2. Design the cover of the profile book. Use a piece of construction paper.

On
the cover write the name of your school, the name of your book, your grade and
group and your teachers name. You can put an illustration.
3. Use a stapler or a clip to join all the biographies with the covers. Also you can
fasten your book.
4. You can exchange your books with other groups. Also you can put them in
the library of your school or in your classroom.

Lesson 28
Aim: Students will solve some exercises about past simple tense and past
continuous using the knowledge learned in this unit.
Review

Read
1. Read the biography.

Luis Pasteur
Luis Pasteur was born in Dole,
France, on December 27th, 1822. He
discovered that germs and microbes
cause diseases. He established
methods of sterilization. He was the
first person to develop and use
vaccines that helped animals and
people. He developed pasteurizacin
This is a technique that killed the
microbes that contaminated food
products but did not destroy the
nutrients. He was an extraordinary
and talented scientist. He died at the
age of 73.

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2. Match the columns.

______ When was Luis Pasteur born?
______ Where was he born?
______ What was his profession?
______ What did he develop?
______ When did he die?
______ Was he a teacher?

a) He developed pasteurizacin
b) at age of 73.
c) on December 27th, 1822.
d) No, he wasnt.
e) He was a scientist.
f) in Dole, France.

3. Complete the verb table.

Verb in Spanish Verb in English Verb in past tense
aplaudir
abrazar
cocinar
caminar
dormir
estudiar
gritar
lavar
morir
nadar
necesitar
pensar
soar
unir
vivir

4. Order the words to form a sentence.

a) the father/was/Miguel Hidalgo/of Independence
_______________________________________________________________
b) soccer/Juan/with his friends/Last/played/Saturday
_______________________________________________________________
c) didnt/Mariana/do/homework/her/English
_______________________________________________________________
d) my math/didnt/study/ I /for/exam
_______________________________________________________________
e) developed/Luis Pasteur/pasteurizacin
_______________________________________________________________
f) talented/ was/scientist/He/a/
_______________________________________________________________
5. Answer the questions with your information.
a) What did you do last Saturday? ____________________________________
b) What did you eat yesterday? ______________________________________
c) Where did you go last summer? ____________________________________

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d) Did you have a math exam this week? _______________________________

e) Did you take a shower this morning? ________________________________
f ) Did your mother cook dinner last night? ______________________________
g) Did your father buy a new car? ____________________________________
6. Join with a line the verb in present tense with its past tense. Dont cross the
lines.
read

swam
slept

sang
do

wrote
sing

listen
sleep

write

read

swim
did

listened

7. Write Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative on the correct line.

Did you visit Acapulco last summer?
I didnt clean my bedroom.
Las Friday Mariana went to the movies.

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

Lesson 29
Aim: Students will solve some exercises about past simple tense and past
continuous tense using the knowledge learned in this unit.
Review

Read
1. Answer the following question with your information.
What was your mother doing last Friday when you got home?
_______________________________________________________________
_

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2. Read the story.

Yesterday was my birthday but I was sad in the
morning because I thought my family forgot it. So, I
went to school. When I got home my mother was
cooking meal, my father was washing his car, and
my brothers were playing soccer. It looked as a
common day. Later, my mother sent me to the
market. When I arrived home there were my
friends, my cousins and nephews. It was a surprise
party. I was so happy.

Wendy

3. Draw a picture to illustrate Wendys story.

4. Answer the questions with information from Wendys story.

a) What was happening when Wendy got home? ________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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b) Why was she sad in the morning? __________________________________

c) Who were at Wendys house when she came back from the market?
________________________________________________________________
d) Were her brothers blowing balloons? ________________________________
e) What were they doing? ___________________________________________
f) Was Wendys mother baking a chocolate cake? _______________________
g) What was his father doing when she got home? _______________________
5. What was Robert doing at different times yesterday? Use the information in
his agenda to complete the sentences.
Hour
7:30 1:40
3:00 4:00
4:00 6:00
6:00 7:00
7:30 8:30

Activity
Study at school
Have meal at home
Do homework
Play soccer with friends
Have dinner at grandmothers home

Example:
a) At 12:00, he was studying at school
b) At 3:30, he _______________________ meal at home.
c) At 4:45, he _______________________ homework at home.
d) At 6:50, he _______________________ soccer with his friends.
e) At 7:45, he _______________________ dinner at his grandmothers home.
f) At 11:00, he ______________________ in his bed.
6. Match the questions with the answers.
______ Where were you at eleven in the morning?
______ Were you playing video games at 4:00 yesterday afternoon?
______ What was your mother doing this morning at six oclock?
______ Was your father working last Sunday?
______ Were your brothers swimming in the pool this morning?
a) She was preparing breakfast.
b) No, they werent.
c) I was at school.
d) No, I wasnt. I was doing my homework.
e) No, he wasnt. He was at home.

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Lesson 30
Aim: Students will solve some exercises about past simple tense and past
continuous using their knowledge learned in this unit.
Review

Read
1. Read the text and write the punctuation marks.
Indians and Spanish
It was a beautiful day on the coast of Veracruz on April 21st, 1519 when
Spanish arrived__ The sun was shinning and the Indian children were running
on the beach and swimming in the ocean__ The men and woman were
working__ Suddenly ,__ a little boy shouted __ Look, there is monster on the
ocean __ __Every one turned and looked big galleons near the coast__ When
the ships anchored__ Hernan Cortes __ his men and some horses came to the
beach in small boats__ Indians believed the blond Spanish man was a god sent
by Quetzalcoatl. Who do you think was more amazed__ The Spanish or the
Indians__
2. Write True or False.
a) Hernan Cortes arrived to India.
b) He was from Spain.
c) He arrived on April 22nd, 1519.
d) People in Veracruz was having a party
when Hernan Cortes arrived.
e) Hernan Cortes was a god sent by Quetzalcoatl.
f ) He traveled by ships.

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

3. Underline the verbs in past simple tense and in past continuous in the text
and write them on the line.
Verbs in past simple tense: _________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Past continuous: _________________________________________________
4. Order the words to write sentences.
a) went out/when/Mariana/was/homework/doing/the lights / her /
_______________________________________________________________
b) the teacher/into/the classroom/when/Nancy and Pedro/dancing/were/arrived /
_______________________________________________________________
c) got home/doing/?/were/What/when/you/your mother/
_______________________________________________________________

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d) began/the earthquake/What/?/were/doing/when/you
_______________________________________________________________
5. Complete the verb table.
Verb
Hacer
Lavar

Alimentar

English
Do
Wash
Take
Iron
Feed
Clean
Sweep
Write

Past tense

6. Answer the following questions.

a) Who was the father of the Mexican Independence?
_______________________________________________________________
b) Who was the conqueror of Mexico?
_______________________________________________________________
c) Who was the last Aztec emperor?
_______________________________________________________________
d) Who were the founders of Tenochtitlan?
_______________________________________________________________
e) Who was Tlaloc?
_______________________________________________________________
f ) Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
_______________________________________________________________

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