APRENDIZAJE

Identificarás la descripción de personas, lugares y objetos en el pasado, en textos

orales y escritos.

Use WAS or WERE to describe people, things, events or situations in the past.

Example:

• The weather: Yesterday was a wonderful day it was sunny.

• Feelings: I was very happy.
• Location: I was at school.
• Profession: He was a doctor.
wasn´t = was not

I was happy I was sad

You were at school You weren´t at home

He was a football player He wasn´t a tennis player

She was pretty She wasn´t ugly
It was strong It wasn´t weak
We were members of the club We weren´t instructors
You were good friends You weren´t enemies
they were late They weren´t early

Weren´t = were not

Remember: in Spanish
was = fue, era, estuve, estaba, estuvo.
were= fueron, eran, estaban, estuvieron
According to the context you give appropriate meaning.
YES/NO Questions:

Was he an arquitect? Yes, he was. No, he wasn´t.

A. Use this information and answer exercises B and C and D

you Ann Steven Chris and

Lorie
At the movies x  x  last
Saturday
At the park  x   yesterday
At the mall   x x last Monday
At the coffee shop x    last night
At grandma´s  x x x last Sunday
house

B. Use the previous chart to write affirmative or negative sentences

Example: Steven wasn´t at the movies last Saturday.

1. Ann ___________at the park yesterday.

2. Chris and Lorie _________at the mall last Monday.
3. You ________at the coffee shop last night.
4. Steven _______at the coffee shop last night.
5. Chris and Lorie _________at the coffee shop last night.

C. Answer the following questions in short form. Use the chart above.

Example: Were you at the movies last Saturday?

No, I wasn´t.

1. Were you at the park yesterday? ___________________.

________________________.
2. Were you at the mall last Monday? _____________________.

3. Were you at the coffee shop last night? __________________.

_ ______________________.
4. Were you at your grandma's house last Sunday?
______________________.
 Use
where Dónde?
What Qué?
When Cuándo?
Who Quién?
Which Cuál?
Why Por qué?
How old Qué edad?
How much Cuánto?
How many Cuántos?

to ask for specific information.

Example: Where were you last Monday?
At the coffee shop.

D. Look at the chart again and complete the questions. Read the answer
first.

1. ____Where_____ ___was_____ Ann last Monday?

At the mall.
2. _________ ___________ Steven at the coffee shop?
Last night.
3. _________ _________ Cris and Lorie last Sunday?
At grandma's house.
4. _________ _________ Steven yesterday?
At the park
E. Now let´s talk about YOU. Answer the questions about you when you

were a child.

1. Where were you born?

I was born___________________________________________________

2. Where were your parents born?

My father was born_____________________ and my mother was

born_______________.

3. What was your favorite food when you __________ a child?

My favorite food______________________________________________.

4. Who was your best friend when you __________ 10 years old?

_______________________________________________________

5. What was the name of your favorite teacher in elementary school?

____________________________________________________

APRENDIZAJE:
Identificarás, en textos orales y escritos, experiencias o acontecimientos ocurridos
en el pasado.

Reading: Describing people from the past.

 F. Before Reading the text answer the following questions:

1. Do you know the person in the picture? _______

2. What was his name? His name was _________ _______________.

3. Where was he from? He was from ___________.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

On This Site

• The "I Have a Dream" Speech

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929. He was the son and the grandson
of a pastor, so it is perhaps no surprise that he was also a pastor as well. He also
was a leader of the civil rights movements and one of the most famous people
America.

When he was born in South Atlanta, his grandfather was pastor of Atlanta’s
Ebenezer Baptist Church. When Martin was 2, his father took over the pulpit and
served for a great many years. Martin attended David T. Howard Elementary
School and Atlanta Laboratory school, which were full of African-American
students, who at that time were not able to attend school with white children.
Martin graduated from Booker T. Washington High School when he was just 15
and he went to college and became a sociologist. His Wife´s name’s was Coretta
Scott. They had four children. They were two daughters and two sons. Then, he
studied religion in Pennsylvania. He was a spiritual man interested in the cause of
civil rights but with no violence. He was the leadership in a boycott of buses in
Montgomery, where he was arrested.

One of his famous moments was a speech in Washington, D.C. On August 28, 1963.
It was the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Later that year, he was named the
man of the year by the Time magazine. In 1964, he became the youngest person
ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. (He was 35.) He received along with the
award ($54,123) to help advance the civil rights movement. As famous as he was,
Martin Luther King, Jr. was not above or below anyone. His final protest march
was a gathering of striking garbage workers in Memphis, Tenn. He was there on
April 4, 1968, in order to participate in the protest, march the next day, when he
was shot dead.
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G. Read the biography again. Is this person alive? Fill in with

the missing words.

1. Martin Luther King ________born in _________.

2. Martin ____________ a leader of the civil rights movements.
3. Their children _________ two daughters and two sons. g
4. He _______ in Memphis Tennessee where he __________ shot.

H. This information is incorrect. Answer the question and write the

correct information.

1. Was Martin Luther a lawyer? No, he wasn´t. He was a

psychologist.
2. Was he a British man?
________________________________________
3. Was he 16 when he finished high school?
_________________________________________
4. Was he above
anyone? _____________________________________
____
5. Was he 37 when he received the Nobel Prize?
______________________________________
6. Was he assassinated when he was 38 years old?
____________________________________

I. Answer the following questions with information from the text.

1. When was Martin in Washington D.C.? ____________________

2. Which one was his most famous speech? ____________________
3. Where was he born? ____________________
4. Who were discriminated? ____________________
5. How old was he when he was named the man of the year?___________________