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a) Shakespeare wrote at least thirty-seven plays. ( write )
b) Alexander Bell the telephone. ()
c) In 1626 the Native Americans Manhattan to Holland for $25. ()
d) The first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. ()
e) A snake the Egyptian queen Cleopatra and killed her. ()
f) Four teenagers some very old paintings in a cave in France in 1940. ()
2. Complete the conversation with Ivan Whitfield (writer of children's books). Use WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW or WHICH.
A: How old were you when you started writing?
B: I was eight.
A: did you live when you were small?
B: In Bristol.
A: Bristol football team did you support, Bristol City or Bristol Rovers?
B: Bristol City, of course!
A: did you move to London?
B: In 2001.
A: was the name of your first book?
B: A Cat Called Tiger.
A: did you call the cat "Tiger"?
B: Because my cat's name was Tiger.
2a) Choose one of the question words!
a) When did you go to bed last night?
b) do you usually travel to school?
c) is your brother in a bad mood?
d) is your birthday?
e) do you want for your birthday?
f) train did they catch?
g) is your favourite singer?
h) does Mike Kelly live?
i) time do you have your dinner?
3. Read the information box and complete the questions. Use question words and WAS or WERE.
| ARSENAL played Liverpool on Saturday afternoon in Liverpool. Liverpool won, 3-2. Alan Lang got all Liverpool's goals. A lot of people didn't get tickets for the match, but they watched it on TV on Saturday night. |
a) A: Where was the match?
B: In Liverpool.
b) A: Who the two teams?
B: Arsenal and Liverpool
c) A: the match?
B: On Saturday afternoon.
d) A: the winners?
B: Liverpool.
e) A: the score?
B: 3-2 to Liverpool.
f) A: Liverpool's star.
B: Alan Lang.
g) A: the match on TV?
B: On Saturday night.
4. Put the words in the right order and make questions. Then write the true answers in your notebook!
a) get up / this / when / you / morning / did ?
When did you get up this morning?
b) breakfast / what / have / you / did / for ?
c) time / leave / did / what / you / home ?
d) like / what/ weather / the / was ?
e) your / what / lesson / did / first / start / time ?
5. Complete the questions!
a) A: What did you do on Saturday?
B: I went shopping.
b) A: Who ?
B: I saw Jess and Molly.
c) A: What ?
B: I bought some trousers and a new top.
d) A: Where ?
B: We had lunch in a cafe.
e) A: What time ?
B: We got home at about four o'clock.
6. What was Anna's questions? Choose the right questions from the list (a-i).
ANNA: d
MATT: It was fantastic. a) How did you get there?
ANNA: b) Where did you buy the tickets?
MATT: I went with my brother. c) What time did the concert finish?
ANNA: d) What was the concert like?
MATT: I bought them on the Internet. e) Which song did they sing in the end?
ANNA: f) Were they expensive?
MATT: All the songs on their new CD. g) Who did you go with?
ANNA: h) What did you do?
MATT: Come into my world. i) Which songs did they sing?
ANNA:
MATT: About eleven.
7. Put the words in the right order and make questions. Then choose one of the short answers.
a) Elvis Presley / English / was ?
b) George Washington / first / the / president / American / was ?
c) painters / were / and / Van Gogh / Cezanne ?
d) Sophia Loren / actress / an / was ?
e) were / pop group / Pilgrim Fathers / a / the ?
f) animal / a / real / was / Tyrannosaurus Rex ?
8. Write a question and a short answer.
a) you / enjoy / it ? (No) d) he / beat / the American Champion ? (Yes)
A: Did you enjoy it? A:
B: No, I didn't. B:
b) you / win ? (No) e) you / catch / anything ? (No)
A: A:
B: B:
c) it / bite / you ? (Yes) f) David / phone / you ? (Yes)
A: A:
B: B:
9. Complete the questions with DID, WAS or WERE.
a) A: Did Linda phone you last night?
B: No, she didn't.
b) A: you find your watch?
B: Yes,
c) A: the children hungry?
B: No,
d) A: they enjoy the party?
B: Yes,
e) A: Anne at the party?
B: No,
f) A: you ill last week?
B: Yes,
g) A: you and Luke go sailing at the weekend?
B: No,
h) A: Galileo born in Italy?
B: Yes,
10. Complete the questions. Use the past simple form of the verbs.
a) Did you write a letter to your aunt? (you / write)
b) this film? (Sam Raimi / direct)
c) at the swimming pool? (your friends / be)
d) When ? (the match / take place)
e) John Lennon? (your mother / meet)
f) on TV? (Elvis / appear)
g) Where on Saturday night? (Sadie / be)
h) Why your computer? (you / sell)
11. Read the text about Tolkien. Then complete the questions and write short answers.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was English, but he was born in South Africa in 1892. Both his parents died when he was a boy, so John went to life with an aunt in England. After he left school, he went to Oxford University and studied English. Then he got a job as a teacher at the university.
Tolkien had four children and he often told them stories. they really enjoyed one story. It started: "In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit..." This story became Tolkien's first book, The Hobbit. He later wrote The Lord of the Rings. Both book were fantastically popular, especially in the USA. Tolkien became rich and famous, but he hated being well known.
Tolkien created an imaginary world called "Middle Earth" for his stories. He invented special languages for Middle Earth, and he could speak and write these languages!
He died in 1973. Thirty years later, the New Zealand film director Peter Jackson made three films of The Lord of the Rings. They were big hits all over the world.
a) A: Was Tolkien born in England?
B: No,
b) A: his father die when Tolkien was young?
B:
c) A: he go to live with his grandmother?
B:
d) A: his children like the story about the hobbit?
B:
e) A: The Lord of the Rings his first book?
B:
f) A: his books popular in the USA?
B:
g) A: Middle Earth a real world?
B:
h) A: Tolkien work with Peter Jackson?
B:
12. Write the missing time expressions.
a) in 2002 - - in 2004
b) in July - - in September
c) on Tuesday - - on Thursday
d) last week - two weeks - three weeks ago
e) this year - last year - two years
f) month - last month - two months ago
g) yesterday morning - yesterday - yesterday evening
h) yesterday afternoon - yesterday evening - last
12a. Today is the 14th September and it's 10 o'clock in the morning. Match the words with the time expressions.
1) 13th September a) yesterday afternoon
2) 10th September b) yesterday morning
3) August c) two hours ago
4) 14th September, 8.00am d) yesterday
5) 13th September, 11.00pm e) seven months ago
6) 13th September, 3.00pm f) four days ago
7) February g) last month
8) 13th September, 9.30am h) last night
1 d , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
13. Make complete sentences with the first ... and ...years ago.
a) George Beauchamp / make / first electric guitar (1928)
George Beauchamp made the first electric guitar eighty-six years ago.
b) Clarence Saunders / open / first supermarket (1916)
c) Igor Sikorsky / invent / first helicopter (1939)
d) Yuri Gagarin / become / first spaceman (1961)
e) James A. Naismith / play / first game of basketball (1891)
