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I N F O B O XI N F O B O X WORD LIST SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Be born

Grow up

Get engaged/married

Have experience

Raise children

Have a career

Get a prize

Win award

Get retired

Invent

Discover

Education

Profession

Success

Childhood

Milestone

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

I visited my uncle last week.

She waited 10 minutes for the bus.

We wrote short stories in her childhood.

They bought new shoes yesterday.

Marta did homework before dinner. I was at home yesterday.

You were upset when I saw you.

She was ill last day.

TO BE

Did you play tennis last weekend?

Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.

Did she get retired three years ago?

Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t.

What time did you go to bed?

When did he graduate from university?

I didn’t go to bed late last night.

He didn’t win the Nobel Prize.

Joe didn’t watchTV yesterday.

They didn’t play football two days ago.

I wasn’t a student last year.

He wasn’t late.

We weren’t at the airport at 8 p.m

IHeSheIt

was

You

We

They

were

Was he excited before Maths exam?

Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t.

Were they rich ten years ago?...........

Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.

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ACT I V I TESACT I V I TES

1. Match the pictures with the correct words / phrases.

havegrandchildren

graduatefrom university

get married

borngrow up

get retiredmove to

another cityget a prize

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2. Mary and her classmates play a guessing game.The teacher shows the photos of four famous people and ask Mary to choose one of them. Her classmates ask Mary ‘Yes/No’ questions and try to guess that person. You can see these questions and answers below. Can you guess that person.

WHOWHO

Ada Lovelace Te s la

S a bi ha Gök ç e nMarie Cur ie

Man or Woman?

Man Woman

Was she Turkish?

Yes No

Was she the world’s first female fighter pilot?

Yes No

Was she a scientist?

Yes No

Did she change the history of electricity?

Yes No

Did she receive the Nobel Prize?

Yes No

Did she study on Physics and Chemistry?

Yes No

Did she discover the elements radium and polonium?

Yes No

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3. Rebecca is preparing lists about regular and irregular verbs and their past forms. She needs some help. Can you help her to categorize these verbs and to write their past forms?

Go Write

Win Catch

Sit Give

Eat Wait

Play Help

Begin Need

Start Break

Open See

Listen Do

Watch Ride

Drink Drive

Jump Finish

Study Read

Talk Paint

Dance Enjoy

Run Be

REGULAR VERBS IRR E GUL AR VE R BS

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4. Jane and her classmates are doing research on different famous people for their English project. They give some clues about their project.

Jane

Mark

Ann

Sue

Emma

Tom

Bob

Paul

I’m searching information about a successful man. He discovered the first antibiotic. He won the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

My project is about an ambitious woman. She made more than 1 billion dollars from her book series “Harry Potter”.

I’m reading a biography of a helpful woman. She helped wounded soldiers and ill people. She changed the system of the army hospital.

My project is about a world famous Turkish weightlifter. He broke the world record in weighlifting when he was 16 years old.

I’m looking for information about a talented man. He played funny characters in the movies.

My project is about a hardworking Scottish man. He invented the first telephone in 1876.

I’m preparing a project about a woman with a great talent in playing the piano. She graduated from Paris Conservatory.

My project is about a brilliant man. He produced over 50.000 paintings.

According to the clues above, can you guess the occupations of these famous people? Using the words given below, write your answers in the correct boxes.

Jane Mark Ann Sue

Emma Tom Bob Paul

Musician

Painter

Writer

Scientist

Sportsman

Doctor

Actor

Nurse

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5.

1.

3.

2.

4.

5.

Mert plays an online word game “Odd one out”. Which word should he choose? Circle the correct answer.

Get engaged

Raise children

Discover

Get married

Paint

Watch

Swim

Listen

Death

Education

Birth

Milestone

Invent

Writer

Artist

Scientist

Graduate

Find

Change

Work

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6. Write the following dates

JUNE

11

1391

APRIL

26

1284

FEBRUARY

29

1728

JANUARY

8

1542

SEPTEMBER

6

1873

AUGUST

16

1949

DECEMBER

21

1450

MARCH

18

1689

1.

3.

6. 7. 8.

4. 5.

2.

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7. Sandra and her family went to the museum at the weekend. They saw Picasso’s paintings. His works affected them and they searched Picasso’s biography on the Net.

Read Picasso’s biography and answer the question.

Picasso was one of the most important figure of the 20th century. He was a painter and sculptor. He was born in Spain in 1881. Picasso spent most of his life in France. His father was a painter and an art teacher. Picasso could draw and paint when he was very young. His first word was “pencil’’. At the age of six, he began receiving art lessons from his father. When he was 14, he attended a famous art school in Barcelona. A few years later, he went to another school in Madrid. Picasso didn’t like the classic teachings of art school. He wanted to create something new. With his friend, Georges Braque, Picasso invented the Cubism art movement. Cubism artworks look like they are made out of cubes and other geometrical shapes. His most famous painting is Guernica. It shows the horrors of war after the bombing of the town of Guernica. In his life, he created over 50,000 works of art.He got married twice and had four children. He didn’t throw anything away. He liked to be alone. He had a lot of animals. He was so hardworking and ambitious.He died in France in 1973.

1- When and where was Picasso born?

2- Who was his first teacher?

3- What was his first word as a baby?

4- Did he get married and have children?

5- What was he like?

6- What do cubism artworks look like?

7- What is Guernica about?

8- How many works of art did he create?

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8.

Agatha and Mary play ‘Last Letter Game’ at the break time. Their category is ‘verbs’. They both have a game card below. They look at the first verb on the card.They must write a new verb using the last letter of that word. Each word must begin with the last letter of the previous word and must be different.The winner must write 20 verbs first. Let’s help them.

20

1work

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9. Mark and his classmates prepare a quiz and they ask you TRUE/ FALSE questions for it. Tick the correct box. If there is a mistake in the sentences, correct it.

TRUE FALSE

1-Barbarossa Hayreddin winned Preveza Sea War in 1538.

2- Oktay Sinanoğlu died five years ago.

3- Osman Hamdi found the School of Fine Arts.

4- Did Aziz Sancar got Nobel Prize in 2015?

5- Elvis Presley was younger than 40 when he died.

6- Did Benjamin Franklin invent electricity?

7- Salvador Dali was born in Spain in 1904.

8-John Logie Baird discovered the television in 1920s.

9- Florence’s family didn’t want her to be a nurse.

10- I went to the wonderful concert by Paris Symphony last week.

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10.

WELCOME

To Our Quiz Show

Mandy and Oliver are in the Quiz Show

now. They are in the same group. They

must fill in the blanks with the correct

sentences below.

1- Charlie Chaplin was an actor and a scriptwriter...........................................................................

2- Nasuh Mahruki is a famous climber.............................................................................................

3- Galileo was an Italian astronomer................................................................................................

4- William Herschel discovered radiation in 1800s..........................................................................

5- Charles Dickens was a well -known writer.................................................................................

6- John Lennon was a talented musician........................................................................................

7- Neil Armstrong was very interested in planes,.............................................................................

8- Scientists are important people ..................................................................................................

A- and he got his flying license.

B- because they make our lives easier with their fantastic inventions.

C- He became one of the most creative people in the silent movie era.

D- so scientists and doctors use it for research and treatment.

E- He was a member of the English rock band, The Beatles.

F- He wrote short stories and novels.

G- He was the first Turkish man on Mount Everest in 1995.

H- He invented the first modern telescope.

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11. Choose a famous person and do research about her/his life. Fill in the blanks in the box below. Then, prepare a biography about that person.

Name:

Nationality: Occupation: Date of birth: Place of birth:Family: Weight: Height:

Education: Achievements:Awards:Marriage:Children:Hobbies:Death:

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12. Follow the dots and find the words.

11

33

55

77

88

66

44

22

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TEST PARTTEST PART

1. Felix and his best friends are interested in reading biographies of famous scientist, musicians, painters and writers. The charts below shows their preferences.

Which of the following IS NOT true according to the charts above?

A) Felix is curious about the lives of writers.B) The life stories of musicians attracts Michael.C) Matilda and Adele are interested in Science.D) Boys enjoy reading about biographies of painters.

Felix

Adele Michael

Matilda

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2.

T

T T

F

F F

Clara had a performance homework about “BIOGRAPHIES” unit and she prepared a puzzle including the subjects of the unit for it.

According to the information above, the correct answer of the puzzle is about ...

A) AtatürkB) MozartC) William ShakespeareD) The Wright Brothers

MantarlarHaving a career is a milestone in a person’s life.

‘Have engaged’ is a correct phrase.

Mozart was one of the most famous

scientists in history.

The Wright Brothers changed the history

of electricity.

Atatürk was the founder of Turkish

Republic.

William Shakespeare was a great writer.

“When was he born?” asks the date of birth.

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3. Laura is doing homework about inventors and inventions.

Which of the following questions can Laura answer?

A) Who invented the washing machine?B) How long did it take Edison to invent the light bulb?C) Which invention is more useful and necessary?D) Why did Karl Von Drais invent the bicycle?

Who ? What ? When ?

Karl Von Drais Bicycle 1817

Edison Light bulb 1879

Guglielmo Marconi Radio 1896

Alva John Fisher Washing machine 1920

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ANSW ER KEYANSW ER KEY

ACTIVITIES 1

1- H2- F3- B4- G5- C6- A7- D8- E

ACTIVITIES 2

Marie Curie

ACTIVITIES 3

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Played Started

Listened Danced

Studied Enjoyed

Helped Opened

Watched Jumped

Talked Waited

Needed Finished

Painted

Go-went Give-gave

Write-wrote Break-broke

Do-did Drive-drove

Read-read Eat-ate

Win-won Run-ran

Begin-began See-saw

Catch-caught be-was/were

Ride-rode Sit-sat

Drink-drank

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ACTIVITIES 4

ACTIVITIES 5

1- Discover

2- Find

3- Swim

4- Milestone

5- Invent

ACTIVITIES 6

1- The eleventh of June, thirteen ninety one

2- The eighteenth of March, sixteen eighty nine

3- The twenty sixth of April, twelve eigthy four

4- The eighth of January, fifteen forty two

5- The sixteenth of August, nineteen forty nine

6- The twenty ninth of February, seventeen twenty eight

7- The sixth of September, eighteen seventy three

8- The twenty first of December, fourteen fifty

Jane Mark Ann Sue

Doctor

Actor

Writer

Scientist

Nurse

Musician

Sportsman

Painter

Emma Tom Bob Paul

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ACTIVITIES 7

1- He was born in Spain in 1881.

2- His father was Picasso’s first teacher.

3- His first word was “pencil”.

4- Yes, he did.

5- He was so hardworking and ambitious.

6- Cubism artworks look like they are made out of cubes and other geometricel shapes.

7- It was about the horrors of war after the bombing of the town of Guernica.

8- He created over 50,000 works of art

ACTIVITIES 8

Students’ own answer

ACTIVITIES 9

1- F winned won

2- T

3- F found founded

4- F got get

5- T

6- F invent discover

7- T

8- F discovered invented

9- T

10- T

ACTIVITIES 10

1- C

2- G

3- H

4- D

5- F

6- E

7- A

8- B

ACTIVITIES 11

Students’ own answer

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ACTIVITIES 12

1- invent

2- hometown

3- discover

4- graduate

5- brilliant

6- milestone

7- education

8- scholarship

TEST PART

1) D

2) B

3) A