ENGLISH WORK STUDENT’S NAME:

COMPENSACIÓN COURSE:

1.

1)
1.Maria Callas had problems because she didn´t speak English well.
2. During the climbing Hillary Edmund didn´t sleep.
3. Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader.

2)Complete the table with information from the text.

NAME DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH JOB/ OCCUPATION FAMOUS FOR …

1. Maria Callas 1923 New York, USA singer Opera singer

2. Martin Luther 1929 Atlanta, USA leader Civil rights leader

King
3. Edmund Hillary 1919 New Zealand climber The first man to reach the top
Everest
 2. Complete the story with verbs in the past.

(be: was, have: had, begin: began, be: was,

enter: entered, be: was, get: got, build: builded,

Catch: caught, be: was, be: was, be: was,

help: helped, Be: was, follow: followed, be: was,
release: released, try: tried, play: played,

3. Read the text and answer.

a. Where was Justin Bieber born?

He was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

b. Did he like music as a child?

Yes, he did.

c. Did he participate in a talent competition?

Yes, he did.

d. Was he the winner?

No, he wasn´t.

e. Where did he post his performances?

He posted his performances in Youtube.

f. Was “My World” his first album?

Yes, it was.

g. When did he work as an actor?

He played as an actor in 2000.

4. (Leé la información sobre Luis Federico Leloir y escribí una biografía corta).

Luis Federico Leloir was born in September 6th, 1906 in France. His parents were argentinian. He was married and he had a
daughter. He was very intelligent, honest, modest and rigorous. He studied medicine in the University of Buenos Aires. He
became a medical doctor and biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1970. He liked technology, nature, animal life
and action films. He didn´t like sports, stupidity and arrogance.
 5. Read the letter and answer the questions.

5)
2. Tom is in Liverpool.
3. He is going to have a pizza with Sue.
4. They are goingto see the River- Liverpool match in December.
5. He wants Andy to visit him.
6. They went to see Arseal-Liverpool in the Premier League.

6. Look at the pictures. Write sentences (positive or negative) about what Andy is/ isn’t going to do during his visit
to England.
6)
1. He is going to have pizza.
2. He isn´t going to watch TV.
3. He is going to go to the cinema.
4.He isn`t going to play bowling.
5. He is going to dance.
6. He is going to meet new friends.
7. (Realizá las actividades 5, 6 y 7 de “vocabulary”)

7) 5. a)flood , b) hurricane, c) avalanche d) tsunami

6. 2)tsunami 3) earthquake 4) avalanche 5)flood
7. The bookshelves and tables were shaking because of the earthquake.
People lost their houses because of the flood.
After the hurricane a lot of things were lost.
8. Read the magazine interview.
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10.

10) READ AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. Mrs Fromm and the children WERE WRITING EMAILS when the thunderstorm started.
2. The lightning struck the tree while IT WAS RAINING.
3. Luckily, the door WASN`T locked.
4. Mrs Fromm felt HAPPY because the children were OK.

11) READ AGAIN AND CORRECT THE WRONG INFORMATION

1. Mrs Fromm was writing emails when the thunderstorm started.
2. It was raining heavily when lightning struck the tree.
3. The tree didn`t lock the door to the classroom.
4. The children were OK.
5. Mrs Fromm was afraid of the thunderstorm.

12. Complete the sentences about natural features. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in
brackets.

12)
1. the highest
2. the most active
3.the tallest
4. the largest
5. the longest
6. The smallest