A) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs: Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He ……was……… (be) the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He ……went…(go ) to school only one year. He …………………………… (begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he …………………………… (decide) to be a writer. He …………………. break swim have make sit write spend buy drink lose wash (copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he …………………………… (become) the best known writer in his time. When he ………………….. (be) seventeen, he ………………………… (leave) Boston and …………………………… (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He ……………………… (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and ……………………. (retire) from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he ………………………. (spend) the next forty years for his government. He ………………………. (play) an important role in the founding of the USA. Franklin ……………… (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He ……………. (draw) electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He ……………………… (write) one of the first text books on electricity. He ……………………… (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He ……………………… (make) a study of water and ………………………. (discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even ………………………… (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight and ……………………… (need) them himself. Franklin ……………… (do) all these things and many more because he …………….………(believe) he ………………………… (can). B) Read the following story and rewrite it using simple past tense: Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship. One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.” Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………C) Answer the questions about the story: 1. What was Bob? He was a young sailor. 2. What change did he find when he was back home? 3. How was their daughter? 4. How did Bob feel about the girl? 5. What did Bob tell the girl? 6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown? 7. Where is Capetown? 8. How many languages did the parrot speak? 9. What did the girl do with the parrot? D) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PROGRESSIVE: 1. While they were traveling (travel) to China, Marco was keeping (keep) a diary. 2. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire. 3. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers. 4. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he ………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts. 5. She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus. 6. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go)7. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to her. 8. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of the window. 9. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students ………………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.
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3. Actividad de implementación WORKSHOP A- Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or going to and the verbs in brackets. 1.- When we get home, we are going to have (have) dinner. 2.- I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match. 3.- They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________ (do) a tour of Norway. 4.- She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting. 5.- “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then go to a birthday party. 6.- If you revise for the exam, I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result. 7.- The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very sunny. 8.- I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins. 9.- In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species. 10.-He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later. 11.- This homework is very easy. I know we __________ (do) it very quickly. 12.- In five years’ time, I _____________ (be) at university. 13.- She wants to get her mum a birthday present. But she _____________ (not buy) it today. 14.- Their suitcases are packed. They ______________ (go) on holiday. 15.- If we go to Paris, we ____________ (take) lots of pictures. B- You are going to write 2 paragraph ONLY (no more) with 7 lines each where describe in short and long term the problems that we are living due to de COVID-19, remember that you have to use the (WILL) and the (GOING TO) for writing your ideas. You can mention personal stuff if you want.
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