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PRUEBA ESCRITA 3° – LICEO N°70 – JULIO

1. Write the date

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2. Listen about Barack Obama and fill in the gaps

Barack Obama is the (1)__________ President of the United States of America.

He made history in (2)__________ when he won the U.S. presidential election.

He is the first African (3)__________ to be President.

Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 to a black Kenyan (4)__________.

Barack's family moved to Indonesia in (5)__________.

Obama is currently battling with serious issues such as the (6)__________.

/18 marks
3. Complete with was / wasn’t / were / weren’t

1. I ________ in Canberra last spring and this year I__________ in Rome.

2. Lucy and I _________ at school last Saturday and this Sunday we ___________ at home.
3. Tina _____________(not) at home yesterday, she ___________________ at work.
4. Jessica and Kimberly _________ late for school yesterday.
5. We ___________________ students in 1990.
6. My father ___________(not) at work yesterday because he ___________ on vacation.
7. Susan and Betty ________________ good friends when they _______________ at
school.
8. The book I read yesterday ________________ very exciting.

/8 marks
4. Read Einstein's biography and answer these questions
Albert Einstein was a scientist who became famous for his
Theory of Relativity. Einstein was born to Pauline and
Hermann Einstein in Germany on March 14th, 1879. He is
German, but he took out Swiss citizenship in his mid-
twenties. Two years later his sister Maria was born.
In 1882 the Einstein family moved to Munich where Albert
first attended school. He was not a good student but was
already intereseted in mathematics and science. Music
and science were his two great passions. Einstein was
influenced by his mother's musical gifts At the age of 6 he
had already mastered the violin and it was to remain his
favourite musical instrument for the rest of his life.
In 1905 he published several of his important scientific
works. One of them deals with the ground-breaking
special theory of relativity. Another work contains the
most famous formula of the world "E = m · c2". This formula states that matter can be
converted into energy.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to
Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".

1- What was Albert Einstein's occupation? _______________________________________

2- What was he famous for? ___________________________________________________
3- Who is Pauline? __________________________________________________________
4- Where was Albert Einstein born? _____________________________________________
5- When was Albert Einstein born? _____________________________________________
6- What was his nationality? __________________________________________________
7- What's his sister's name? ___________________________________________________
8- What musical instrument could he play? _______________________________________
9- When did he receive a Nobel Prize? ___________________________________________

/18 marks
5. Read and choose the correct option (was or were)
When Albert Einstein [was/were] young, his parents worried about him. Einstein's parents
[was /were] concerned that Albert was "slow." Albert [was/ were] a terrible student who
didn't want to attend classes regularly and take exams. Einstein's best-known work, the
theory of relativity, [was/were] published in 1905. Unfortunately, the theory of relativity
[was/were] used to create the atomic bomb.
/5 marks

6. Find three for each category in the word search. Later, add three more.

Fruits and Drinks Desserts Dairy Products

vegetables

/8 marks
Barack Obama is the 44 President of the United States of America. He is also the
winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He made history in 2008 when he won the
U.S. presidential election. He is the first African American to be President. Obama's
charisma, intelligence, and powerful speeches have made him extremely popular
with many Americans. He has been very successful with his message for change.

Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 to a black Kenyan father and white American
mother. His parents divorced and his mother married an Indonesian man. Barack's
family moved to Indonesia in 1967. He attended schools in Jakarta until he was ten
years old, when he returned to Hawaii. Obama majored in political science and
international relations at Columbia University in New York.

After four years in New York, Obama moved to Chicago. There, he worked as the
director of a community project from 1985 to 1988. He entered Harvard Law School
and became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama taught law
at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. He became an Illinois
Senator in 1996.

In 2004, Obama was elected as a U.S. Senator. He supported legislation on

conservation, energy, immigration and honest leadership. Obama is currently
battling with serious issues such as the economy. He beat Mitt Romney to win a
second term in office, despite a poor economy and high unemployment. He thanked
voters by promising to spend his second term honoring their support, saying:
"There's a lot more work to do."