RONALD GABRIEL CABEZA 1094267983

LUIS MIGUEL CASTAÑEDA 1094282967

HAROLD ANDREY RINCON 1094277093

Important landmarks were built near the Thames.

1. Past Simple Passive
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE THE PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE.
THEN ADD THE CORRECT PERSON.
The tourists weren’t taken on a boating trip.
 the Beatles  artist John Constable  Alfred Hitchcock  Charles Dickens
 Was the Thames used for entertainment in the past?
 Florence Nightingale  architect Christopher Wren 
1. The painting Salisbury Cathedral was painted (paint) by the artist John Constable.
2. The books David Copperfield and Oliver Twist were written (write) by Charles Dickens.
3. The song Yesterday was sung (sing) by the Beatles
4. Many famous suspense films were made (make) by Alfred Hitchcock.
5. St. Paul’s Cathedral and many other buildings were built (build) by architect Christopher Wren.
6. A school for nurses was opened (open) in London by Florence Nightingale.

2.- COMPLETE THE NEWS ARTICLE WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE THE PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE.
__________________________________________________Wednesday, 18th January
2009
Polar Bears on the
Thames_________________________________
Two strange visitors 1. Were seen (see) on the river Thames earlier
today. At 8 o’clock this morning, surprised Londoners saw a polar
bear and her cub on the river Thames. The five-metre sculpture 2.
Was pulled (pull) by a boat from Greenwich to the Houses of
Parliament.
The giant sculpture 3. Was created (create) by 15 artists. It 4. Was
made (make) to show people the desperate situation of the polar
bear. Because of the global warming, the polar bear has lost much of
its natural habitat.
The River Thames has had some other unusual visitors. In 2004,
some dolphins 5. Were found (find) near Vauxhall Bridge. In 2006, a
seven-tonne whale 6. Was discovered (discover) near Battersea
Bridge. People tried to rescue the whale, but sadly it died.
3.- COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THE QUIZ WITH THE VERBS BELOW. USE THE PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE. THE
CHOOSE
THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
build  play  write  wear 
destroy
1. Where was golf played (golf) for the first time?
a. in Scotland b. in Wales c. in England

2. Which famous British landmark was built more than 4,000 years ago?
a. Windsor Castle b. Stonehenge c. Buckingham Palace

3. When were many London buildings destroyed (many London buildings) in a fire?
a. 1666 b. 1866 c. 1966

4. Which two plays were written by Shakespeare?

a. Macbeth b. Antigone c. Romeo and Juliet

5. When was the first mini skirt worn (the first mini skirt)?
a. 1965 b. 1940 c. 1997
 Phrasal Verbs about Pandemics

Phrasal verbs often Be aware that many

include another of these phrasal
preposition if they verbs also have
take an object. other meanings.

Phrasal Verb Mix and Match

Connect each of the phrasal verbs below with the correct definition.
1) air out d) a) to endure adversity (in good spirits)

2) bear up a) b) to start showing symptoms of an illness

3) break out g) c) to be confined in a small area

4) call off f) d) to ventilate, to open doors and windows to refresh a room

5) catch out j) e) for time to move very slowly

6) come down with b) f) to cancel

7) coop up c) g) for an epidemic or pandemic to begin

8) do without l) h) to become depressed or sad

9) drag on e) i) to not go near, maintain a distance

10) fit out (with) n) j) to take by surprise while unprepared

11) get down h) k) to consume all of something

12) keep away (from) i) l) to survive or manage despite a lack of something

13) lay off r) m) to recover from something bad and survive

14) lead astray p) n) to equip

15) listen up q) o) to confine people to one place

16) lock down o) p) to convince people to believe something that isn’t not true

17) pull through m) q) to pay attention

18) run out (of) k) r) to dismiss people from their jobs for economic reasons
air out bear up break out call off catch out come down with coop up do without drag on
fit out get down keep away lay off lead astray listen up lock down pull through run out

Insert the phrasal verbs that fit best into the gaps in the sentences below. You will
need to conjugate them appropriately.
1) The government has asked people to keep away from each other during the state of emergency and
maintain a distance of at least 2 metres.

2) The government has decided to look the country down and confine everybody to their homes.

3) Many countries have been caught out and were not prepared for a virus that was so contagious.

4) We need to do something entertaining and fun to stop us from getting down or going completely stir
crazy after being in the same place for more than a month.

5) There isn’t any more wine. Oh well! We will have to do without until it’s time to go shopping again.

6) My wife is a doctor and she told me households that have large families should open windows and air
out all the rooms in the morning in case somebody has a cold or virus.

7) We were very frightened when my father caught the virus but were so relieved when he pulled
through and made a complete recovery.

8) After the second week of quarantine, the days really seemed to drag on. Thankfully, I had lots of books
to read and plenty of TV shows to catch up on.

9) There are 9 people all cooped up together in the flat over the road from us. I don’t know how they can
cope with each other for so long in such a small space.

10) I need to go to the supermarket because we have run out of wine.

11) The country needs to listen up and take note of what the scientists and medical professionals are
saying during the pandemic.

12) There needs to be some kind of law against people who post fake news about the virus online to lead
people astray. This kind of activity could cost lives.

13) The disease first broke out in China before it spread to the rest of the world.

14) My wife is a doctor and had to self-isolate when she started to come down with symptoms of the
virus which she could have caught from her patients.

15) When the government announced the emergency measures, my company had to lay off the majority
of the workers. It has promised to give everybody their jobs back when the quarantine has finished.

16) The leading medical officer in the country has demanded that the country’s hospitals be fitted out
with ventilators and the appropriate protective clothing and equipment.

17) We had to call off our holiday in the UK when the outbreak first started.

18) The family has been confined to their home for nearly 6 weeks now but they are bearing up pretty
well. In fact, they seem to be quite happy.
Definition Slips
air out = bear up = break out = call off = catch out =
to ventilate, open to endure adversity (in for an epidemic or to cancel to take by surprise
windows or doors to good spirits) pandemic to begin while unprepared
refresh a room
come down with = coop up = do without = drag on = fit out =
to start showing symptoms to be confined in a to survive or for time to move to equip
of an illness small area manage despite a very slowly
lack of something
get down = keep away = lay off = lead astray = listen up =
to become depressed to not go near, to dismiss people to convince to pay attention
or sad maintain a distance from their jobs for people to believe
economic reasons something that
isn’t not true
lock down = pull through = run out =
to confine people to one recover from to consume all of
place something bad and something
survive