17
CREATIVE LIVES
2.2
SPEAKING
6
a
2.4
You are going to invite a famous person
from the past or present to dinner. Listen to the
example and complete these sentences.
GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE AND QUESTION FORMS
4
a
Underline all the negative sentences in the text.
Then complete these rules.
1
With all verbs except
be
, you form the past simple
negative with
+ the infinitive without
to
.
2
You form the past simple negative of
be
with
was
/
were
+
.
4
b
Find all the questions in the text. Then complete
these rules.
1
With all verbs except
be
, you form past simple
questions with
+ subject + the infinitive
without
to
.
2
With
be
, you form past simple questions with
or
+ subject.
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 104–105
4
c
Complete this conversation with past tense forms
(positive, negative or question).
A:
Tell me a little about Frida Kahlo.
B:
She
1
(be) a Mexican painter. Many of her
works
2
(be) paintings of herself. In them, we
can see her powerful feelings about herself and the
world around her.
A:
Apparently, she
3
(have) a serious disease
when she
4
(be) young.
B:
Yes, that’s right. But she
5
(not lose) hope.
She
6
(be) a very determined young woman.
She
7
(not have) an easy life, but she
8
(become) famous.
A:
When
9
(do) her first paintings?
B:
When she
10
(be) about 18.
A:
How many works
11
(produce) in her life?
B:
About 200. Many people
12
(admire) her work,
including Pablo Picasso.
A:
What
13
(do) in her free time?
B:
She
14
(like) singing and telling jokes at parties!
5
Ask your partner what he/she did yesterday / the
day before yesterday / on Thursday / last weekend, etc.
Make a note of the answers. Then report to the class.
6
b
Collaboration
Work with a partner. Who would
you invite? Research your person and make some
notes under these headings:
•
his/her life (early, later)
•
personality
•
his/her abilities, skills
•
influence
•
two questions you would like to ask him/her
6
c
Work in groups without your partner. Tell your
group about your guest. Listen to the other students.
Then choose two guests to invite.
1 She is a jazz
and a musician.
2 Her early life
.
3 She became interested in
music
.
4 She discovered the bass because
she was bored
.
5 She won a Grammy music prize
for
in 2011.
6 ‘How
when you won the
Grammy?’
ESPERANZA SPALDING
MEET THE EXPERT
Watch an interview with Karen Rubins,
a comics artist, about manga.
Turn to page 126 for video activities.
