Reading1 Read two extracts of biographies. Then check () the correct

column.

2 Read the extracts again. Then match the questions with the answers.

About Oprah Winfrey

a. When was Oprah Winfrey born? ( ) In 1976.b. How long was she a host of her own talk show? ( ) Oprah Winfrey Network.c. Where was she born? ( ) In 1954.d. When did she move to Baltimore? ( ) People Are Talking.e. What was the name of Oprah’s first chat show? ( ) In 1986.f. When did she start The Oprah Winfrey Show? ( ) For 25 years.g. What’s the name of her TV network? ( ) In Kosciusko, Mississippi.

About Serena Williams

a. When did Serena Williams start to play tennis? ( ) At Wimbledon.b. How many Grand Slam singles titles did she win? ( ) They played tennis together.c. Where was she born? ( ) In 1984.d. What happened in 1999? ( ) Venus Williams.e. What is Serena’s sister’s name? ( ) She won her first major championship.f. What did Serena and her sister do together? ( ) In Saginaw, Michigan.g. Where did she win her 22nd Grand Slam title? ( ) 22.

Vocabulary3 Are the prepositions in the sentences right () or wrong ()? Rewrite

the incorrect sentences.a. Tennis player Venus Williams was born on 1980. ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________b. Makayla and Justin study Black American history on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________c. What do your parents usually do in the weekends? ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________d. Zumbi dos Palmares was killed on November 20th, 1695. ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________e. The Williams sisters are among the best tennis players on the 21st century. ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________f. American writer Maya Angelou published her first book in 1969. ( )_____________________________________________________________________________________

4 Read the information about Joshua. Then complete the sentences with the correct preposition and information.

a. Joshua was born ________________________________________.b. He has guitar lessons ________________________________________.c. He has swimming classes ________________________________________.d. He learns Spanish ________________________________________.e. He plays soccer ________________________________________.

Grammar5 Find ten adjectives in the word search.

6 Use the prompts and past forms of the verbs in Act. 5 to write sentences.

a. Mike and his brother / pizza / yesterday___________________________________________________________________________b. My favorite writer / in 2014. She / 86 years old____________________________________________________________________________c. The students / to the Afro Museum / last week____________________________________________________________________________d. Our teacher / to school on foot / today____________________________________________________________________________e. Brian / Spanish in Mexico / last year____________________________________________________________________________f. My older brother / me with my homework / yesterday____________________________________________________________________________g. My mother / for the government / in the 1990s____________________________________________________________________________h. My father / a VW Beetle / many years ago____________________________________________________________________________

7 Write the sentences in Act. 6 in the negative form.a. ____________________________________________________________________________b. ____________________________________________________________________________c. ____________________________________________________________________________d. ____________________________________________________________________________e. ____________________________________________________________________________f. ____________________________________________________________________________g. ____________________________________________________________________________h. ____________________________________________________________________________

8 Write questions to the answers. Pay attention to the underlined parts of the answers.

a. ______________________________________________?Serena Williams was born in 1981.

b. ________________________________ in a big city?No, Oprah was born in a rural town.

c. ______________________________________________?I went to the movies last night.

d. ______________________________________________?The students answered 20 questions in the test.

e. ______________________________________ last night?

Yes, I did. The pizza was delicious.f. ______________________________________________?

The Taylors spent their last vacation in Orlando.