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    Charles Darwin was a British naturalist born in 1809 who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. He found that fossils of extinct animals in South America were similar to modern species, conflicting with many people's religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin worked hard as a scholar. When young, Einstein's parents worried he was "slow" and a bad student who didn't attend classes regularly, but his theory of relativity published in 1905 was later used to create the atomic bomb.

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    Charles Darwin was a British naturalist born in 1809 who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. He found that fossils of extinct animals in South America were similar to modern species, conflicting with many people's religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin worked hard as a scholar. When young, Einstein's parents worried he was "slow" and a bad student who didn't attend classes regularly, but his theory of relativity published in 1905 was later used to create the atomic bomb.

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    Charles Darwin was a British naturalist born in 1809 who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. He found that fossils of extinct animals in South America were similar to modern species, conflicting with many people's religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin worked hard as a scholar. When young, Einstein's parents worried he was "slow" and a bad student who didn't attend classes regularly, but his theory of relativity published in 1905 was later used to create the atomic bomb.

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    Past Simple

    The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that
    happened or existed before now. Imagine someone asks what your
    brother Wolfgang did while he was in town last weekend.
    O passado simples é um tempo verbal que é usado para falar sobre coisas
    que aconteceram ou existiram antes de agora.

    Examples:
    Wolfgang entered a hula hoop contest.
    He won the silver medal.

    There are two types of verbs used in the past simple tense:
    regular and irregular. Regular verbs end with ‘ed’ (eg. studied,
    worked, learned). Irregular verbs have different forms and you just
    need to remember them (eg. won, did, made, put).
    Existem dois tipos de verbos usados no passado simples: regulares e
    irregulares. Os verbos regulares terminam com 'ed'. Os verbos irregulares
    têm formas diferentes e você só precisa de aprender e lembrar deles.

    We often use the words was and were to tell about the past.
    Costumamos usar as palavras was (singular) e were (plural & you)
    (=era/fui/estava) para contar sobre o passado.

    I was
    You were
    They were
    He/She/It was

    Fill the gaps with Were/Was/Is/Are (not)

    Examples: My father is a painter.


    My grandfather was a painter, too.

    1. Where ___ you yesterday?


    2. - I’m in Italy.
    - I ___ there last month.
    3. It’s very hot today. ___ it hot yesterday?
    4. The cafe ___ open now.
    5. Neighbors aren’t at home, and they ____ at home yesterday.
    6. We ___ in Venice yesterday.
    7. Look at them! They ___ very tired.
    8. Today ____ Monday, so yesterday ___ Sunday.
    9. - Hi. __ your sister at home?
    - No, she ___. She ___ here this morning, but now she __ at
    work.
    10. My books ____ here on my desk this morning. Where
    ___ they now?
    11. James ___ born in England, but his parents ___ born in
    Singapore.
    12. My boss ___ angry today because I ___ very late for
    work yesterday, and this morning too.
    Where - onde
    When - quando
    Who - quem
    What - o que
    Why - porque

    Make a correct question based on the answer.

    Example:

    Where was he yesterday?


    He was at school yesterday.

    1. ___________________
    He was born in 1916.
    2. ___________________
    They were born in the USA.
    3. ____________________
    They were at the beach last summer.
    4. ___________________
    She was happy because it was her birthday.
    5. ___________________
    Her birthday party was last summer.
    6. ___________________
    John Lennon was from Liverpool.

    Fill the gaps with Were/Was


    1. The millionaire’s wife ___ young and beautiful.
    2. The other guests ___ famous people.
    3. The servants ____ very polite.
    4. The swimming pool ___ heart-shaped.
    5. The furniture ___ antique.
    6. The paintings ___ by Picasso.
    7. The gardens ___ full of roses.
    8. The food ___ delicious.
    9. The conversation ___ interesting.

    Vocabulary:

    Naturalist - Naturalista
    Natural selection - Seleção natural
    Fossils - Fósseis
    Opposed - Oposto
    Beliefs - Crenças
    Throughout - Ao longo (de)
    Concerned - Preocupado
    Attend classes - Assistir às aulas

    Read the text, translate it and answer the questions after it.

    Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. He was a British


    naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and
    natural selection. In South America, Darwin found that fossils of
    extinct animals were similar to modern species. Many people
    were strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it
    conflicted with their religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin
    was a hard-working scholar.
    When Albert Einstein was young, his parents worried about him.
    Einstein’s parents were concerned that Albert was “slow”. Albert
    was a terrible student who didn’t want to attend classes regularly
    and take exams. Einstein’s best-known work, the theory of
    relativity, was published in 1905. Unfortunately, the theory of
    relativity was used to create the atomic bomb.

    True or False?

    1. Einstein was a bad student.


    2. Darwin wasn’t a naturalist.
    3. Einstein was the inventor of the atomic bomb.
    4. Darwin was in South America.
    5. Einstein’s parents were proud of their son when he was
    young.
    6. Darwin was born in the 18th century.

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