the wild animals above the ground. Later, people were frightened of the
Romans, and the cities were good places to hide.
It probably wasn’t fun living for months, or even years, in these dark places. There wasn’t any electricity and there weren’t
any sports centres, stadiums or other exciting places to go. But today, Cappadocia is an amazing place to visit.

2 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t to make true sentences according to the
text.
1. The ancient cities in Cappadocia ___________________ above the ground.
2. Some animals __________________ in the cities.
3. Cappadocia ___________________ a hot place in the winter.
4. The Romans ___________________ friends of the people in Cappadocia.
5. It __________________ possible to go from one underground city to another.
6. There _________ many exciting places like sports centres and stadiums.

3 Complete the questions with was or were. Then, answer them.

1. ______________ the underground cities connected? ______________________.

2. Why __________ people frightened? ______________________________________________________.

3. _________ these cities interesting and good places to live? __________________.

4. _________ there any electricity? _____________________.

5. _____________ the cities good places to hide? ____________________________.

4 Multiple Choice: tick the correct options.

1. In the past, there were… 2. People were frightened of…

thousands of churches. the Romans.

thousands of people. mistery places.

thousands of cities. cold winters

3. In the underground cities,

4. The cities were good places
there were…
to…
schools.
hide.
clubs.
have fun.
places for animals.
live.
churches.