AEF1 - workbook - 7A

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<p>My life is a simple thing that would interest nobody. It is a known fact that I was born, and that is all that is necessary. Albert Einstein, German scientist At the National Portrait Gallery 1 GRAMMAR simple past of be: was / were Edith Wharton Edith Wharton The Custom of the Country Ethan Frome a Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't, or weren't. 7 Sofia Vergara / born / Columbia? ? A Who's that? B It's Edith Wharton. . A Why 1 was she famous? 8 Frank Sinatra / singer? B She 2 a writer. ? A 3 she Canadian? . B No, she 4 9 J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis / painters? . She 5 American. She 6 born ? in New York City in 1862. . A she married? 10 Michael X B Yes, she 8 ? . b Write questions and answers. 1 Alexander Graham Bell / sportsman? Complete the dialogues with present or past forms of be. Was Alexander Graham Bell a sportsman ? 1 A What day is it today? No, he wasn't . B Monday. Yesterday was Sunday. 2 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor / actors? 2 A Hi. your sister at home? Were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor actors ? B No, she . She Yes, they were . here this morning, but now she 3 Jorge Luis Borges / writer? at work. ? 3 A I can't find my keys. Where they? . B don't know. They on your desk 4 The Beatles / from the US? this morning. ? 4 A Where your new friend from? . B He born in the US, but his 5 Robert parents born in Singapore. ? 5 A Why your boss angry yesterday? 6 I.M. Pei / composer? B Because I very late for work. ? . 43</p>