Practice Exercise: The Most Prolific Entrepreneurs of the Modern Age

Watch the video, then answer the questions.
Mira el video y responde las preguntas.

 Where was Steve Jobs born?
La respuesta correcta es: He was born in San Francisco in 1955.

What is the name of the company that Jobs and Wozniak founded?

La respuesta correcta es: Apple Computer Company.

Who invented the Apple I computer?
La respuesta correcta es: Steve Wozniak.

What electronic device revolutionized the personal music player?
La respuesta correcta es: iPod.

Henry Ford Biography

Watch the video, and choose the right answer.

Mira el video y elije la respuesta correcta.

What system was developed by Henry Ford?

 La respuesta correcta es: The assembly line system 

Did Henry Ford begin as an apprentice in a machine shop?

La respuesta correcta es: Yes, he did.

The assembly line system reduced the construction time from…

 La respuesta correcta es: 14 hours per car to around 90 minute

How many Model T Ford did he sell in 1931?

La respuesta correcta es: Over 20 million.

An exciting life

Write the verbs in the simple past form in the blank.
Escribe los verbos en la forma pasado simple en el espacio en blanco.

Read again and answer True or False:


My grandfather had a very exciting life
La respuesta apropiada es 'Verdadero

He went to university
La respuesta apropiada es 'Verdadero

He studied Medicine
La respuesta apropiada es 'Falso

He played guitar in a rock band
La respuesta apropiada es 'Falso

During the war he was in the Navy
La respuesta apropiada es 'Verdadero

His grandparents married after many years
La respuesta apropiada es 'Falso

Practice Exercise: She lived in Paris

Listen the recording and write the verb in the Simple Past Form on in the blank.
Escucha la grabación y escriba el verbo en la forma pasada simple en el espacio en blanco.

Mary (live) lived in Paris ten years ago.
She was as a teacher there.
La respuesta correcta es: lived

Her flat (be) was near the Sacre Couer.

She could see the Eiffel Tower from her window.
La respuesta correcta es: was

Her flatmate (be) was Antoine. He was a painter.
La respuesta correcta es: was

He  (paint) painted beautiful portraits.
La respuesta correcta es: painted

Mary (have) had a small green car.
La respuesta correcta es: had

She drove her car to work every day but she (ride)rode her bike on Sundays.
La respuesta correcta es: rode

Mary (eat) ate crêpes every day. They were delicious!
La respuesta correcta es: ate


She sometimes (drink) drank some red wine.
La respuesta correcta es: drank

She didn´t __eat__ (eat) snails.
La respuesta correcta es: eat

Her best friend Anette (live) lived in Versailles.
La respuesta correcta es: lived

Mary sometimes (visit) visited her.
La respuesta correcta es: visited

They (play) played tennis or went on picnics
La respuesta correcta es: played

On rainy days they played cards or (watch) watched TV.
La respuesta correcta es: watched

Practice Exercise: My favorite activity

Write the verbs in Simple Past Form.

Escribe los verbos en pasado simple.

I wnt eto see my favorite baseball team, last night. (go/do)

La respuesta correcta es: went

What baseball game did you see? (go/do)

La respuesta correcta es: did

I saw the Red Sox face the New York Yankees. (See/Do)

La respuesta correcta es: saw

Really? Did you like it? (See/Do)

La respuesta correcta es: Did

It was really fantastic. I think you should go and see a baseball game. (be/buy/go) 

La respuesta correcta es: was

You know, I never go to the baseball. I prefer to read a book; I bought a romantic story last week, and yesterday (be/buy/go)

La respuesta correcta es: bought

I went to the opera. (be/buy/go)

La respuesta correcta es: went