Liceo 8 “Esteban Echeverría”

2do.2da.

TEST PAST SIMPLE

Full name:……………………………………………………………. Date:…………….……

1.- Read the text and complete Activity A

Do you like Trap, Freestyle Sessions? You’re not alone. Thousands of people in Argentina and
other countries like this music and battles.

Today we are talking about Gonzalo Julián Conde, known as Bizarrap. He ́s 24 years old and he
is Argentinian. He's a Young composer and DJ. He plays different kinds of music such as hip
hop and trap. In 2017 he started uploading videos on Youtube showing “Freestyle Battles”.
Between 2018 and 2019 he recorded BZRP Freestyle Sessions with local and international
artists. Some of them are Lit Killah, Ecko and Trueno.

The best Music Sessions he produced are Volume # 52 with Quevedo and Volume # 53 with
Shakira. Bizarrap played in the Lollapalooza Argentina 2022 closing the first day with more
than 94 thousand people enjoying the show and dancing.

He usually shares his work on social networks such as Instagram where he has got 20.200.000
followers. Finally, it is remarkable that he is usually considered for important nominations and
awards all over the world.

A. WRITE: T (TRUE) F (FALSE) OR DS (DOESN’T SAY)

1- This article is about Bizarrap . ____

2- DJ Bizarrap never recorded with international artists. ____

3- He doesn’t like talking about his personal life. ____

4- He closed Lollapalooza Agentina 2022 ____

5- He hasn’t got many followers on Youtube. ____

2.- Complete the text with the correct verbs to talk about people’s lives in the past.

Fame today and yesterday

Do you know who Mozart was? Of course, he ………………… (be) a composer. He

______________ (write) many pieces of music and he ……………………. (become) very
famous. But ……………. (be) he famous in his time? Well, he …………………… (be born) in
1756 and he ………….. (die) in 1791. At that time, news ……………………(travel) slowly.
There was no Internet, no TV and no radio. For example, the news from Europe
……………………. (take) about a month to get to the USA! That’s a long time!

Today, people can become famous very fast. The TikTok star Charli D’Amelio
………………… (be) famous in only a few months! She ……………….. (go) to a private
school in Connecticut and now she is studying from home. She ………………….. (start)
dancing in 2019 and some months later, she ………………… (be) world famous. How? Well,
because of the Internet and TikTok, people can see something new instantly. When you upload a
video, millions of people can see it! Charli ……………….. (earn) about $4 million last year!
And she ………………………… (buy) a house for $5.5 million for her family.

So, because of TV and the Internet, people become famous fast today. In the past, newspapers
……………. (do) that job. We imagine that was because they ………………. (want) to sell
more newspapers!

3.- Complete Kim’s email with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

From: kim2004@cloudmailbox.co.uk

Hi, Fernanda!

How are you? ____________________ (you and your mum / have) a good holiday?
____________________ (you / return)? I ___________ (get) back home last night. I
___________ (have) a great time in Bariloche! I………………. (enjoy) it a lot!

Hey, I ……………..(want) to ask your advice about something. ____________________ (you /

read) on holiday? I know you read books in English. ____________________ (you / buy) a
new book this summer? Well, tell me when you can! I ………………….. (finish) reading Diary
of a Wimpy Kid in Bariloche. I ___________ (like) it a lot! It ……………. (be) very funny! So
now I need a new book to read!

My brother is already back at school today! But, ____________________ (he / do) the holiday
homework? No, he ___________! But _____________________________ (the school / want)
us to do homework during our holidays? It’s not fair!

Well, write soon!

Love,

Kim