UNIT / UNIDAD 9

GRAMMAR PRACTICE / PRÁCTICA DE GRAMÁTICA Actividad 1

1. My name is Michael. I __was born__ in Liverpool but at the moment I __am living__ in London. Sometimes I __work__ inside and sometimes outside. I often __drive__ a car or a motorbike. I __wear__ a uniform. At the moment I __am walking__ down the street because there __was__ a phone call a quarter of an hour ago about some people who __were__ in a bar making a lot of trouble. I __don’t earn__ a lot of money but I __like__ my job. 2. What is his job? He is a policeman

Actividad 2

Nefertiti / artist? Was Nefertiti an artist? No, she wasn’t. She was a queen Beethoven / ? Was Beethoven born in Germany? Yes, he was 1. Picasso/composer? Was Picasso a composer? No, he wasn’t. He was a painter 2. Paul Newman/writer? Was Paul Newman a writer? No, he wasn’t. He was an actor 3. Nelson Mandela/Gandhi/politicians? Were Nelson Mandela and Gandhi politicians? Yes, they were 4. The Beatles/actors? Were The Beatles actors? No, they weren’t. They were singers 5. Pele/? Was Pele from Argentina? No, he wasn’t. He was from

Actividad 3

1. Where were you born? I was born … in 2. What is your job? I am a … teacher 3. How old were you on your last birthday? I was … forty-three 4. What would you like to do at the weekend? I would like to … go to the beach

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5. What do you like doing in your free time? I like … going to the cinema

Actividad 4

Winston Churchill was born in England. He was a politician. He was for Literature in 1953

1. Ramon y Cajal Santiago Ramon y Cajal was born in , He was a doctor. He was Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906 2. Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was born in Albania. He was a nun. She was Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979 3. Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral was born in . She was a writer. She was Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945 4. and Carl Bosch and Friedrich Bergius were born in England. They were . They were Nobel Prize for in 1931 5. Pierre and Pierre and Marie Curie were born in England. They were scientists. They were Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903

Actividad 5 born / was / / He / in He was born in France

1. ten / were / years / You / old You were ten years old 2. thirsty / were / and / hungry / We / very We were thirsty 3. very / were / brave / They They were very brave 4. you / were / ? / Where / born Where were you born? 5. ago / in / was / Lisbon / years / I / two I was in Lisbon two years ago 6. day / in / was / bed / She / all She was in bed

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