Universidad de Magallanes Escuela Tecnolgica ETEC

1. Complete the following biographies with the past Simple form of the verbs in brackets
Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1) _________ (be) born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He (2) ____ (start) school at the age o eight b!t he (") _________ (hate) it beca!se on his irst da# the teacher (4) _________ (call) him st!$id. % ter that& he (') _________ (sta#) at home a (ot o the time and ()) _________ (ha*e) (essons rom his mother. He also (7)_________(read) a (ot o science boo+s at home. He (8) _________ (go) bac+ to school sometimes b!t he ne*er (,) _________ (li+e) it *er# m!ch. He (1-) _________ (lea*e) school ore*er at the age o t.el*e and (11) _________ (get) a /ob .ith a ne.sagent. He (12) ________ (begin) in*enting things at the age o nineteen. 0n 1877 he (1") ________ (in*ent) the $honogra$h& a sort o *er# earl# 12 $la#er3 T.o #ears later& he (14) ________ (ma+e) the .orld4s irst electric (ight b!lb and 5e. 6or+ (1') _________ (become) the irst cit# to ha*e electric lights.

Elvis Presley El*is 7resle# ________ (be) one o the most $o$!lar singers o his time. He .as called 4The 8ing o 9oc+ 4n4 9oll4 and almost thirt# #ears a ter his death& $eo$le still listen to his m!sic. El*is %aron 7resle# ________ (be born) on 8th :an!ar#& 1,"'& in ;ississi$$i& US%. He ________ (.in) a singing contest at the age o si< and $la#ed his irst g!itar at the age o ele*en. %s a #o!ng man& El*is ________ (.or+) as a lorr# dri*er be ore he became a singer. He ________ (ha*e) his irst hit& 4Heartbrea+ Hotel4& in 1,'). 0n the same #ear& he ________ (ma+e) his irst ilm& 4(o*e me Tender4. 0n 1,'8& El*is ________ (/oin) the arm# and .ent to =erman#. There he ________ (meet) 7riscilla >ea!lie!. The# ________ (marr#) in 1,)7. El*is ________ (become) one o the richest singers in histor#. 2!ring his li etime he ________ (record) a large n!mber o songs and man# o them .ere big hits. He ________ ($er orm) his last concert on 2)th :!ne& 1,77. Sadl#& El*is ________ (die) a e. months later on 1)th %!g!st. He .as onl# 42 #ears old. 4The 8ing4 is dead& b!t his legend li*es on3

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Universidad de Magallanes Escuela Tecnolgica ETEC (EO5%92O 2% ?0510 (14'2@1'1,) _______ (be) an incredible man. He _______ (.or+) as an architect& artist& mathematician and scientist. He also _______ (.or+) as a militar# engineer and _______ (be) a good m!sician. Ahen he .as a child& (eonardo _______ (li+e) school b!t he _______ (hate) (atin. 0n 14))& (eonardo4s amil# _______ (mo*e) to Blorence and he _______ ( inish) school. 0n 1482& he _______ (mo*e) to ;ilan and _______ (start) to .or+ or the 2!+e o ;ilan. He _______ (design) man# b!ildings or the 2!+e. He also _______ (st!d#) mathematics. His dra.ing o the Anatomy of a Man _______ (sho.) him to be a great biologist. 0n 1'-2& he _______ (ret!rn) to Blorence and _______ ($aint) the Mona Lisa. Brom 1'14 to 1'1)& he _______ (li*e) in 9ome and _______ (contin!e) his scienti ic e<$eriments. He _______ (die) in Brance in 1'1,.

The interesting acts abo!t this $erson areC (eonardo da ?inci _______ (.rite) rom right to le t @ #o! _______ (need) a mirror to read his hand.riting. He .as a geni!s @ he _______ (can) .rite one sentence .ith his right hand and a di erent sentence .ith his le t hand. He _______ (in*ent) scissors. He _______ (dra.) architect4s $lans b!t ne*er b!ilt a b!ilding. He _______ (ma+e) models and in his noteboo+s there .ere $lans or a tan+& a helico$ter and a s!bmarine.

&. Create a list of seven '(estions abo(t one of the biographies yo( read. Then) interview yo(r partner.