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In Class Activity 8 - THE SIMPLE PAST

PRACTISING THE SIMPLE PAST

1. Complete the Bianca’s story by using the verbs in the box. Use the correct form.

live stay work(x2) finish like visit arrive

work start love move learn look help

BIANCA’S STORY

Bianca comes form Italy. She _____________ in Sicily until 1960s. She _____________ in Australia with her family
in 1968. They _____________ in a hostel for three months. Afterwards, they _____________ to a new house in
Coburg. They _____________ their new house very much. Their neighbours _____________ them a lot, too.

In 1980, Bianca _____________ in Ericsson. She _____________ work at 7 o’clock in the morning and
_____________ at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. She _____________ her job. In this job, she _____________
English very quickly. Her husband _____________ in the evening and sometimes their neighbour _____________
after their children. After ten years they _____________ their country.

2. Complete the biography of Marilyn Monroe by using the verbs in the box. Use the
correct form.

be born get married change grow up get

become (x2) die give take (x2) want

THE BIOGRAPHY OF MARILYN MONROE

Norma Jean Morgenstern _____________ in 1926, she _____________ in an orphanage. In 1942, at the age of 16,
she _____________ for the first time, to a policeman called Peterson. They divorced soon after. In 1946
she_____________ a job in Hollywood. She worked as a swimsuit model for men’s magazines and_____________ her
name to Marilyn Monroe. She _____________ a star in 1952, she married a baseball star called Joe DiMaggio, who
was the most famous sportsman in America. They were married for four years. Marilyn Monroe made over 30 films. She
_____________ to be a serious actress, but film directors always_____________ her the role of a sexy blonde. Her
last marriage was to Arthur Miller, a famous writer, but he didn’t love her. Marilyn _____________ very unhappy. She
was the lover of both President J.F. Kennedy and his brother, Bobby. She died of a drug overdose in 1962, she was 36
years old. Some people believe that she was murdered by the CIA.

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