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complete th etext . use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets
caroline herschel was (be) born in 1750 in germany. when she was 10, she became (become) very ill, and because of her illness, she only grew (grow) to 1:30 metres. her brother, wilhelm, worked as a musician in england and then he began (begin) to study astronomy. in 1772, wilhelm took (take) caroline to england. she sang (sing) in many concerts with wilhhelm. caroline read (read) books on astronomy too, and together they made (make) telescopes. wilhelm spent (spend) hours every night looking at the stars. caroline also used the telescopes and she discovered many comets and a galaxy. after wilhelm 's death in 1822, she left (leave) england and returned to germany. but she continued to study astronomy and in 1828 she won (win) a gold medal from the royal astronomical society.
PABLO PICASSO
everyone knows the artist picasso. his ideas changed the world od art forever. during his lifetime, he became famous and very rich. now his paintings are some of the most expensive pictures in the world. one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.
picasso was born in spain in 1881. his first word was 'pencil' , and he could draw beautifully from an early age. first, he had drawing lessons from his father . then, he went to art college when he was only 13 years old. three years later, he was bored and stopped going to classe. finally, at the age of 19, he moved to paris - the art capital of the world . he got married twice and had four chirlden.
picasso often changed his style od paniting . fo example, after his best friend died, the sad artist pained only in blue . then he began to use a lot of pinks and oranges . later, he started to paint using shapes - a style later called ' cubism', in his life, he produced over 50,000 works of art, he never retired, but pained nearly every day until his death at the age of 91.
VINCENT CAN GOGH
vincent can gogh is a very famous painter. everyone in the world knows his work, and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. but he wasn't famos when he was alive. and he only sold one painting before he died.
van gogh was born in the netherlands in 1853. he has a difficult life because he suffered from mental illness. he never got married. he didn't begin to draw and paint seriously until he was 27, and he died just ten years later. but in that time, he produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.
at first, van gogh painted poor people and used only dark colours. later he moved to the south of france. he loved the sunlight there, and his style of painting became colourful and exciting. but van gogh was often depressed and his mental illness became worse, first , he cut off part of his own ear, and then in 1890, he shot himselt.
look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso
1. when was he born ?
=> van gogh was born in 1853.
=> picasso was born in 1881.
2. where was he born ?
=> van gogh was born in the netherlands
=> picasso was born in spain
3. which countries did he live in ?
=> picasso lived in Pairs
=> van gogh lived in the south of france.
4. was he famous when he lived ?
=> picasso was famous when he lived but van gogh wasn't
5. was he rich or poor ?
=> picasso was rich but van gogh was poor
6. how much do his paintings cost now?
=> picasso 's one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.
=> van gogh 's paintings sell for millions of dollars.
7. when did he start to draw or paint ?
=> picasso could draw beautifully from an early age
=> van gogh started to draw and paint at the age of 27
8. did he get married and have chirlden?
=> picasso got married twice and had four chirlden.
=> van gogh didn't get married
9. how many works of art did he produce?
=> picasso produced over 50,000 works of art
=> van gogh produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.
10. how old was he when he died?
=> picasso died at the age of 91.
=> van gogh died at the age of 37
#Yumi
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
a. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (be) ..was. born in 1980. He (write) .wrote... His first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest).arrested.. him and (put) ..put. him in prison in 1950.
b. Ha (come) .came.. back a moment ago and (turn) .turned.. the TV on very loudly. My son (sleep) .was sleeping..then, so I (tell) ..told. her to turn if off.
c. Last Friday was a holiday, I didn't have to go to school, I (sleep) .slept.. a little later than asual. Around ten, may friend Harry (come) ..came. over to my apartment. We (pack) .packed.. a picnic basket and then (take) .took.. the bus to Forest Park. We (spend) ..spent. most of the day there.
II. Use the present or the present continuous tense
a. It's 6.00 p.m. Marry is at home. She (have) .is having.. dinner. She always (have) .has.. dinner with her family around six o'clock.
b. Jang (speak) ..speak. Chinese. Chinese is his native language, but right now he (speak) .is speaking.. English.
c. Tom is very untidy. He always (leave) .leaves.. his things all over the place.
d. The train is never late. It's always (leave) ..leaves. on time.
e. "What does your mother (do) .do.. ?" "She a doctor but she (not/work) is not working... at the moment."
III- Read the reading below carefully, then supply the correct tense of the verbs
Dennis Heal is a politician. He (go) ..went. to Oxford University in 1950 and (become) .became.. a member of parliament for the Labour Party in 1957. He (be) .has been.. an MP since then. He (write)..wrote. three story books including his autobiography. He married to the artist, Ann Heal, and they (have) .had.. two children. They (live) .have lived.. in Oxford for 15 years, then (move) ..moved. to London in 1970. They now (live) .live.. in Cadogan Square in central London.
IV. Put these verbs into the correct form, present continuous or present simple
1. Air (consist) .consists.. mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
2. Hanh used to drink a lot of coffee but these days she (prefer) .prefers.. tea.
3. We (think) ..think. you should sell your car. You (not/use) ..don't use. it very often.
4. He (think) ..think .of selling his car. Would he be interested in buying it?
5. She told us her name but we (not/ remember) .don't remember. it now.
6. John say he's 70 years old but nobody (believe) .believe.. him.
7. Who is that woman? Why is she (look) .looking.. at me?
8. Don't put that dictionary away. We (need) are needing... it.
9. Who is that girl? What does she (want) .want..?
10. Don't put those dictionaries away. We (use) .use.. them.
#Yumi
Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _WAS CUTTING____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) __SLIPPED___ from his hands and (3. fall) __FELL___ into the water. The poor man (4. be) __WAS___ so sad that he (5. start) ___STRATED__ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) ___APPEARED__ there and (7. ask) __ASKED___ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) __CRIED___. He (9. tell) __TOLD___ the story, and the angel (10. feel) __FELT___ sorry and (11. drive) __DROVE___ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) ___APPEARED__ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) __REFUSED___ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) ___WASN'T__ his axe. The angel (15. drive) ___DROVE__ into the water once again and (16. appear) __APPEARED___ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) ___WAS__ still sad. He (18. shake) __SHOOK___ his read harder and (19. tell) __TOLD___ the angle that his own axe (20. be) __WAS___ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) __CAME___ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) __CRIED___, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) __THANKED___ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) __WAS___ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) __GAVE___ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
1/ Use the correct form of the words in brakets to complete the following passage.
Le Van Thiem - the founder of contemporary mathematics in Viet Nam
Le van Thiem was born in 1918 in Ha Tinh, Viet Nam , in an intellectual family. He was the (young)___YOUNGEST___ of 13 brothers and sisters. He was the first Vietnamese to earn a "modern" doctoral degree. In 1939, after passing the final examinations with excellent marks, Le van Thiem was offered a scholarship to study in Paris, France. His (contribute)_____CONTRIBUTION_____ in Paris placed him among the best young (research)_____RESEACHER____ in mathematics in the 1940s
In 1949, he returned to Viet Nam to take part in our country's struggle for (independent)______INDEPENDENCE________. In 1951, he founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental sciences in Viet Bac with the aim of providing the country with qualified teachers and (technique)_____TECHNICIANS_______
After 1954 he was the first director of Viet Nam Institute of Mathematics, the first Headmaster of Ha Noi National University of Education and Ha Noi University of Science. Together with other (mathematics)____MATHEMATICIANS________, such as Hoang Tuy, Ta Quang Buu, Professor Le Van Thiem founded two Vietnamese (mathematics)_____MATHEMATICIANS_______ research journals in foreign languages, and he was also one of the (found)___FOUNDERS____ of the journal "Mathematics and Youth''. He died in 1991 in Ho Chi Minh City
1.Long ago,a great lion king named Mufasa (live)______lived_____ in Africa. His evil brother , Scar , was supposed to be next king. He (wait) ___was waiting_________ for his next chance .Then Mufasa's ,Simba , was born, and everything (change)_____changed_____. Simba was now next in line to become king. Scar ( become)____became____ jealous of Simba , so he (make)__made_____ a terrible plan to kill Mufasa and Simba .
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