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The document provides information about an English workshop being held at the University of Pamplona's Faculty of Education - Foreign Language Department. The workshop is for English level 2 and is held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00-14:00. The teacher is named Javier Bustos Márquez. There is a quote provided that says "Learning a foreign language is an invaluable opportunity for the social and cognitive development of students." The document also includes information about a student named Yuliana Alejandra Rodriguez Hernandez and the date of March 30th, 2020.

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English II SIMPLE PAST

The document provides information about an English workshop being held at the University of Pamplona's Faculty of Education - Foreign Language Department. The workshop is for English level 2 and is held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00-14:00. The teacher is named Javier Bustos Márquez. There is a quote provided that says "Learning a foreign language is an invaluable opportunity for the social and cognitive development of students." The document also includes information about a student named Yuliana Alejandra Rodriguez Hernandez and the date of March 30th, 2020.

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UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION – FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT


ENGLISH 2 WORKSHOP S. PAST. GROUP BR Wednesdays 12:00–14:00-Fridays: 12:00–14:00
TEACHER: JAVIER BUSTOS MÁRQUEZ
“Aprender una lengua extranjera es una oportunidad invaluable para el desarrollo social y cognitivo de los estudiantes”

NAME: YULIANA ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ

Code: 1007493847 DATE: March 30th 2020 Score…...…


1. SIMPLE PAST STORY by Really Learn English

Who were they? Where did they go? What happened?

One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended a play. The play
started at 7:00. Charles and Beth enjoyed the theater.
After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked beside the lake.
The moon was bright. They talked about their future.
When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They waited for Charles
and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the theater!
Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed. Charles and Beth
were very tired. It was a good night!
Simple Past Story 1 – Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Past tense.

1. What did Charles and Beth attend?


They attended a play
What time did it start?
The play started at 7:00

2. What did Charles and Beth do after they left the theater?
After the play Charles and Beth walked together in the park
What did they talk about?
They talked about their future

3. Who waited for Charles and Beth to return home?


Their children waited for them to come home
What did Beth do?
Beth put the children to bed

B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-


questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions. Examples for
the sentence “Amanda washed the dishes.”

Negative: Amanda did not wash the dishes.


Yes/No Question: Did Amanda wash the dishes?
WH-Question: Who washed the dishes?
Tag Question: Amanda washed the dishes, didn't she?

1. The moon was bright.

Negative: The moon did not bright


UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION – FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
ENGLISH 2 WORKSHOP S. PAST. GROUP BR Wednesdays 12:00–14:00-Fridays: 12:00–14:00
TEACHER: JAVIER BUSTOS MÁRQUEZ
“Aprender una lengua extranjera es una oportunidad invaluable para el desarrollo social y cognitivo de los estudiantes”

NAME: YULIANA ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ

Code: 1007493847 DATE: March 30th 2020 Score…...…


Yes/No Question: Did the moon bright?
WH-Question: Why did the moon bright?
Tag Question: The moon was bright, didn’t it?

2. They talked about their future.

Negative: They did not talk about their future.


Yes/No Question: Did they talk about their future?
WH-Question: Where they talked about their future?
Tag Question: They talked about their future, didn’t they?

3. Charles told the children about the play.

Negative: Charles did not tell the children about the play
Yes/No Question: Did charles tell the childrens about the play?
WH-Question: What Charles told the childrens about the play?
Tag Question: Charles told the childrens about the play, didn’t he?

2. Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:


Benjamin Franklin was born (be born) in Boston in 1706. He was (be) the fifteenth of the
seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He went (go) to school only one year. He began
(begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he decided (decide) to be a
writer. He copied (copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he became (become)
the best known writer in his time.
When he was (be) seventeen, he left (leave) Boston and arrived (arrive) in Philadelphia with
only a few pennies in his pocket. He got (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and retired
(retire) from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he spent (spend) the next forty
years for his government. He played (play) an important role in the founding of the USA.
Franklin was (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He drew (draw)
electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He wrote (write) one of the first text books on
electricity. He invented (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He
made (make) a study of water and discovered (discover) many principles of hydrodynamics.
He even invented (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight and needed (need)
them himself.
Franklin was (do) all these things and many more because he believed (believe) he could
(can).

3. Read the following story:


Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.
One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s
house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when
he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION – FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
ENGLISH 2 WORKSHOP S. PAST. GROUP BR Wednesdays 12:00–14:00-Fridays: 12:00–14:00
TEACHER: JAVIER BUSTOS MÁRQUEZ
“Aprender una lengua extranjera es una oportunidad invaluable para el desarrollo social y cognitivo de los estudiantes”

NAME: YULIANA ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ

Code: 1007493847 DATE: March 30th 2020 Score…...…


Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot
speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The
letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors near his mother’s
house. They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loved her and he wanted to marry her
when he came back. Bob promised the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port was Capetown in Africa, and he sent the girl a parrot from there. The parrot
spoke three languages. When Bob’s ship reached Australia, a letter came from the girl. The
letter said, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

b) Answer the questions about the story:


1. What was Bob? He was a young sailor.

2. What change did he find when he was back home?


He found new neighbors near his mother’s house.

3. How was their daughter?


They had a pretty daughter

4. How did Bob feel about the girl?


Bob soon loved her and he wanted to marry her when he came back.

5. What did Bob tell the girl?


Bob promised the girl to send a present from every port.

6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?


He sent the girl a parrot from there.

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