My life is a simple thing that would interest nobody.

It is a known fact that I was born, and that is all that is necessary.

1 GRAMMAR simple past of be: was / were

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a Com plece che semences wich was, tvere, waslt't, or werelt't. 7 Softa Vergara ! born ! Columbia?./
was Sofia Vergara born in Columbia
A Who's that ? ---------------------------------_?
yes, she was
B It's Edith Wharton.
A Why 1 \Vas she famous? 8 Frank Sinatra I singer?./
B She 2 was a writer. Was Frank Sinatra a singer
---------------------------------_?
was
A ' _______ she Canadian? yes, he was
B No, she ~ _wasn't
_ _ _ __ 9 J.R .R . Talk ien and CS. Lewis! painters? X
She 5 was American. She 6 _was
_ _ born
Were J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis a painters
---------------------------------_?
in New York City in 1862. No. they weren't
was
A And 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ she married?
10 Michael Jackson ! born ! Britain? X
B Yes,she s_was
_ _ _ __ Was Michael Jackson born in Britain
------------------------------_?
No, he wasn't
b Wrice qu escions and answe rs.
e Complete the dialogu es with present or past forms of be.
Alexander Graham Bell ! sportsman? X
Was Alexallder Graham BeUa sp-!Qo,,-rtLíSJ1m:JjaU1L'_____ ? 1 A What day ~ it taday?
No. he wasn't . B Manday. Yesterday tvas Sunday.
2 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Tay lor I actors?./ 2 is
A Hi. _______ your sister at home?
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0rúawc~t~o,,~,-_ ' B NO,she isn't . She _was
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Yeso thev tvere
- is
here this morning, but now she ______ _
3 Jorge Luis Borges! writer? ./ at work .
was Jorge Luis Borgues a writer?
----------------------------------_? 3 A I can't find my keys. Where _are
_ _ _ _ _ they?
yes, he was B I don't know. They were on your des k
4 T he Beatles! fram the US? X this morning.
were The Beatles from US
No, they weren't are
was
5 Robert Frost ! politicial1? X were
Was Robert Frost a politician?
No, he wasn't were
was
6 I.M . Pei ! composer? X
Was I.M. Pei a composer
No he wasn't
2 VOCABULARY word formation 4 LlSTENING
a Make professions fram rhese words. Use a or att. a , •.wm Listen ro a radio program about the grea test Americans of
1 invent an inventor al! time. Nu mberthe people in theorder they come on the list.
2 write a writer
3 dance a dancer
4 compase a composer
5 music a musician
6 paint a painter
7 business a businessman
8 aet an actress
9 sClence a scientific
10 sail a sailor
b Underline [ he srressed syll ables, e.g. an inventor.

e Pracrice saying rhe \Vords in a.

d Comp lete rhe seme nces \V irh was! tvere a nd a
n OU Il f r o m a.

I Francis Dra ke wasasailor

2 Beer hoven and Mazart were compasers
3 James Dean was an actress
4 Gali leo was a scientifc
5 Freddie Mercury was a singer
6 T he Wrighr brorhers were a businessman
7 F. Seott Fitzgerald was a writer
8 Howa rd Hughes was a businessman
9 Degas and Tou louse-Laurrec Were a painters
b ",149m Liste n aga in. Write T (true) or F (fa lse).
1 Ben Fran klin was a young newspaper ow ner.
3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 2 George Washin gron was born on February 12, 1732.
~!imm Listen a nd repear rhe conversarion . 3 He was 76 when he died.
4 Marri n Luther Kin g, Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929.
A Who was Aaran Capland?
5 He was you ng w hen he died .
B He was a composer.
6 Abraha m Lincoln was a pa inter.
A Was he British?
7 He was 56 when he d ied .
B No, he wasn't. He was American.
A When was he born?
8 T he greatest A mer ican of a ll time was a si nger.
B He was born in 1900.
A Were his parents composers?
B No, they weren't. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
L earn these wo rd s a nd phra ses.
the (16th) cent uey lo, 'sentJoril
ki lled Ibldl
between (18 16a nd 1820) Ib,'twin l
be aga inst (someth ing) Ibi d'gEIlStl
be in lave (wic h someone) Ibi Il1 'IAvl